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title: "Delivery Partner for the Regional Care Co-operatives Pathfinders and Commissioning, Forecasting and Market Shaping National Support"
ocid: "ocds-h6vhtk-03fa52"
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buyer: "DEPARTMENT FOR EDUCATION"
published: "2024-05-17"
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# Delivery Partner for the Regional Care Co-operatives Pathfinders and Commissioning, Forecasting and Market Shaping National Support

Buyer: DEPARTMENT FOR EDUCATION  
Current stage: Award  
OCID: ocds-h6vhtk-03fa52

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## Summary

The Department for Education has completed the award process for the contract titled "Delivery Partner for the Regional Care Co-operatives Pathfinders and Commissioning, Forecasting and Market Shaping National Support." This procurement falls under the services category within business services. The contract aims to support two Regional Care Cooperatives at the planning stage to test a new approach to providing care placements for looked after children. The buying organisation, Department for Education, located in London, UK, has awarded the contract to Mutual Ventures Limited with a value of £1,704,224. The procurement method used was a selective process.

This tender presents an opportunity for businesses with expertise in children's social care, programme management, change management, and specialist technical skills to compete. The Department for Education's commitment to co-designing and delivering the pathfinders underlines the focus on social value and quality. Businesses with experience in delivering national support on commissioning, forecasting, and market shaping are well-suited to bid for this contract. The deadline for the award is in April 2024, providing potential bidders with a clear timeline to engage and prepare competitive bids.

## Notice

The Delivery Partner contract will deliver support for the two Regional Care Cooperatives and national support with forecasting, commissioning and market shaping.

### Lot Information

Lot 1

In February 2023, the Department for Education published its implementation strategy and consultation on children's social care reform, Stable Homes, Built on Love. As part of this, the Department has committed to working with local authorities and key partners to co-design and deliver two pathfinder Regional Care Cooperatives (RCCs) over this Spending Review period to test a new approach to planning, commissioning and delivering care placements for looked after children, with a view to rolling out after evaluating the best approach with the sector. The co-design process with local partners will shape the exact model and approach taken in each pathfinder area. The department also committed to commission an external organisation to deliver national support with forecasting, procurement and market shaping to local authorities.

## Key Details

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Publication source | Find A Tender Service |
| Latest notice | https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/015697-2024 |
| Notice type | Planning Notice |
| Procurement type | Standard |
| Procurement category | Services |
| Procurement method | Selective |
| Procurement method details | Restricted procedure |
| Tender suitability | Not specified |
| Awardee scale | SME |
| All stages | Planning, Award |

## Dates

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Publication date | 17 May 2024 |
| Submission deadline | Not specified |
| Future notice date | 18 Dec 2023 |
| Award date | 18 Apr 2024 |
| Contract period | Not specified |
| Recurrence | Not specified |

## Values

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Tender value | Not specified |
| Lots value | Not specified |
| Awards value | Not specified |
| Contracts value | £1,704,224 |

## 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 | MUTUAL VENTURES |

## CPV Codes

### Divisions

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

### Codes

- 79000000 - Business services: law, marketing, consulting, recruitment, printing and security
- 85000000 - Health and social work services

## Release History

- 17 May 2024 at 11:19 - Award - Award Notice - https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/015697-2024
- 6 Sep 2023 at 08:55 - Planning - Planning Notice - https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/026281-2023

## Notice URLs

- https://www.gov.uk/government/organisations/department-for-education

## Provenance

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