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title: "CR: Delivery Partner of Families First for Children Pathfinder Programme"
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# CR: Delivery Partner of Families First for Children Pathfinder Programme

Buyer: DEPARTMENT FOR EDUCATION  
Current stage: Award  
OCID: ocds-b5fd17-4e03ec78-8e00-4965-8d4a-2434c16e01af

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## Summary

The Department for Education has awarded a contract for the Delivery Partner of Families First for Children Pathfinder Programme. The procurement process was an Open procedure with a total value of £972,020.15. The contract period runs from July 17, 2023, to March 31, 2025. This opportunity is suitable for small and medium-sized enterprises and voluntary, community, and social enterprise organisations. The procurement stage is complete, and the tender period ended on July 17, 2023, in various regions of the United Kingdom.

This tender provides an opportunity for businesses to engage in the design and execution of research and development services within the children's social care sector. Companies with expertise in delivering services to children and families, implementing reform programmes, and facilitating cross-sector learning can compete. The contract aims to support pathfinder local areas in implementing service delivery reforms and shaping the future of children's social care. The Department for Education is seeking a collaborative partnership to bring about meaningful change in the sector.

## Notice

This is a notice for the Award of Contract: Delivery Partner of Families First for Children Pathfinder Programme. The Independent Care Review and National Panel review made a number of ambitious recommendations to transform support and protection in children's social care (CSC). In response to these recommendations DfE has published its implementation strategy, which sets out its proposed reforms in this area of CSC: a. A new category of support - family help - to replace the current framework across voluntary targeted early help services to statutory child in need services. b. Restructuring the workforce so a multidisciplinary team of family help workers can own relationships with families in need under Section 17 of the Children Act 1989 (this means that a wider range of professionals can lead, rather than always being qualified social workers, as is the current set up). c. More effective, integrated multi-agency child protection response, including dedicated, highly skilled professionals from local authorities, police and health with responsibility for specific child protection functions. d. Change to organisational culture, involving wider family members and connected people as a central component throughout family help and child protection. This is a pivotal moment for children's social care. Given the scale and complexity of the reform programme, and the importance of robust testing to inform future policy, we are seeking to contract to an external organisation (a 'Delivery Partner') to support pathfinder local areas to implement new ways of delivering services to children and families; to identify the conditions for successful and sustained implementation of reforms across local areas; and to facilitate learning dissemination, from the programme, across relevant sectors. The Delivery Partner will work as part of a virtual team with the DfE pathfinder programme team, the external Evaluation Partner and relevant policy officials - working collaboratively towards a shared vision for a reformed children's social care system.

## Key Details

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Publication source | Contracts Finder |
| Latest notice | https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/bf833c63-45d5-43f2-88bd-35e1b9260737 |
| Notice type | Award Notice |
| Procurement type | Standard |
| Procurement category | Services |
| Procurement method | Open |
| Procurement method details | Open procedure (above threshold) |
| Tender suitability | SME, VCSE |
| Awardee scale | Large |
| All stages | Award |

## Dates

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Publication date | 13 Mar 2024 |
| Submission deadline | 16 Jul 2023 |
| Future notice date | Not specified |
| Award date | 16 Jul 2023 |
| Contract period | 16 Jul 2023 - 31 Mar 2025 |
| Recurrence | Not specified |

## Values

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Tender value | £972,020 |
| Lots value | Not specified |
| Awards value | £972,020 |
| 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 |
| Additional buyers | BRAVOSOLUTION UK LIMITED |
| 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 | TLC North East (England), TLD North West (England), TLE Yorkshire and The Humber, TLF East Midlands (England), TLG West Midlands (England), TLI London, TLJ South East (England), TLK South West (England) |

## Supplier

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Number of suppliers | 1 |
| Supplier names | MUTUAL VENTURES |

## CPV Codes

### Divisions

- 73 - Research and development services and related consultancy services

### Codes

- 73300000 - Design and execution of research and development

## Release History

- 13 Mar 2024 at 08:15 - AwardUpdate - Award Notice - https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/bf833c63-45d5-43f2-88bd-35e1b9260737
- 13 Mar 2024 at 08:15 - AwardUpdate - Award Notice - https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/bf833c63-45d5-43f2-88bd-35e1b9260737
- 5 Jan 2024 at 10:59 - AwardUpdate - Award Notice - https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/bf833c63-45d5-43f2-88bd-35e1b9260737
- 31 Jul 2023 at 13:41 - Award - Award Notice - https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/bf833c63-45d5-43f2-88bd-35e1b9260737

## Documents

- https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/bf833c63-45d5-43f2-88bd-35e1b9260737
  13th March 2024 - Awarded contract notice on Contracts Finder
- https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/Attachment/3ffdceb3-ad78-4934-9869-32ca887e6373
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- https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/Attachment/8b554435-56a7-483c-adb5-db568301b50f
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