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Assessment of Needs Tool and Digital Platform for Children at Risk of Deprivation of Liberty

Department for Education · Contract details notice on Find a Tender

Tender information last checkedLast checked 23 Sept 2026, 17:26.

Opportunity overview

The Department for Education (DfE) has awarded a contract for the provision of a validated Assessment of Needs Tool and an integrated digital platform to support the delivery of Home Again via Regional Care Cooperatives (RCCs). Home Again brings together children’s social care, health, youth justice, education and other relevant partners to provide earlier, coordinated and evidence-based responses for children and young people (CYP) who are at risk of, or subject to, deprivation of liberty. The contracted solution provides a validated assessment of need tool designed to deliver a holistic view of each child’s needs, risks, strengths and required support. The tool supports the development of multidisciplinary plans through the Home Again service and enables proactive and timely interventions. The integrated digital platform supports secure assessment completion, appropriate multi-agency information sharing, local reporting on activity and outcomes, and the generation of anonymised aggregated data for national analysis. The solution is intended to improve system-wide understanding of this cohort, support commissioning and planning decisions, and provide insights to inform practice approaches that help keep children and young people safe while avoiding unnecessary deprivation of liberty. The contract also supports the generation of learning regarding the implementation of a validated assessment of need tool across different local systems, including organisational, cultural, technical and commercial factors that influence adoption, usability, sustainability and impact within children’s social care, health and youth justice settings. Contract awarded to: Thalamos Limited.

Awarded to

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Thalamos Limited

Matched by exact name
Contract value
£1.1m
Awarded
Not supplied
Contract signed
8 Sept 2026
Including VAT
£1.4m
Award ID
2
Status
active
Identifier
GB-PPON PRJH-2627-MRZY
Location
London, UKI44, SE1 0LR, United Kingdom

Classification

No classification was supplied.

Lots

  • Lot 1Value not stated

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
10219 AoN
Status
complete
Procurement Method
open
Procurement Method Details
Open procedure

Legal basis

Id
2023/54
Scheme
UKPGA

Lots and requirements

Entry 1
Id
1
Status
complete

Published documents

Entry 1
Id
conflictOfInterest
Document Type
conflictOfInterest
Description
Not published

Buyer, suppliers and contacts

Organisation 1
Name
Department for Education
Id
GB-PPON-PDZG-3487-DPVD

Identifier

Scheme
GB-PPON
Id
PDZG-3487-DPVD

Address

Street Address
Sanctuary Buildings, 20 Great Smith Street
Locality
London
Postal Code
SW1P3BT
Country
GB
Country Name
United Kingdom
Region
UKI32

Contact

Roles

buyer

Details

Classifications

Entry 1
Scheme
UK_CA_TYPE
Id
publicAuthorityCentralGovernment
Description
Public authority - central government
Organisation 2
Name
Thalamos Limited
Id
GB-PPON-PRJH-2627-MRZY

Identifier

Scheme
GB-PPON
Id
PRJH-2627-MRZY

Address

Street Address
Arch 31, Old Union Yard Arches, 229 Union Street, London, SE1 0LR
Locality
London
Postal Code
SE1 0LR
Country
GB
Country Name
United Kingdom
Region
UKI44

Contact

Roles

supplier

Details

Scale
sme
Vcse
No
Public Service Mission Organization
No
Sheltered Workshop
No

Award information

Award 1
Id
2
Status
active
Main Procurement Category
services

Items

Item 1
Id
1
Related Lot
1

Additional Classifications

Entry 1
Scheme
CPV
Id
85300000
Description
Social work and related services

Suppliers

Supplier 1
Id
GB-PPON-PRJH-2627-MRZY
Name
Thalamos Limited

Related lots

1

Contracts and changes

Entry 1
Id
2
Award ID
2
Status
active
Has Renewal
Yes
Above Threshold
Yes
Date Signed
9 Sept 2026, 00:00

Period

Starts
9 Sept 2026, 00:00
Ends
31 Mar 2029, 23:59
Max Extent Date
31 Mar 2030, 23:59

Renewal

Description
12 months

Value

Including VAT
1,354,731
Amount
1,128,943
Currency
GBP

Agreed Metrics

Entry 1
Id
1
Title
Supplier must demonstrate effective pre delivery engagement across all areas to build understanding, readiness and local ownership of the Assessment of Need tool and delivery model.Supplier must demonstrate effective pre delivery engagement across all areas to build understanding, readiness and local ownership of the Assessment of Need tool and delivery model.
Description
Identification of key stakeholder groups in each area (e.g. social care, health, youth justice, commissioning, providers). Delivery of pre-training engagement activity in each area, such as briefings, workshops, or information sessions. Clear articulation of: • the purpose of Home Again programme, • how the Assessment of Need tool will be used in practice, • what will change for practitioners. Collection and summary of stakeholder feedback, including: • key questions or risks raised, • actions taken or plans to address concerns. Stake holder map signed off by Home Again lead. Engagement activity delivered in all confirmed Home Again areas, with readiness assessments completed for participating organisations and findings reported to the Authority. Supplier to report invitations issued, attendance figures, participating organisations, readiness findings, identified risks and mitigation actions. Stakeholder readiness score ≥75% (survey-based) 100% of critical risks logged and mitigation plans in place.

Observations

Entry 1
Id
frequency

Period

Duration In Months
1

Documents

Entry 1
Id
086936-2026
Document Type
contractNotice
Notice Type
UK7
Description
Contract details notice on Find a Tender
Published
14 Sept 2026, 14:36
Format
text/html

Recorded locations

  • Buyer location · London · UKI32 · SW1P3BT · United Kingdom

Notice and amendment history

7 published notice versions reviewed by ProcuraAxis.

7 VERSIONS
  1. 018436-2026Preliminary market engagement notice on Find a Tender ·
  2. 053926-2026Tender notice on Find a Tender ·
  3. 054114-2026Tender notice on Find a Tender ·
  4. 054116-2026Tender notice on Find a Tender ·
  5. 060801-2026Tender notice on Find a Tender ·
  6. 078161-2026Contract award notice on Find a Tender ·
  7. 086936-2026Contract details notice on Find a Tender ·