Official UK procurement notice
National Safeguarding Partner Multi-Agency Facilitator (LA Lead)
Authority: Department for Education (Central government)
Sectors: Administration, defence and social security services (75) Delivery: UK
Published estimate£78,000≈ £78k / year · £93,600 inc. VAT
Submissions closed 2 May 2025awarded 4 Jun 2025
Awarded to Adrian Mark Loades +2 more3 awards
Contract term 1 yrends 9 Jun 2026 · up to 9 Jun 2027 with extensions · starts 9 Jun 2025
What is being bought
Published requirement descriptionRecruitment for a new National Safeguarding Partner Multi-Agency Facilitator (LA Lead) to support multi-agency safeguarding partnerships with the continued implementation of MASA as well as our CSC reform implementation strategy. The role will contribute towards helping, protecting and promoting the welfare of children, through playing a key part in supporting the Department in delivering reforms through engagement at local and national level by working with other multi-agency facilitators and local areas to provide support.
CPV: Administrative educational services
The lotProcurement structure
single lot · value publishedLot #1AwardedRenewalPublished value£78,000
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).
How bids were scored
Lot awarding rule: Most Advantageous Tender. Please see ITT documentation fo further details.
Procedure terms & legal framework
From the official record- Procedure method
- Below threshold - open competition
- Legal basis
- UKPGA · 2023/54 Procurement Act 2023
- Procurement category
- Services
- Notice status
- Awarded
- Procurement threshold
- Below threshold
- Regulatory regime
- Light touch regime
- Commercial structure
- Stand-alone contract (no framework)
- Competition type
- Competitive procedure
- GPA / WTO covered
- Unspecified in notice
- Recurring procurement
- Unspecified in notice
- First published
- 3 Apr 2025, 16:03 BST
- Last source update
- 5 Jun 2025, 18:04 BST
- Authority reference
project_9752- FTS notice number
2025/S 000-012901- Latest notice
- Contract award notice (UK6)
- Classification (CPV)
- Delivery area
- Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-04fcecFind a Tender
How it was run
Official noticeRun through: Jaggaer · Who buys & how to bid on JAGGAER
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- Submission deadline
- 2 May 2025, 12:00 BST
- Clarification deadline
- 14 Apr 2025, 12:00 BST
- Submission channel
- Official e-sourcing portal
- Electronic submission
- Allowed
Detailed submission instructions & authority contactsFrom official release
All submissions must be made via jaggaer (education.app.jaggaer.com/web/login.html ↗ )
Timeline
3 Apr 2025 → 9 Jun 2025 · 5 dates- Tender notice published3 Apr 2025, 16:03 BST
- Clarification questions by14 Apr 2025, 12:00 BST
- Submission deadline2 May 2025, 12:00 BST
- Latest notice published5 Jun 2025, 18:04 BST
- Contract starts9 Jun 2025, 00:00 BST
Notice history
4 events · 2 releases on Find a Tender · since 3 Apr 2025- Tender notice published3 Apr 2025, 16:03 BSTUK4
- Contract award notice published5 Jun 2025, 18:04 BSTUK6
- Status changed to complete5 Jun 2025, 18:04 BST
- Contract signature expected18 Jun 2025, 23:59 BSTscheduled
Commercial outcome & contract awards
Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecastAwards 3
Awarded value £186,3003 awards exc. VAT
Bids received 88 from SMEs
| Awarded to | Value | Date | Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| Adrian Mark Loades23 Jun 2025 – 23 Mar 2026 · up to 23 Mar 2027Extensions: The contract shall run from the effective date for an initial period of 9 months (the contract period) and shall include an optional provision for the Department to extend on an annual basis for up to a maximum of 1 year. Any decision to extend the contract will be subject to affordability, government priorities and policies. | £60,300 | 4 Jun 2025 | Awarded |
| Colin Ross Pettigrew23 Jun 2025 – 23 Mar 2026 · up to 23 Jun 2026Extensions: The contract shall run from the effective date for an initial period of 9 months (the contract period) and shall include an optional provision for the Department to extend on an annual basis for up to a maximum of 1 year. Any decision to extend the contract will be subject to affordability, government priorities and policies. | £63,000 | 4 Jun 2025 | Awarded |
| Saleem Tariq23 Jun 2025 – 23 Mar 2026 · up to 23 Jun 2026Extensions: The contract shall run from the effective date for an initial period of 9 months (the contract period) and shall include an optional provision for the Department to extend on an annual basis for up to a maximum of 1 year. Any decision to extend the contract will be subject to affordability, government priorities and policies. | £63,000 | 4 Jun 2025 | Awarded |
Bid statistics published by the authority
| Bids | SME | VCSE | Valid bid range |
|---|---|---|---|
| 8final-stage tenders | 8 | 0 | — |
Contracting authority & participating public bodies
Bidders & participating suppliers
3 commercial parties on the notice- Adrian Mark LoadesAwarded supplier
- Colin Ross PettigrewAwarded supplier
- Saleem TariqAwarded supplier
Official documents & specifications (4)
Official links; attachments are not copiedNotices published for this procedure
- Contract award notice Contract award notice on Find a Tender
- Contract award notice Contract award notice on Find a Tender
- Contract award notice Contract award notice on Find a Tender
- Tender notice Tender notice on Find a Tender