Official UK procurement notice
Independent Review Mechanism (IRM) Service
Authority: Department for Education (Central government)
What is being bought
Published requirement descriptionDepartment for Education are looking for a provider to run and manage the Independent Review Mechanism in line with the Regulations www.legislation.gov.uk/uksi/2009/395/conten… ↗ (The Department recommends that bidders read the Regulations before writing their bid). The contract is due to commence on 1 April 2021 and will be for an initial period of 2 years (dependent on funding renewal) with a further optional extension of 1 year.
The IRM provides an essential statutory service to prospective and existing foster parents, adopters and adult adoptees. The main function of the IRM is to offer an objective and independent route for applicants to request a review of decisions made their around approvals and records access made by local services. The service offered by the IRM is unique within the sector and offers the opportunity for applicants to have their case heard by an independent panel of children's social care experts.
CPV: Education and training services
The lotProcurement structure
single lot · no lot value publishedLot #1Awarded
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
Procedure terms & legal framework
From the official record- Procedure method
- Open procedure
- Legal basis
- CELEX · 32014L0024 Public Contracts Regulations 2015 (Directive 2014/24/EU)
- Procurement category
- Services
- Notice status
- Awarded
- Procurement threshold
- Unspecified in notice
- Regulatory regime
- Standard
- Commercial structure
- Stand-alone contract (no framework)
- Competition type
- Competitive procedure
- GPA / WTO covered
- Unspecified in notice
- Recurring procurement
- Unspecified in notice
- First published
- 20 Apr 2021, 22:55 BST
- Last source update
- 30 Mar 2023, 13:24 BST
- FTS notice number
2023/S 000-009300- Classification (CPV)
- Delivery area
- Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-02a840Find a Tender
Notice history
3 releases on Find a TenderPublished amendments (2 · 0 deadline changes)
| When | What | Before | After | Shift |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| — | TextII.2.4 · II | — | The Department for Education are enacting the optional 1 year extension taking the contract end date to 31st March 2024. | |
| — | TextII.1.7 · II | £804,348 | £936,648 |
2 amendments published without a description.
Commercial outcome & contract awards
Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecast| Awarded to | Value | Date | Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| Coram Children's Legal CentreSMEIndependent Review Mechanism (IRM) Services | £804,438 † | — | Awarded |
Contracts
Independent Review Mechanism (IRM) Services · Coram Children's Legal CentreSME
- Signed
- 31 Mar 2021
- Value
- £804,438
- Status
- active
Bid statistics published by the authority
| Bids | SME | VCSE | Valid bid range |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1bids | — | — | — |
Contracting authority & participating public bodies
Bidders & participating suppliers
1 commercial party on the notice- Coram Children's Legal CentreAwarded supplier
Official documents & specifications
Official links; attachments are not copiedNo document links were published on the notice.