Published date: 3 December 2020

Closed future opportunity - This means that a potential contract has passed its approach to market date. A buyer can choose to consider any supplier interest or convert this notice into an opportunity ready for live procurement.


Approach to market date: 14 December 2020

Contract summary

Industry

  • Legal advisory services - 79111000

  • Education and training services - 80000000

Location of contract

Any region

Value of contract

£800,000 to £900,000

Procurement reference

tender_211466/908314

Published date

3 December 2020

Approach to market date

14 December 2020

Contract start date

1 April 2021

Contract end date

31 March 2024

Contract is suitable for SMEs?

Yes

Contract is suitable for VCSEs?

Yes

Description

Department for Education are publishing this notice is to alert suitably qualified bidders who can provide a Independent Review Mechanism Service (IRM) .

The IRM provides an objective, independent route for reviewing decisions made by children's social care providers. It is the only national route for prospective adopters, foster carers, and adult adoptees to request a full review of the decisions made about them by their agency or local authority.

The current contract to deliver IRM expires on 31 March 2021. Subject to budgetary / funding confirmation it is our intention to secure a new contract from 1 April 2021. Prior to this we will seek to publish a tender opportunity.

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About the buyer

Address

2 St Paul's Place
Sheffield
S1 2FJ
England

Email

anna.bourne@education.gov.uk