MARKET ENGAGEMENT - Connecting Care Leavers Programme - Salford City Council
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Salford City Council is currently in the planning stage of its procurement process for the Connecting Care Leavers Programme, a significant initiative aimed at supporting the well-being and positive outcomes of care leavers aged 16-25 in Salford, England. The programme falls under the industry category of social services, with the procurement category explicitly being "Social services" and "Other community, social and personal services". The Council has announced a market engagement phase, inviting prospective providers to share their insights before 12th September 2025.
This initiative is part of the Salford Children and Young People's Improvement Plan and aims to ensure consistent delivery of services that address health, well-being, and integration into adulthood. Salford City Council operates from Unity House, Swinton, with a total contract value of £125,000 GBP and aims to secure suitable providers, including SMEs and VCSEs, before the current contract expires on 31st July 2026. The Connecting Care Leavers Programme presents significant business growth opportunities for organisations specializing in mentoring, health and wellbeing services, or those experienced in providing wrap-around support for vulnerable groups.
As the programme involves face-to-face interventions, the ability to maintain and potentially expand the current provision – which serves over 100 care leavers yearly – is crucial. Businesses well-versed in dealing with mental health, substance abuse, and tenancy support would find this tender particularly beneficial. The close collaboration with Salford City Council's Next Steps Team means this tender is an opportunity for service providers to build long-term partnerships and have a meaningful impact on care leavers' lives.
Additionally, the programme seeks to address poor mental health in this demographic, offering providers a chance to contribute substantially to social and community change. Interested parties are encouraged to register their interest via "The Chest" platform and respond through the market engagement questionnaire, creating a pathway for organisations to align with public sector goals and enhance their service capabilities in Salford and potentially beyond.
Salford City Council wishes to engage on potential interest in provision of the Connecting Care Leavers Programme (CCLP). The current contract expires 31th July 2026. The commissioners are undertaking a pre-market engagement.
Prospective providers of CCLP services are asked to share their thoughts and experiences in relation to the questions contained within the pre-market engagement questionnaire. The council will use the information to consider their options and further develop the specification. The Service will make a major contribution to the Salford Children and Young People's Improvement Plan.
As an essential part of the children's services 'system', the Service will provide leadership, co-ordination and delivery of the Connecting Care Leavers Programme in Salford. Salford City Council will be recommissioning the Connecting Care Leavers Programme. The provider is expected develop a close relationship with the Council's Next Steps Team who provides support to our Care Leaver cohort.
The main components of the Connecting Care Leavers Programme that we are looking for is to support care leavers health wellbeing and positive outcomes in adult hood. This may include for example, mentoring, health and wellbeing support, advice, groups, etc The programme is for all 16-25 year old care leavers. Care leavers are a particularly vulnerable group of young people who disproportionately suffer from poor mental health, which contributes to adverse life outcomes.
The current provider has been consistently delivering regular interventions to over 100 care leavers over the course of a year for the past five years. It is expected that this number of interventions would be maintained by other providers. The interventions are face to face and the workers go to the Care Leavers.
As this population tends to be on the edge of other services, this service needs to be a wrap around to ensure Care Leavers are supported. As such the current provider also offers support with substance abuse, tenancies, attendance of activities to support wellbeing and support with accessing regular mental health advice or appointments with a GP. Register interest via " The Chest".
Please respond by submitting the market engagement questionnaire document via "The Chest"
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