Award

Kinship Carer Training

DEPARTMENT FOR EDUCATION

This public procurement record has 3 releases in its history.

Award

28 Nov 2023 at 09:13

Tender

05 May 2023 at 08:30

Tender

24 Feb 2023 at 13:54

Summary of the contracting process

The Department for Education has awarded a contract for the provision of Kinship Carer Training services to Grandparents Plus t/a Kinship. The services aim to offer training, support, and advice to kinship carers in England. The contract has a total value of £2,924,771.02 and was signed on 17th October 2023. The procurement process was conducted through an open procedure, and the contracting authority is based in London, UK.

This tender for Kinship Carer Training services by the Department for Education presents an opportunity for businesses in the services industry, particularly those specializing in adult and other education services. Companies with expertise in providing training and support to kinship carers would be well-suited to compete. The contract involves developing a national training and support offer for kinship carers, addressing critical needs identified in the children's social care system.

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Notice Title

Kinship Carer Training

Notice Description

The 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).

Lot Information

Lot 1

for the services of training, information, support and advice for kinship carers in England.

Options: 2 x 1 year options

Renewal: 2 optional 1 year extensions

Publication & Lifecycle

Open Contracting ID
ocds-h6vhtk-03abcd
Publication Source
Find A Tender Service
Latest Notice
https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/034998-2023
Current Stage
Award
All Stages
Tender, Award

Procurement Classification

Notice Type
Tender Notice
Procurement Type
Standard
Procurement Category
Services
Procurement Method
Open
Procurement Method Details
Open procedure
Tender Suitability
Not specified
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
£2,000,000 £1M-£10M
Lots Value
Not specified
Awards Value
Not specified
Contracts Value
£2,924,771 £1M-£10M

Notice Dates

Publication Date
28 Nov 20232 years ago
Submission Deadline
10 Jul 2023Expired
Future Notice Date
Not specified
Award Date
16 Oct 20232 years ago
Contract Period
30 Sep 2023 - 31 Mar 2025 1-2 years
Recurrence
Not specified

Notice Status

Tender Status
Complete
Lots Status
Cancelled
Awards Status
Active
Contracts Status
Active

Contracting Authority (Buyer)

Main Buyer
DEPARTMENT FOR EDUCATION
Contact Name
Not specified
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

Supplier Information

Number of Suppliers
1
Supplier Name

GRANDPARENTS PLUS T/A KINSHIP

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