Award

Project Support Provider for the Strengthening Families, Protecting Children Programme

  • Department For Education

F15: Voluntary ex ante transparency notice

Notice identifier: 2022/S 000-017293

Procurement identifier (OCID): ocds-h6vhtk-034a32

Published 24 June 2022, 11:24am



Section one: Contracting authority/entity

one.1) Name and addresses

Department For Education

Piccadilly Gate,Store Street

MANCHESTER

M12WD

Contact

James Drew

Email

james.drew@education.gov.uk

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