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title: "Evaluation - Strengthening Families Protecting Children and Supporting Families Investing in Practice"
ocid: "ocds-h6vhtk-035805"
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# Evaluation - Strengthening Families Protecting Children and Supporting Families Investing in Practice

Buyer: DEPARTMENT FOR EDUCATION  
Current stage: Tender  
OCID: ocds-h6vhtk-035805

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## Summary

The Department for Education is currently overseeing a procurement process titled "Evaluation - Strengthening Families Protecting Children and Supporting Families Investing in Practice", which falls under the social work and related services industry category. The procurement is at the tender stage, with a notable amendment informing that the evaluation contract has been extended until March 2025. Located in Manchester, UK, the contract is designed to evaluate key children's social care programmes funded through the government's budget settlement in 2018, meeting explicit funding conditions. Key dates surrounding this process and specific deadlines have not been detailed, but stakeholders can reach out to James Drew at the Department for Education for further inquiries.

This tender presents significant opportunities for businesses specialising in social care and programme evaluation. Companies engaged in performance assessments, research, and consultancy within children's services would be well-positioned to compete for this contract. The focus on strengthening families and supporting children indicates a need for innovative methodologies and robust data analysis capabilities, creating a fertile ground for service providers looking to expand their footprint in the public sector. Firms that can demonstrate experience and an evidence-based approach to social care evaluation will find this procurement particularly appealing.

## Notice

What Works for Children's Social Care (WWCSC) has been undertaking evaluation of the Department's flagship Children's Social Care (CSC) programmes: Strengthening Families, Protecting Children (SFPC) and Supporting Families: Investing in Practice (SFIP). A robust evaluation of these programmes was an explicit HMT condition of their funding of the programme in a 2018 autumn budget settlement. The funding will provide WWCSC with staffing and project funding, which will be used in accordance with the evaluation design for each programme and in accordance with the WWCSC aims and objectives to close the evidence gap in the sector. This notice is to inform that the contract has been extended until March 2025.

## Key Details

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Publication source | Find A Tender Service |
| Latest notice | https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/021034-2022 |
| Notice type | Tender Notice |
| Procurement type | Standard |
| Procurement category | Services |
| Procurement method | Not Specified |
| Procurement method details | Not specified |
| Tender suitability | Not specified |
| Awardee scale | Not specified |
| All stages | Tender |

## Dates

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Publication date | 2 Aug 2022 |
| Submission deadline | Not specified |
| Future notice date | Not specified |
| 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 | Not specified |
| Lots status | Not specified |
| Awards status | Not specified |
| 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 |

## CPV Codes

### Divisions

- 85 - Health and social work services

### Codes

- 85300000 - Social work and related services

## Release History

- 2 Aug 2022 at 08:13 - TenderUpdate - Tender Notice - https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/021034-2022

## Notice URLs

- https://ted.europa.eu/udl?uri=TED:NOTICE:416304-2017:TEXT:EN:HTML
- https://www.gov.uk/government/organisations/department-for-education

## Provenance

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