Official UK procurement notice
Children’s Homes Workforce Review into Professional Development
Authority: Department for Education (Central government)
Sectors: Education & Training (80) Delivery: North East (UKC)North West (UKD)Yorkshire & Humber (UKE)
Awarded value£112,500published award · exc. VAT
Awarded 10 Apr 2026no call for competition
Awarded to Catch22 Charity Limited2 awards
What is being bought
Published requirement descriptionThe Department for Education is to undertake a review of professional development for the children’s homes workforce in England.
The supplier will define the purpose of residential care, the knowledge and skills staff require, recommend improvements to qualifications and training, and consider how routes into the sector and career pathways can be developed to improve retention and progression.
The lotProcurement structure
single lot · no lot value publishedLot #1Awarded
Procedure terms & legal framework
From the official record- Procedure method
- Below threshold - without competition
- Legal basis
- UKPGA · 2023/54 Procurement Act 2023
- Notice status
- Awarded without competition
- Procurement threshold
- Unspecified in notice
- Regulatory regime
- Light touch regime
- Commercial structure
- Stand-alone contract (no framework)
- Competition type
- Direct award (no call for competition)
- GPA / WTO covered
- Unspecified in notice
- Recurring procurement
- Unspecified in notice
- First published
- 10 Apr 2026, 16:57 BST
- Last source update
- 10 Apr 2026, 17:01 BST
- FTS notice number
2026/S 000-032986- Latest notice
- Contract award notice (UK6)
- Delivery area
- Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-06805cFind a Tender
Notice history
3 events · 2 releases on Find a Tender · since 10 Apr 2026- Transparency notice published10 Apr 2026, 16:57 BSTUK5
- Contract award notice published10 Apr 2026, 17:01 BSTUK6
- Contract signature expected23 Apr 2026, 23:59 BSTscheduled
Commercial outcome & contract awards
Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecastAwards 2
Awarded value £112,5001 award exc. VAT · 1 repeated publication of the same award counted once
| Awarded to | Value | Date | Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| Catch22 Charity Limited24 Apr 2026 – 31 Aug 2026 · up to 30 Nov 2026Extensions: 3 month extension at the authorities sole discretion | £112,500 | 10 Apr 2026 | Awarded |
| Catch22 Charity Limited24 Apr 2026 – 31 Aug 2026 · up to 30 Nov 2026Extensions: 3 month extension at the authorities sole discretion | £112,500same award published again · counted once | — | Standstill |
Contracting authority & participating public bodies
Bidders & participating suppliers
1 commercial party on the notice- Catch 22 Charity LimitedAwarded supplier
Official documents & specifications (2)
Official links; attachments are not copiedNotices published for this procedure
- Contract award notice Contract award notice on Find a Tender
- Transparency notice Transparency notice on Find a Tender