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Coming up· published 13 Apr 2025

Early Years Mentoring Service

Islington Council · Islington, London

Islington Council is planning Early Years Mentoring Service. It is a contract for other health and social care in Islington.

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Source: Find a Tender, published 13 Apr 2025. Details are refreshed every 30 minutes.

Key dates

  1. 2025

    Pipeline notice published

    UK2 - Preliminary Market Engagement Notice · 21:26

    View notice

  2. 2025

    Tender notice expected

    Date given in the buyer's earlier notice

  3. 2026

    Contract starts

  4. Next

    2027

    Contract ends

    1 year after it starts

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About this tender

In brief

Islington Council is planning Early Years Mentoring Service. It is a contract for other health and social care in Islington. The buyer has published an early notice. It gives providers time to prepare before the tender opens. The contract runs from 1 April 2026 to 31 March 2027. It lasts 1 year.

Find a Tender published it on 13 April 2025. The notice number is 014795-2025. The OCDS ID is ocds-h6vhtk-050206.

Summary of the contracting process

Islington Council is in the planning stage for a public procurement process for an "Early Years Mentoring Service," which aims to deliver intensive mentoring for children aged 5-11 with behavioural difficulties in Islington. The industry category is services, specifically guidance and counselling services.

The procurement process includes an initial engagement session for interested suppliers on 7th May 2025, and procurement is contingent on securing up to £150,000 of external funding annually. The contract period will tentatively begin on 1st April 2026 and may extend until 31st March 2029.

Organisations specialising in improving educational outcomes and reducing behavioural issues in diverse populations, particularly within primary school settings, are ideal candidates to compete for this tender.

The notice in full

Early Help Mentoring Service A bespoke service delivering intensive mentoring for children aged 5-11 in Islington, or those looked after by Islington Council, with behavioural difficulties. The service aims to: Engage children and young people at risk of poor educational attendance/attainment or multiple school suspensions/exclusions. Focus on children less likely to achieve good educational outcomes.

Represent Islington's diverse population. Key Points: Referrals primarily from primary schools, but also from other agencies supporting children and families. Targeted support to improve educational outcomes and reduce behavioural issues.

Suppliers must also demonstrate their ability to work within an integrated and safe children and family's framework. In addition, Islington will be looking for an organisation who have the ability to lever in additional resources to expand the Islington service over the life of the contract This procurement is dependant on securing external funding. The annual funding available is up to PS150,000.

Lots: no lot details came through with this notice. The official notice and the tender pack have the full breakdown.

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Key facts

Every field the notice carries. Anything it leaves blank is listed under its table.

Contract

Service
Other health and social care
Procurement type
Standard
Category
Services
Contract period
1 Apr 2026 to 31 Mar 2027 (1 year)

Procedure

Notice type
UK2 - Preliminary Market Engagement Notice
Current stage
Planning
Stages so far
Planning
Published on
Find a Tender Service

Not stated in the notice: procurement method, awardee scale.

Values

Not stated in the notice: tender value, lots value, awards value, contracts value.

Status

Tender
Planning
Lots
Planning

Not stated in the notice: awards, contracts.

References

Find a Tender notice
014795-2025
Open Contracting ID
ocds-h6vhtk-050206
CPV code
85312300 - Guidance and counselling services
CPV division
85 - Health and social work services
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Location

Islington Council is based in Islington. The area the service covers can be wider, so check the notice and the lots.
Local authority
Islington
Town
North London
Postcode
N1 2UD
Electoral ward
St Mary's & St James'
Constituency
Islington South and Finsbury
Region
London
Sub-region
Haringey and Islington
Area
Inner London - East
Country
England
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Buyer

Contracting authority

Organisation
Islington Council
Category
Services
Contact
Strategic Procurement
Address
London, N1 2UD · London · England

Not stated in the notice: phone.

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Documents and links

Official sources for this notice. The tender pack itself sits on the buyer's portal.
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Questions about Early Years Mentoring Service

When will the Early Years Mentoring Service tender open?

Islington 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 long is the Early Years Mentoring Service contract?

The contract runs from 1 April 2026 to 31 March 2027 (1 year).

Who is the buyer for Early Years Mentoring Service?

Islington Council, based in Islington, London. The named contact is Strategic Procurement.

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