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(CF) Project: project_7939 - CR: Kinship Carer Training

DEPARTMENT FOR EDUCATION

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28 Nov 2023 at 09:55

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Summary of the contracting process

The Department for Education has awarded a contract for the project "Kinship Carer Training" to Grandparents Plus t/a Kinship. The procurement aims to provide training, support, and advice for kinship carers in England. The contract value is £2,924,771.02, and it falls under the Adult and other education services category. The procurement involves services captured by PCR 2015, Chapter 3, Section 7 - Social and Other Specific Services, under the Light Touch Regime. The contract period is from October 17, 2023, to March 31, 2025.

This procurement opportunity offers business growth prospects for companies involved in adult and other education services. Small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) and voluntary, community, and social enterprises (VCSEs) are well-suited to compete for this contract. The Department for Education's commitment to provide training and support to all kinship carers in England by March 2025 creates a significant opportunity for businesses to contribute to the children's social care system and make a positive impact on kinship families' lives.

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Notice Title

(CF) Project: project_7939 - CR: Kinship Carer Training

Notice Description

he services relate to the Department's aim to procure a package of training, information, support and advice for kinship carers in England. This is in response to the Independent Review of Children's Social Care (Care Review) call on Government to deliver a training and information package of support for kinship carers and their families. Kinship carers are relatives or friends who raise children who cannot safely remain with their parents. Across the UK more than 150,000 children are living with kinship carers - significantly more than are in the care system and many more than are adopted, making kinship care an important element of the children's social care system. These children have often suffered similar adversities to those in the care system. These include parental substance misuse or mental or physical incapacity, domestic violence, imprisonment, teenage parenthood, parental separation or death. Child protection concerns are common. At least 20% of children raised in kinship care are affected by some degree of emotional and behavioural difficulties1. The charity Kinship's 2022 annual survey "The Cost of Loving"2, found that the provision of local authority support and information for kinship carers is inadequate, risking significant costs for children, families, and the state. The survey found that 78% of carers felt they did not receive the support they needed from their local authority in order to meet the needs of their kinship child(ren), an eight-percentage point increase on last year's survey. It also found that less than a third of carers received information about being a kinship carer before or shortly after the child moved in, and only 28% had been signposted to other places they could access support. There is currently no national training and support offer for kinship carers, and what does exist is highly variable across different local authorities. Some organisations within the sector offer support, however none of that support is funded by the government. Some kinship carers attend foster carer training; however, the training isn't tailored to their specific needs (e.g. managing contact with a birth parent is different for a foster carer vs. a kinship carer). Through this procurement we want to deliver on Governments commitment to deliver a training and support offer for all kinship carers by the end of this Spending Review (March 2025).

Notice Details

Publication & Lifecycle

Open Contracting ID
ocds-b5fd17-e4ffa690-56a3-4997-bcf1-b85793a14e98
Publication Source
Contracts Finder
Latest Notice
https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/dd5601f1-f7d3-4e32-950c-3e72d9c61754
Current Stage
Award
All Stages
Award

Procurement Classification

Notice Type
Award Notice
Procurement Type
Standard
Procurement Category
Services
Procurement Method
Not Specified
Procurement Method Details
Other - The Services that are the subject of this procurement are captured by PCR 2015, Chapter 3, Section 7 (Social and Other Specific Services), the so-called "Light Touch Regime"
Tender Suitability
SME, VCSE
Awardee Scale
SME

Common Procurement Vocabulary (CPV)

CPV Divisions

80 - Education and training services

CPV Codes

80400000 - Adult and other education services

Notice Value(s)

Tender Value
£9,000,000 £1M-£10M
Lots Value
Not specified
Awards Value
£2,924,771 £1M-£10M
Contracts Value
Not specified

Notice Dates

Publication Date
21 Dec 20232 years ago
Submission Deadline
10 Jul 2023Expired
Future Notice Date
Not specified
Award Date
16 Oct 20232 years ago
Contract Period
16 Oct 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

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
NOTTINGHAM
Postcode
NG2 2GD
Post Town
Nottingham
Country
England
Major Region (ITL 1)
TLF East Midlands (England)
Basic Region (ITL 2)
TLF1 Derbyshire and Nottinghamshire
Small Region (ITL 3)
TLF14 Nottingham
Delivery Location
Not specified
Local Authority
Nottingham
Electoral Ward
Meadows
Westminster Constituency
Nottingham South

Supplier Information

Number of Suppliers
1
Supplier Name

GRANDPARENTS PLUS T/A KINSHIP

Further Information

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