Published date: 15 September 2021

Closed early engagement


Closing date: 6 October 2021

Contract summary

Industry

  • Education and training services - 80000000

Location of contract

Any region

Procurement reference

tender_282335/996717

Published date

15 September 2021

Closing date

6 October 2021

Contract is suitable for SMEs?

Yes

Contract is suitable for VCSEs?

Yes

Description

The Department for Education currently has 4 Helpline Contracts in place. These contracts are all due to expire on the 31st March 2022 and vary in value. Please see below:
Friends and Family Helpline - £350k pa
Fosterline - Contract Value - £431,966 pa
Legal family support service - £330k pa
Family advice support - £889k pa

The Department is holding an early market engagement event for a potential future opportunity on Wednesday 6 October 2021 at 2pm - 3:30pm via Microsoft Teams to enable interested suppliers to:
- Hear about the potential opportunity(s)
- Have a clear understanding of the outcomes the Department would require in any re-procurement.

All organisations wishing to attend the event (6th October 2021) should email laura.hall@education.gov.uk no later than 12pm 4 October 2021 providing company details and the name of the person(s) attending, job role(s), email address that will be used to access the event link. Please note two individuals per organisation can attend the event. Microsoft Teams invitations will be sent after 12pm 4 October 2021.

More information

Links

  • https://education.app.jaggaer.com
  • Tender notice
  • This is a pre-market engagement event only. Any information relating to the potential re-procurements of the current contracts can be found using the link below.

About the buyer

Contact name

Laura Hall

Address

Bishopsgate House
Darlington
DL1 5QE
England

Email

laura.hall@education.gov.uk