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title: "Provision of the Independent Review Mechanism (IRM) for Fostering and Adoption 2024-2027"
ocid: "ocds-h6vhtk-03ebad"
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buyer: "DEPARTMENT FOR EDUCATION"
published: "2023-11-22"
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# Provision of the Independent Review Mechanism (IRM) for Fostering and Adoption 2024-2027

Buyer: DEPARTMENT FOR EDUCATION  
Current stage: Award  
OCID: ocds-h6vhtk-03ebad

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## Summary

The Department for Education has recently awarded a contract for the provision of the Independent Review Mechanism (IRM) for Fostering and Adoption services from 2024 to 2027. The contract has been awarded to Coram Children's Legal Centre (CCLC). The procurement falls under the services category, specifically for legal advisory services. The Department for Education is located in London, United Kingdom. The procurement process has been completed and the contract is now active, signed on 22nd November 2023.

This tender opportunity presents a chance for businesses specializing in legal advisory services to engage in the provision of essential statutory services for fostering and adoption. Businesses with expertise in legal, social care, and children's services would be well-suited to compete. The procurement was conducted through an open procedure, offering opportunities for businesses of various sizes to participate. The tender was aimed at soliciting high-quality services with a focus on mobilisation, delivery, reporting, social value, and cost efficiency, supporting the Department's objectives in fostering and adoption services.

## Notice

Provision of independent panels that review suitability to adopt or foster and other decisions made by adoption and fostering providers.

### Lot Information

Lot 1

The IRM provides an essential statutory service to prospective and existing foster parents, adopters and adult adoptees. The main function of the IRM is to offer an objective and independent route for applicants to request a review of decisions made by fostering and adoption services about their approval status and access to their records. The service offered by the IRM is unique within the sector and enables applicants to have their case heard by an independent panel of children's social care experts. The service is provided for in regulations and represents an. Additional information: not applicable

Renewal: There will be an option to extend the contract term for an additional period of 12 months

## Key Details

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Publication source | Find A Tender Service |
| Latest notice | https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/034498-2023 |
| Notice type | Tender Notice |
| Procurement type | Standard |
| Procurement category | Services |
| Procurement method | Open |
| Procurement method details | Open procedure |
| Tender suitability | Not specified |
| Awardee scale | Large |
| All stages | Tender, Award |

## Dates

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Publication date | 22 Nov 2023 |
| Submission deadline | 14 Sep 2023 |
| Future notice date | Not specified |
| Award date | 22 Nov 2023 |
| Contract period | Not specified |
| Recurrence | Not specified |

## Values

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Tender value | £730,428 |
| Lots value | £730,428 |
| Awards value | Not specified |
| Contracts value | £729,804 |

## Status

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Tender status | Complete |
| Lots status | Cancelled |
| Awards status | Active |
| Contracts status | Active |

## Buyer

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Main buyer | DEPARTMENT FOR EDUCATION |
| Locality | LONDON |
| Post town | South West London |
| Postcode | SW1P 3BT |
| Country | England |
| ITL 1 | TLI London |
| ITL 2 | TLI3 Inner London - West |
| ITL 3 | TLI35 Westminster and City of London |
| Local authority | Westminster |
| Electoral ward | St James's |
| Westminster constituency | Cities of London and Westminster |
| Delivery location | Not specified |

## Supplier

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Number of suppliers | 1 |
| Supplier names | CORAM CHILDREN'S LEGAL CENTRE (CCLC |

## CPV Codes

### Divisions

- 79 - Business services: law, marketing, consulting, recruitment, printing and security
- 80 - Education and training services
- 85 - Health and social work services

### Codes

- 79100000 - Legal services
- 79111000 - Legal advisory services
- 80000000 - Education and training services
- 85000000 - Health and social work services

## Release History

- 22 Nov 2023 at 10:09 - Award - Award Notice - https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/034498-2023
- 31 Jul 2023 at 12:31 - Tender - Tender Notice - https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/022165-2023

## Notice URLs

- https://education.app.jaggaer.com/web/login.html
- https://www.gov.uk/government/organisations/department-for-education

## Provenance

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