Awarded contract

Empowering Families

Details

Buyer: Southend-on-Sea Borough Council
Supplier(s): Volunteering Matters
Value: £153,076
Duration: 2 years
Topic: Social work and related services
Published: 24 April 2026
Source: uk:find_a_tender

Tender description

Southend-on-Sea City Council have awarded to Volunteering Matters to deliver a volunteer mentor service for vulnerable families in the Southend-on-Sea City area. The contract duration is as follows: 1st June 2026 - 31st March 2028 (with option to extend to up to 31st March 2029). Volunteer Mentors for a minimum of 50 vulnerable families across a 12-month period. The number of matched mentors and families may increase dependent on demand and changing needs. The expectation is that volunteer mentors will commit to at least one year of weekly engagement with the Service Provider. They will have at least one contact with a family in any given week of an average engagement, dependent on identified needs and the family's progress. ## Contract award Title: Empowering Families

Timeline

Completed: Award published24 April 2026
Current notice
Completed: Award date24 April 2026
Next: Contract expiry date31 March 2028in 17 months

About the buyer

Southend-on-Sea Borough Council is an Essex local authority, now styled Southend-on-Sea City Council. A Procurement Strategy and Contract Procedure Rules set out how the council buys. The council says it cannot favour local companies, but is committed to equal access to its contracts.

Over the past 5 years, most of Southend-on-Sea Borough Council's contract awards have been in construction work, architectural and engineering services and health and social work.

Decision makers

Connect with the people behind this procurement.

Job title	Phone number	Work email
Head of Procurement	+44 •••• ••••••	••••••••@southend-on-sea-borough-council.gov
Commercial Director	+44 •••• ••••••	••••••••@southend-on-sea-borough-council.gov
Procurement Manager	+44 •••• ••••••	••••••••@southend-on-sea-borough-council.gov
Category Lead	+44 •••• ••••••	••••••••@southend-on-sea-borough-council.gov
Senior Buyer	+44 •••• ••••••	••••••••@southend-on-sea-borough-council.gov
Contracts Manager	+44 •••• ••••••	••••••••@southend-on-sea-borough-council.gov