con_31377 - Adoption and Special Guardianship Support Fund (ASGSF) Contract 26/27

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£2,734,871published contract · exc. VAT

Awarded 11 May 2026no call for competition

Awarded to Mott MacDonald

What is being bought

Published requirement description

This is a notice of award for Adoption and Special Guardianship Support Fund (ASGSF) Contract 26/27

CPV: Education and training services

The lotProcurement structure

single lot · no lot value published

Lot #1The required service will be to act as the delivery partner for the Adoption and…Awarded

The required service will be to act as the delivery partner for the Adoption and Special Guardianship Support Fund (ASGSF). A separate Grant Funding Agreement will be put in place between the Department for Education and the successful delivery partner. This will enable payments to be made to Local authorities (LAs) and Regional Adoption Agencies (RAAs).

Delivery: UK

80000000 Education and training services

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: 22 May 2026, 11:04 BST
Last source update: 22 May 2026, 11:04 BST
FTS notice number: 2026/S 000-047647
Classification (CPV): Education and training services
Delivery area: UK
Official registry OCID: ocds-h6vhtk-06a098 Find a Tender

Why no open competition: The procurement falls outside the scope of application of the directive
Published justification: Awarded through a call off competition on the RM6172 Grant Administration Services framework from the Government Commercial Agency.

Commercial outcome & contract awards

Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecast

Awards 1

Awarded value £2,734,8711 contract exc. VAT

Bids received 4

Contracts signed 1latest 11 May 2026

Awarded to	Value	Date	Status
Mott MacDonaldAdoption and Special Guardianship Support Fund (ASGSF)	£2,734,871 †	—	Awarded

Contracts

Adoption and Special Guardianship Support Fund (ASGSF) · Mott MacDonald
Signed
11 May 2026
Value
£2,734,871
Status
active

Bid statistics published by the authority

Bids	SME	VCSE	Valid bid range
4bids	—	—	—

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

Mott MacDonaldAwarded supplier Mott MacDonald House, 8-10 Sydenham Road,, Croydon, UK, CR0 2EE

Official documents & specifications

Official links; attachments are not copied

No document links were published on the notice.