Section one: Contracting authority/entity
one.1) Name and addresses
Department For Education
Piccadilly Gate,Store Street
MANCHESTER
M12WD
Contact
James Drew
Country
United Kingdom
NUTS code
UKD33 - Manchester
Internet address(es)
Main address
https://www.gov.uk/government/organisations/department-for-education
Buyer's address
https://www.gov.uk/government/organisations/department-for-education
one.4) Type of the contracting authority
Ministry or any other national or federal authority
one.5) Main activity
Education
Section two: Object
two.1) Scope of the procurement
two.1.1) Title
Project Support Provider for the Strengthening Families, Protecting Children Programme
two.1.2) Main CPV code
- 72000000 - IT services: consulting, software development, Internet and support
two.1.3) Type of contract
Services
two.1.4) Short description
A contract to support the local authorities involved in the Children's Social Care Strengthening Families, Protecting Children (SFPC) programme to successfully implement whole-system improvements to their children's social care services.
two.1.6) Information about lots
This contract is divided into lots: No
two.1.7) Total value of the procurement (excluding VAT)
Value excluding VAT: £3,905,397
two.2) Description
two.2.3) Place of performance
NUTS codes
- UK - United Kingdom
two.2.4) Description of the procurement
Supplier is contracted to support the local authorities involved in DfE's CSC Strengthening Families Protecting Children (SFPC) programme - 17 LA 'adopters' and 3 LA 'innovators' - to successfully implement one of three whole-system improvement model to their children's social care services.
two.2.11) Information about options
Options: No
Section four. Procedure
four.1) Description
four.1.1) Type of procedure
Negotiated without a prior call for competition
- Additional deliveries by the original supplier
Explanation:
This contract was originally awarded in 2019, for £2,960,684.18. The purpose of this notice is to declare that this contract has been varied to a value of £3,905,397.
four.1.8) Information about the Government Procurement Agreement (GPA)
The procurement is covered by the Government Procurement Agreement: Yes
Section five. Award of contract/concession
A contract/lot is awarded: Yes
five.2) Award of contract/concession
five.2.1) Date of conclusion of the contract
30 May 2022
five.2.2) Information about tenders
The contract has been awarded to a group of economic operators: No
five.2.3) Name and address of the contractor/concessionaire
Mutual Ventures
London
Country
United Kingdom
NUTS code
- UK - United Kingdom
The contractor/concessionaire is an SME
Yes
five.2.4) Information on value of contract/lot/concession (excluding VAT)
Total value of the contract/lot/concession: £3,905,397
Section six. Complementary information
six.3) Additional information
This contract was originally awarded in 2019, for £2,960,684.18. The purpose of this notice is to declare that this contract has been varied to a value of £3,905,397.
six.4) Procedures for review
six.4.1) Review body
Department for Education
London
Country
United Kingdom