Tender

Pre-Case Management Hearing Meeting Pilot Delivery Partner

DEPARTMENT FOR EDUCATION

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Tender

14 Feb 2024 at 13:58

Summary of the contracting process

The Department for Education is seeking a delivery partner for a pilot project aimed at reducing delays in public law proceedings in the family court. The project involves introducing a pre-Case Management Hearing meeting to improve process efficiency. The contract period is from April 1, 2024, to March 31, 2025. The procurement method is an open procedure, and the tender deadline for submission is March 18, 2024.

This tender opportunity provides businesses in the education and training services industry with the chance to become a delivery partner for a national pilot programme. Suitable businesses would have expertise in implementation and change management, supporting relationships, learning dissemination, oversight, and monitoring. Interested parties should focus on establishing key stakeholder relationships, providing training workshops, and collecting data to monitor the initiative's progress effectively.

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Notice Title

Pre-Case Management Hearing Meeting Pilot 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 competition is being run through DfEs E-Sourcing portal - Jaggaer https://education.app.jaggaer.com/web/login.html Please contact vicki.gregg@education.gov.uk if you have any issues.

Lot Information

Lot 1

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. This competition is being run through DfEs E-Sourcing portal - Jaggaer https://education.app.jaggaer.com/web/login.html Please contact vicki.gregg@education.gov.uk if you have any issues.

Publication & Lifecycle

Open Contracting ID
ocds-h6vhtk-043a0c
Publication Source
Find A Tender Service
Latest Notice
https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/004931-2024
Current Stage
Tender
All Stages
Tender

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
Not specified

Common Procurement Vocabulary (CPV)

CPV Divisions

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

80 - Education and training services


CPV Codes

79411000 - General management consultancy services

80000000 - Education and training services

Notice Value(s)

Tender Value
£731,000 £500K-£1M
Lots Value
Not specified
Awards Value
Not specified
Contracts Value
Not specified

Notice Dates

Publication Date
14 Feb 20242 years ago
Submission Deadline
18 Mar 2024Expired
Future Notice Date
Not specified
Award Date
Not specified
Contract Period
31 Mar 2024 - 31 Mar 2025 6-12 months
Recurrence
Not specified

Notice Status

Tender Status
Active
Lots Status
Active
Awards Status
Not Specified
Contracts Status
Not Specified

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

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