Contract award notice
Results of the procurement procedure
Section I: Contracting
entity
I.1) Name and addresses
Department for Education
Sanctuary Buildings, 20, Great Smith Street
London
SW1P 3BT
UK
E-mail: Emilie.WILKINSON@EDUCATION.GOV.UK
NUTS: UK
Internet address(es)
Main address: https://www.gov.uk/government/organisations/department-for-education
I.4) Type of the contracting authority
Ministry or any other national or federal authority, including their regional or local subdivisions
I.5) Main activity
Education
Section II: Object
II.1) Scope of the procurement
II.1.1) Title
Award Notice: Kinship Peer Support
II.1.2) Main CPV code
85322000
II.1.3) Type of contract
Services
II.1.4) Short description
This is a Notice of Award for: Kinship Peer Support.
The Department for Education are looking for a provider to facilitate peer to peer support groups for kinship carers in areas of most need across the country.
II.1.6) Information about lots
This contract is divided into lots:
No
II.1.7) Total value of the procurement
Value excluding VAT:
1 209 274.00
GBP
II.2) Description
II.2.3) Place of performance
NUTS code:
UK
II.2.4) Description of the procurement
This is a Notice of Award for: Kinship Peer Support.
The Department for Education are looking for a provider to facilitate peer to peer support groups for kinship carers in areas of most need across the country.
Kinship carers play a vital role in caring for children who may otherwise have entered care. Many struggle emotionally, physically and financially due to the caring responsibilities they take on. The service aligns with the recommendations in the Independent Review of Children’s Social Care Case for Change report, which was published in June 2021, calling for kinship care to be “prioritised and supported”. Establishing a better infrastructure for peer support groups is one way of responding to this.
Peer groups are a high impact way of supporting thousands of kinship carers, and research shows that emotional support from kinship carers in similar positions is the most important form of support needed after financial support.
We want to maintain high-quality peer support across the country, to ensure provision is sustained and continues to be available to those who need it. Therefore, we are seeking a supplier to maintain and deliver the peer support groups which have been created as well as creating new groups in areas of demand.
II.2.5) Award criteria
Price
II.2.11) Information about options
Options:
No
II.2.13) Information about European Union funds
The procurement is related to a project and/or programme financed by European Union funds:
No
Section IV: Procedure
IV.1) Description
IV.1.1) Type of procedure
Open procedure
IV.1.8) Information about Government Procurement Agreement (GPA)
The procurement is covered by the Government Procurement Agreement:
Yes
IV.2) Administrative information
IV.2.1) Previous publication concerning this procedure
Notice number in the OJ S:
2023/S 000-036820
Section V: Award of contract
Contract No: con_22262
Title: Kinship Peer Support
A contract/lot is awarded:
Yes
V.2 Award of contract
V.2.1) Date of conclusion of the contract
31/03/2024
V.2.2) Information about tenders
Number of tenders received: 2
The contract has been awarded to a group of economic operators:
No
V.2.3) Name and address of the contractor
Grandparents Plus (Kinship)
London
UK
NUTS: UK
The contractor is an SME:
No
V.2.4) Information on value of the contract/lot (excluding VAT)
Total value of the contract/lot:
: 1 190 539.00
GBP
V.2.5) Information about subcontracting
Section VI: Complementary information
VI.3) Additional information
This is a Notice of Award for: Kinship Peer Support.
The Department for Education are looking for a provider to facilitate peer to peer support groups for kinship carers in areas of most need across the country.
Kinship carers play a vital role in caring for children who may otherwise have entered care. Many struggle emotionally, physically and financially due to the caring responsibilities they take on. The service aligns with the recommendations in the Independent Review of Children’s Social Care Case for Change report, which was published in June 2021, calling for kinship care to be “prioritised and supported”. Establishing a better infrastructure for peer support groups is one way of responding to this.
Peer groups are a high impact way of supporting thousands of kinship carers, and research shows that emotional support from kinship carers in similar positions is the most important form of support needed after financial support.
We want to maintain high-quality peer support across the country, to ensure provision is sustained and continues to be available to those who need it. Therefore, we are seeking a supplier to maintain and deliver the peer support groups which have been created as well as creating new groups in areas of demand.
VI.4) Procedures for review
VI.4.1) Review body
Department for Education
London
UK
VI.5) Date of dispatch of this notice
12/06/2024