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Support for the Principal Child and Family Social Worker Network

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Submission deadline Not published
Lots published1
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Tenderline Synopsis: Department for Education: "Support for the Principal Child and Family Social Worker Network". 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
Bidder Intelligence · Authority Profile: Department for Education
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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.
Published-to-award variance
40%Historical Average
Based on 5 comparable awards
Competition Density
7.2Bids / Report
0% of reports have one bid
Supplier ConcentrationModerate Concentration
Flood Control (NI)Top vendor: 46.2% of attributable value
Payment Terms
Check noticePublished terms
Payment obligations depend on the applicable regime and contract. Consult the official documents.
Coverage: 185 active published awards; 13 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. Published-to-award variance 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 Unpublished data stays unknown.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.
Historical Awarded Suppliers With This Authority:
Supplier NameHistoric AwardsAttributable GBP Value
Flood Control (NI)3 wins£60,000,000
Ground Control Limited2 wins£40,000,000
Personnel Hygiene Services Limited trading as PHS Group plc1 win£10,586,364
McAvoy Modular Offsite Limited2 wins£9,743,488
IRARA SERVICES LIMITED1 win£4,585,304
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
Published8 Jul 2026, 13:10 BST
Last source update8 Jul 2026, 13:10 BST
Recurring procurementNot published
ClassificationNot published
Delivery areaLocation not published
OCIDocds-h6vhtk-06c653
What is being bought
The Department for Education (DfE) has awarded a contract for the provision of administrative and operational support to the Principal Child and Family Social Worker (PCFSW) Network and its co-Chairs. The contract supports the coordination and delivery of network activities, stakeholder engagement, leadership development, and the sharing of best practice among approximately 140 senior local authority social work leaders across England. The service will help maintain an effective national network that supports leadership, informs policy development, and contributes to the implementation of children’s social care reforms.
What changed
From the official release history
  1. Status changed to complete
    8 Jul 2026, 13:10 BST
  2. Official notice release published
    8 Jul 2026, 13:10 BST
  3. Buyer information updated
    8 Jul 2026, 13:10 BST
Lots and requirements (1)
Published by the contracting authority
  • Lot 1 · #1
    Individual lot title not published
    complete
    Published valueNot published
    The source published no individual title or description for this lot.
    Contract periodNot published
    EligibilityNot published
    Options / renewalNot published
Timeline
  1. Procedure published
    8 Jul 2026, 13:10 BST
  2. Award active
    Not published · Not published
  3. Contract active
    Signed 8 Jun 2026, 00:00 BST · £63,300
Commercial outcome and competition
Awards
NATIONAL CHILDREN'S BUREAU
Not published · Not published · active
Contracts
Support for the Principal Child and Family Social Worker Network
£63,300 · signed 8 Jun 2026, 00:00 BST · active
Contract period: 8 Jun 2026, 00:00 BST — 30 May 2027, 23:59 BST
Bid statisticsNo aggregate bid statistics published
Buyer and organisations in this procedure

Department for Education

Contracting authority GB-PPON-PDZG-3487-DPVD
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