--- title: "Family Hubs Evaluation Innovation Fund" ocid: "ocds-b5fd17-f66af0b7-73ac-47d1-8bc8-44a1b1513644" canonical_url: "https://d3tenders.com/contract/?ocid=ocds-b5fd17-f66af0b7-73ac-47d1-8bc8-44a1b1513644" markdown_url: "https://d3tenders.com/contract/ocds-b5fd17-f66af0b7-73ac-47d1-8bc8-44a1b1513644.md" json_url: "https://d3tenders.com/contract/ocds-b5fd17-f66af0b7-73ac-47d1-8bc8-44a1b1513644.json" source: "Contracts Finder" current_stage: "Award" buyer: "DEPARTMENT FOR EDUCATION" published: "2021-06-23" --- # Family Hubs Evaluation Innovation Fund Buyer: DEPARTMENT FOR EDUCATION Current stage: Award OCID: ocds-b5fd17-f66af0b7-73ac-47d1-8bc8-44a1b1513644 [View canonical contract page](https://d3tenders.com/contract/?ocid=ocds-b5fd17-f66af0b7-73ac-47d1-8bc8-44a1b1513644) [Download OCDS JSON](https://d3tenders.com/contract/ocds-b5fd17-f66af0b7-73ac-47d1-8bc8-44a1b1513644.json) ## Summary The Family Hubs Evaluation Innovation Fund, initiated by the Department for Education, focuses on assessing the effectiveness and value for money of family hubs across the UK. The procurement process is currently complete, having involved an open procedure with a deadline for expressions of interest on 13 January 2021. The service evaluation contracts, capped at £400,000 each, are set to commence in April 2021 and conclude by 31 March 2023. This tender presents significant opportunities for businesses, particularly research organisations and consultancy firms specialising in social services evaluation or working with vulnerable populations. Companies that can partner with family hubs, including local authorities or voluntary organisations, will be well-positioned to submit proposals and engage in this crucial evaluation work, aligning with governmental objectives to enhance support for families. ## Notice Expressions of Interest are sought from research organisations or consortiums working in partnership with family hub(s) on evaluation of the service effectiveness, outcomes and impacts and value for money of family hubs. All expressions of interest must be a partnership between: * A research supplier/consortium (can be a research agency or consultancy, Higher Education institute, think tank, or other research bodies); and * Family hub(s) (or consortium/group of these, and could be a local-authority run family hub, a group of local authorities with family hubs, voluntary and community sector organisations that deliver family hubs, health commissioners that fund or deliver family hubs, school-based family hubs, or other models). For contractual purposes, the lead bidder and contractor should be research supplier(s) but they must work with named family hubs for their Expression of Interest proposal, to deliver the evaluation, and have a service-level agreement in place covering relative roles, responsibilities and contract costs within the evaluation. Contracted suppliers and partner hubs are expected to work with the separately contracted National Centre for Family Hubs and Integrated Family Services on dissemination activities and to generate guidance and toolkits on evaluation for wider benefit. There is an upper cap of PS400,000 per evaluation contract. Project design and set up will commence in April 2021. We expect the projects and contracts to end by March 2023 at the latest. Additional information: The Government made a manifesto commitment to "improve the Troubled Families programme and champion Family Hubs to serve vulnerable families with the intensive, integrated support they need to care for children - from the early years and throughout their lives". In Budget 2020, the Chancellor of the Exchequer announced PS2.5 million for research and the development of best practice around the integration of services for families, including family hubs, and how best to support vulnerable children. This funding is being administered by the Department for Education. https://assets-global.website-files.com/5da42e2cae7ebd3f8bde353c/5dda924905da587992a064ba_Conservative 2019 Manifesto.pdf in 2019 Please Note: **Answers to any supplier questions received during the Expression of Interest stage will be posted on this page by the end of Monday 4th January 2021. Q&A update to be published on 4th January 2021. ## Key Details | Field | Value | | --- | --- | | Publication source | Contracts