Official UK procurement notice
Family Finding Programme Rollout
Authority: Department for Education (Central government)
What is being bought
Published requirement descriptionThe Department seeks to procure a provider to deliver and embed an evidence-based Family Finding model in eligible LAs . The provider will provide leadership, training, technical support, and quality assurance to enable local authorities to embed the Family Finding programme sustainably.
CPV: Welfare services for children and young people
The lotProcurement structure
single lot · value publishedLot #1AwardedRenewalPublished value£7,000,000
What it takes to wini
How this buyer will score bids.
The evaluation criteria and weights exactly as published on the notice, grouped by family (price, quality, social value and so on).
Evaluation split and conditions of participation as published; the tender pack may add morei
How this buyer will score bids.
The evaluation criteria and weights exactly as published on the notice, grouped by family (price, quality, social value and so on).
- Price Per Quality Point
Procedure terms & legal framework
From the official record- Procedure method
- Open procedure
- Legal basis
- UKPGA · 2023/54 Procurement Act 2023
- Procurement category
- Services
- Notice status
- Awarded
- Procurement threshold
- Above threshold (FTS publication)
- Regulatory regime
- Light touch regime
- Commercial structure
- Stand-alone contract (no framework)
- Competition type
- Competitive procedure
- GPA / WTO covered
- Unspecified in notice
- Recurring procurement
- Unspecified in notice
- First published
- 4 Jun 2026, 13:38 BST
- Last source update
- 9 Sept 2026, 14:06 BST
- Award evaluation window
- Submission end – 14 Sept 2026
- FTS notice number
2026/S 000-066302- Accelerated
- Light touch contract
- Latest notice
- Contract award notice (UK6)
- Classification (CPV)
- Delivery area
- Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-06ad8dFind a Tender
How it was run
Official notice- Submission deadline
- 4 Aug 2026, 12:00 BST
- Clarification deadline
- 22 Jul 2026, 17:00 BST
- Submission channel
- Official e-sourcing portal
- Electronic submission
- Allowed
- Accepted languages
- en
Submission address and any special instructions
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Timeline
4 Jun 2026 → 1 Oct 2026 · 10 dates- Planning notice published144 days ago4 Jun 2026, 13:38 BST
- Market engagement136 days ago11 Jun 2026, 23:59 BST
The Market engagement event will be held over Teams and is scheduled to take place on Thurday 11th June 2026 at 10:30am - 11am.
If you would like to secure a spot at the event, please email [email protected] no later than 5pm Wednesday 10th June 2026.
When signing up, please confirm the name of your organisation, the names of individuals who will be attending and their job roles.
- Tender notice published104 days ago14 Jul 2026, 15:07 BST
- Clarification questions by96 days ago22 Jul 2026, 17:00 BST
- Submission deadline83 days ago4 Aug 2026, 12:00 BST
- Assessment summaries sent47 days ago9 Sept 2026, 00:00 BST
- Latest notice published47 days ago9 Sept 2026, 14:06 BST
- Award decision expected by41 days ago14 Sept 2026, 23:59 BST
- Standstill ends34 days ago21 Sept 2026, 23:59 BST
- Contract starts25 days ago1 Oct 2026, 00:00 BST
Notice history
10 events · 5 releases on Find a Tender · since 4 Jun 2026- Preliminary market engagement notice published4 Jun 2026, 13:38 BSTUK2
- Preliminary market engagement notice published4 Jun 2026, 13:40 BSTUK2
- Tender notice published14 Jul 2026, 15:07 BSTUK4
- Status changed to active14 Jul 2026, 15:07 BST
- Procurement method changed14 Jul 2026, 15:07 BST
- Deadline published: 4 Aug 2026, 12:00 BST14 Jul 2026, 15:07 BST
- Tender notice published14 Jul 2026, 15:30 BSTUK4
- Contract award notice published9 Sept 2026, 14:06 BSTUK6
- Status changed to complete9 Sept 2026, 14:06 BST
- Contract signature expected28 Sept 2026, 23:59 BSTscheduled
Routine re-releases (5)
- 2026-06: 2 releases · 4 Jun 2026, 4 Jun 2026
Commercial outcome & contract awards
Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecast| Awarded to | Value | Date | Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| FRG Limited (operating as Family Rights Group)VCSE5 Oct 2026 – 31 Mar 2028 · up to 31 Mar 2029Extensions: Optional 12 month extension. Any decision to extend the contract will be subject to affordability, government priorities and policies. | £5,218,307 | 3 Sept 2026standstill to 21 Sept 2026 | Standstill |
Bid statistics published by the authority
| Bids | SME | VCSE | Valid bid range |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1final-stage tenders · 2 at stage one | 0 | 1 | — |
Who bid
- wonFRG Limited (operating as Family Rights Group)VCSE · Greater London
Bidders as named on the Procurement Act 2023 award notice. “Won” means the bidder holds an award on this notice.
Contracting authority & participating public bodies
Bidders & participating suppliers
1 commercial party on the notice- FRG Limited (operating as Family Rights Group)Awarded supplier
Official documents & specifications (5)
Official links; attachments are not copiedNotices published for this procedure
- Contract award notice Contract award notice on Find a Tender
- Tender notice Tender notice on Find a Tender
- Tender notice Tender notice on Find a Tender
- Preliminary market engagement notice Preliminary market engagement notice on Find a Tender
- Preliminary market engagement notice Preliminary market engagement notice on Find a Tender