Published date: 3 June 2020

Last edited date: 23 April 2021

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


Closing: 23 December 2019, 11:59pm

Contract summary

Industry

  • Social work and related services - 85300000

Location of contract

Any region

Value of contract

£349,899

Procurement reference

tender_222694/859707

Published date

3 June 2020

Closing date

23 December 2019

Closing time

11:59pm

Contract start date

1 April 2020

Contract end date

31 March 2021

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

We are proposing to contract for an information and advice service for families, kinship carers and special guardians. Often these will be carers for children who are either at risk or are already involved in the care system in England.
We would expect the service to, at a minimum; provide a telephone and online advice service.
There are more than 200,000 children in the UK raised by kinship carers (family and friends carers), normally grandparents or older siblings. These children have often suffered similar adversities to those in the care system. Almost half of carers (54%) say they are bringing up at least one child with special needs, most commonly emotional and behavioural difficulties (85%). Of these carers, only 11% said they are getting the information they need from their Local Authority ('Kinship Care State of Nation 2018, Grandparents Plus).

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Award information

Awarded date

12 March 2020

Contract start date

1 April 2020

Contract end date

31 March 2021

Total value of contract

£349,899

This contract was awarded to 1 supplier.

Family Rights Group

Address

London

Reference

Companies House number: 1015665

Supplier is SME?

No

Supplier is VCSE?

No

About the buyer

Contact name

Victoria Sassenburg

Address

Sanctuary Buildings, 20, Great Smith Street
London
SW1P 3BT
England

Email

Victoria.SASSENBURG@education.gov.uk