# Support Services for Vulnerable Children and their Families

> A sourced UK public-sector contract award published by Department for Education.

## Key facts

- Public buyer: [Department for Education](/buyers/department-for-education/contract-awards)
- Contract winner: Barnardo's
- Award value: £4,200,000
- Tender value: £4,200,000
- Award date: 8 December 2020
- Published: 8 January 2021
- Contract start: 1 December 2020
- Contract end: 31 March 2021
- Stage: awarded
- Procurement category: services
- Notice ID: 7536e8e8-752c-4f15-8e59-645b12c9f15c-404493
- OCID: ocds-b5fd17-fe413886-9041-45e1-8785-c7174429c6bc

## Description

This contract is to continue to identify and support vulnerable children and young people who are hidden from view or at increased risk of harm due to the continued restrictions imposed to combat Covid-19 and provide frontline assistance and support to them\. These are children who are not receiving support currently from statutory agencies; and are at risk of harm and/or experiencing adverse impact to their health and wellbeing due to Covid-19\.

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## Source

[View the original notice on Contracts Finder](https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/7536e8e8-752c-4f15-8e59-645b12c9f15c-404493)