AwardedAwarded 2 January 2026
SAFE Birmingham Taskforce Track 2 Interventions (Mentoring)
Birmingham City Council · Local authority
In brief
Birmingham City Council awarded care work to Aston Villa Foundation, Vision for All CIC and Birmingham Urban Rhythm Network (BURN Consortium) and 10 others on 2 January 2026.
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What the notice says
Support, Attend, Fulfil, Exceed (SAFE) is a schools-led response to serious youth violence, focused on providing earlier intervention in mainstream secondary schools. It is aligned with the expectations placed upon Schools, Academy trusts, governing bodies, and local authorities by the Working Together to Improve School Attendance guidance. The aims of the SAFE programme are to:
- Improve socio-emotional regulation and wellbeing
- Improve behaviour within schools and the local area
- Improve school attendance
- Reduce vulnerability to, and involvement in, serious violence
The expected outputs from the award of these contracts will be:
- Mentoring services for 36 secondary schools with a minimum of 620 referrals
- Weekly (term time) mentoring for a minimum of 6 months per referral (two terms) alongside complementary afterschool and school holiday activity.
Expected outcomes from the Services are:
- Improvements in behaviour of young people
- Improvements in socio-emotional wellbeing
- Improvements in / stabilisation of attendance
Who won
| Winner | Value | Dates |
|---|---|---|
| Aston Villa Foundation (SME) | £64,606 | 2 January 2026 to 31 August 2026 |
| Vision for All CIC (SME) | £76,283 | 2 January 2026 to 31 August 2026 |
| Vision for All CIC (SME) | — | 2 January 2026 to 31 August 2026 |
| Birmingham Urban Rhythm Network (BURN Consortium) (SME) Birmingham Urban Rhythm Network (SME) | £91,322 | 2 January 2026 to 31 August 2026 |
| Every Child Needs a Mentor | £68,763 | 2 January 2026 to 31 August 2026 |
| Evolve: A Social Impact Company Limited (SME) | £199,000 | 2 January 2026 to 31 August 2026 |
| First Class Foundation (SME) | £68,763 | 2 January 2026 to 31 August 2026 |
| Mentoring and Diverse Educators CIC (SME) Mentoring Arts and Diverse Educators CIC (SME) | £54,424 | 2 January 2026 to 31 August 2026 |
| Recrea8 Now (SME) Recre8now (SME) | £76,283 | 2 January 2026 to 31 August 2026 |
| Birmingham Sport and Physical Activity Trust (SME) | £91,322 | 2 January 2026 to 31 August 2026 |
| Urban Devotion Birmingham (SME) | £76,283 | 2 January 2026 to 31 August 2026 |
Values as the award notice gives them, excluding VAT where stated.
Timeline
- Transparency notice · UK5, notice 065539-2025
- Contract details notice · UK7, notice 067357-2026
About the buyer
Birmingham City CouncilLast 12 months
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From notice 065539-2025 on Find a Tender, first published 15 October 2025, last updated 16 July 2026. We last checked for changes on 28 September 2026.