--- title: "Participation and Family Support" ocid: "ocds-b5fd17-730de8b0-5ac9-4c3d-8333-92e3489ecbc6" canonical_url: "https://d3tenders.com/contract/?ocid=ocds-b5fd17-730de8b0-5ac9-4c3d-8333-92e3489ecbc6" markdown_url: "https://d3tenders.com/contract/ocds-b5fd17-730de8b0-5ac9-4c3d-8333-92e3489ecbc6.md" json_url: "https://d3tenders.com/contract/ocds-b5fd17-730de8b0-5ac9-4c3d-8333-92e3489ecbc6.json" source: "Contracts Finder" current_stage: "Planning" buyer: "DEPARTMENT FOR EDUCATION" published: "2020-07-31" --- # Participation and Family Support Buyer: DEPARTMENT FOR EDUCATION Current stage: Planning OCID: ocds-b5fd17-730de8b0-5ac9-4c3d-8333-92e3489ecbc6 [View canonical contract page](https://d3tenders.com/contract/?ocid=ocds-b5fd17-730de8b0-5ac9-4c3d-8333-92e3489ecbc6) [Download OCDS JSON](https://d3tenders.com/contract/ocds-b5fd17-730de8b0-5ac9-4c3d-8333-92e3489ecbc6.json) ## Summary The procurement process titled "Participation and Family Support" is initiated by the Department for Education, with its focus on civic betterment and community facility support services. This tender is currently in the planning stage, with an engagement end date set for 21 August 2020. The service is expected to cover several locations, including the UK and British Overseas Territories. Interested parties should note that the tender documents have been published and are available for review. This tender presents significant growth opportunities for businesses, particularly those specialising in civic and community support services, as well as those that cater to children with Special Educational Needs and Disabilities (SEND). Small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) and voluntary and community sector enterprises (VCSEs) are highly encouraged to bid, leveraging their capacity to enhance the design and delivery processes of SEND services across localities. Businesses with experience in co-production and stakeholder engagement will be particularly well-suited for this opportunity. ## Notice Our vision for children with Special Educational Needs and Disabilities (SEND) is the same as for all children and young people - that they achieve well in their early years, at school and in college, that they find employment; lead happy and fulfilled lives; and experience choice and control. In 2014, we made significant changes to the way the SEND system works. Those reforms were designed to put children and young people with SEND at the heart of the process, by joining up services for 0-25 year olds across local authorities, schools and colleges, and health and social care, and by focusing on positive outcomes in terms of employment, independent living, health, and community participation. Effective involvement of parents and young people in the design and delivery of SEND services and provision was a fundamental principle of the Children and Families Act. Local authorities are statutorily required to ensure that the views, wishes and feelings of children and parents are taken into account when deciding what support they need, empowering them to make informed choices and supporting them to influence SEND policy at a local and national level. They are also statutorily required to ensure children and young people with SEND and parents have access to impartial information, advice and support. The move to the new system involved significant changes in the way that local agencies work together and while encouraging progress has been made, there is still some way to go before the reforms and associated cultural changes are fully embedded across the education, health and care sectors. This project supports this continued improvement of co-production, including supporting the continued embedding of the voices of SEND stakeholders in national policy development and improving communication of national policy messages. The functions of the Participation and Family Support will include, but not be limited to the requirements set out below. Participants are invited to populate Section 3 of the attached, however as previously specified the requirement, objectives and structure of the potential opportunity going forward may be subject to change. ## Key Details | Field | Value | | --- | --- | | Publication source | Contracts Finder | | Latest notice | https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/2947ae5f-2a4d-4047-9d73-c98368d817cd | | 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 | 31 Jul 2020 | | Submission deadline | Not specified | | Future notice date | 21 Aug 2020 | | 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 - 98 - Other community, social and personal services ### Codes - 98133100 - Civic betterment and community facility support services ## Release History - 31 Jul 2020 at 09:08 - Planning - Market Engagement Notice - https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/2947ae5f-2a4d-4047-9d73-c98368d817cd ## Documents - https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/2947ae5f-2a4d-4047-9d73-c98368d817cd 31st July 2020 - Early engagement notice on Contracts Finder - https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/Attachment/2512197f-9e5f-41e9-9fd0-1579a2903b87 n/a - http://ted.europa.eu/udl?uri=TED:NOTICE:343619-2020:TEXT:EN:HTML PIN ## Provenance This Markdown file is an alternate public rendering of the D3 Tenders contract record. 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