Published date: 22 April 2021

Last edited date: 4 January 2024

Awarded contract - This means that the contract has been awarded to a supplier.


Closing: 22 January 2021, 12pm

Contract summary

Industry

  • Education and training services - 80000000

Location of contract

Any region

Value of contract

£804,348

Procurement reference

tender_211466/955015

Published date

22 April 2021

Closing date

22 January 2021

Closing time

12pm

Contract start date

1 April 2021

Contract end date

31 March 2023

Contract type

Service contract

Procedure type

Open procedure (above threshold)

Any interested supplier may submit a tender in response to an opportunity notice.

This procedure can be used for procurements above the relevant contract value threshold.

Contract is suitable for SMEs?

Yes

Contract is suitable for VCSEs?

Yes

Description

Department for Education are looking for a provider to run and manage the Independent Review Mechanism in line with the Regulations http://www.legislation.gov.uk/uksi/2009/395/contents/made (The Department recommends that bidders read the Regulations before writing their bid). The contract is due to commence on 1 April 2021 and will be for an initial period of 2 years (dependent on funding renewal) with a further optional extension of 1 year.

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 their around approvals and records access made by local services. The service offered by the IRM is unique within the sector and offers the opportunity for applicants to have their case heard by an independent panel of children's social care experts

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Award information

Awarded date

1 April 2021

Contract start date

1 April 2021

Contract end date

31 March 2023

Total value of contract

£804,348

This contract was awarded to 1 supplier.

Coram Children's Legal Centre

Address

Wellington House, 4th Floor, 90-92 Butt Road, Colchester, CO3 3DA

Reference

No reference - other

Supplier is SME?

Yes

Supplier is VCSE?

No

About the buyer

Address

2 St Paul's Place
Sheffield
S1 2FJ
England

Email

anna.bourne@education.gov.uk