In deliveryUnited KingdomServices£200,000
Empowering Families
- Published
- Published 29 January 2026
- Deadline
- Closed 3 March 2026
Overview
Southend-on-Sea City Council awarded a contract to Volunteering Matters for £153,076 to deliver the Empowering Families Service, a volunteer mentor programme for vulnerable families in the council area from June 2026 to March 2028, with an option to extend to March 2029. The service will recruit and train community volunteers to provide weekly mentoring support to a minimum of 50 vulnerable families identified by children's services, focusing on improving health, wellbeing, education, employment, housing and financial outcomes through a whole-family approach.
Key details
- Country
- United Kingdom
- Status
- In delivery
- Category
- Services
- Estimated value
- £200,000
- Procedure
- Open
- SME suitable
- Yes
- Published
- 29 January 2026
- Questions by
- 24 February 2026
- Deadline
- Closed
Social work and related servicesOther community, social and personal services
Award outcome
- Awarded value
- £153,076
- Award date
- 23 April 2026
- Contract period
- 31 May 2026 → 31 March 2028
- VOLUNTEERING MATTERS
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Notice history
Every published notice in this contracting process, newest first.
Contract
24 April 2026
View notice ↗Contract Notice
10 February 2026
View notice ↗Prior Information Notice
29 January 2026
View notice ↗
Contracting authority
Southend-on-Sea City Council
BuyerSouthend-on-Sea, United Kingdom
GB-PPON: PJDT-6566-GZNX
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