National Data Dashboard for Children's Social Care Placements
Buyer: Department for Education
- Published
- 4 August 2026
- Estimated value
- £2,387,894
- Procedure
- Direct award
- Lots
- 1
- Notice number
- 073518-2026
- Reference
- ocds-h6vhtk-06dab9
- Official source
- Official source
CPV codes
- 85311300Welfare services for children and young people
- 72000000IT services: consulting, software development, Internet and support
Description
A three-year contract to extend, enhance, and scale nationally an existing children’s social care placements data dashboard, which is already operational and used by approximately 62 local authorities. Delivery will build upon the existing Social Finance platform infrastructure and will align with the rollout of Regional Care Cooperatives. The maximum contract value is £2,865,473 inclusive of irrecoverable VAT. The contract will fund the following services: - Operation and maintenance of the existing data platform as a secure, scalable software-as-a-service. - Phased onboarding of all local authorities in England onto the platform. - Development and delivery of expanded data collection capabilities. - Development of analytical dashboards for local authorities, Regional Care Cooperatives, DfE and Ofsted. - Provision of APIs and data access to support DfE and Ofsted use. - Preparatory work for integration with complementary needs assessment and benchmarking tools (e.g. CANS, BERRI, CareCubed), and for future forecasting and scenario modelling capabilities. - Work in connection with the transfer of intellectual property rights to DfE and long-term platform sustainability.
Awards
| Awarded to | Amount | Date |
|---|---|---|
| Social Finance Limited | £2,387,894 | — |
Official publications
- FTS · 073518-2026 · 4 August 2026
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