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# Care Leaver Covenant

Source: [Tenderline](https://tenderline.uk/tenders/care-leaver-covenant-ocds-h6vhtk-03b753). UK public procurement intelligence compiled from official UK procurement notices.

> **Tenderline Executive Summary:** Department for Education: "Care Leaver Covenant". Published status: complete. Published Value: £1,000,000. 1 published lot. Recorded submission deadline: 24 Apr 2023, 17:00 BST. Published submission portal: education.app.jaggaer.com.

## Key Information
- **Status:** COMPLETE (the published submission deadline has passed)
- **Buyer:** [Department for Education](https://tenderline.uk/buyers/department-for-education-gov-d6)
- **Published Value:** £1,000,000 (GBP)
- **Submission Deadline:** 24 April 2023 at 17:00 BST
- **Lots:** 1
- **Procurement Method:** Open procedure
- **Main Category:** services
- **Classifications (CPV):** Health and social work services
- **Delivery Location:** UK
- **Legal Basis:** CELEX 32014L0024
- **Awarded Value:** £1,675,648 (exc. VAT, 1 contract)
- **OCID:** `ocds-h6vhtk-03b753`

## Before you bid
Deciding whether to bid? The Tenderline page for this tender carries the competition and buyer analysis this notice does not:

- **Expected competition:** how many bids lots like this attract, from past awards in the same market.
- **Who could compete:** suppliers who have won similar work, and who holds the current contract.
- **Buyer track record:** earlier work for this buyer, its unexpired awards, and how its awards compared with its estimates.
- **Price forecast:** the commercial price range for each lot, with the middle 50% of comparable awards.

- **What it takes to win:** selection and award criteria, lot by lot.
- **Contract history:** what this tender replaces, and every notice in the procedure.

[Open the competition and buyer analysis](https://tenderline.uk/tenders/care-leaver-covenant-ocds-h6vhtk-03b753#tl-md)

## Submission
- **Submission Platform:** [education.app.jaggaer.com](/out?url=https%3A%2F%2Feducation.app.jaggaer.com%2Fweb%2Flogin.html)
- **How to bid:** https://tenderline.uk/tenders/care-leaver-covenant-ocds-h6vhtk-03b753#participate

## Description
The CLC is the leading platform for care leavers to access employment opportunities at the forefront of industry and other support to help them live independently. Covenant signatories, now approaching 400, include world famous national employers which are providing life-changing opportunities through high quality jobs and other pledges of support. The CLC platform is becoming the unique place for care leavers to go to access a wide range of support beyond what local authorities might provide.
The Care Leaver Covenant (CLC) was launched in October 2018. It was designed to recognise that while local authorities have statutory duties for supporting care leavers, there is a role for wider society too. The rationale for the CLC is therefore that other public, private and voluntary sector organisations can make a valuable contribution in helping care leavers to thrive and reach their potential.
This notice is to inform that a compliant extension has been utilised.

## Lots (1)
### Lot 1: Untitled lot
- **Lot id:** `1`
- **Status:** complete
- **CPV codes:** 85000000
- **Delivery regions:** UK

- **Estimated Value:** £1,000,000
- **Description:** The CLC is the leading platform for care leavers to access employment opportunities at the forefront of industry and other support to help them live independently.  Covenant signatories, now approaching 400, include world famous national employers wh...
- **Contract Period:** 30/09/2023 to 31/03/2025
- **Renewal published:** yes
- **Options published:** yes

## Awards & Winning Suppliers (1)
- **Award:** Care Leavers Covenant 2023 (active)
  - Award id: `024206-2023-1`
  - Supplier(s): **Spectra First Ltd**
  - Supplier identifiers: `GB-COH:09191219`
  - Value: £1,675,648 † (exc. VAT)

> † value taken from the contract record; the award notice published none.

## Contracts (1)
- **Contract:** Care Leavers Covenant 2023 (active)
  - Signed Value: £1,675,648
  - Signed Date: 14/08/2023

## Provenance and Official Sources
- **Official Notice:** [Find a Tender notice](/out?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.find-tender.service.gov.uk%2FNotice%2F007858-2025)
- **Last Source Update:** 2025-03-04T14:08:16.000Z
- **This document generated:** 2026-10-27T01:23:23.743Z
- **Machine API:** https://tenderline.uk/api/public/tenders/ocds-h6vhtk-03b753