Provision of Missing from Care Service and Return Interviews for Manchester City Council
Manchester City Council · Awarded contract
AwardedProvision of Missing from Care Service and Return Interviews for Manchester City Council
Awarded 31 Mar 2022
Awarded31 Mar 2022
Value£450,000.00
SupplierThe Children's Society
AgencyManchester City Council
RegionUnited Kingdom
CategoryPublic Services & Welfare
Ended 1y 7mo ago3y term
Awarded 31 Mar 2022Expired 30 Mar 2025
About
Manchester City Council awarded a contract to The Children's Society for the provision of a statutory independent return interview service for children and young people who go missing from care.
The service contributes to the delivery of the complex safeguarding strategy, which identifies key areas of work required to meet the core objective of reducing the number of young people who go missing and those who go missing regularly in the city.
The contract value is £450,000.
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