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Early Years Mentoring Service

Islington Council · Preliminary market engagement notice on Find a Tender

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Opportunity overview

Early Help Mentoring Service A bespoke service delivering intensive mentoring for children aged 5-11 in Islington, or those looked after by Islington Council, with behavioural difficulties. The service aims to: Engage children and young people at risk of poor educational attendance/attainment or multiple school suspensions/exclusions. Focus on children less likely to achieve good educational outcomes. Represent Islington’s diverse population. Key Points: Referrals primarily from primary schools, but also from other agencies supporting children and families. Targeted support to improve educational outcomes and reduce behavioural issues. Suppliers must also demonstrate their ability to work within an integrated and safe children and family’s framework. In addition, Islington will be looking for an organisation who have the ability to lever in additional resources to expand the Islington service over the life of the contract This procurement is dependant on securing external funding. The annual funding available is up to £150,000.

Classification

  • CPV85312300 — Guidance and counselling services

Lots

  • Lot 1Value not stated

Documents and notices

Published notice details

Additional information from the published procurement release. Fields appear only when supplied by the source; check the original notice and tender documents before acting.

Scope, procedure and submissions

Id
2425-0763
Status
planning
Main Procurement Category
services

Legal basis

Id
2023/54
Scheme
UKPGA

Lots and requirements

Entry 1
Id
1
Status
planning
Has Renewal
Yes

Contract period

Ends
1 Apr 2027, 00:59
Starts
1 Apr 2026, 01:00
Max Extent Date
1 Apr 2029, 00:59

Items and delivery

Item 1
Id
1
Related Lot
1

Additional Classifications

Entry 1
Id
85312300
Scheme
CPV
Description
Guidance and counselling services

Planning and budget

Documents

Entry 1
Id
014795-2025
Format
text/html
Notice Type
UK2
Description
Preliminary market engagement notice on Find a Tender
Document Type
marketEngagementNotice
Published
13 Apr 2025, 22:26

Milestones

Entry 1
Id
engagement
Type
engagement
Status
scheduled
Due
15 May 2025, 00:59
Description
Important Information This Notice is for informational purposes only and is not a formal invitation to tender. Its aim is to enhance transparency and competition for the upcoming contract notice. All details provided here may be updated or changed in the final contract notice. The Council reserves the right to cancel, postpone, suspend or abort this procurement at any stage. The issue of this notice in no way commits the Council to commence the procurement process. Engagement Session Suppliers interested in this opportunity are invited to attend a virtual information and engagement session to be held on Microsoft Teams on 7th May 2025 at 12pm-1pm Contact Information Commissioner Name: Catherine Briody Commissioner Job Title: Head of VAWG & Youth Safety Commissioning Commissioner Email: catherine.briody@islington.gov.uk Alternative contact procurement@islington.gov.uk

Buyer, suppliers and contacts

Organisation 1
Id
GB-PPON-PBMD-2513-CWJJ
Name
Islington Council

Roles

buyer

Address

Region
UKI43
Country
GB
Locality
London
Postal Code
N1 2UD
Country Name
United Kingdom
Street Address
Islington Town Hall, Upper Street

Details

Classifications

Entry 1
Id
publicAuthoritySubCentralGovernment
Scheme
UK_CA_TYPE
Description
Public authority - sub-central government

Identifier

Id
PBMD-2513-CWJJ
Scheme
GB-PPON

Contact

Name
Strategic Procurement

Recorded locations

  • Buyer location · London · UKI43 · N1 2UD · United Kingdom

Notice and amendment history

1 published notice version reviewed by ProcuraAxis.

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  1. ocds-h6vhtk-050206-2025-04-13T22:26:43+01:00Preliminary market engagement notice on Find a Tender ·