Official UK procurement notice
Award Notice: Kinship Peer Support
Authority: Department for Education (Central government)
What is being bought
Published requirement descriptionThis is a Notice of Award for: Kinship Peer Support.
The Department for Education are looking for a provider to facilitate peer to peer support groups for kinship carers in areas of most need across the country.
CPV: Community action programme
The lotProcurement structure
single lot · value publishedLot #1AwardedPublished value£1,399,992
What it takes to wini
How this buyer will score bids.
The evaluation criteria and weights exactly as published on the notice, grouped by family (price, quality, social value and so on).
Evaluation split and conditions of participation as published; the tender pack may add morei
How this buyer will score bids.
The evaluation criteria and weights exactly as published on the notice, grouped by family (price, quality, social value and so on).
- Price
Procedure terms & legal framework
From the official record · publisher note attached- Procedure method
- Open procedure
- Legal basis
- CELEX · 32014L0024 Public Contracts Regulations 2015 (Directive 2014/24/EU)
- Procurement category
- Services
- Notice status
- Awarded
- Procurement threshold
- Unspecified in notice
- Regulatory regime
- Standard
- Commercial structure
- Stand-alone contract (no framework)
- Competition type
- Competitive procedure
- GPA / WTO covered
- Yes (GPA)
- Recurring procurement
- No (one-off requirement)
- First published
- 10 Oct 2023, 11:18 BST
- Last source update
- 12 Jun 2024, 09:22 BST
- Award evaluation window
- 15 Jan 2024 – …
- FTS notice number
2024/S 000-018114- Classification (CPV)
- Delivery area
- Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-040a9bFind a Tender
Publisher note: This is a Notice of Award for: Kinship Peer Support. The Department for Education are looking for a provider to facilitate peer to peer support groups for kinship carers in areas of most need across the country. Kinship carers play a vital role in caring for children who may otherwise have entered care. Many struggle emotionally, physically and financially due to the caring responsibilities they take on. The service aligns with the recommendations in the Independent Review of Children’s Social Care Case for Change report, which was published in June 2021, calling for kinship care to be “prioritised and supported”. Establishing a better infrastructure for peer support groups is one way of responding to this. Peer groups are a high impact way of supporting thousands of kinship carers, and research shows that emotional support from kinship carers in similar positions is the most important form of support needed after financial support. We want to maintain high-quality peer support across the country, to ensure provision is sustained and continues to be available to those who need it. Therefore, we are seeking a supplier to maintain and deliver the peer support groups which have been created as well as creating new groups in areas of demand.
How it was run
Official notice- Submission deadline
- 15 Jan 2024, 12:00 GMT
- Submission channel
- {"electronicSubmission","written"}
- Accepted languages
- en
- Bid validity
- 180 days from the deadline
- Bids opened
- 15 Jan 2024, 12:00 GMT
Timeline
15 Jan 2024 → 1 Jul 2024 · 5 dates- Submission deadline15 Jan 2024, 12:00 GMT
- Bids opened15 Jan 2024, 12:00 GMT
- Next notice expected1 Apr 2024, 00:00 BST
- Notice published12 Jun 2024, 09:22 BST
- Contract starts1 Jul 2024, 00:00 BST
Notice history
5 events · 4 releases on Find a Tender · since 8 Dec 2023- Published value updated to £1,399,9928 Dec 2023, 13:27 GMTwas £1,000,000
- Status changed to active8 Dec 2023, 13:27 GMT
- Procurement method changed8 Dec 2023, 13:27 GMT
- Deadline published: 15 Jan 2024, 12:00 GMT8 Dec 2023, 13:27 GMT
- Status changed to complete12 Jun 2024, 09:22 BST
Published amendments (1 · 0 deadline changes)
| When | What | Before | After | Shift |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| — | TextII.2.4 | The Department for Education are looking for a provider to facilitate peer to peer support groups for kinship carers in areas of most need across the country. The contract is due to commence on 1 July 2024 and will be for an initial period of 21 months, with a further optional extension of 2 years (+1, +1). The maximum budget for this contract is £1,399,992 (ExVAT). Kinship carers play a vital rol… | The Department for Education are looking for a provider to facilitate peer to peer support groups for kinship carers in areas of most need across the country. The contract is due to commence on 1 July 2024 and will be for an initial period of 21 months, with a further optional extension of 2 years (+1, +1). The maximum budget for this contract is £1,399,992 (ExVAT). Kinship carers play a vital rol… |
The closing date for this opportunity will be 12:00 Midday on Monday 22nd January 2024.
Routine re-releases (4)
- 2023-10: 1 release · 10 Oct 2023
Commercial outcome & contract awards
Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecast| Awarded to | Value | Date | Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| Grandparents Plus (Kinship) | £1,190,539 † | — | Awarded |
Contracts
Kinship Peer Support · Grandparents Plus (Kinship)
- Signed
- 31 Mar 2024
- Value
- £1,190,539
- Period
- … – 31 Mar 2026
- Status
- active
Bid statistics published by the authority
| Bids | SME | VCSE | Valid bid range |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2bids | — | — | — |
Contracting authority & participating public bodies
Bidders & participating suppliers
1 commercial party on the notice- Grandparents Plus (Kinship)Awarded supplier
Official documents & specifications (2)
Official links; attachments are not copiedTender pack and attachments
- Economic and financial selection criteria
- Technical selection criteria