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Fostering Recruitment and Retention Programme Delivery Partner 25-26

DEPARTMENT FOR EDUCATION

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22 Apr 2025 at 12:33

Award Notice
Summary of the contracting process

The Department for Education has completed the procurement process for the "Fostering Recruitment and Retention Programme Delivery Partner 25-26" contract. This tender falls under the business and management consultancy services category and covers a wide geographic area, including British Overseas Territories, the Channel Islands, Europe, the Isle of Man, the rest of the world, and the United Kingdom. Using a selective procurement method, the contract was awarded through a call-off from the RM6187 Management Consultancy Framework Three (MCF3) Lot 7, with a total contract value of £374,520. The procurement stage has reached the "Award" phase as of 22nd April 2025, with the contract period starting from 9th April 2025 and ending on 31st March 2026.

This tender presents significant opportunities for businesses, particularly SMEs and voluntary, community, and social enterprises (VCSEs), given its suitability criteria. The programme is designed to provide strategic oversight and support to local authorities (LAs) in foster care recruitment, enhancing regional collaboration and sharing of insights. Businesses with expertise in management consultancy, particularly those with experience in working with public sector organisations and policy development, are well-suited to compete for such contracts in the future. Successful engagement in this programme can lead to further opportunities in the public sector, strengthening a company's portfolio and fostering growth.

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Notice Information

Notice Title

Fostering Recruitment and Retention Programme Delivery Partner 25-26

Notice Description

We required a delivery partner to work alongside us and the sector to provide challenge, independent oversight and support to LAs in relation to foster care recruitment support hubs, to ensure that this programme results in real, lasting change. The delivery partner would provide oversight of the project and leverage regional working at a senior strategic level to establish regional working patterns. The purpose of a delivery partner is to provide appropriate levels of both challenge and support to LAs to ensure new ways of working are embedded, as well as gathering and sharing insights between groups of LAs on approaches, successes and challenges to bring shared learning to the regions taking part in this programme nationally and inform DfE policy development. We ran this competition using RM6187 Management Consultancy Framework Three (MCF3) Lot 7. This means that only those who were on the Commercial Agreement Lot 7 could submit a bid in response to the published contract notice.

Notice Details

Publication & Lifecycle

Open Contracting ID
ocds-b5fd17-51ca1d63-8da4-4588-8cd2-fbecd8c633df
Publication Source
Contracts Finder
Latest Notice
https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/16559985-dd8d-46d0-8d05-a18a45fec572
Current Stage
Award
All Stages
Award

Procurement Classification

Notice Type
Award Notice
Procurement Type
Framework
Procurement Category
Services
Procurement Method
Selective
Procurement Method Details
Call-off from a framework agreement
Tender Suitability
SME, VCSE
Awardee Scale
SME

Common Procurement Vocabulary (CPV)

CPV Divisions

79 - Business services: law, marketing, consulting, recruitment, printing and security

CPV Codes

79410000 - Business and management consultancy services

Notice Value(s)

Tender Value
£374,520 £100K-£500K
Lots Value
Not specified
Awards Value
£374,520 £100K-£500K
Contracts Value
Not specified

Notice Dates

Publication Date
22 Apr 202510 months ago
Submission Deadline
7 Mar 2025Expired
Future Notice Date
Not specified
Award Date
8 Apr 202510 months ago
Contract Period
8 Apr 2025 - 31 Mar 2026 6-12 months
Recurrence
Not specified

Notice Status

Tender Status
Complete
Lots Status
Not Specified
Awards Status
Active
Contracts Status
Not Specified

Buyer & Supplier

Contracting Authority (Buyer)

Main Buyer
DEPARTMENT FOR EDUCATION
Contact Name
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Contact Email
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Contact Phone
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Buyer Location

Locality
DARLINGTON
Postcode
DL1 5QE
Post Town
Darlington
Country
England
Major Region (ITL 1)
TLC North East (England)
Basic Region (ITL 2)
TLC3 Tees Valley
Small Region (ITL 3)
TLC33 Darlington
Delivery Location
Not specified
Local Authority
Darlington
Electoral Ward
Park East
Westminster Constituency
Darlington

Supplier Information

Number of Suppliers
1
Supplier Name

MUTUAL VENTURES

Further Information

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