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Care Leaver Covenant and Corporate Parenting

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Buyer: Department for Education
Published: 2 October 2026
Submission: 27 November 2026in 2 months
Source: uk:bravosolution

Tender description

Care Leaver Covenant and Corporate Parenting market engagement with potential suppliers and market engagement The Department for Education (DfE) is seeking to appoint an experienced and expert external provider to support government departments and relevant public bodies with the implementation of new Corporate Parenting duties, in addition to the continuation, expansion and strategic development of the Care Leaver Covenant (CLC). At the heart of the Government’s reforms is improving outcomes and life chances for looked after children (children in care) and care leavers by removing barriers to opportunity. This includes strengthening enduring relationships, support and opportunities across government, public services, employers and wider society. This procurement presents an opportunity for a single organisation or consortium to support government departments and relevant public bodies in embedding corporate parenting responsibilities while simultaneously advancing the Care Leaver Covenant as a national platform for improving outcomes for care leavers. Together these strands of activity provide a coordinated approach for mobilising organisations across the public, private and voluntary sectors to strengthen policy, practice, services, delivery, support and opportunities for looked after children and care leavers. A market engagement event will be held between 10:00 - 11:00am on 13th October 2026 If you wish to attend the event a link can be found in the documents section of this ssq Please confirm the name of your organisation, the names of individuals who will be attending and their job roles on the Jaggaer messaging system within this ssq.

Timeline

Completed: Tender published2 October 2026
Current notice
Next: Submission date27 November 2026in 2 months

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. Requirements are advertised on the Find a Tender service, published through the department's Jaggaer etendering system. Suppliers awarded a contract must register on the Central Digital Platform. 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.

Procurement spend from central entities makes up 66% of overall UK public spend.

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.