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    ContractsKinship Carer Support Services in England
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    Kinship Carer Support Services in England

    Contract value
    £2.3m
    Published 7 Aug 2026

    The Department for Education is engaging with the market to design and procure kinship support services that assist relatives and close family friends caring for children in England.

    🇬🇧United Kingdom· LondonPublished 7 Aug 2026· 2 months agoviaFind a Tender
    Contract value
    £2.3m
    Published 7 Aug 2026

    Decision brief

    4 fields
    • Contract value
      £2,250,000indicative
      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 2 months ago.

    7 August 2026
    Open tender · no closing date published

    Brief

    The Department for Education is conducting market engagement to inform the future procurement of kinship support services across England. These services will provide comprehensive support to kinship carers and kinship families, including peer support networks, information and advice services, training programs, and related support activities. Kinship carers are relatives or close family friends who care for children whose parents are unable to do so. Through this engagement exercise, the Department aims to understand current market capacity, evaluate different service delivery models, identify innovation opportunities, and determine the most effective procurement approaches. This is an opportunity for organizations to engage with the Department, demonstrate their capability, and help shape the future direction of kinship support services.

    Track record

    35 awards · 31 winners
    Open field

    No single supplier dominates the field.

    In education training, DEPARTMENT FOR EDUCATION has awarded 35 contracts to 31 suppliers.

    Who wins here
    1. Ambition Institute3× · 9%
    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%

    +25 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-06ded0

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