con_28407 Reducing Family Court Delays - Designated Family Judge Trailblazer Expansion Project 25-26 FTS

Official notice

Authority: Department for Education (Central government)

ServicesAward procedure without prior publication of a call for competition

Sectors: Education & Training (80) Delivery: UK

Awarded value£842,835published contract · exc. VAT

Awarded 30 Jun 2025no call for competition

Awarded to Mutual Ventures

What is being bought

Published requirement description

This is a notice of award for Reducing Family Court Delays - Designated Family Judge Trailblazer Expansion Project 25-26.

The services relate to the department's aim to expand upon the work done previously on the Designated Family Judge Trailblazer pilot FY24-25. The work is aimed at reducing delays in the family justice (FJ) system by working with Local Authorities (LAs) in Designated Family Judge (DFJ) areas to identify key causes of local delay in family courts, develop and embed learning from the DFJ Trailblazer 24-25 programme, and further develop system accountability work.

The contract has been awarded to Mutual Ventures Ltd

CPV: Education and training services

The lotProcurement structure

single lot · no lot value published

Lot #1Awarded

Delivery: UK

Procedure terms & legal framework

From the official record

Procedure method: Award procedure without prior publication of a call for competition
Legal basis: CELEX · 32014L0024 Public Contracts Regulations 2015 (Directive 2014/24/EU)
Procurement category: Services
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: Yes (GPA)
Recurring procurement: Unspecified in notice
First published: 8 Sept 2025, 15:02 BST
Last source update: 8 Sept 2025, 15:02 BST
FTS notice number: 2025/S 000-054712
Classification (CPV): Education and training services
Delivery area: UK
Official registry OCID: ocds-h6vhtk-0595f4 Find a Tender

Why no open competition: The procurement falls outside the scope of application of the directive
Published justification: Compliant call off competition from a CCS Framework.

Commercial outcome & contract awards

Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecast

Awards 1

Awarded value £842,8351 contract exc. VAT

Bids received 1

Contracts signed 1latest 30 Jun 2025

Awarded to	Value	Date	Status
Mutual VenturesSMEReducing Family Court Delays - DFJ Trailblazer Project 25-26	£842,835 †	—	Awarded

Contracts

Reducing Family Court Delays - DFJ Trailblazer Project 25-26 · Mutual VenturesSME
Signed
30 Jun 2025
Value
£842,835
Status
active

Bid statistics published by the authority

Bids	SME	VCSE	Valid bid range
1bids	—	—	—

Contracting authority & participating public bodies

Department for Education

Contracting authorityCentral GovernmentMinistry or any other national or federal authority, including their regional or local subdivisionsEducation Sanctuary Buildings, 20, Great Smith Street, London, UK, SW1P 3BTContact email

Bidders & participating suppliers

1 commercial party on the notice

Mutual Ventures LtdAwarded supplier 2-6 Boundary Row, London, UK, SE1 8HPContact email

Official documents & specifications

Official links; attachments are not copied

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