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CR: Foster Care: Delivery Partner/Consultant- CFN

DEPARTMENT FOR EDUCATION

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16 Aug 2023 at 13:16

Summary of the contracting process

The Department for Education has awarded a procurement contract for 'CR: Foster Care: Delivery Partner/Consultant- CFN' to Mutual Ventures Limited. The contract is for procurement consultancy services valued at 996,554.97 GBP, using a selective procurement method. The contract period is from 8th August 2023 to 31st March 2025, and the tender period ended on 7th June 2023. The contract covers regions across the United Kingdom, offering growth opportunities for businesses operating in the services industry category.

This tender presents opportunities for small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) as well as voluntary, community, and social enterprises (VCSEs) to provide challenge, oversight, and support to Local Authorities in foster care recruitment. Businesses must be on Commercial Agreement Lot 7 under RM6187 Management Consultancy Framework Three (MCF3) to bid. The Department for Education in London is the contracting authority overseeing this procurement process, aiming for real, lasting change and policy development through regional working partnerships.

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Notice Title

CR: Foster Care: Delivery Partner/Consultant- CFN

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.

Publication & Lifecycle

Open Contracting ID
ocds-b5fd17-72a6d1f7-8327-423f-9e07-fcfb96a80c24
Publication Source
Contracts Finder
Latest Notice
https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/2e9d3ecb-812c-4509-a973-d3f17255608a
Current Stage
Award
All Stages
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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

79418000 - Procurement consultancy services

Notice Value(s)

Tender Value
£996,554 £500K-£1M
Lots Value
Not specified
Awards Value
£996,554 £500K-£1M
Contracts Value
Not specified

Notice Dates

Publication Date
16 Aug 20232 years ago
Submission Deadline
7 Jun 2023Expired
Future Notice Date
Not specified
Award Date
7 Aug 20232 years ago
Contract Period
7 Aug 2023 - 31 Mar 2025 1-2 years
Recurrence
Not specified

Notice Status

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

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
LONDON
Postcode
SW1P 3BT
Post Town
South West London
Country
England

Major Region (ITL 1)
TLI London
Basic Region (ITL 2)
TLI3 Inner London - West
Small Region (ITL 3)
TLI35 Westminster and City of London
Delivery Location
TLC North East (England), TLD North West (England), TLE Yorkshire and The Humber, TLF East Midlands (England), TLG West Midlands (England), TLI London, TLJ South East (England), TLK South West (England)

Local Authority
Westminster
Electoral Ward
St James's
Westminster Constituency
Cities of London and Westminster

Supplier Information

Number of Suppliers
1
Supplier Name

MUTUAL VENTURES

Further Information

Notice Documents

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