Finder | | Latest notice | https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/dbdf3eca-3415-4259-acc8-044a5a712076 | | Notice type | Award Notice | | Procurement type | Standard | | Procurement category | Goods | | Procurement method | Open | | Procurement method details | Open procedure (below threshold) | | Tender suitability | SME, VCSE | | Awardee scale | Large | | All stages | Tender, Award | ## Dates | Field | Value | | --- | --- | | Publication date | 23 Jun 2021 | | Submission deadline | 13 Jan 2021 | | Future notice date | Not specified | | Award date | 2 Jun 2021 | | Contract period | 2 Jun 2021 - 30 Jun 2023 | | Recurrence | Not specified | ## Values | Field | Value | | --- | --- | | Tender value | Not specified | | Lots value | Not specified | | Awards value | £399,853 | | 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 | MANCHESTER | | Post town | Manchester | | Postcode | M1 2WD | | Country | England | | ITL 1 | TLD North West (England) | | ITL 2 | TLD3 Greater Manchester | | ITL 3 | TLD33 Manchester | | Local authority | Manchester | | Electoral ward | Piccadilly | | Westminster constituency | Manchester Central | | Delivery location | Not specified | ## Supplier | Field | Value | | --- | --- | | Number of suppliers | 1 | | Supplier names | ECORYS | ## CPV Codes ### Divisions - 73 - Research and development services and related consultancy services ### Codes - 73000000 - Research and development services and related consultancy services ## Release History - 23 Jun 2021 at 10:55 - Award - Award Notice - https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/dbdf3eca-3415-4259-acc8-044a5a712076 - 4 Jan 2021 at 14:44 - TenderAmendment - Tender Notice - https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/088f3467-e9ef-45e0-b867-12c3faea56a2 - 17 Dec 2020 at 10:47 - TenderAmendment - Tender Notice - https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/088f3467-e9ef-45e0-b867-12c3faea56a2 - 11 Dec 2020 at 12:59 - TenderAmendment - Tender Notice - https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/088f3467-e9ef-45e0-b867-12c3faea56a2 - 10 Dec 2020 at 10:30 - TenderAmendment - Tender Notice - https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/088f3467-e9ef-45e0-b867-12c3faea56a2 - 10 Dec 2020 at 10:14 - TenderAmendment - Tender Notice - https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/088f3467-e9ef-45e0-b867-12c3faea56a2 - 10 Dec 2020 at 09:54 - Tender - Tender Notice - https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/088f3467-e9ef-45e0-b867-12c3faea56a2 ## Documents - https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/dbdf3eca-3415-4259-acc8-044a5a712076 23rd June 2021 - Awarded contract notice on Contracts Finder - https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/088f3467-e9ef-45e0-b867-12c3faea56a2 4th January 2021 - Opportunity notice on Contracts Finder - https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/Attachment/d3c1cf27-e935-4985-b742-7d438b1905cd Expression of Interest (EOI) - https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/Attachment/28462052-b8c2-4f40-8a16-bc5682550a70 Expression of Interest Form - EOI (for completion) - https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/Attachment/a045fcae-4e63-4427-bca0-c678ef85b6d2 Expression of Interest Form (EOI) for completion - https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/Attachment/41c13a51-66bc-4280-b8bf-20e818942ada Further Information - Market Warming Event Document - https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/Attachment/820f574e-8fd7-411c-8f27-9e22469c030e Market Warming Event Q&A - https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/Attachment/48c58c9e-9dee-417d-af14-8a248f53f72e Q&A for Information as of 16th December 2020 - https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/Attachment/f501eee3-7f6e-48d5-ace3-310403dd3d5d Q&A's as of January 2021 - https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/SupplierAttachment/02f3619c-23e1-48bd-87ea-1110028df5aa Redacted Contract ## Notice URLs - https://assets-global.website-files.com/5da42e2cae7ebd3f8bde353c/5dda924905da587992a064ba_Conservative ## Provenance This Markdown file is an alternate public rendering of the D3 Tenders contract record. 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