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title: "Fostering Recruitment Campaign"
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current_stage: "Award"
buyer: "DEPARTMENT FOR EDUCATION"
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# Fostering Recruitment Campaign

Buyer: DEPARTMENT FOR EDUCATION  
Current stage: Award  
OCID: ocds-b5fd17-18bafb50-c1da-4e49-b264-b77029fba75b

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## Summary

The procurement process involves the Department for Education, which is seeking to implement a "Fostering Recruitment Campaign" to enhance public understanding of fostering and attract suitable candidates. The contract, valued at £14,495, is characterised as a direct procurement with a single tender action below threshold. The contract period is set from 15th February 2021 to 31st March 2021, following a tender period that ended on 1st February 2021. The campaign is classified under market research services and involves delivery addresses across the United Kingdom and other regions.

This tender presents significant opportunities for small and medium enterprises (SMEs) and voluntary, community, and social enterprises (VCSEs) that specialise in market research and promotional activities. Businesses with expertise in fostering awareness, behavioural insights, or local authority collaboration will find this contract particularly appealing. Engaging in this campaign can help contractors build relationships with educational and governmental institutions, potentially leading to further projects in the services industry.

## Notice

Contract to develop and deliver a programme of targeted recruitment focussed seminars to enable local authorities to increase public understanding of what fostering is, and to encourage more of the right people to come forward to foster. This small-scale campaign will be designed using evidence-based findings from the DfE-commissioned behavioural insights research (June 2020).

## Key Details

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Publication source | Contracts Finder |
| Latest notice | https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/3e57b004-bb15-466f-abc7-dde3182f8ba0 |
| Notice type | Award Notice |
| Procurement type | Standard |
| Procurement category | Services |
| Procurement method | Direct |
| Procurement method details | Single tender action (below threshold) |
| Tender suitability | SME, VCSE |
| Awardee scale | Large |
| All stages | Award |

## Dates

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Publication date | 15 Mar 2021 |
| Submission deadline | 1 Feb 2021 |
| Future notice date | Not specified |
| Award date | 15 Feb 2021 |
| Contract period | 15 Feb 2021 - 31 Mar 2021 |
| Recurrence | Not specified |

## Values

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Tender value | £14,495 |
| Lots value | Not specified |
| Awards value | £14,495 |
| Contracts value | Not specified |

## Status

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Tender status | Complete |
| Lots status | Not specified |
| Awards status | Active |
| Contracts status | Not specified |

## Buyer

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Main buyer | DEPARTMENT FOR EDUCATION |
| Locality | SHEFFIELD |
| Post town | Sheffield |
| Postcode | S1 2FJ |
| Country | England |
| ITL 1 | TLE Yorkshire and The Humber |
| ITL 2 | TLE3 South Yorkshire |
| ITL 3 | TLE32 Sheffield |
| Local authority | Sheffield |
| Electoral ward | City |
| Westminster constituency | Sheffield Central |
| Delivery location | Not specified |

## Supplier

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Number of suppliers | 1 |
| Supplier names | KANTAR |

## CPV Codes

### Divisions

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

### Codes

- 79310000 - Market research services

## Release History

- 15 Mar 2021 at 15:22 - AwardUpdate - Award Notice - https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/3e57b004-bb15-466f-abc7-dde3182f8ba0
- 15 Mar 2021 at 15:22 - Award - Award Notice - https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/3e57b004-bb15-466f-abc7-dde3182f8ba0

## Documents

- https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/3e57b004-bb15-466f-abc7-dde3182f8ba0
  15th March 2021 - Awarded contract notice on Contracts Finder

## Provenance

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