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title: "Awarded_Independent Review of Children's Social Care"
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# Awarded_Independent Review of Children's Social Care

Buyer: DEPARTMENT FOR EDUCATION  
Current stage: Award  
OCID: ocds-b5fd17-f84224c1-705f-43c1-b440-044887dc3f25

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## Summary

The Department for Education has awarded a contract for the "Independent Review of Children's Social Care," which is categorized under education and training services. The procurement process followed a selective method, using a call-off from a framework agreement. The contract commenced on 23 August 2021 and is set to conclude on 31 January 2022. Key milestones include the tender period that ended on 30 July 2021, with the award issued on 18 August 2021. The total contract value is £191,000, with submissions addressing the financial implications of the current care system.

This tender presents significant opportunities for businesses focused on social care, economic analysis, and evidence-based research. Companies engaged in consultancy, market research, and data analysis, particularly small and medium enterprises (SMEs) and voluntary, community, and social enterprises (VCSEs), are well-positioned to contribute to and benefit from this procurement process. The review aims to assess the effectiveness of public spending in children's services, creating chances for innovative solutions that can improve outcomes for vulnerable children and families.

## Notice

Contract Awarded: The Independent Review of Children's Social Care began on 1 March 2021. The review is asking how we ensure children grow up in loving, stable and safe families and where that is not possible care provides the same foundations. Underpinning this, the review will need to understand how money should be best spent to deliver improved outcomes for children and families. It is therefore essential that we understand the immediate and lifelong cost to individuals, the state and society of adverse outcomes of children who interact with the care system and how money is currently being spent. The review has committed to being evidence-based, using the most appropriate research and evidence, and will commission and carry out new analysis where appropriate. Where recommendations require spending they will be fully costed, with (as far as possible) the impact and benefits understood and expressed in costed terms. This work will be broken down into two elements of work: - Calculating the cost of the current system - including understanding the costs of adverse outcomes and the structure of current spending on children in and around the care system. To be completed by September 2021. - Estimating and modelling the cost-effectiveness and value for money of the review's recommendations - to be completed by January 2022

## Key Details

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Publication source | Contracts Finder |
| Latest notice | https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/70a8391e-6525-40b7-b3ee-e124f8496061 |
| 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 | 16 Sep 2021 |
| Submission deadline | 30 Jul 2021 |
| Future notice date | Not specified |
| Award date | 17 Aug 2021 |
| Contract period | 22 Aug 2021 - 31 Jan 2022 |
| Recurrence | Not specified |

## Values

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Tender value | £190,000 |
| Lots value | Not specified |
| Awards value | £191,000 |
| 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 | DARLINGTON |
| Post town | Darlington |
| Postcode | DL1 5QE |
| Country | England |
| ITL 1 | TLC North East (England) |
| ITL 2 | TLC3 Tees Valley |
| ITL 3 | TLC33 Darlington |
| Local authority | Darlington |
| Electoral ward | Park East |
| Westminster constituency | Darlington |
| Delivery location | Not specified |

## Supplier

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Number of suppliers | 1 |
| Supplier names | ALMA ECONOMICS |

## CPV Codes

### Divisions

- 80 - Education and training services

### Codes

- 80000000 - Education and training services

## Release History

- 16 Sep 2021 at 12:50 - Award - Award Notice - https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/70a8391e-6525-40b7-b3ee-e124f8496061

## Documents

- https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/70a8391e-6525-40b7-b3ee-e124f8496061
  16th September 2021 - Awarded contract notice on Contracts Finder
- https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/Attachment/f82a3939-eb64-4dd3-83cb-14ffb58c51e1
  n/a

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