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Provision of the Independent Review Mechanism (IRM) for Fostering and Adoption 2024-2027

Legal advisory services
UK
Published value
Not published
Submission deadline Not published
Lots published1
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Tenderline Synopsis: Department for Education: "Provision of the Independent Review Mechanism (IRM) for Fostering and Adoption 2024-2027". Published status: complete. Published value: Value not published. 1 published lot. Submission deadline not published. See the official notice for participation instructions.
Contracting AuthorityDepartment for EducationScope & CategoriesNot publishedSubmission Window
complete
No deadline published
Submission GatewayDirect notice routeLegal Basis & RegimeStandard procurementEstimated Value (exc. VAT)Not published
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Published history for Department for Education. These figures describe retained records, not a forecast of bids or a measure of buyer bias.
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Competition Density
49.6Bids / Report
11.6% of reports have one bid
Supplier ConcentrationNo estimate
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Payment Terms
Check noticePublished terms
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Coverage: 368 active published awards; 352 bid reports (which may be per lot). Supplier values exclude multi-supplier awards, frameworks and DPS, and use GBP only. They are published award values, not payments. Price reduction compares single-lot, single-award, single-supplier GBP procedures with explicitly non-framework/non-DPS status; increases remain in the average. Unpublished data stays unknown. Awarded suppliers are winners, not all bidders.
Procedure terms
Contracting AuthorityDepartment for Education
Procedure methodNot published
Procurement categoryNot published
Statuscomplete
Framework / DPSNot published
CompetitionNot published
Above thresholdNot published
Legal basisNot published
Tender period startsNot published
Clarification deadlineNot published
Electronic submissionNot published
Submission languagesNot published
Published22 Nov 2023, 10:09 GMT
Last source update22 Nov 2023, 10:09 GMT
Recurring procurementNot published
ClassificationLegal advisory services
Delivery area
UK
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What is being bought
Provision of independent panels that review suitability to adopt or foster and other decisions made by adoption and fostering providers.
What changed
From the official release history
  1. tender value changed
    22 Nov 2023, 10:09 GMT
  2. Status changed to complete
    22 Nov 2023, 10:09 GMT
  3. Official notice release published
    22 Nov 2023, 10:09 GMT
  4. Submission deadline changed to published date
    22 Nov 2023, 10:09 GMT
  5. Published value updated to £730,428
    31 Jul 2023, 13:31 BST
  6. Status changed to active
    31 Jul 2023, 13:31 BST
  7. Official notice release published
    31 Jul 2023, 13:31 BST
  8. Submission deadline changed to 14 Sept 2023, 12:00 BST
    31 Jul 2023, 13:31 BST
  9. Buyer information updated
    31 Jul 2023, 13:31 BST
Lots and requirements (1)
Published by the contracting authority
  • Lot 1 · #1
    Individual lot title not published
    cancelled
    Published valueNot published
    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 by fostering and adoption services about their approval status and access to their records. The service offered by the IRM is unique within the sector and enables applicants to have their case heard by an independent panel of children’s social care experts. The service is provided for in regulations and represents an. Additional information: not applicable
    Contract periodNot published
    EligibilityNot published
    Options / renewalNot published
Timeline
  1. Procedure published
    22 Nov 2023, 10:09 GMT
  2. Award active
    Not published · Not published
  3. Contract active
    Signed 22 Nov 2023, 00:00 GMT · £729,804
Commercial outcome and competition
Awards
Coram Children's Legal Centre (CCLC)
Not published · Not published · active
Contracts
Provision of Independent Review Mechanism (IRM) service for Fostering and Adoption 2024-2027
£729,804 · signed 22 Nov 2023, 00:00 GMT · active
Bid statistics
bids: 1 (lot 1)
electronicBids: 1 (lot 1)
foreignBidsFromEU: 1 (lot 1)
foreignBidsFromNonEU: 1 (lot 1)
smeBids: 1 (lot 1)
Buyer and organisations in this procedure

Department for Education

Contracting authority GB-FTS-165
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  • Department for Education
    buyer

    Sanctuary Buildings, 20, Great Smith Street, London, UK, SW1P 3BT
    Bea.BELL@education.gov.uk
    +44 12345678

  • Coram Children's Legal Centre (CCLC)
    supplier

    Wellington House 4th Floor, 90-92 Butt Road, Colchester, UK, CO3 3DA

  • Department for Education
    reviewContactPoint

    Sanctuary Bld, Great Smith Stret, London, SW1P 3BT

  • High Court of Justice
    reviewBody

    The Strand, London, London, WC2A 2LL
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