# CPU 3168 Befriending and Hosting Service

> Contract award record from UK public-sector procurement sources.

## Key facts

- Public buyer: [Nottingham City Council](/buyers/nottingham-city-council/contract-awards)
- Contract winner: [Safe Families for Children](/contract-winners/safe-families-for-children/public-sector-contract-awards)
- Award value: £1,008,000
- Tender value: £252,000
- Award date: 18 August 2023
- Published: 18 August 2023
- Contract start: 1 October 2023
- Contract end: 30 September 2027
- Stage: awarded
- Procurement category: services
- Notice ID: e460af00-a98d-4443-a2ef-ad3fbee56451-673406
- OCID: ocds-b5fd17-359b912c-ba9f-40d8-b925-d947290eada5

## Description

Nottingham City Council is seeking tenders from sufficiently experienced and qualified organisations for the provision of a Befriending and Hosting Service\. The service will support families living in the boundaries of Nottingham City who have limited support networks and are in need of support to prevent children requiring care of the Local Authority in the future, by providing community based volunteer led support at a time of crisis\. The service will provide:- Coaching, befriending and mentoring support for children and young people, parents, or carers Hosting for children, overnight safe short stay accommodation for children and young people aged 0-17, for between two nights and two weeks per hosting occasion, and up to a maximum of 28 days per child in any 12-month period\.

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- [TD2331 - Family Based Community Support service to help families and care leavers who may have multiple or complex needs](/contracts/ocds-b5fd17-1405fd53-9ece-4d60-af27-67266c11b566): DERBY CITY COUNCIL
- [Hosting and Support for Families with Children on the Edge of Care](/contracts/ocds-b5fd17-949f54c5-afd6-4b3d-8391-3bbfa1a9fc2b): Newcastle City Council
- [The Delivery of a Family Support Service](/contracts/ocds-b5fd17-98e5d018-9f75-49c6-82c6-4d1992a494b1): Stockton Borough Council

## Source

[View the original notice on Contracts Finder](https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/e460af00-a98d-4443-a2ef-ad3fbee56451-673406)