Planning

Family Group Decision Making - Best Practise Guides

DEPARTMENT FOR EDUCATION

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Planning

05 Dec 2024 at 08:48

Summary of the contracting process

The Department for Education is planning a procurement process titled "Family Group Decision Making - Best Practise Guides" under the industry category of Education and Training Services. The procurement is currently in the planning stage, with a key Pre Market Engagement event scheduled for 13th December 2024. The contract aims to develop best practice guidance and resources for local authorities to deliver Family Group Decision Making (FGDM) meetings in the UK. This initiative is intended to support a new legal duty requiring local authorities to offer FGDM meetings to families at the pre-proceedings stage to help keep children safe and support family networks. Interested suppliers are requested to indicate their interest by emailing Vicki.Gregg@education.gov.uk by midday on 11th December 2024.

This tender creates significant opportunities for businesses specialising in education, training, and social work services to contribute to a critical social initiative. The Department for Education is actively seeking early market engagement to shape the requirements and the Invitation to Tender (ITT). Suppliers of all sizes are encouraged to participate in the consultation process, providing them with a platform to influence the tender specifications. Companies with expertise in creating best practice guidance and resources for local authority settings, particularly those experienced in family support and social work, will find this tender particularly relevant. Engaging in this procurement process can enhance the supplier's portfolio and offer opportunities for long-term collaboration with the Department for Education.

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Notice Title

Family Group Decision Making - Best Practise Guides

Notice Description

For the development of best practice guidance and resources for local authority delivery against the planned new legal duty to offer family group decision making (FGDM) meetings.

Lot Information

Lot 1

The purpose of this PIN is to initiate market consultation and is not being used as a call for competition. The Department for Education is seeking early market engagement on developing best practice guidance and resources for local authority delivery against the planned new legal duty to offer family group decision making (FGDM) meetings. As set out in the recently published CSC Policy Paper we seek to legislate to mandate local authorities to offer FGDM meetings to all families at the pre-proceedings stage (i.e. families with children on the edge of care). This will support the Department's objectives of keeping children safe and helping families thrive, with the support of family networks. The Department plans to run a market engagement event, to give prospective suppliers insight into the developing requirements for this potential procurement. As part of this process, we are interested in gathering insight from suppliers and organisations of all sizes in the following areas: Providers who will be interested in competing for a contract to develop best practice guidance and resources for local authorities to deliver FGDM meetings safely and successfully. We may use an online questionnaire to collate responses. This questionnaire will not be used as part of any competition nor evaluated and will be used only for the purposes of gathering information to help shape the requirements and the ITT. A Pre Market Engagement event will be held on Friday 13 December 2024,10.30-11.30 , which will provide further information on the developing requirements. For suppliers interested in attending this initial on line Pre Market Engagement event, please indicate your interest by emailing Vicki.Gregg@education.gov.uk, by midday 11th December. A MS teams invite will be forwarded to you prior to the online event. Subject: Family Group Decision Making - Best Practice Guidance Pre Market Engagement Event Additional information: For suppliers interested in attending this initial on line Pre Market Engagement event, please indicate your interest by emailing Vicki.Gregg@education.gov.uk, by midday 11th December. A MS teams invite will be forwarded to you prior to the online event. Subject: Family Group Decision Making - Best Practice Guidance Pre Market Engagement Event

Publication & Lifecycle

Open Contracting ID
ocds-h6vhtk-04c260
Publication Source
Find A Tender Service
Latest Notice
https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/039155-2024
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

80 - Education and training services

85 - Health and social work services


CPV Codes

80000000 - Education and training services

85000000 - Health and social work services

Notice Value(s)

Tender Value
£400,000 £100K-£500K
Lots Value
Not specified
Awards Value
Not specified
Contracts Value
Not specified

Notice Dates

Publication Date
5 Dec 20241 years ago
Submission Deadline
Not specified
Future Notice Date
19 Dec 2024Expired
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

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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