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For expected reforms to the children’s social care system to be successful they must be based on high quality evidence of interventions that work. Subject to Ministerial agreement, we would want this service to generate and champion actionable evidence that improves services to support family relationships. This should include: \nBecoming a What Works Network member, operating independently and setting a strategy alongside DfE \nHaving a team of experts in conducting high quality evaluations, translating and disseminating evidence . \nEstablishing relationships with policy makers and local leaders to establish and support delivery of interventions that work based on high quality evidence. \nWe are seeking views on our high level service requirements and strategy which would deliver this objective. 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Improving the evidence base on interventions that work is vital to the success of the reform programme. We would want this service to generate and champion actionable evidence that improves services to support family relationships. This should include: \n- Becoming a What Works Network member, operating independently and setting a strategy alongside DfE \n- Having a team of experts in conducting high quality evaluations, translating and disseminating evidence. \n- Establishing relationships with policy makers and local leaders to establish and support delivery of interventions that work based on high quality evidence. \nWe are seeking views on our high level service requirements and strategy which would deliver this objective: \n- collating existing evidence on the effectiveness of programmes and practices \n- producing high-quality synthesis reports and systematic reviews in areas where they do not currently exist \n- assessing the effectiveness of policies and practices against an agreed set of outcomes \n- filling gaps in the evidence base by commissioning new trials and evaluations \n- sharing findings in an accessible way \n- supporting practitioners, commissioners and policymakers to use these findings to inform their decisions \nWe would expect that Cabinet Office's requirement of What Works Centre membership to be met in full: https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/what-works-network-membership-requirements" }, { "releaseID": "084909-2025", "releaseDate": "2025-12-19T13:06:02Z", "releaseTag": [ "planning" ], "value": "This is a Preliminary Market Engagement Notice for the continuation of the What Works Centre for Children and Families. \nAll information in this notice will be subject to ministerial agreement and internal approval including the estimated funding amount. \nReforming children’s social care to keep children safe and give them the best start in life is an important part of the Governments opportunity mission. Improving the evidence base on interventions that work is vital to the success of the reform programme. The department anticipate this grant to be used to generate and champion actionable evidence that improves services to support family relationships. 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This funding will be provided under Section 14 Grant of the Education Act 2003 Terms and Conditions. This competition is not in scope of the Procurement Act 2023. \nThere is also a Find a Grant notice relating to this competition which can be found here: https://find-government-grants.service.gov.uk/grants/what-works-centre-for-children-and-families---competition-launch-1\n______________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________\nThe Department for Education (the Department) are looking for an organisation to act as a What Works Centre for Children and Families (WWCCF) from April 2027. This grant funding will be issued for a maximum of 10 years, with a maximum available funding of £8.5m per year.\nReforming children’s social care to keep children safe and give them the best start in life is an important part of the Governments opportunity mission. Improving the evidence base on interventions that work is vital to the success of the reform programme. The Department anticipate this grant to be used to generate and champion robust actionable evidence (i.e. deliver research, programmes and evaluations) that will help shape decision making in policy and practice, and enable the sector to improve services and outcomes to protect and support vulnerable and disadvantaged children. \nThis should include:\n•\tbecoming a What Works Network member, operating independently and setting a strategy alongside the Department\n•\thaving access to a range of expertise in conducting high-quality evaluations, translating and disseminating evidence\n•\testablishing relationships with policy makers and local leaders to establish and support delivery of interventions that work based on high quality evidence\n•\tdetailed knowledge and understanding of the children’s social care and early intervention sector\nWe are looking for an organisation to build a strategy which would deliver the following objectives:\n•\tcollating existing evidence on the 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