# Volunteer Mentoring

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

## Key facts

- Public buyer: [Kent County Council](/buyers/kent-county-council/contract-awards)
- Contract winner: Young Lives Foundation
- Award value: £123,000
- Tender value: £123,000
- Award date: 31 August 2022
- Published: 6 October 2022
- Contract start: 1 September 2022
- Contract end: 31 March 2023
- Stage: awarded
- Procurement category: services
- Notice ID: 39ed5d74-1575-4f0f-a03d-958207362a66-578401
- OCID: ocds-b5fd17-a80731bb-d764-4023-85c7-6133751171f9

## Description

Mentoring is delivered through Mentors \(both paid and volunteers\) who are positive role models who inspire, encourage and guide young people to achieve their potential\. They offer personalised one-to-one support to help improve young people's lives\. There are several features of effective mentoring programmes and relationships, including the duration of relationships, the quality of monitoring and support for mentors and allowing young people themselves to set the agenda\. Some features of quality in mentoring relationships also may impact on outcomes, such as closeness, shared interests and role-modelling\.

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## Source

[View the original notice on Contracts Finder](https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/39ed5d74-1575-4f0f-a03d-958207362a66-578401)