Expired contract

con_21997- Cafcass Pilot Delivery Partner

Details

Buyer: Department for Education
Supplier(s): Research in Practice (The Dartington Hall Trust)
Value: £108,296
Duration: 4 months
Topic: Welfare services for children and young people
Published: 6 September 2023
Source: uk:contracts_finder

Tender description

The Department has been working to identify and tackle the biggest drivers of delay in the family justice system through a number of work strands. Through significant consultation with both the Association for Directors of Children's Services and Cafcass, it was identified that it would be helpful for the Child's Cafcass Guardians to have the opportunity to hear from and ask questions to the LA Social Worker on what happened in pre-proceedings and prior. This will allow the LA Social Worker and the Cafcass Guardian to establish a shared understanding of the life of the child and family, and their respective positions before court, enabling a smoother process. This will not be a decision-making meeting and will occur after the Cafcass Guardian has been appointed by the court, and before the Case Management Hearing (CMH). This contract is for a pilot to test this principle for five months, and valued below the procurement threshold.

Timeline

Completed: Award date4 September 2023
Completed: Award published6 September 2023
Current notice
Completed: Contract expiry date31 December 2023

About the buyer

The Department for Education is a ministerial department responsible for children's services and education policy in England, procuring both for itself and its executive agencies. Framework purchases follow the matching Crown Commercial Service terms. Many contracts are let on standard government terms, such as Cabinet Office short-form or model services agreements. Schools and academy trusts buy separately, using framework options the department reviews and approves in advance.

Over the past 5 years, most of the Department for Education's contract awards have been in business services, construction work and education and training.

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