ESSEX COUNTY COUNCIL · Awarded contract
Awarded

Intensive Coaching Service for Children in Care in Essex and Hertfordshire

Awarded 30 Jun 2022

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Awarded30 Jun 2022
Value£2,019,291.00
RegionEast of England
CategoryPublic Services & Welfare
Ended 1y 4mo ago3y term
Awarded 30 June 2022Expired 30 June 2025

Essex County Council awarded a contract to TCS Services Ltd (The Children's Society (Services) Limited) for the delivery of the 'Inside Out' programme, an intensive coaching service for children in care.

The provider will work flexibly and innovatively across Essex and Hertfordshire, recruiting and managing skilled coaches to work intensively with young people, their families, lead social workers, placement teams, other agencies, and placement providers.

The programme aims to effect change and create conditions for young people to return home, move to a less intensive sustainable placement, or achieve stability in their current placement.

The contract value is £2,019,291.

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