# After School Dance Group for Care Experienced Children in Nottinghamshire

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

## Key facts

- Public buyer: [Nottinghamshire County Council](/buyers/nottinghamshire-county-council/contract-awards)
- Contract winner: Care to Dance
- Award value: £21,000
- Tender value: £21,000
- Award date: 29 August 2025
- Published: 7 October 2025
- Contract start: 1 September 2025
- Contract end: 31 August 2026
- Stage: awarded
- Procurement category: services
- Notice ID: c06bb298-4841-4f26-9962-d6b3d6bc8dc2-867180
- OCID: ocds-b5fd17-5462f88e-a047-4ca3-893e-44d0401f9fd2

## Description

The Council has a statutory responsibility to support children who are looked after and, in its care, makegood educational progress, have good mental health, and have access to the arts\. To help achieve this, the Council seeks to commission a weekly extra-curricular dance group for Nottinghamshire care-experienced children and young people\. The Provider will use a trauma-informed approach to meet the needs of the Service Users, supported in part by the presence of social workers as core team members at every session\. The Provider Personnel must include dance teachers and choreographers capable to teach a range of dance styles to meet the interests of the Service Users and to broaden their experience\. The Provider must ensure that the Provider Personnel have the necessary DBS and safeguarding training\.

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## Source

[View the original notice on Contracts Finder](https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/c06bb298-4841-4f26-9962-d6b3d6bc8dc2-867180)