Planning

Independent Review Mechanism for fostering and adoption

DEPARTMENT FOR EDUCATION

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Planning

15 Jun 2023 at 15:27

Planning Notice
Summary of the contracting process

The Department for Education is planning a public procurement process for an Independent Review Mechanism for fostering and adoption services. The estimated contract value is between £600,000 and £735,000 for a total contract period of 2 years with a possible 1-year extension. The procurement process is at the planning stage, with a market engagement session scheduled for feedback from the sector on the draft specifications, timeline, and procurement process. The Department intends to seek feedback through 1-2-1 engagement sessions on specific dates and subsequently distribute a feedback questionnaire to stakeholders.

This tender presents an opportunity for businesses involved in health and social work services to provide essential statutory services to prospective and existing foster parents, adopters, and adult adoptees. Businesses well-suited to compete are those experienced in offering independent review panels and complying with statutory requirements in the fostering and adoption sector. The Department for Education, as the buying organisation, aims to engage with suppliers to refine the requirements, timelines, and contract mobilisation period based on sector feedback received during the market engagement phase.

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Notice Information

Notice Title

Independent Review Mechanism for fostering and adoption

Notice Description

This PIN is for market engagement only. It does not signify the commencement of any procurement process and does not constitute any commitment by the Department for Education. If the Department for Education decides to commence any procurement process as contemplated by this notice, a separate notice will be published at the relevant time. The requirements and values set out below may be subject to change. The Independent Review Mechanism (IRM) provides an essential statutory service to prospective and existing foster parents, adopters, and adult adoptees. The main function of the IRM is to offer an objective and independent route for applicants to request a review of decisions made by fostering and adoption services about their approval status and access to their records. The service offered by the IRM is unique within the sector and enables applicants to have their case heard by an independent panel of children's social care experts. We will be holding a market engagement session to discuss our draft specification including the statutory requirements, indicative timeline, costing model, intended procurement process including the likely procurement asks within the tender documents. The departments intention is to seek feedback from the sector through 1-2-1 engagement sessions on Thursday 29th and Friday 30th June. These will be allocated on a first come first service basis. Following this market engagement session, we will be circulating a feedback questionnaire seeking your input on timelines, costing and contract mobilisation period. To confirm your attendance and receive the draft documents please email Beth.Lord@education.gov.uk.

Lot Information

Lot 1

The IRM is provided for in regulations and as a result, some elements of its delivery are prescribed in legislation. The service was introduced in 2005 through secondary legislation, under Sections 9 and 12 of the Adoption and Children Act 2002 . The purpose was to offer prospective adopters an opportunity to have decisions (Qualifying Determinations) reviewed by an independent panel if they had not been approved to adopt by their local authority or agency and were unhappy with the decision. The Independent Review of Determinations (Adoption and Fostering) Regulations 2009 expanded the original remit to provide a similar service to prospective and existing foster parents who are deemed ineligible to foster, or who face changes to their approvals; and to adult adoptees wishing to review historic decisions made about accessing their birth records. Further information about the IRM can be found here: www.gov.uk/government/organisations/independent-review-mechanism Adoption and Children Act 2002 can be found here: www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/2002/38/section/12 Independent Review of Determinations (Adoption and Fostering) Regulations 2009 can be found here: www.legislation.gov.uk/uksi/2009/395/made Additional information: Estimated Contract Value: PS600,000-735,000 for the total contract period including the optional extension (2 years +1 year optional extension)

Notice Details

Publication & Lifecycle

Open Contracting ID
ocds-h6vhtk-03d6bf
Publication Source
Find A Tender Service
Latest Notice
https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/017087-2023
Current Stage
Planning
All Stages
Planning

Procurement Classification

Notice Type
Planning Notice
Procurement Type
Standard
Procurement Category
Services
Procurement Method
Not Specified
Procurement Method Details
Not specified
Tender Suitability
Not specified
Awardee Scale
Not specified

Common Procurement Vocabulary (CPV)

CPV Divisions

85 - Health and social work services

CPV Codes

85000000 - Health and social work services

Notice Value(s)

Tender Value
£730,000 £500K-£1M
Lots Value
Not specified
Awards Value
Not specified
Contracts Value
Not specified

Notice Dates

Publication Date
15 Jun 20232 years ago
Submission Deadline
Not specified
Future Notice Date
2 Jul 2023Expired
Award Date
Not specified
Contract Period
Not specified - Not specified
Recurrence
Not specified

Notice Status

Tender Status
Planned
Lots Status
Planned
Awards Status
Not Specified
Contracts Status
Not Specified

Buyer & Supplier

Contracting Authority (Buyer)

Main Buyer
DEPARTMENT FOR EDUCATION
Contact Name
Not specified
Contact Email
beth.lord@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

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