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Evaluation of the Families First Partnership programme contract award

Department for Education · Awarded contract notice on Contracts Finder

Tender information last checkedLast checked 22 Sept 2026, 16:05.

Opportunity overview

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

Awarded to

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I.F.F RESEARCH LIMITED

Matched by number
Published award value
£809.7k
Awarded
3 Aug 2026
Award ID
ocds-b5fd17-c0586182-591f-4a6c-a949-c8ba2a7cf0ef-1
Status
active
Identifier
GB-COH 08852342

Classification

  • CPV73110000 — Research services

Documents and notices

Published notice details

Additional information from the published procurement release. Fields appear only when supplied by the source; check the original notice and tender documents before acting.

Scope, procedure and submissions

Id
tender_529975/1611887
Status
complete
Procurement Method
selective
Procurement Method Details
Call-off from a dynamic purchasing system
Main Procurement Category
services

Classification

Scheme
CPV
Id
73110000
Description
Research services

Tender Period

Ends
20 Jul 2026, 23:59

Contract period

Starts
4 Aug 2026, 00:00
Ends
31 Dec 2035, 23:59

Suitability

Sme
Yes
Vcse
No

Items and delivery

Item 1
Id
1

Delivery locations

Entry 1
Country Name
British Oversea Territories
Entry 2
Country Name
Channel Islands
Entry 3
Country Name
Europe
Entry 4
Country Name
Isle of Man
Entry 5
Country Name
Rest of the World
Entry 6
Country Name
United Kingdom

Buyer, suppliers and contacts

Organisation 1
Id
GB-CFS-126886
Name
Department for Education

Identifier

Legal Name
Department for Education

Address

Street Address
Sanctuary Buildings, 20, Great Smith Street
Locality
London
Postal Code
SW1P 3BT
Country Name
England

Contact

Roles

buyer
Organisation 2
Id
GB-COH-08852342
Name
I.F.F RESEARCH LIMITED

Identifier

Legal Name
I.F.F RESEARCH LIMITED
Scheme
GB-COH
Id
08852342

Address

Street Address
5th Floor The Harlequin Building, 65 Southwark Street, London, England, SE1 0HR

Details

Scale
sme
Vcse
No

Roles

supplier

Award information

Award 1
Id
ocds-b5fd17-c0586182-591f-4a6c-a949-c8ba2a7cf0ef-1
Status
active
Date
4 Aug 2026, 00:00
Published
22 Sept 2026, 14:48

Value

Amount
809,665.25
Currency
GBP

Suppliers

Supplier 1
Id
GB-COH-08852342
Name
I.F.F RESEARCH LIMITED

Contract period

Starts
4 Aug 2026, 00:00
Ends
31 Dec 2035, 23:59

Documents

Entry 1
Id
1
Document Type
awardNotice
Description
Awarded contract notice on Contracts Finder
Published
22 Sept 2026, 14:48
Format
text/html
Language
en

Recorded locations

  • Buyer location · London · SW1P 3BT · England
  • Delivery location · British Oversea Territories
  • Delivery location · Channel Islands
  • Delivery location · Europe
  • Delivery location · Isle of Man
  • Delivery location · Rest of the World
  • Delivery location · United Kingdom

Notice and amendment history

1 published notice version reviewed by ProcuraAxis.

1 VERSION
  1. 8cb5dbae-0edf-4bd3-a0b6-612c91cf269a-914975Awarded contract notice on Contracts Finder ·