Planning

Adoption and Special Guardianship Data Collection and Analysis

  • Department for Education

UK2: Preliminary market engagement notice - Procurement Act 2023 - view information about notice types

Notice identifier: 2025/S 000-057937

Procurement identifier (OCID): ocds-h6vhtk-059dbc

Published 19 September 2025, 8:27am



Scope

Description

The required service will continue and expand upon the existing management service for the Adoption and Special Guardianship Data Collection, which includes the collection, analysis, and publication of a quarterly adoption and special guardianship statistical release. The service will also support future data collections, should they be deemed necessary.

We will be conducting an initial engagement event on Thursday 2nd October 3pm-4pm. We will share a high level version of the requirement and high level details of the procurement process. If you would like to attend this session please contact lois.crow@education.gov.uk.

Contract dates (estimated)

  • 1 April 2026 to 31 March 2028
  • Possible extension to 31 March 2030
  • 4 years

Main procurement category

Services

CPV classifications

  • 80000000 - Education and training services
  • 72314000 - Data collection and collation services

Contract locations

  • UKD - North West (England)
  • UKH - East of England
  • UKF - East Midlands (England)
  • UKG - West Midlands (England)
  • UKJ - South East (England)
  • UKK - South West (England)
  • UKI - London

Engagement

Engagement deadline

2 October 2025

Engagement process description

As described in Scope, we will be conducting an initial engagement event on Thursday 2nd October 3pm-4pm. We will share a high level version of the requirement and high level details of the procurement process. If you would like to attend this session please contact lois.crow@education.gov.uk.


Participation

Particular suitability

  • Small and medium-sized enterprises (SME)
  • Voluntary, community and social enterprises (VCSE)

Contracting authority

Department for Education

  • Public Procurement Organisation Number: PDZG-3487-DPVD

Sanctuary Buildings, 20 Great Smith Street

London

SW1P3BT

United Kingdom

Region: UKI32 - Westminster

Organisation type: Public authority - central government