Official UK procurement notice
Multi-agency Practice Principles for responding to child exploitation and extra-familial harm
Authority: Department for Education (Central government)
What is being bought
Published requirement descriptionRefresh and relaunch of multi-agency practice principles to help local areas respond to child exploitation and extra-familial harm
The lotProcurement structure
single lot · no lot value publishedLot #1Awarded
Procedure terms & legal framework
From the official record- Procedure method
- Direct award
- Legal basis
- UKPGA · 2023/54 Procurement Act 2023
- 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
- Unspecified in notice
- Recurring procurement
- Unspecified in notice
- First published
- 21 Aug 2025, 16:29 BST
- Last source update
- 21 Aug 2025, 16:29 BST
- FTS notice number
2025/S 000-050641- Latest notice
- Transparency notice (UK5)
- Delivery area
- Not published
- Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-058c61Find a Tender
- Why no open competition
- Single Suppliers Technical Reasons; Additional Repeat Extension Partial Replacement
- Published justification
A direct award to Research in Practice to carry out the work will offer the best value for money and maximum impact within the tight timescales required. This is based on an assessment of the unique needs of this project in relation to the supplier’s previous experience in this area, their detailed understanding of our policy ambition and the ability to engage well with and take into consideration the varying needs of the sector. Research in Practice are well respected as an independent voice with a proven track record in engaging effectively with a range of stakeholders. As such they are well placed to undertake this work effectively and have demonstrated their ability to be able to start this work in the requied tight timeframe.
Notice history
2 events · 1 release on Find a Tender · since 21 Aug 2025- Transparency notice published21 Aug 2025, 16:29 BSTUK5
- Contract signature expected3 Sept 2025, 23:59 BSTscheduled
Commercial outcome & contract awards
Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecast| Awarded to | Value | Date | Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| Research In PracticeSME3 Sept 2025 – 31 Mar 2026 | £62,380 | — | Standstill |
Contracting authority & participating public bodies
Bidders & participating suppliers
1 commercial party on the notice- Research In PracticeAwarded supplier
Official documents & specifications (1)
Official links; attachments are not copiedNotices published for this procedure
- Transparency notice Transparency notice on Find a Tender