Coming up· published 22 Dec 2025
CCS080 External Mentoring Service for Children at Risk of Exploitation
Derbyshire County Council · Derbyshire Dales, East Midlands
Derbyshire County Council is planning CCS080 External Mentoring Service for Children at Risk of Exploitation. It is a contract for other health and social care in Derbyshire Dales.
Source: Find a Tender, published 23 Dec 2025. Details are refreshed every 30 minutes.
Key dates
2025
Pipeline notice published
UK2 - Preliminary Market Engagement Notice · 21:27
View notice2026
Tender notice expected
Date given in the buyer's earlier notice
2026
Contract starts
Next
2027
Contract ends
1 year after it starts
About this tender
In brief
Derbyshire County Council is planning CCS080 External Mentoring Service for Children at Risk of Exploitation. It is a contract for other health and social care in Derbyshire Dales. The buyer has published an early notice. It gives providers time to prepare before the tender opens. The estimated value is £200,000. The contract runs from 31 March 2026 to 31 March 2027. It lasts 1 year.
The buyer marks it as suitable for SMEs and VCSEs. Find a Tender published it on 23 December 2025. The notice number is 086035-2025. The OCDS ID is ocds-h6vhtk-05fd08. Bids are made through the buyer's ProContract portal.
Summary of the contracting process
Derbyshire County Council is in the planning stage of a procurement process for an external mentoring service aimed at supporting children at risk of exploitation. The initiative, titled "CCS080 External Mentoring Service for Children at Risk of Exploitation," falls under the social work and related services category. The procurement is part of a light-touch regime and covers the Derbyshire region within the United Kingdom.
A market engagement notice was published on 23rd December 2025, informing potential providers of a scheduled engagement exercise due on 13th January 2026. This exercise intends to gather insights from providers to develop service design and delivery options, and is part of the initial planning phase.
This tender process presents significant opportunities for SMEs and VCSEs in the social services sector, as the contract period is outlined from 1st April 2026 to 31st March 2027, with a gross contract value of £240,000. The initiative supports various forms of exploitation, including sexual, criminal, and online exploitation, making it suitable for organisations with specialised knowledge in these areas.
The notice in full
Derbyshire County Council is exploring the potential commissioning of an external mentoring service to support children at risk of exploitation. This soft market testing exercise aims to gather insights from providers to inform service design and delivery options. Responses will be used for market intelligence only and will not influence any future procurement decisions.
The proposed mentoring service will support children at risk of all forms of exploitation, including: Sexual exploitation; Criminal exploitation; Online exploitation; Radicalisation and extremism; Modern slavery and trafficking; Financial exploitation; and Peer-on-peer exploitation.
The service should: Build trusting relationships and provide emotional support using a trauma-informed approach; Deliver focused interventions to increase resilience and self-esteem; Support children in identifying risks and understanding healthy relationships; and Be accessible across all eight Derbyshire districts and boroughs.
Lots: no lot details came through with this notice. The official notice and the tender pack have the full breakdown.
Key facts
Contract
- Service
- Other health and social care
- Procurement type
- Standard
- Category
- Services
- Contract period
- 31 Mar 2026 to 31 Mar 2027 (1 year)
- Suitable for
- Small and medium sized businesses (SMEs); Voluntary, community and social enterprises (VCSEs)
Procedure
- Notice type
- UK2 - Preliminary Market Engagement Notice
- Current stage
- Planning
- Stages so far
- Planning
- Published on
- Find a Tender Service
- Buyer's portal
- ProContract
Not stated in the notice: procurement method, awardee scale.
Values
- Tender value
- £200,000
Not stated in the notice: lots value, awards value, contracts value.
Status
- Tender
- Planning
- Lots
- Planning
Not stated in the notice: awards, contracts.
References
- Find a Tender notice
- 086035-2025
- Open Contracting ID
- ocds-h6vhtk-05fd08
- CPV code
- 85300000 - Social work and related services
- CPV division
- 85 - Health and social work services
Location
- Local authority
- Derbyshire Dales
- Town
- Derby
- Postcode
- DE4 3AG
- Electoral ward
- Matlock West
- Constituency
- Derbyshire Dales
- Delivery area
- East Midlands (England)
- Region
- East Midlands
- Sub-region
- South and West Derbyshire
- Area
- Derbyshire and Nottinghamshire
- Country
- England
Buyer
Contracting authority
- Organisation
- Derbyshire County Council
- Category
- Services
- Contact
- Carolyne Knott
- Address
- Matlock, DE4 3AG · East Midlands · England
Not stated in the notice: phone.
Documents and links
- Preliminary market engagement notice on Find a Tenderfind-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/086035-2025
- ProContract portal, to register and bidprocontract.due-north.com/Advert
- Legislation.gov.uklegislation.gov.uk/ukpga/2023/54/contents
- OCDS record ocds-h6vhtk-05fd08 (JSON)find-tender.service.gov.uk/api/1.0/ocdsReleasePackages/ocds-h…
Questions about CCS080 External Mentoring Service for Children at Risk of Exploitation
When will the CCS080 External Mentoring Service for Children at Risk of Exploitation tender open?
Derbyshire County Council has not yet given a date for the tender notice. An early notice is the time to answer any market engagement questions and gather the evidence a bid will need.
How much is the CCS080 External Mentoring Service for Children at Risk of Exploitation contract worth?
The estimated value is £200,000. The contract runs from 31 March 2026 to 31 March 2027 (1 year).
Who is the buyer for CCS080 External Mentoring Service for Children at Risk of Exploitation?
Derbyshire County Council, based in Derbyshire Dales, East Midlands. The named contact is Carolyne Knott.
How do I bid for CCS080 External Mentoring Service for Children at Risk of Exploitation?
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