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    ContractsNational Data Dashboard for Children's Social Care Placements
    Awarded contract

    National Data Dashboard for Children's Social Care Placements

    Awarded
    £2.4m
    Published 4 Aug 2026

    Operate and scale a national data dashboard for children's social care placements serving 62+ local authorities, with funding of up to £2.87 million over three years.

    🇬🇧United Kingdom· LondonPublished 4 Aug 2026· 3 weeks agoviaFind a Tender
    Awarded
    £2.4m
    Published 4 Aug 2026

    Decision brief

    4 fields
    • Contract value
      £2,387,894
      Pounds sterling
    • Closing date
      Rolling
      No closing date published
    • Sector
      Social Care
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    • Location
      🇬🇧United Kingdom
      London

    Suppliers

    1 supplier
    • SF
      Social Finance Ltd
    Lead contractor

    Lifecycle

    Awarded

    Contract awarded. Originally published 3 weeks ago.

    4 August 2026
    Awarded — no open tender advertised

    Brief

    This is a three-year contract to operate, enhance, and scale a data dashboard that helps local authorities, Regional Care Cooperatives, the Department for Education (DfE), and Ofsted manage and analyze children's social care placements. The platform is already live and used by approximately 62 local authorities. The contract is valued at up to £2,865,473 (inclusive of irrecoverable VAT). Key deliverables include: operating and maintaining the secure, scalable software-as-a-service platform; onboarding all remaining local authorities in England; expanding data collection capabilities; building analytical dashboards tailored for different users; providing APIs and data access for DfE and Ofsted; preparing for integration with complementary assessment tools (CANS, BERRI, CareCubed); developing forecasting and scenario modeling features; and managing the transition of intellectual property rights to DfE while ensuring long-term platform sustainability. This is an opportunity for suppliers with experience in social care data systems, secure data platforms, and stakeholder engagement across local government.

    Track record

    2 awards · 2 winners
    Thin record

    Only 2 prior awards here — too little to read.

    In this category, DEPARTMENT FOR EDUCATION has awarded 2 contracts to 2 suppliers.

    Who wins here
    1. Anna Freud/UCL/SLaM1× · 50%
    2. Social Finance Ltd1× · 50%

    Across this category, the most active winners are CARE LINE HOMECARE LIMITED, SPRINGFIELD HOME CARE SERVICES LIMITED, Roche Diagnostics Ltd — the field to beat, or your route in as a partner.

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    Award notice and full record on the publisher's site

    Publisher
    UK Cabinet Office
    Licence
    OGL v3.0
    Source
    find-tender.service.gov.uk
    Record ID
    ocds-h6vhtk-06dab9
    DF
    Buyer
    DEPARTMENT FOR EDUCATION
    Sector
    Social Care