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Published 25 Feb 2026, 11:12 GMT

Official UK procurement notice

Case Management System support for the Families First Partnership programme

Official notice

Authority: Department for Education (Central government)

Below threshold - without competitionSME suitableVCSE suitable
Sectors: IT Services & Software (72) Delivery: Delivery location not published
Awarded value£19,800published award · exc. VAT
Awarded 24 Feb 2026no call for competition
Awarded to East Sussex County Council2 awards

What is being bought

Published requirement description

The Families First Partnership (FFP) programme is rolling out significant reforms to children’s services, introducing a new Family Help system by bringing together targeted Early Help and section 17 children, introducing multi-agency child protection teams and Family Group Decision Making. These reforms will require significant changes to case management systems and impact data reporting. The contractor will provide immediate support to the sector by directly supporting local authorities to implement case management system guidance, with specific support on completing manual reporting returns and accurate CIN census returns. The contractor will convene reporting workshops and network meetings to share practice and access advice.

The lotProcurement structure

single lot · no lot value published
Lot #1AwardedSMEVCSE
Eligibility: SME eligibleVCSE eligible

Procedure terms & legal framework

From the official record
Procedure method
Below threshold - without competition
Legal basis
UKPGA · 2023/54 Procurement Act 2023
Notice status
Awarded without competition
Procurement threshold
Unspecified in notice
Regulatory regime
Standard
Commercial structure
Stand-alone contract (no framework)
Competition type
Direct award (no call for competition)
GPA / WTO covered
Unspecified in notice
Recurring procurement
Unspecified in notice
First published
25 Feb 2026, 11:12 GMT
Last source update
25 Feb 2026, 11:15 GMT
FTS notice number
2026/S 000-016789
Latest notice
Contract award notice (UK6)
Delivery area
Not published
Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-065bc7 Find a Tender

Notice history

3 events · 1 release on Find a Tender · since 25 Feb 2026
  1. Transparency notice published
    25 Feb 2026, 11:12 GMT
    UK5
  2. Contract award notice published
    25 Feb 2026, 11:15 GMT
    UK6
  3. Contract signature expected
    10 Mar 2026, 23:59 GMT
    scheduled

Commercial outcome & contract awards

Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecast
Awards 2
Awarded value £19,8001 award exc. VAT · 1 repeated publication of the same award counted once
Awarded toValueDateStatus
East Sussex County Council11 Mar 2026 – 10 Jun 2026£19,80024 Feb 2026Awarded
East Sussex County Council11 Mar 2026 – 10 Jun 2026£19,800same award published again · counted once—Standstill

Contracting authority & participating public bodies

Department for Education

Contracting authorityPublic authority - central government GB-PPON: PDZG-3487-DPVD Sanctuary Buildings, 20 Great Smith Street, London, London, SW1P3BTContact email

Bidders & participating suppliers

1 commercial party on the notice
  • East Sussex County CouncilAwarded supplier County Hall, St. Anne’s Crescent, Lewes, South East, BN7 1UEContact email

Official documents & specifications (2)

Official links; attachments are not copied

Notices published for this procedure

  • Contract award notice awardContract award noticeUK6Contract award notice on Find a Tender
  • Transparency notice awardTransparency noticeUK5Transparency notice on Find a Tender