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Fosterlink Service - Foster Carer Recruitment

Department for Education Published 1 Apr 2025 Contracts Finder

key details

Value£560,000
Statuscomplete
Category (CPV) 85320000 +1 more
Deadline19 Oct 2023
Procedureopen
OCIDocds-h6vhtk-03e1a1

Awards (3)

This procurement was awarded to 3 suppliers. Values shown are per-award; the notice total is £560,000.

SupplierValueDateStatus
Mott Macdonald Limited shared · · active
Mott MacDonald Ltd £571,621 1 Jan 2024 active
Mott Mott Macdonald Limited shared · · active

description

The Department for Education has appointed a contractor for the provision of Fosterlink Service. The successful contractor will be responsible for developing, co-ordination and managing Fosterlink a support service for Local Authority (LA) fostering service providers, which will offer in-depth diagnostic support specifically focused on their recruitment and approval practices, with the aim of providing bespoke recommendations for improvement, alongside building a strong evidence base on which to share good practice nationally.

The initial contract term will be 16 months. The contract is expected to commence on the 01 December 2023 and run until 31 March 2025. There will be an option to extend its term for an additional period of 12 months. The optional extension will be subject to supplier contract performance, the requirements of the Department, the outcomes of the upcoming Spending Review and the steers of the party in leadership following the General Election at the end of 2024.

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notice history

8 notices published against this procurement.

PublishedTypeRegimeNotice
13 Jul 2023 Prior information notice (F01) Earlier regulations 020154-2023
13 Jul 2023 Planning (planning) · 7192cbc5-87a5-4260-9804-f9d2eb9d973f-662678
19 Sept 2023 Contract notice (F02) Earlier regulations 027699-2023
19 Sept 2023 Tender (tender) · e8a12aaf-87ef-4b6d-9080-f61541e67ae7-681903
19 Jan 2024 Contract award notice (F03) Earlier regulations 001892-2024
22 Jan 2024 Award (award) · ae2e18ba-53bb-4e8c-80ad-ad9a3751f3f9-715883
10 Dec 2024 Modification notice (F20) Earlier regulations 039767-2024
1 Apr 2025 Corrigendum (F14) Earlier regulations 012271-2025

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