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Provision and Management of Creative Mentoring Service

Derbyshire County Council

Buyer Contact Info

Buyer Name: Derbyshire County Council

Buyer Address: County Hall, Matlock, UKF13, DE4 3AG, United Kingdom

Contact Email: Countyprocurementcompliance.team@derbyshire.gov.uk

Status
active
Procedure
open
Value
1872000.0 GBP
Gross: 1872000 GBP
Published
21 Jan 2026, 17:20
Deadline
18 Feb 2026, 11:00
Contract Start
n/a
Contract End
n/a
Category
services
CPV
85000000 - Health and social work services
Region
n/a
Awarded To
n/a
Official Source
Open Find a Tender

Description

Derbyshire County Council is seeking to commission a service to provide creative mentors for Derbyshire Children in Care and any other child or young person that falls within the scope of extended duties of the Virtual School from Reception to Year 13. The in-person mentoring service will be required regionally to Derbyshire and nationwide (within England) where children/young people are placed in other local authorities. The Virtual School requires the Provider to have the capacity of up to 65 children/young people receiving support for up to one term at any one time. The Provider will utilise a primary provider delivery model and will be responsible for managing the creative mentor service and network of mentors, taking the concept of the existing mentoring model to meet the needs of both children and young people in education and those who are at risk of suspension or permanent exclusion.

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Opportunity Context

More Information Links

External Link: https://procontract.due-north.com/Advert?advertId=d74bf87b-e8f6-f011-813c-005056b64545&fromProjectDashboard=True

External Link: https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/005519-2026

Link Description: Tender notice on Find a Tender

Lots

Lot 1 Status: active

Lot 1 Value (Gross): GBP 1,872,000

Lot 1 Contract Start: 2026-09-01T00:00:00+01:00

Lot 1 Contract End: 2029-08-31T23:59:59+01:00

Lot 1 SME Suitable: Yes

Lot 1 Award Criterion (quality): Quality (70%)

Lot 1 Award Criterion (price): Price (25%)

Lot 1 Award Criterion (quality): Social Value (5%)

Documents

Document Description: Not published

Document Description: Tender notice on Find a Tender

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