--- title: "Pre-Market Engagement for suppliers that are interested in delivering a support service for families in family court proceedings - Improving Child and Family Arrangement Service (ICFA)" ocid: "ocds-h6vhtk-04558c" canonical_url: "https://d3tenders.com/contract/?ocid=ocds-h6vhtk-04558c" markdown_url: "https://d3tenders.com/contract/ocds-h6vhtk-04558c.md" json_url: "https://d3tenders.com/contract/ocds-h6vhtk-04558c.json" source: "Find A Tender Service" current_stage: "Planning" buyer: "CAFCASS" published: "2024-04-26" --- # Pre-Market Engagement for suppliers that are interested in delivering a support service for families in family court proceedings - Improving Child and Family Arrangement Service (ICFA) Buyer: CAFCASS Current stage: Planning OCID: ocds-h6vhtk-04558c [View canonical contract page](https://d3tenders.com/contract/?ocid=ocds-h6vhtk-04558c) [Download OCDS JSON](https://d3tenders.com/contract/ocds-h6vhtk-04558c.json) ## Summary The buying organisation, Cafcass, is planning a tender opportunity titled "Pre-Market Engagement for suppliers that are interested in delivering a support service for families in family court proceedings - Improving Child and Family Arrangement Service (ICFA)". This opportunity falls under the health and social work services industry category, with a procurement value of £2 million. The procurement process is focused on services and is in the planning stage. Suppliers interested in this opportunity must hold specific accreditations and certifications. The procurement method is a tender, and the future notice date for communication is expected on 30th April 2025. This tender by Cafcass presents an opportunity for businesses interested in delivering services for families involved in family court proceedings. The suitable businesses would need to hold NACCC Enhanced accreditation and Cyber Essentials certification, in line with the buyer's requirements. This tender is particularly relevant for businesses operating in the health and social work services sector, looking to engage with a high-value procurement process in the services category. The planned procurement stage offers a chance for interested providers to engage with Cafcass in preparation for the recommissioning of the Improving Child and Family Arrangement Service, potentially leading to business growth opportunities in this specialised area. ## Notice Cafcass is seeking suppliers that are interested in delivering a support service for families in family court proceedings. Cafcass requires suppliers to hold NACCC Enhanced accreditation and Cyber Essentials certification at the start of any competitive tender process ### Lot Information Lot 1 Cafcass commissions the delivery of services for families in private family law proceedings in England on behalf of the Ministry of Justice (MoJ). One of these services, the Improving Child and Family Arrangements (ICFA) service, is coming to an end in 2025. Cafcass is now engaging with interested providers in preparation to recommission the service. The ICFA service is currently delivered by contracted providers across England, this currently has around 2000 referrals annually (made by FCAs/Guardians) and usually takes place over six to eight weeks. The annual budget for delivering the ICFA service across all Cafcass areas is PS2m. A new (ICFA) service is being designed to focus on testing family time arrangements and/or re-introducing a parent to a child. The design will be guided by the Cafcass Child Impact Assessment Framework (CIAF) and the views of children and families. If you are interested in this opportunity, please complete the "Your submission". Please note that obtaining your contact details is only for the market engagement purposes and to gain feedback and suggestions about the proposed service model and the future commissioning model, your contact details will be used only to contact you in relation to this. ## Key Details | Field | Value | | --- | --- | | Publication source | Find A Tender Service | | Latest notice | https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/013643-2024 | | Notice type | Planning 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 | Planning | ## Dates | Field | Value | | --- | --- | | Publication date | 26 Apr 2024 | | Submission deadline | Not specified | | Future notice date | 29 Apr 2025 | | Award date | Not specified | | Contract period | Not specified | | Recurrence | Not specified | ## Values | Field | Value | | --- | --- | | Tender value | £2,000,000 | | Lots value | Not specified | | Awards value | Not specified | | Contracts value | Not specified | ## Status | Field | Value | | --- | --- | | Tender status | Planned | | Lots status | Planned | | Awards status | Not specified | | Contracts status | Not specified | ## Buyer | Field | Value | | --- | --- | | Main buyer | CAFCASS | | Locality | LONDON | | Post town | Central London | | Postcode | WC1X 8NH | | Country | England | | ITL 1 | TLI London | | ITL 2 | TLI3 Inner London - West | | ITL 3 | TLI36 Camden | | Local authority | Camden | | Electoral ward | Holborn & Covent Garden | | Westminster constituency | Holborn and St Pancras | | Delivery location | TLC North East (England), TLD North West (England), TLE Yorkshire and The Humber, TLF East Midlands (England), TLG West Midlands (England), TLH East (England), TLI London, TLJ South East (England), TLK South West (England) | ## CPV Codes ### Divisions - 85 - Health and social work services ### Codes - 85000000 - Health and social work services ## Release History - 26 Apr 2024 at 14:32 - Planning - Planning Notice - https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/013643-2024 ## Notice URLs - https://procontract.due-north.com/Advert/Index?advertId=e831257e-d603-ef11-812a-005056b64545 - https://www.cafcass.gov.uk ## Provenance This Markdown file is an alternate public rendering of the D3 Tenders contract record. 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