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    ContractsIntensive Coaching Service for Young People in Care
    Awarded contract

    Intensive Coaching Service for Young People in Care

    Status
    Awarded
    Published 22 Sept 2026

    Intensive coaching service for vulnerable young people in care aged 16-25, delivering up to 25 hours per week of personalised, trauma-informed support across Essex to improve stability and life outcomes.

    🇬🇧United Kingdom· East of EnglandPublished 22 Sept 2026· 3 weeks agoviaFind a Tender
    Status
    Awarded
    Published 22 Sept 2026

    Decision brief

    4 fields
    • Contract value
      Not disclosed
      Source did not declare a figure
    • Closing date
      Not published
      No closing date published
    • Sector
      Social Care
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    • Location
      🇬🇧United Kingdom
      East of England

    Suppliers

    1 supplier
    • CS
      THE CHILDREN'S SOCIETY (SERVICES) LIMITED
    Lead contractor

    Lifecycle

    Awarded

    Contract awarded. Originally published 3 weeks ago.

    22 September 2026
    Awarded — no open tender advertised

    Brief

    Essex County Council is seeking a specialist provider to deliver the Staying Close programme, an intensive coaching service for children in care and care leavers aged 16-25 with complex needs and placement instability. The provider will recruit, manage and supervise skilled coaches to deliver personalised, relationship-based support up to 25 hours per week for up to 18 months. Services will focus on reducing risk, improving emotional wellbeing, strengthening family relationships, and supporting engagement in education, employment and training. The coaching will be trauma-informed and strengths-based, helping young people achieve stability, safety and successful transitions to adulthood. The service operates across Essex with flexible delivery including evenings, weekends and out-of-hours support, working closely with families, carers, social workers and partner agencies. Key outcomes include reducing placement breakdowns, enabling young people to step down from higher-cost placements, supporting safe returns home where appropriate, and promoting sustainable independence as a cost-effective alternative to intensive care settings. The provider must maintain robust safeguarding, performance monitoring and outcome measurement processes.

    Track record

    12 awards · 12 winners
    Open field

    No single supplier dominates the field.

    In this category, ESSEX COUNTY COUNCIL has awarded 12 contracts to 12 suppliers.

    Who wins here
    1. Vita Health Group1× · 8%
    2. Provide CIC1× · 8%
    3. Safe Steps1× · 8%
    4. PASSION TREE CARE SERVICES LTD1× · 8%
    5. HALES GROUP LIMITED1× · 8%
    6. THE CHILDREN'S SOCIETY (SERVICES) LIMITED1× · 8%

    +6 more suppliers

    Across this category, the most active winners are CARE LINE HOMECARE LIMITED, SPRINGFIELD HOME CARE SERVICES LIMITED, Roche Diagnostics Ltd — the field to beat, or your route in as a partner.

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    Publisher
    UK Cabinet Office
    Licence
    OGL v3.0
    Source
    find-tender.service.gov.uk
    Record ID
    ocds-h6vhtk-06d25a

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