Notice Information
Notice Title
Pre CMH (CAFCASS) Delivery Partner
Notice Description
The services relate to the Department's aim to procure a delivery partner for a pilot aimed at reducing delays in public law proceedings in the family court. The pilot will specifically introduce a pre-Case Management Hearing (CMH) meeting between the Cafcass Guardian (CG) and Local Authority social worker to facilitate mutual understanding about the case, to ensure a smoother process through court. This is an information-sharing meeting, taking place after the issuing of care proceedings, but prior to the first Case Management Hearing. This will allow the Cafcass Guardian to gain a better understanding of the case and be better informed on the social work analysis of the timing of the application and reason for type of Order applied for. We would expect, for example, that that this increased clarity may reduce uncertainty that leads to requests for new expert assessments at the case management hearing, and facilitate a more effective process through court. - A proof of concept pilot of this work is currently underway (August to December 2023), testing the pre-CMH meeting in 22 local authorities. We are now seeking a Delivery Partner to facilitate the national roll out of the substantive pilot from March 2024 to April 2025 . All local authorities across England will be encouraged to participate through an open expression of interest process. - While we will work closely with the successful Delivery Partner to design the specifics of a programme of work, there are four main areas we expect the Delivery Partner to service: - Implementation and change management; - Supporting effective working relationships; - Spreading of learning; and - Oversight and monitoring The DfE are seeking to contract the Delivery Partner to: - Establish and maintain relationships with the key stakeholders and professionals involved in the pilot, including professionals from LAs, Cafcass and HMCTS to ensure successful delivery of the pilot. - Set up and deliver workshops to provide training to professionals involved in the pilot, to support them in testing this meeting. - Set up drop-in sessions and communications to enable regular access to support and feedback. Feedback may include any recommendations to refine the meeting structure. - Provide ongoing support, training, information and advice for local authorities and partners through a range of methods of support. - Collect qualitative and quantitative data and monitor progress of the initiative to the department, including regular reporting to the DfE. - Support the Evaluation Partner to enable an effective independent evaluation of the pilot. Alongside the Delivery Partner, an Evaluation Partner will also be commissioned to independently evaluate the implementation, delivery, and impact of the pilot on its intended outcomes.
Notice Details
Publication & Lifecycle
- Open Contracting ID
- ocds-b5fd17-ab949569-9dc0-4c03-aa0e-a44444972dbd
- Publication Source
- Contracts Finder
- Latest Notice
- https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/546b2e9b-8457-4622-959c-8da726f7c8ec
- Current Stage
- Award
- All Stages
- Planning, Award
Procurement Classification
- Notice Type
- Award Notice
- Procurement Type
- Standard
- Procurement Category
- Services
- Procurement Method
- Open
- Procurement Method Details
- Open procedure (above threshold)
- Tender Suitability
- SME, VCSE
- Awardee Scale
- Large
Common Procurement Vocabulary (CPV)
- CPV Divisions
79 - Business services: law, marketing, consulting, recruitment, printing and security
80 - Education and training services
-
- CPV Codes
79410000 - Business and management consultancy services
80000000 - Education and training services
Notice Value(s)
- Tender Value
- £651,400 £500K-£1M
- Lots Value
- Not specified
- Awards Value
- £651,400 £500K-£1M
- Contracts Value
- Not specified
Notice Dates
- Publication Date
- 2 May 20241 years ago
- Submission Deadline
- 18 Mar 2024Expired
- Future Notice Date
- 5 Jan 2024Expired
- Award Date
- 1 May 20241 years ago
- Contract Period
- 1 May 2024 - 31 Mar 2025 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
- Vicki Gregg
- Contact Email
- vicki.gregg@education.gov.uk
- Contact Phone
- Not specified
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
- Not specified
-
- Local Authority
- Westminster
- Electoral Ward
- St James's
- Westminster Constituency
- Cities of London and Westminster
Further Information
Notice Documents
-
https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/546b2e9b-8457-4622-959c-8da726f7c8ec
2nd May 2024 - Awarded contract notice on Contracts Finder -
https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/23a4a875-eb3e-41d8-ab38-861783a8deb5
23rd November 2023 - Future opportunity notice on Contracts Finder
Open Contracting Data Standard (OCDS)
View full OCDS Record for this contracting process
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