Official UK procurement notice
Support for the Principal Child and Family Social Worker Network
Authority: Department for Education (Central government)
What is being bought
Published requirement descriptionThe 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 publishedLot #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
- Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-06c653Find a Tender
Notice history
1 event · 1 release on Find a Tender- Contract details notice published8 Jul 2026, 13:10 BSTUK7
Commercial outcome & contract awards
Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecast| Awarded to | Value | Date | Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| 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
Bidders & participating suppliers
1 commercial party on the notice- NCB RiPAwarded supplier
Official documents & specifications (1)
Official links; attachments are not copiedNotices published for this procedure
- Contract details notice Contract details notice on Find a Tender