Source: https://tendernation.io/opportunities/01a13c32-a101-7123-b175-6dd3d0b3447f/family-mentoring-and-befriending-service awarded GB open procedure Suitable for SMEs # Family Mentoring and Befriending Service [Herefordshire Council](https://tendernation.io/buyers/herefordshire-council) Estimated value £166,000 Published 23 Nov 2017 Deadline Closed 3 Jan 2018 ## Who can bid - Buyer says suitable for SMEs The buyer ticked “suitable for SMEs” on the notice. Anyone can still bid. - Buyer says suitable for VCSEs The buyer ticked “suitable for voluntary, community and social enterprises” on the notice. - Open procedure Anyone can submit a full tender; there is no shortlisting stage. [More contracts for small businesses and VCSEs](https://tendernation.io/opportunities/for-small-businesses) ## About this tender Herefordshire Council's overarching vision for looked after children is the same as for all Herefordshire's children and young people - that we keep them safe and give them a great start in life. Early identification and prevention are national priorities and specific funding has been identified to support local development of services for families. Evidence shows that intervening early and supporting families to change their behaviour will have a major impact on the quality of lives in communities and enable funding to be redirected from expensive responses to crime anti- social behaviour and poor parenting. Mentoring and befriending are part of a range of early intervention services that make up the Early Help Strategy in Herefordshire. Early Help means providing help for children and families as soon as problems start to emerge or when there is a strong likelihood that problems will emerge in the future. Herefordshire's Early Help is therefore about providing services at the right time to meet family's needs and to keep them in control of resolving their issues and problems, to reinforce and develop the family's own skills to determine their future, reducing poor outcomes and inequalities. Herefordshire believes that an investment in early intervention is vital across its services for children and families and that all of our Service Providers should adopt this proactive approach. The early help philosophy will underpin operational elements of the service and ensure that the whole workforce will become equipped to meet the needs of families as they become apparent. Additional information: Please go to [supplyingthesouthwest.org.uk](https://www.supplyingthesouthwest.org.uk) to access the opportunity and tender documents. Search under Herefordshire Council and remember to register with the site (or log in) and once at the opportunity click on "express interest" to see the attachments. Read full description ## CPV classification Health and social work services Source Contracts Finder (UK) [View official notice](https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/notice/fe11fdc9-c415-49b0-a395-272df680ebfd) Never miss a tender like this again Get AI summaries, deadline alerts and a bid pipeline for tenders matched to your business. Free to start. 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