London Borough of Lambeth Market Warming Event - SAFE Taskforce Mentoring Service

The London Borough of Lambeth invites prospective bidders to attend a market warming event in relation to its procurement proposal to commission their SAFE Taskforce Mentoring Service.

As Lambeth is a serious violence hotspot we are in receipt of funding from the Department for Education to invest in evidence-informed interventions to Support children with challenging behaviour, enabling them to Attend school regularly so they can Fulfil their potential and prevent costly poor life outcomes by inspiring them to Exceed their expectations.

Date: 6 October 2023 Time: 14:00 - 15:30 Location: MS Teams Prospective bidders are asked to confirm their attendance by completing the below link no later than Thursday 5 October 2023.

Mentors will provide weekly 1:1 sessions to develop positive interests; increase critical thinking skills and facilitate group sessions.

These sessions are to improve communication skills and increase knowledge of harms; exploitations; and the risk of violence either as a victim or perpetrator.

RAND Europe are conducting an independent evaluation of the national SAFE programme with additional data collected by the Department for Education to determine the success of the programme.

As such robust quality assurance and data capture is an integral part of the Mentoring Service contract.

The contracting authority is responsible for ensuring there is a mentoring service in place within mainstream schools across the borough to support children to attend school regularly so that they can fulfil their potential and exceed expectations.

The SAFE Taskforce Mentoring service is to be in place by February 2024.

Please register your interest to attend the Market Warming Event to find out more about the SAFE Taskforce Mentoring Service and our procurement intentions.