--- title: "Family Group Conferencing Market Work CF" ocid: "ocds-b5fd17-052fb328-975d-438d-aedf-32b315e8cdb2" canonical_url: "https://d3tenders.com/contract/?ocid=ocds-b5fd17-052fb328-975d-438d-aedf-32b315e8cdb2" markdown_url: "https://d3tenders.com/contract/ocds-b5fd17-052fb328-975d-438d-aedf-32b315e8cdb2.md" json_url: "https://d3tenders.com/contract/ocds-b5fd17-052fb328-975d-438d-aedf-32b315e8cdb2.json" source: "Contracts Finder" current_stage: "Planning" buyer: "DEPARTMENT FOR EDUCATION" published: "2024-11-25" --- # Family Group Conferencing Market Work CF Buyer: DEPARTMENT FOR EDUCATION Current stage: Planning OCID: ocds-b5fd17-052fb328-975d-438d-aedf-32b315e8cdb2 [View canonical contract page](https://d3tenders.com/contract/?ocid=ocds-b5fd17-052fb328-975d-438d-aedf-32b315e8cdb2) [Download OCDS JSON](https://d3tenders.com/contract/ocds-b5fd17-052fb328-975d-438d-aedf-32b315e8cdb2.json) ## Summary The Department for Education is initiating a public procurement process titled "Family Group Conferencing Market Work CF," within the health and social work services industry. This process is currently in the planning stage, with an early engagement notice published on 25th November 2024, and a due date for engagement ending on 11th December 2024. The initiative seeks to gather insights from suppliers to develop a legislative policy mandating local authorities to offer Family Group Decision Making (FGDM) meetings to families at the pre-proceedings stage. A pre-market engagement event will be held online on 12th December 2024, from 14:00 to 15:00, to provide further information and collect feedback from potential suppliers. This tender presents a valuable opportunity for businesses involved in training facilitators for FGDM meetings, particularly those experienced with the Family Group Conferencing (FGC) model. SMEs and VCSEs are especially encouraged to participate, given the Department's interest in gathering diverse perspectives from organisations of all sizes. By engaging in this process, businesses can influence the development of important policy, expand their market presence, and contribute to significant social initiatives aimed at supporting families and keeping children safe. Suppliers interested in attending the pre-market engagement event should express their interest by emailing Vicki Gregg by midday on 11th December. ## Notice The Department for Education is seeking early market engagement on training provision and capacity for facilitators of family group decision making (FGDM) meetings. A widely used model of this is Family Group Conferencing (FGC). We are developing policy which seeks to legislate to mandate local authorities to offer FGDM meetings to all families at the pre-proceedings stage (i.e. families with cases 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 process over the next two months, to give potential suppliers insight into the future development of this policy. As part of this process, we are interested in gathering insight from suppliers and organisations of all sizes in the following areas: Providers of training for staff involved in FGDM meetings (including but not limited to the specific FGC model). We will use a number of different routes to gather feedback and insight, including questionnaires and in-depth sessions. A Pre Market Engagement event will be held on Thursday 12 December 2024,14.00-15.00, which will provide further information on the structure of the market engagement process, the information the Department would like to gather and the opportunities suppliers will have to offer feedback and insight. For suppliers interested in attending this initial on line Pre Market Engagement event, please indicate your interest via the email address available here by midday 11th Dec. A MS teams invite will be forwarded to you prior to the online event. Subject: Family Group Decision Making Pre Market Engagement Event Vicki.Gregg@education.gov.uk ## Key Details | Field | Value | | --- | --- | | Publication source | Contracts Finder | | Latest notice | https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/b26d6984-a74e-4c45-8840-fb6d30d9b623 | | Notice type | Market Engagement Notice | | Procurement type | Standard | | Procurement category | Not specified | | Procurement method | Not Specified | | Procurement method details | Not specified | | Tender suitability | SME, VCSE | | Awardee scale | Not specified | | All stages | Planning | ## Dates | Field | Value | | --- | --- | | Publication date | 25 Nov 2024 | | Submission deadline | Not specified | | Future notice date | 11 Dec 2024 | | Award date | Not specified | | Contract period | Not specified | | Recurrence | Not specified | ## Values | Field | Value | | --- | --- | | Tender value | Not specified | | Lots value | Not specified | | Awards value | Not specified | | Contracts value | Not specified | ## Status | Field | Value | | --- | --- | | Tender status | Planning | | Lots status | Not specified | | Awards status | Not specified | | Contracts status | Not specified | ## Buyer | Field | Value | | --- | --- | | Main buyer | DEPARTMENT FOR EDUCATION | | Locality | LONDON | | Post town | South West London | | Postcode | SW1P 3BT | | Country | England | | ITL 1 | TLI London | | ITL 2 | TLI3 Inner London - West | | ITL 3 | TLI35 Westminster and City of London | | Local authority | Westminster | | Electoral ward | St James's | | Westminster constituency | Cities of London and Westminster | | Delivery location | Not specified | ## CPV Codes ### Divisions - 85 - Health and social work services ### Codes - 85000000 - Health and social work services ## Release History - 25 Nov 2024 at 10:46 - Planning - Market Engagement Notice - https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/b26d6984-a74e-4c45-8840-fb6d30d9b623 ## Documents - https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/b26d6984-a74e-4c45-8840-fb6d30d9b623 25th November 2024 - Early engagement notice on Contracts Finder ## Provenance This Markdown file is an alternate public rendering of the D3 Tenders contract record. 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