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title: "DFE SFPC Project Support Requirement"
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# DFE SFPC Project Support Requirement

Buyer: DEPARTMENT FOR EDUCATION  
Current stage: Award  
OCID: ocds-b5fd17-c80fb1cd-11d2-48da-8307-e47155045e7b

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## Summary

The Department for Education is conducting a tender process for the "DFE SFPC Project Support Requirement," aiming to enhance the delivery of children's social care services across up to 20 local authorities in England. This project falls under the project management consultancy services industry category and has a total contract value of £2,956,836, funded as part of the Children's Social Care Strengthening Families, Protecting Children programme. The contract period spans from 2 March 2020 to 31 August 2024, with the procurement method being selective via a call-off from a framework agreement. The tender was awarded on 20 February 2020, and the notice was published on 3 December 2020.

This contract presents substantial opportunities for businesses that specialise in project management consultancy services, particularly those focused on social care improvements. Small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) and voluntary, community, and social enterprises (VCSEs) are particularly well-placed to compete, given the emphasis on tailored support and innovative solutions required for the programme. Engaging in this tender allows businesses to contribute to a significant governmental initiative while potentially securing a long-term contract with the Department for Education.

## Notice

The Department for Education is looking to tender a contract to an external organisation to provide high-quality, tailored support and expertise to local authorities involved in the Children's Social Care Strengthening Families, Protecting Children programme, to support the successful implementation of whole-system change to the way children's social care services are delivered in up to 20 councils. Background to the Strengthening Families, Protecting Children programme The Autumn Budget 2018 made available up to PS84m over five years for the Children's Social Care Strengthening Families, Protecting Children (SFPC) programme. The purpose of this programme is to support up to 20 local authorities with high or rising demand for children's social care services to improve the support they offer to vulnerable children and their families. Through this, the programme aims to enable more children to stay at home thriving in stable family environments where it is safe for them to do so, and safely reduce the number of children entering care. The programme will do this by investing up to PS84m over five years from April 2019 to support local authorities to adapt and adopt one of three projects developed by Leeds, Hertfordshire, or North Yorkshire. These three projects were funded in Round One of the Department for Education's Children's Social Care Innovation Programme. This programme, launched in 2014, looked to support innovative ideas to flourish, and better enable policy and practice to be driven by a strong evidence base of what works. All projects were independently evaluated. The three chosen projects for the SFPC programme (Leeds 'Family Valued', Hertfordshire 'Family Safeguarding', and North Yorkshire's 'No Wrong Door') all demonstrated the most promising evidence of safely managing demand at the more severe end of the children's social care spectrum.

## Key Details

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Publication source | Contracts Finder |
| Latest notice | https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/35ae7622-599c-45af-b83d-bf5ee6c07979 |
| Notice type | Award Notice |
| Procurement type | Framework |
| Procurement category | Services |
| Procurement method | Selective |
| Procurement method details | Call-off from a framework agreement |
| Tender suitability | SME, VCSE |
| Awardee scale | Large |
| All stages | Award |

## Dates

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Publication date | 3 Dec 2020 |
| Submission deadline | 22 Nov 2019 |
| Future notice date | Not specified |
| Award date | 20 Feb 2020 |
| Contract period | 2 Mar 2020 - 31 Aug 2024 |
| Recurrence | Not specified |

## Values

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Tender value | £2,956,836 |
| Lots value | Not specified |
| Awards value | £2,956,836 |
| 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 | MUTUAL VENTURES |

## CPV Codes

### Divisions

- 72 - IT services: consulting, software development, Internet and support

### Codes

- 72224000 - Project management consultancy services

## Release History

- 3 Dec 2020 at 09:46 - Award - Award Notice - https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/35ae7622-599c-45af-b83d-bf5ee6c07979

## Documents

- https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/35ae7622-599c-45af-b83d-bf5ee6c07979
  3rd December 2020 - Awarded contract notice on Contracts Finder
- https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/Attachment/2de20bed-8beb-462f-a8c3-d80a8a257f63
  n/a

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