UK2 - Preliminary market engagement notice
Buyer: Department for Education
- Published
- 24 April 2026
- Estimated value
- £5,400,000
- Place of performance
- UK
- Lots
- 1
- Notice number
- 037461-2026
- Reference
- ocds-h6vhtk-068a78
- Official source
- Official source
CPV codes
- 85300000Social work and related services
Description
In 2025, the department appointed Social Finance, the lead organisation of a consortium which included Data to Insight, Coram, ICT Revolutions and the Local Government Association to scope and design a Centre of Excellence for Children’s Social Care (CSC) Data and Digital; this was known as Phase 1. The Centre will help local authorities (LAs) improve their data and digital maturity with respect to CSC services. The consortium engaged with LAs and wider sector stakeholders to identify opportunities, challenges and risks related to CSC data and digital work. It produced recommendations and a delivery plan to support delivery and scale-up in Phase 2. We are seeking a supplier (or consortium) who can deliver the action/delivery plan (from Phase 1) for the Centre of Excellence for CSC Data and Digital (Phase 2). They will need to demonstrate the following: • Deep understanding of LA CSC delivery, and the data and digital functions that support it. • An established, active and wide-reaching network into LA children’s services (CSC specifically), built through ongoing participation in sector networks, particularly data and/or digital. • Strong technical knowledge of current and future…
Official publications
- FTS · 037461-2026 · 24 April 2026
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