Delivery Partner for the Regional Care Co-operatives Pathfinders and Commissioning, Forecasting and Market Shaping National Support

Department for Education

This public procurement record has 2 releases in its history.

Award

17 May 2024 at 12:19

Planning

06 Sep 2023 at 09:55

Summary of the contracting process

The Department for Education has completed the award process for the contract titled "Delivery Partner for the Regional Care Co-operatives Pathfinders and Commissioning, Forecasting and Market Shaping National Support." This procurement falls under the services category within business services. The contract aims to support two Regional Care Cooperatives at the planning stage to test a new approach to providing care placements for looked after children. The buying organisation, Department for Education, located in London, UK, has awarded the contract to Mutual Ventures Limited with a value of £1,704,224. The procurement method used was a selective process.

This tender presents an opportunity for businesses with expertise in children's social care, programme management, change management, and specialist technical skills to compete. The Department for Education's commitment to co-designing and delivering the pathfinders underlines the focus on social value and quality. Businesses with experience in delivering national support on commissioning, forecasting, and market shaping are well-suited to bid for this contract. The deadline for the award is in April 2024, providing potential bidders with a clear timeline to engage and prepare competitive bids.

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Notice Title

Delivery Partner for the Regional Care Co-operatives Pathfinders and Commissioning, Forecasting and Market Shaping National Support

Notice Description

The Delivery Partner contract will deliver support for the two Regional Care Cooperatives and national support with forecasting, commissioning and market shaping.

Lot Information

Lot 1

In February 2023, the Department for Education published its implementation strategy and consultation on children's social care reform, Stable Homes, Built on Love. As part of this, the Department has committed to working with local authorities and key partners to co-design and deliver two pathfinder Regional Care Cooperatives (RCCs) over this Spending Review period to test a new approach to planning, commissioning and delivering care placements for looked after children, with a view to rolling out after evaluating the best approach with the sector. The co-design process with local partners will shape the exact model and approach taken in each pathfinder area. The department also committed to commission an external organisation to deliver national support with forecasting, procurement and market shaping to local authorities.

Publication & Lifecycle

Open Contracting ID
ocds-h6vhtk-03fa52
Publication Source
Find A Tender Service
Latest Notice
https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/015697-2024
Current Stage
Award
All Stages
Planning, Award

Procurement Classification

Notice Type
Planning Notice
Procurement Type
Standard
Procurement Category
Services
Procurement Method
Selective
Procurement Method Details
Restricted procedure
Tender Suitability
Not specified
Awardee Scale
SME

Common Procurement Vocabulary (CPV)

CPV Divisions

79 - Business services: law, marketing, consulting, recruitment, printing and security

85 - Health and social work services


CPV Codes

79000000 - Business services: law, marketing, consulting, recruitment, printing and security

85000000 - Health and social work services

Notice Value(s)

Tender Value
Not specified
Lots Value
Not specified
Awards Value
Not specified
Contracts Value
£1,704,224 £1M-£10M

Notice Dates

Publication Date
17 May 20242 years ago
Submission Deadline
Not specified
Future Notice Date
18 Dec 2023Expired
Award Date
19 Apr 20242 years ago
Contract Period
Not specified - Not specified
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
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Contact Email
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Contact Phone
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Buyer Location

Locality
LONDON
Postcode
SW1P 3BT
Postcode Area
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

Mutual Ventures Limited

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