Provision and Management of Creative Mentoring Service

Derbyshire County CouncilcontractFind a TenderRef ocds-h6vhtk-051308Procurement Act 2023SME suitableVCSE suitableplanned
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Estimated value

£4.0m

services

Awarded value

Suppliers

0

Lots

1

0 awarded

Published

22 Oct 2025

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Description

Service to provide one to one mentors to work with children and young people who are struggling to engage in education or are at risk of exclusion from their education setting.

Scope

Reference
ocds-h6vhtk-051308
Total value
£4,000,000 excluding VAT
£4,800,000 including VAT
Above the relevant threshold
Commercial tool
Standalone contract
Contract dates
31 Aug 2026 to 08 Jan 2027
Possible extension to 08 Jul 2032

Three, 1 year extension periods are available, subject to satisfactory performance, budget availability and on-going requirements for the service.

Main category
services
CPV classifications
85320000
Contract locations
East Midlands, United Kingdom
Particular suitability
Small and medium-sized enterprises (SME)Voluntary, community and social enterprises (VCSE)

Award criteria

Criteria the buyer will use to evaluate bids.

NameDescriptionTypeWeighting
Qualityquality70.00%
Priceprice25.00%
Social Valuequality5.00%

Participation

Conditions suppliers must meet to bid.

Please see published tender documentation.

Submission & procedure

Procedure
Open procedure