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con_28407 Reducing Family Court Delays - Designated Family Judge Trailblazer Expansion Project 25-26 FTS

Department for Education · compiled

Tender information last checkedLast checked 30 Sept 2026, 08:58.

Opportunity overview

This is a notice of award for Reducing Family Court Delays - Designated Family Judge Trailblazer Expansion Project 25-26. The services relate to the department's aim to expand upon the work done previously on the Designated Family Judge Trailblazer pilot FY24-25. The work is aimed at reducing delays in the family justice (FJ) system by working with Local Authorities (LAs) in Designated Family Judge (DFJ) areas to identify key causes of local delay in family courts, develop and embed learning from the DFJ Trailblazer 24-25 programme, and further develop system accountability work. The contract has been awarded to Mutual Ventures Ltd

Awarded to

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Mutual Ventures Ltd

Matched by exact name
Contract value
£842.8k
Awarded
Not supplied
Contract signed
29 Jun 2025
Award ID
054712-2025-con_27689-1
Status
active
Location
London, UK, SE1 8HP, United Kingdom

Classification

  • CPV80000000 — Education and training services

Lots

  • This is a notice of award for Reducing Family Court Delays - Designated Family Judge Trailblazer Expansion Project 25-26. The services relate to the department's aim to expand upon the work done previously on the Designated Family Judge Trailblazer pilot FY24-25. The work is aimed at reducing delays in the family justice (FJ) system by working with Local Authorities (LAs) in Designated Family Judge (DFJ) areas to identify key causes of local delay in family courts, develop and embed learning from the DFJ Trailblazer 24-25 programme, and further develop system accountability work. The contract has been awarded to Mutual Ventures LtdValue not stated

Published notice details

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Scope, procedure and submissions

Id
ocds-h6vhtk-0595f4
Status
complete
Procurement Method
limited
Main Procurement Category
services
Procurement Method Details
Award procedure without prior publication of a call for competition
Why this procedure was chosen
Compliant call off competition from a CCS Framework.

Covered By

GPA

Legal basis

Id
32014L0024
Scheme
CELEX

Classification

Id
80000000
Scheme
CPV
Description
Education and training services

Procedure reasons

Entry 1
Id
D_OUTSIDE_SCOPE
Scheme
TED_PT_AWARD_CONTRACT_WITHOUT_CALL
Description
The procurement falls outside the scope of application of the directive

Lots and requirements

Entry 1
Id
1
Status
cancelled
Has Options
No
Description
This is a notice of award for Reducing Family Court Delays - Designated Family Judge Trailblazer Expansion Project 25-26. The services relate to the department's aim to expand upon the work done previously on the Designated Family Judge Trailblazer pilot FY24-25. The work is aimed at reducing delays in the family justice (FJ) system by working with Local Authorities (LAs) in Designated Family Judge (DFJ) areas to identify key causes of local delay in family courts, develop and embed learning from the DFJ Trailblazer 24-25 programme, and further develop system accountability work. The contract has been awarded to Mutual Ventures Ltd

Award criteria

Criteria

Criterion 1
Name
Quality
Type
quality
Description
60%
Criterion 2
Name
Social Value
Type
quality
Description
10%
Criterion 3
Name
Price
Type
quality
Description
30%
Criterion 4
Type
price
Description
30%

Items and delivery

Item 1
Id
1
Related Lot
1

Delivery locations

Entry 1
Region
UK

Buyer, suppliers and contacts

Organisation 1
Id
GB-FTS-165
Name
Department for Education

Roles

buyer

Address

Region
UK
Locality
London
Postal Code
SW1P 3BT
Country Name
United Kingdom
Street Address
Sanctuary Buildings, 20, Great Smith Street

Details

Classifications

Entry 1
Id
MINISTRY
Scheme
TED_CA_TYPE
Description
Ministry or any other national or federal authority, including their regional or local subdivisions
Entry 2
Id
09
Scheme
COFOG
Description
Education

Identifier

Legal Name
Department for Education

Contact

Organisation 2
Id
GB-FTS-160181
Name
Mutual Ventures Ltd

Roles

supplier

Address

Region
UK
Locality
London
Postal Code
SE1 8HP
Country Name
United Kingdom
Street Address
2-6 Boundary Row

Details

Scale
large

Identifier

Legal Name
Mutual Ventures Ltd

Contact

Organisation 3
Id
GB-FTS-585
Name
Department for Education

Roles

reviewBody
mediationBody
reviewContactPoint

Address

Locality
London
Country Name
United Kingdom

Identifier

Legal Name
Department for Education

Award information

Award 1
Id
054712-2025-con_27689-1
Title
Reducing Family Court Delays - DFJ Trailblazer Project 25-26
Status
active

Suppliers

Supplier 1
Id
GB-FTS-160181
Name
Mutual Ventures Ltd

Related lots

1

Contracts and changes

Entry 1
Id
054712-2025-con_27689-1
Title
Reducing Family Court Delays - DFJ Trailblazer Project 25-26
Status
active
Award ID
054712-2025-con_27689-1
Date Signed
30 Jun 2025, 00:00

Value

Amount
842,835
Currency
GBP

Recorded locations

  • Buyer location · London · UK · SW1P 3BT · United Kingdom
  • Delivery location · UK

Notice and amendment history

1 published notice version reviewed by ProcuraAxis.

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