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    ContractsMarket Engagement for Kinship Carer Support Services
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    Market Engagement for Kinship Carer Support Services

    Contract value
    £2.2m
    Published 28 Sept 2026

    The Department for Education is seeking supplier input on delivering free kinship carer support services and supporting local authority capacity building through market engagement events in October 2026.

    🇬🇧United Kingdom· LondonPublished 28 Sept 2026· 1 month agoviaFind a Tender
    Contract value
    £2.2m
    Published 28 Sept 2026

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    4 fields
    • Contract value
      £2,160,000indicative
      Pounds sterling
    • Closing date
      Rolling
      No closing date published
    • Sector
      Education & Training
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    • Location
      🇬🇧United Kingdom
      London

    Lifecycle

    Open

    Open tender — no closing date published. Opened 1 month ago.

    28 September 2026
    Open tender · no closing date published

    Brief

    The Department for Education is conducting a market engagement exercise to gather input from potential suppliers on delivering free kinship carer support services across England. The proposed services may include peer support, information, advice, training and related activities for kinship carers, while also supporting local authorities to build their capability to provide services through their Kinship Local Offer. This engagement will help the Department understand market capacity, different service delivery models, innovation opportunities and possible procurement approaches. Suppliers are invited to attend a supplier engagement event on Monday 5th October 2026 (11:00-11:30am, registration deadline 17:00 4th October via Jaggaer) followed by optional individual 1:1 meetings on Tuesday 6th October 2026 at allocated time slots. All interested suppliers are welcome to participate. Feedback gathered will inform the Department's requirements and service specification for any future procurement. Please note this is a market engagement exercise only and does not constitute a commitment to procure, commitment to funding levels, or obligation by the Department.

    Track record

    36 awards · 32 winners
    Open field

    No single supplier dominates the field.

    In education training, DEPARTMENT FOR EDUCATION has awarded 36 contracts to 32 suppliers.

    Who wins here
    1. Ambition Institute3× · 8%
    2. TITUS LEARNING LTD.2× · 6%
    3. THE SCHOOL OF GOOD SERVICES LTD2× · 6%
    4. Forge Academy1× · 3%
    5. Professor Jeremy Hodgen (Individual)1× · 3%
    6. E James Consultancy Ltd1× · 3%

    +26 more suppliers

    Across education training, the most active winners are SHANNON TRUST, QA Ltd, FAREPORT TRAINING ORGANISATION LIMITED — the field to beat, or your route in as a partner.

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    Publisher
    UK Cabinet Office
    Licence
    OGL v3.0
    Source
    find-tender.service.gov.uk
    Record ID
    ocds-h6vhtk-077bc3

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