Official UK procurement notice
Call for Competition for Partners that are interested in delivering a support service for families in family court proceedings - Improving Child and Family Arrangement Service (ICFA)
Authority: CHILDREN & FAMILY COURT ADVISORY & SUPPORT SERVICE
What is being bought
Published requirement descriptionCafcass is seeking partners that are interested in delivering a support service for families in family court proceedings. Cafcass requires suppliers to hold NACCC Enhanced accreditation and Cyber Essentials certification at the start of any competitive tender process.
Cafcass commissions the delivery of services for families in private family law proceedings in England on behalf of the Ministry of Justice (MoJ)
A new (ICFA) service has been designed to focus on supporting children and families to agree sustainable family time arrangements that reflect the child's needs, wishes and feelings.
Contract Start date of 1 August 2025 will be subject to mobilisation with new providers to be fully operational by November 2025.
CPV: Health and social work services
The lotProcurement structure
single lot · value publishedLot #1Published value£8,800,000
Procedure terms & legal framework
From the official record- Procedure method
- Open procedure
- Legal basis
- CELEX · 32014L0024 Public Contracts Regulations 2015 (Directive 2014/24/EU)
- Procurement category
- Services
- Notice status
- Closed
- Procurement threshold
- Unspecified in notice
- Regulatory regime
- Standard
- Commercial structure
- Stand-alone contract (no framework)
- Competition type
- Competitive procedure
- GPA / WTO covered
- Yes (GPA)
- Recurring procurement
- Yes
- First published
- 26 Feb 2025, 13:54 GMT
- Last source update
- 27 Feb 2025, 12:49 GMT
- Award evaluation window
- 6 Apr 2025 – …
- FTS notice number
2025/S 000-007391- Classification (CPV)
- Delivery area
- Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-04e451Find a Tender
- Electronic trading
- e-invoicing allowed
How it was run
Official notice- Submission deadline
- 4 Apr 2025, 11:00 BST
- Submission channel
- {"electronicSubmission"}
- Accepted languages
- en
- Bid validity
- 90 days from the deadline
- Bids opened
- 6 Apr 2025, 12:00 BST
Timeline
27 Feb 2025 → 1 Aug 2025 · 4 dates- Notice published27 Feb 2025, 12:49 GMT
- Submission deadline4 Apr 2025, 11:00 BST
- Bids opened6 Apr 2025, 12:00 BST
- Contract starts1 Aug 2025, 00:00 BST
Notice history
1 event · 3 releases on Find a Tender- Deadline moved to 4 Apr 2025, 11:00 BST26 Feb 2025, 13:54 GMT-2 days · was 6 Apr 2025, 11:00 BST
Published amendments (2 · 1 deadline change)
| When | What | Before | After | Shift |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| — | DeadlineIV.2.2 | 6 Apr 2025 | 4 Apr 2025 | -2 d |
| — | TextShort Description · II.1.4 | Cafcass is seeking partners that are interested in delivering a support service for families in family court proceedings. Cafcass requires suppliers to hold NACCC Enhanced accreditation and Cyber Essentials certification at the start of any competitive tender process. Cafcass commissions the delivery of services for families in private family law proceedings in England on behalf of the Ministry of… | Cafcass is seeking partners that are interested in delivering a support service for families in family court proceedings. Cafcass requires suppliers to hold NACCC Enhanced accreditation and Cyber Essentials certification at the start of any competitive tender process. Cafcass commissions the delivery of services for families in private family law proceedings in England on behalf of the Ministry of… |
Amendment to original notice location
1 amendment published without a description.
Contracting authority & participating public bodies
Dispute resolution & review bodies
- Melissa SmithReview body
Official documents & specifications
Official links; attachments are not copiedNo document links were published on the notice.