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title: "(CF) Project: project_7939 - CR: Kinship Carer Training"
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# (CF) Project: project_7939 - CR: Kinship Carer Training

Buyer: DEPARTMENT FOR EDUCATION  
Current stage: Award  
OCID: ocds-b5fd17-e4ffa690-56a3-4997-bcf1-b85793a14e98

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## Summary

The Department for Education has awarded a contract for the project "Kinship Carer Training" to Grandparents Plus t/a Kinship. The procurement aims to provide training, support, and advice for kinship carers in England. The contract value is £2,924,771.02, and it falls under the Adult and other education services category. The procurement involves services captured by PCR 2015, Chapter 3, Section 7 - Social and Other Specific Services, under the Light Touch Regime. The contract period is from October 17, 2023, to March 31, 2025.

This procurement opportunity offers business growth prospects for companies involved in adult and other education services. Small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) and voluntary, community, and social enterprises (VCSEs) are well-suited to compete for this contract. The Department for Education's commitment to provide training and support to all kinship carers in England by March 2025 creates a significant opportunity for businesses to contribute to the children's social care system and make a positive impact on kinship families' lives.

## Notice

he services relate to the Department's aim to procure a package of training, information, support and advice for kinship carers in England. This is in response to the Independent Review of Children's Social Care (Care Review) call on Government to deliver a training and information package of support for kinship carers and their families. Kinship carers are relatives or friends who raise children who cannot safely remain with their parents. Across the UK more than 150,000 children are living with kinship carers - significantly more than are in the care system and many more than are adopted, making kinship care an important element of the children's social care system. These children have often suffered similar adversities to those in the care system. These include parental substance misuse or mental or physical incapacity, domestic violence, imprisonment, teenage parenthood, parental separation or death. Child protection concerns are common. At least 20% of children raised in kinship care are affected by some degree of emotional and behavioural difficulties1. The charity Kinship's 2022 annual survey "The Cost of Loving"2, found that the provision of local authority support and information for kinship carers is inadequate, risking significant costs for children, families, and the state. The survey found that 78% of carers felt they did not receive the support they needed from their local authority in order to meet the needs of their kinship child(ren), an eight-percentage point increase on last year's survey. It also found that less than a third of carers received information about being a kinship carer before or shortly after the child moved in, and only 28% had been signposted to other places they could access support. There is currently no national training and support offer for kinship carers, and what does exist is highly variable across different local authorities. Some organisations within the sector offer support, however none of that support is funded by the government. Some kinship carers attend foster carer training; however, the training isn't tailored to their specific needs (e.g. managing contact with a birth parent is different for a foster carer vs. a kinship carer). Through this procurement we want to deliver on Governments commitment to deliver a training and support offer for all kinship carers by the end of this Spending Review (March 2025).

## Key Details

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Publication source | Contracts Finder |
| Latest notice | https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/dd5601f1-f7d3-4e32-950c-3e72d9c61754 |
| Notice type | Award Notice |
| Procurement type | Standard |
| Procurement category | Services |
| Procurement method | Not Specified |
| Procurement method details | Other - The Services that are the subject of this procurement are captured by PCR 2015, Chapter 3, Section 7 (Social and Other Specific Services), the so-called "Light Touch Regime" |
| Tender suitability | SME, VCSE |
| Awardee scale | SME |
| All stages | Award |

## Dates

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Publication date | 21 Dec 2023 |
| Submission deadline | 10 Jul 2023 |
| Future notice date | Not specified |
| Award date | 16 Oct 2023 |
| Contract period | 16 Oct 2023 - 31 Mar 2025 |
| Recurrence | Not specified |

## Values

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Tender value | £9,000,000 |
| Lots value | Not specified |
| Awards value | £2,924,771 |
| 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 | NOTTINGHAM |
| Post town | Nottingham |
| Postcode | NG2 2GD |
| Country | England |
| ITL 1 | TLF East Midlands (England) |
| ITL 2 | TLF1 Derbyshire and Nottinghamshire |
| ITL 3 | TLF14 Nottingham |
| Local authority | Nottingham |
| Electoral ward | Meadows |
| Westminster constituency | Nottingham South |
| Delivery location | Not specified |

## Supplier

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Number of suppliers | 1 |
| Supplier names | GRANDPARENTS PLUS T/A KINSHIP |

## CPV Codes

### Divisions

- 80 - Education and training services

### Codes

- 80400000 - Adult and other education services

## Release History

- 21 Dec 2023 at 10:28 - AwardUpdate - Award Notice - https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/dd5601f1-f7d3-4e32-950c-3e72d9c61754
- 28 Nov 2023 at 09:55 - Award - Award Notice - https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/dd5601f1-f7d3-4e32-950c-3e72d9c61754

## Documents

- https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/dd5601f1-f7d3-4e32-950c-3e72d9c61754
  21st December 2023 - Awarded contract notice on Contracts Finder
- https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/Attachment/0d49e768-54db-4996-b8ea-edb95b4f2922
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