--- title: "Family Group Conferencing Market Work" ocid: "ocds-h6vhtk-04be4f" canonical_url: "https://d3tenders.com/contract/?ocid=ocds-h6vhtk-04be4f" markdown_url: "https://d3tenders.com/contract/ocds-h6vhtk-04be4f.md" json_url: "https://d3tenders.com/contract/ocds-h6vhtk-04be4f.json" source: "Find A Tender Service" current_stage: "Planning" buyer: "DEPARTMENT FOR EDUCATION" published: "2024-11-25" --- # Family Group Conferencing Market Work Buyer: DEPARTMENT FOR EDUCATION Current stage: Planning OCID: ocds-h6vhtk-04be4f [View canonical contract page](https://d3tenders.com/contract/?ocid=ocds-h6vhtk-04be4f) [Download OCDS JSON](https://d3tenders.com/contract/ocds-h6vhtk-04be4f.json) ## Summary The Department for Education (DfE) is in the planning stage of a procurement process titled "Family Group Conferencing Market Work." This contract falls under the Health and Social Work Services category (CPV 85000000) and focuses on providing training for facilitators of family group decision-making (FGDM) meetings, including the Family Group Conferencing (FGC) model. The key event for potential suppliers is a Pre Market Engagement event scheduled for 12 December 2024 from 14:00 to 15:00. Suppliers interested in participating need to indicate their interest by 11 December, after which they will receive an MS Teams invite. The DfE is gathering insights from suppliers of all sizes and plans to complete the engagement process in the next two months to inform future policy development. This tender is an excellent opportunity for businesses specialising in education, training services, and health and social work services to expand their portfolio. It targets organisations capable of providing training to staff involved in FGDM meetings, offering a chance to influence a significant policy area. Companies with expertise in familial support services or those seeking to enter the market can benefit from engaging in this process. By participating, businesses can showcase their capabilities, network with other providers, and potentially secure future contracts with the DfE as the policy develops. ## Notice The Department for Education is seeking early market engagement on training provision and capacity for facilitators of family group decision making (FGDM) meetings. A widely used model of this is Family Group Conferencing (FGC). We are developing policy which seeks to legislate to mandate local authorities to offer FGDM meetings to all families at the pre-proceedings stage (i.e. families with cases on the edge of care). This will support the Department's objectives of keeping children safe and helping families thrive, with the support of family networks. The Department plans to run a market engagement process over the next two months, to give potential suppliers insight into the future development of this policy. As part of this process, we are interested in gathering insight from suppliers and organisations of all sizes in the following areas: Providers of training for staff involved in FGDM meetings (including but not limited to the specific FGC model). We will use a number of different routes to gather feedback and insight, including questionnaires and in-depth sessions. A Pre Market Engagement event will be held on Thursday 12 December 2024,14.00-15.00, which will provide further information on the structure of the market engagement process, the information the Department would like to gather and the opportunities suppliers will have to offer feedback and insight. For suppliers interested in attending this initial on line Pre Market Engagement event, please indicate your interest via the email address available here by midday 11th December. A MS teams invite will be forwarded to you prior to the online event. Subject: Family Group Decision Making Pre Market Engagement Event Vicki.Gregg@education.gov.uk ### Lot Information Lot 1 The Department for Education is seeking early market engagement on training provision and capacity for facilitators of family group decision making (FGDM) meetings. A widely used model of this is Family Group Conferencing (FGC). We are developing policy which seeks to legislate to mandate local authorities to offer FGDM meetings to all families at the pre-proceedings stage (i.e. families with cases on the edge of care). This will support the Department's objectives of keeping children safe and helping families thrive, with the support of family networks. The Department plans to run a market engagement process over the next two months, to give potential suppliers insight into the future development of this policy. As part of this process, we are interested in gathering insight from suppliers and organisations of all sizes in the following areas: Providers of training for staff involved in FGDM meetings (including but not limited to the specific FGC model). We will use a number of different routes to gather feedback and insight, including questionnaires and in-depth sessions. A Pre Market Engagement event will be held on Thursday 12 December 2024,14.00-15.00, which will provide further information on the structure of the market engagement process, the information the Department would like to gather and the opportunities suppliers will have to offer feedback and insight. For suppliers interested in attending this initial on line Pre Market Engagement event, please indicate your interest via the online form/ email address available here. A MS teams invite will be forwarded to you prior to the online event. Subject: Family Group Decision Making Pre Market Engagement Event Vicki.Gregg@education.gov.uk ## Key Details | Field | Value | | --- | --- | | Publication source | Find A Tender Service | | Latest notice | https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/037960-2024 | | 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 | 25 Nov 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 | Not specified | | 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 | 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 | ## CPV Codes ### Divisions - 80 - Education and training services - 85 - Health and social work services ### Codes - 80000000 - Education and training services - 80500000 - Training services - 85000000 - Health and social work services ## Release History - 25 Nov 2024 at 10:45 - Planning - Planning Notice - https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/037960-2024 ## Notice URLs - https://www.gov.uk/government/organisations/department-for-education ## Provenance This Markdown file is an alternate public rendering of the D3 Tenders contract record. 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