PERMANENT AWARD EVIDENCE

Evaluation of the Families First Partnership programme contract award

Department for Education · published 22 Sept 2026. This page preserves the identifiers and current held fields for one Contracts Finder release; it is not an invoice, performance assessment or complete contract history.

Contracts Finder release ID8cb5dbae-0edf-4bd3-a0b6-612c91cf269a-914975
Open Contracting ID (OCID)ocds-b5fd17-c0586182-591f-4a6c-a949-c8ba2a7cf0ef
Buyer identifierGB-CFS-126886
Release typeaward
PUBLISHED COMMERCIAL FIELDS

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Award value
£809,665
award field
Tender value
£809,665
tender field
Procurement method
Call-off from a dynamic purchasing system
Category
services
CPV
73110000
Research services
Delivery
British Oversea Territories
No postcode
PUBLISHED DESCRIPTION

What the notice says

This procurement used the RM6126 CCS Research & Insights Marketplace DPS. The Families First Partnership (FFP) programme is a national, whole-system reform programme aimed at strengthening early help, improving multi-agency safeguarding practice, and reducing the number of children entering care. A robust evaluation is required to generate robust, independent evidence on FFP delivery, impact and Value for Money. The evaluation will provide accountability for investment and inform future policy, delivery and spending decisions. Additional information: Redacted contract

Tender statuscomplete
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  1. 01Notice publishedPublication timestamp on the held release22 Sept 2026
  2. 02Tender period startsTender-period field as published3 Aug 2026
  3. 03Tender period endsTender-period field as published20 Jul 2026End precedes start · verify
  4. 04Contract startsContract-period field as published3 Aug 2026
  5. 05Contract endsContract-period field as published31 Dec 2035
SUPPLIER EVIDENCE

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Published 22 Sept 2026 · held through the daily award projection · Open Government Licence v3.0.

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