Fostering Innovation Programme - Market Engagement
Buyer: Department for Education
- Published
- 24 March 2026
- Estimated value
- £12,400,000
- Place of performance
- UK
- Lots
- 1
- Notice number
- 026973-2026
- Reference
- ocds-h6vhtk-06731c
- Official source
- Official source
CPV codes
- 85311300Welfare services for children and young people
Description
This is a Pre Market Engagement Notice for Fostering Innovation Fund Grant Funding. We anticipate that this funding will be provided under Section 14 Grant Terms and Conditions. This engagement will not result in a contract for services. A Pre Market Engagement Notice has been published to enable the Department to reach as many interested organisations as possible that may not have access to Find a Grant. There is also a Find a Grant notice relating to this competition. This notice is for information only and is **not** a call for competition. The department reserves the right not to enter a formal procurement process. This notice serves to raise awareness, share provisional timelines, and seek early views from the market. The purpose of this PIN is to initiate market consultation on the grant funding for projects through the Fostering Innovation Fund. This PIN is intended to: - Raise awareness with the market of a potential future application process to enable suppliers to consider bids for funding innovative models of foster care designed to achieve prescribed outcomes. - Share information about DfE’s proposed approach and invite the market to share early thoughts to inform…
Official publications
- FTS · 026973-2026 · 24 March 2026
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