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title: "Befriending Service for Children and Young People"
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# Befriending Service for Children and Young People

Source: [Tenderline](https://tenderline.uk/tenders/befriending-service-for-children-and-young-people-ocds-h6vhtk-047be2). UK public procurement intelligence compiled from official UK procurement notices.

> **Tenderline Executive Summary:** North Lanarkshire Council: "Befriending Service for Children and Young People". Published status: complete. Published Value: Value not published. 1 published lot. Recorded submission deadline: 2 Aug 2024, 12:00 BST. Published submission portal: www.publictendersscotland.publiccontractsscotland.gov.uk.

## Key Information
- **Status:** COMPLETE (the published submission deadline has passed)
- **Buyer:** [North Lanarkshire Council](https://tenderline.uk/buyers/north-lanarkshire-council-ons-s12000050)
- **Published Value:** Value not published (currency not published)
- **Submission Deadline:** 2 August 2024 at 12:00 BST
- **Lots:** 1
- **Procurement Method:** Open procedure
- **Main Category:** services
- **Classifications (CPV):** Community action programme, Health and social work services, Social work and related services, Social work services
- **Delivery Location:** UKM84
- **Legal Basis:** CELEX 32014L0024
- **Awarded Value:** £361,596 (exc. VAT, 1 contract)
- **Official Documents:** 2 published documents & notices ([view on Tenderline](https://tenderline.uk/tenders/befriending-service-for-children-and-young-people-ocds-h6vhtk-047be2#documents))
- **OCID:** `ocds-h6vhtk-047be2`

## Before you bid
Deciding whether to bid? The Tenderline page for this tender carries the competition and buyer analysis this notice does not:

- **Expected competition:** how many bids lots like this attract, from past awards in the same market.
- **Who could compete:** suppliers who have won similar work, and who holds the current contract.
- **Buyer track record:** earlier work for this buyer, its unexpired awards, and how its awards compared with its estimates.
- **Price forecast:** the commercial price range for each lot, with the middle 50% of comparable awards.

- **What it takes to win:** selection and award criteria, lot by lot.
- **Contract history:** what this tender replaces, and every notice in the procedure.

[Open the competition and buyer analysis](https://tenderline.uk/tenders/befriending-service-for-children-and-young-people-ocds-h6vhtk-047be2#tl-md)

## Submission
- **Submission Platform:** [publictendersscotland.publiccontractsscotland.gov.uk](/out?url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.publictendersscotland.publiccontractsscotland.gov.uk)
- **How to bid:** https://tenderline.uk/tenders/befriending-service-for-children-and-young-people-ocds-h6vhtk-047be2#participate

## 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.

## Lots (1)
### Lot 1: Untitled lot
- **Lot id:** `1`
- **Status:** complete
- **CPV codes:** 85000000, 85300000, 85310000, 85322000
- **Delivery regions:** UKM

- **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 Peop...

- **Renewal published:** yes
- **Options published:** yes

## Awards & Winning Suppliers (1)
- **Award:** 054016-2025-NLC-CPT-24-019-1 (active)

  - Supplier(s): **COVEY**
  - Supplier identifiers: `GB-FTS-123244`
  - Value: £361,596 † (exc. VAT)

> † value taken from the contract record; the award notice published none.

## Contracts (1)
- **Contract:** 054016-2025-NLC-CPT-24-019-1 (active)
  - Signed Value: £361,596
  - Signed Date: 01/10/2024

## Provenance and Official Sources
- **Official Notice:** [Find a Tender notice](/out?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.find-tender.service.gov.uk%2FNotice%2F054016-2025)
- **Last Source Update:** 2025-09-04T14:35:04.000Z
- **This document generated:** 2026-10-26T09:38:36.183Z
- **Machine API:** https://tenderline.uk/api/public/tenders/ocds-h6vhtk-047be2