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title: "Award Notice: Kinship Peer Support"
ocid: "ocds-h6vhtk-040a9b"
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# Award Notice: Kinship Peer Support

Buyer: DEPARTMENT FOR EDUCATION  
Current stage: Award  
OCID: ocds-h6vhtk-040a9b

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## Summary

The Department for Education has awarded a contract for Kinship Peer Support to Grandparents Plus (Kinship). The service involves facilitating peer support groups for kinship carers across the country. The contract value is £1,190,539, signed on 31st March 2024. This initiative is crucial for supporting kinship carers emotionally and financially, aligning with the Independent Review of Children's Social Care recommendations issued in June 2021.

This tender opportunity provides a chance for businesses focused on community action programmes to engage with the Department for Education. With the procurement process completed, the award to Grandparents Plus (Kinship) opens doors for similar organisations to participate in future service delivery opportunities within the social care sector. Businesses offering peer support services can leverage this contract to contribute to the well-being of kinship carers nationwide.

## Notice

This is a Notice of Award for: Kinship Peer Support. The Department for Education are looking for a provider to facilitate peer to peer support groups for kinship carers in areas of most need across the country.

### Lot Information

Lot 1

This is a Notice of Award for: Kinship Peer Support. The Department for Education are looking for a provider to facilitate peer to peer support groups for kinship carers in areas of most need across the country. Kinship carers play a vital role in caring for children who may otherwise have entered care. Many struggle emotionally, physically and financially due to the caring responsibilities they take on. The service aligns with the recommendations in the Independent Review of Children's Social Care Case for Change report, which was published in June 2021, calling for kinship care to be "prioritised and supported". Establishing a better infrastructure for peer support groups is one way of responding to this. Peer groups are a high impact way of supporting thousands of kinship carers, and research shows that emotional support from kinship carers in similar positions is the most important form of support needed after financial support. We want to maintain high-quality peer support across the country, to ensure provision is sustained and continues to be available to those who need it. Therefore, we are seeking a supplier to maintain and deliver the peer support groups which have been created as well as creating new groups in areas of demand.

## Key Details

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Publication source | Find A Tender Service |
| Latest notice | https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/018114-2024 |
| Notice type | Planning Notice |
| Procurement type | Standard |
| Procurement category | Services |
| Procurement method | Open |
| Procurement method details | Open procedure |
| Tender suitability | Not specified |
| Awardee scale | Large |
| All stages | Planning, Tender, Award |

## Dates

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Publication date | 12 Jun 2024 |
| Submission deadline | 15 Jan 2024 |
| Future notice date | 31 Mar 2024 |
| Award date | 31 Mar 2024 |
| Contract period | 30 Jun 2024 - 31 Mar 2026 |
| Recurrence | Not specified |

## Values

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Tender value | £1,399,992 |
| Lots value | £1,399,992 |
| Awards value | Not specified |
| Contracts value | £1,190,539 |

## 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 | GRANDPARENTS PLUS (KINSHIP |

## CPV Codes

### Divisions

- 85 - Health and social work services

### Codes

- 85322000 - Community action programme

## Release History

- 12 Jun 2024 at 08:22 - Award - Award Notice - https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/018114-2024
- 14 Dec 2023 at 15:05 - TenderUpdate - Tender Notice - https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/036820-2023
- 8 Dec 2023 at 13:27 - Tender - Tender Notice - https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/036217-2023
- 10 Oct 2023 at 10:18 - Planning - Planning Notice - https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/029791-2023

## Notice URLs

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

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