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Empowering Families

Southend-on-Sea City Council · Contract details notice on Find a Tender

Tender information last checkedLast checked 28 Sept 2026, 12:32.

Opportunity overview

Southend-on-Sea City Council have awarded to Volunteering Matters to deliver a volunteer mentor service for vulnerable families in the Southend-on-Sea City area. The contract duration is as follows: 1st June 2026 - 31st March 2028 (with option to extend to up to 31st March 2029). Volunteer Mentors for a minimum of 50 vulnerable families across a 12-month period. The number of matched mentors and families may increase dependent on demand and changing needs. The expectation is that volunteer mentors will commit to at least one year of weekly engagement with the Service Provider. They will have at least one contact with a family in any given week of an average engagement, dependent on identified needs and the family's progress.

Awarded to

Amounts belong to published awards or contracts. Where several suppliers share one value, it is labelled as shared and is not a supplier-specific allocation.

VOLUNTEERING MATTERS

Matched by number
Contract value
£153.1k
Awarded
Not supplied
Contract signed
31 May 2026
Including VAT
£183.7k
Award ID
1
Status
active
Identifier
GB-COH 01435877
Location
London, UKI41, E5 0PD, United Kingdom

Classification

No classification was supplied.

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
DN806229
Status
complete
Procurement Method
open
Procurement Method Details
Below threshold - open competition

Legal basis

Id
2023/54
Scheme
UKPGA

Special regime

lightTouch

Lots and requirements

Entry 1
Id
1
Status
complete

Buyer, suppliers and contacts

Organisation 1
Name
Southend-on-Sea City Council
Id
GB-PPON-PJDT-6566-GZNX

Identifier

Scheme
GB-PPON
Id
PJDT-6566-GZNX

Address

Street Address
Civic Centre, Victoria Avenue, Southend On Sea, Essex
Locality
Southend-on-Sea
Postal Code
SS2 6FA
Country
GB
Country Name
United Kingdom
Region
UKH31

Contact

Roles

buyer

Details

Classifications

Entry 1
Scheme
UK_CA_TYPE
Id
publicAuthoritySubCentralGovernment
Description
Public authority - sub-central government
Organisation 2
Name
VOLUNTEERING MATTERS
Id
GB-COH-01435877

Identifier

Scheme
GB-COH
Id
01435877

Additional Identifiers

Entry 1
Scheme
GB-CHC
Id
291222

Address

Street Address
The Levy Centre
Locality
London
Postal Code
E5 0PD
Country
GB
Country Name
United Kingdom
Region
UKI41

Contact

Roles

supplier

Details

Scale
sme
Vcse
No

Award information

Award 1
Id
1
Status
active
Main Procurement Category
services

Items

Item 1
Id
1
Related Lot
1

Additional Classifications

Entry 1
Scheme
CPV
Id
85300000
Description
Social work and related services
Entry 2
Scheme
CPV
Id
98000000
Description
Other community, social and personal services

Delivery locations

Entry 1
Region
UKH31
Country
GB
Country Name
United Kingdom

Suppliers

Supplier 1
Id
GB-COH-01435877
Name
VOLUNTEERING MATTERS

Related lots

1

Contracts and changes

Entry 1
Id
1
Award ID
1
Status
active
Has Renewal
Yes
Above Threshold
No
Date Signed
1 Jun 2026, 00:00

Period

Starts
1 Jun 2026, 00:00
Ends
31 Mar 2028, 23:59
Max Extent Date
31 Mar 2029, 23:59

Renewal

Description
Additional 1 year extension may be utilised depending on performance, demand and budget

Value

Including VAT
183,691.2
Amount
153,076
Currency
GBP

Documents

Entry 1
Id
091322-2026
Document Type
contractNotice
Notice Type
UK7
Description
Contract details notice on Find a Tender
Published
28 Sept 2026, 10:55
Format
text/html

Recorded locations

  • Buyer location · Southend-on-Sea · UKH31 · SS2 6FA · United Kingdom

Notice and amendment history

4 published notice versions reviewed by ProcuraAxis.

4 VERSIONS
  1. 008216-2026Preliminary market engagement notice on Find a Tender ·
  2. 011729-2026Tender notice on Find a Tender ·
  3. 037727-2026Contract award notice on Find a Tender ·
  4. 091322-2026Contract details notice on Find a Tender ·