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    ContractsVolunteer Mentor Service for Vulnerable Families in Southend-on-Sea
    Awarded contract

    Volunteer Mentor Service for Vulnerable Families in Southend-on-Sea

    Awarded
    £153.1k
    Published 28 Sept 2026

    Volunteering Matters seeks volunteer mentors to provide weekly support to vulnerable families in Southend-on-Sea from June 2026 to March 2028.

    🇬🇧United Kingdom· East of EnglandPublished 28 Sept 2026· 4 weeks agoviaFind a Tender
    Awarded
    £153.1k
    Published 28 Sept 2026

    Decision brief

    4 fields
    • Contract value
      £153,076
      Pounds sterling
    • Closing date
      Not published
      No closing date published
    • Sector
      Social Care
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    • Location
      🇬🇧United Kingdom
      East of England

    Suppliers

    1 supplier
    • VM
      VOLUNTEERING MATTERS
    Lead contractor

    Lifecycle

    Awarded

    Contract awarded. Originally published 4 weeks ago.

    28 September 2026
    Awarded — no open tender advertised

    Brief

    Volunteering Matters has been contracted by Southend-on-Sea City Council to deliver a volunteer mentor service supporting vulnerable families across the Southend-on-Sea area. The service will run from 1st June 2026 to 31st March 2028, with an option to extend to 31st March 2029. The programme aims to match volunteer mentors with a minimum of 50 vulnerable families over a 12-month period, with capacity to increase based on demand and evolving needs. Volunteer mentors are expected to commit to at least one year of service, providing weekly engagement with families (at least one contact per week on average) tailored to identified needs and family progress.

    Track record

    11 awards · 10 winners
    Open field

    No single supplier dominates the field.

    In this category, Southend-on-Sea City Council has awarded 11 contracts to 10 suppliers.

    Who wins here
    1. Home Group2× · 18%
    2. Aspirations1× · 9%
    3. HOMELESS ACTION RESOURCE PROJECT1× · 9%
    4. VOLUNTEERING MATTERS1× · 9%
    5. Open Road1× · 9%
    6. Southend Care Ltd1× · 9%

    +4 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-061269

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    Southend-on-Sea City Council
    Sector
    Social Care