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title: "Intent to Direct Award - Family Group Conferencing (FGC) Service"
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# Intent to Direct Award - Family Group Conferencing (FGC) Service

Source: [Tenderline](https://tenderline.uk/tenders/intent-to-direct-award-family-group-conferencing-fgc-service-ocds-h6vhtk-0552b7). UK public procurement intelligence compiled from official UK procurement notices.

> **Tenderline Executive Summary:** Hartlepool Borough Council: "Intent to Direct Award - Family Group Conferencing (FGC) Service". Published status: complete. Contract Value: Value not published. 1 published lot. Submission deadline not published. See the official notice for participation instructions.

## Key Information
- **Status:** COMPLETE (no submission deadline published)
- **Buyer:** [Hartlepool Borough Council](https://tenderline.uk/buyers/hartlepool-borough-council-ons-e06000001)
- **Contract Value (direct award):** Value not published (currency not published)
- **Submission Deadline:** Not published
- **Lots:** 1
- **Procurement Method:** Below threshold - without competition
- **Main Category:** Not published
- **Classifications (CPV):** None published
- **Delivery Location:** UKC11
- **Legal Basis:** UKPGA 2023/54
- **Awarded Value:** £58,775 (exc. VAT, 1 award)
- **Official Documents:** 1 published documents & notices ([view on Tenderline](https://tenderline.uk/tenders/intent-to-direct-award-family-group-conferencing-fgc-service-ocds-h6vhtk-0552b7#documents))
- **OCID:** `ocds-h6vhtk-0552b7`

## Before you bid
Deciding whether to bid? The Tenderline page for this tender carries the competition and buyer analysis this notice does not:

- **Expected competition:** how many bids lots like this attract, from past awards in the same market.
- **Who could compete:** suppliers who have won similar work, and who holds the current contract.
- **Buyer track record:** earlier work for this buyer, its unexpired awards, and how its awards compared with its estimates.
- **Price forecast:** the commercial price range for each lot, with the middle 50% of comparable awards.

- **What it takes to win:** selection and award criteria, lot by lot.
- **Contract history:** what this tender replaces, and every notice in the procedure.

[Open the competition and buyer analysis](https://tenderline.uk/tenders/intent-to-direct-award-family-group-conferencing-fgc-service-ocds-h6vhtk-0552b7#tl-md)

## Description
In 2023 HBC was successful in securing grant funding from DfE as part of the Family Network pilot which was used to deliver a Family Group Conference service. The tender was won by Changing Futures North East (CNFE).
Funding was extended in 2024 and further confirmation received recently received that DfE funding has been extended for a further 12 months to continue the pilot for a third year.
HBC, given CFNE's participation to date and as the original successful tenderer, has moved to Direct Award.
Estimated value of contract to operate from 01 July 2025 to 30th June 2026 is £58,755.

## Lots (1)
### Lot 1: Untitled lot
- **Lot id:** `1`
- **Status:** complete
- **CPV codes:** 85312300, 85312310, 85312320
- **Delivery regions:** UKC
- **Delivery countries in notice:** GB

## Awards & Winning Suppliers (1)
- **Award:** Family Group Conferencing (FGC) Service. (pending)
  - Award id: `1`
  - Supplier(s): **Changing Futures North East (CFNE)**
  - Supplier identifiers: `GB-COH:04009541`
  - Value: £58,775 (exc. VAT)

## Provenance and Official Sources
- **Official Notice:** [Find a Tender notice](/out?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.find-tender.service.gov.uk%2FNotice%2F034781-2025)
- **Last Source Update:** 2025-06-24T14:04:47.000Z
- **This document generated:** 2026-10-29T07:57:13.853Z
- **Machine API:** https://tenderline.uk/api/public/tenders/ocds-h6vhtk-0552b7