Find a TenderAwarded without competitionContract details notice
Published 8 Jul 2026, 13:10 BST

Official UK procurement notice

Support for the Principal Child and Family Social Worker Network

Official notice

Authority: Department for Education (Central government)

Below threshold - without competition
Awarded value£63,300published contract · exc. VAT
Awarded 8 Jun 2026no call for competition
Awarded to National Children's Bureau

What is being bought

Published requirement description

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.

The lotProcurement structure

single lot · no lot value published
Lot #1Awarded

Procedure terms & legal framework

From the official record
Procedure method
Below threshold - without competition
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
8 Jul 2026, 13:10 BST
Last source update
8 Jul 2026, 13:10 BST
FTS notice number
2026/S 000-064191
Latest notice
Contract details notice (UK7)
Delivery area
UK
Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-06c653 Find a Tender

Notice history

1 event · 1 release on Find a Tender
  1. Contract details notice published
    8 Jul 2026, 13:10 BST
    UK7

Commercial outcome & contract awards

Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecast
Awards 1
Awarded value £63,3001 contract exc. VAT
Contracts signed 1latest 8 Jun 2026
Awarded toValueDateStatus
National Children's BureauVCSE£63,300 †—Awarded

Contracts

  • Support for the Principal Child and Family Social Worker Network · National Children's BureauVCSE

    Signed
    8 Jun 2026
    Value
    £63,300
    Period
    8 Jun 2026 – 30 May 2027
    Status
    active

Contracting authority & participating public bodies

Department for Education

Contracting authorityPublic authority - central government GB-PPON: PDZG-3487-DPVD Sanctuary Buildings, 20 Great Smith Street, London, London, SW1P3BTContact email

Bidders & participating suppliers

1 commercial party on the notice
  • NCB RiPAwarded supplierGB-PPON: PTRT-7524-JVJG National Children's Bureau, 23 Mentmore Terrace, London, London, E8 3PNContact email

Official documents & specifications (1)

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