Mentoring In Education

Nottinghamshire Police
East Midlands
Selective procedure
1 November 2026 to 31 March 2028

Delivery of a preventative mentoring programme across 8 primary schools for children exposed to serious violence or at risk of exclusion. The service requires a 1-2-1, trauma-aware approach to improve resilience and educational outcomes, involving close collaboration with school safeguarding and pastoral teams. Mentors must also provide wider support to families within the community as required.

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Awarded value: £211k; As published
Published: 23 July 2026
Awarded: 6 October 2026; Switch up C.I.C.
Contract length: 17 months; Ends 31 March 2028

What the contract covers

Services contract

Provision of trauma-informed 1-2-1 mentoring services for children at risk of educational disengagement and exclusion within school and community settings.

Delivery of Mentoring in Education within Nottingham City and Nottinghamshire County providing tailored support to children within schools and extended to the local community using a 1-2-1, trauma-aware, complex needs approach package.

Terms and requirements

Contract type: Services contract
Procedure: Selective procedure
Initial term: 17 months
Extensions: 12 months + 12 months
Longest it can run: 41 months
Contract dates: 1 November 2026 to 31 March 2028
Certifications asked for: None stated
Lots: 1
Suitable for SMEs: Yes
Suitable for charities and social enterprises: Yes
Category: Services
CPV codes: 85300000

Services in this contract

Behaviour, attendance and inclusion support for schoolsMain service£100k typicalSchool-based 1-2-1 mentoring for children disengaging or at risk of exclusion

Lifecycle

Published
23 July 2026
Contract awardedto Switch up C.I.C.
6 October 2026
Contract starts
1 November 2026
Contract ends
31 March 2028

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Cite this contract

Link: https://bidskim.com/tender/3846432/mentoring-in-education
Buyer reference: NOTTS-000509
Open contracting ID: ocds-h6vhtk-06d285
Last checked: 5 November 2026

Nottinghamshire Police. Mentoring In Education. Contract award, 23 July 2026. BidSkim, https://bidskim.com/tender/3846432/mentoring-in-education (accessed 5 November 2026).