Open competition
Open procedure: the contract was advertised and any supplier could submit a bid.
Key facts
- Buyer
- North Lanarkshire Council · Regional or local authority
- Supplier
- Covey SME
- Value
- £361,596
- Procedure
- Open procedure
- Sector
- Health & social care · Social work services (CPV 85310000)
- Region
- Scotland
- Official notice
- 054016-2025 on Find a Tender
- Timeline
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- Contract date2 Oct 2024
- Published4 Sep 2025Published 337 days after the contract date
Description
The Authority seeks provision of a volunteer befriending service across the Council area for vulnerable, socially isolated Children/Young People identified by the Council as requiring additional support. The provision will support Children/Young People aged 8 to 18 years who live within North Lanarkshire, who are vulnerable and isolated and may be affected by a disability. North Lanarkshire Council operate a ‘Befriending Service’, outsourced to a specialist provider, who will support children and young people across North Lanarkshire with supportive, reliable relationships from volunteer befrienders to people who may otherwise be socially isolated. Volunteers act as positive adult role models to the young people. Through undertaking social, leisure and educational activities and outings with the young people, the volunteers encourage them to make positive changes in their lives which will benefit themselves and the local community. Befriending can also reduce the burden on other servi…
About the supplier
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