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Children’s Homes Workforce Review into Professional Development

Department for Education · Transparency notice on Find a Tender

Tender information last checkedLast checked 3 Oct 2026, 02:01.

Opportunity overview

The Department for Education is to undertake a review of professional development for the children’s homes workforce in England. The supplier will define the purpose of residential care, the knowledge and skills staff require, recommend improvements to qualifications and training, and consider how routes into the sector and career pathways can be developed to improve retention and progression.

Awarded to

Amounts belong to published awards or contracts. Where several suppliers share one value, it is labelled as shared and is not a supplier-specific allocation.

Catch 22 Charity Limited

Matched by number
Published award value
£112.5k
Awarded
Not supplied
Award ID
1
Status
pending
Identifier
GB-COH 06577534
Location
London, UKI43, EC1V 3AG, 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
ocds-h6vhtk-067fef
Status
complete
Procurement Method
direct
Procurement Method Details
Direct award
Why this procedure was chosen
The review needs to be completed as soon as possible to inform reforms underway in children’s social care. This includes a smaller, more specialised children’s homes sector. A specialist service provider is required. The supplier: Is a leader in innovation and practice in the children’s homes workforce space. Adopts a unique approach grounded in the Danish model of social pedagogy, which integrates care and education in a holistic way. The supplier has recently developed and launched a Level 6 graduate diploma in residential care with Kingston University, to improve workforce practice. These factors align with the direct award justifications outlined in the Procurement Act 2023 for technical reasons.

Legal basis

Id
2023/54
Scheme
UKPGA

Special regime

lightTouch

Procedure reasons

Entry 1
Id
singleSuppliersTechnicalReasons

Lots and requirements

Entry 1
Id
1
Status
complete

Suitability

Sme
Yes
Vcse
Yes

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
Catch 22 Charity Limited
Id
GB-COH-06577534

Identifier

Scheme
GB-COH
Id
06577534

Address

Street Address
27 Pear Tree Street
Locality
London
Postal Code
EC1V 3AG
Country
GB
Country Name
United Kingdom
Region
UKI43

Contact

Roles

supplier

Details

Scale
large
Vcse
No

Award information

Award 1
Id
1
Title
Children’s Homes Workforce Review into Professional Development
Status
pending
Main Procurement Category
services
Above Threshold
No
Has Renewal
Yes

Items

Item 1
Id
1
Related Lot
1

Additional Classifications

Entry 1
Scheme
CPV
Id
80000000
Description
Education and training services

Delivery locations

Entry 1
Region
UKC
Country
GB
Country Name
United Kingdom
Entry 2
Region
UKD
Country
GB
Country Name
United Kingdom
Entry 3
Region
UKE
Country
GB
Country Name
United Kingdom
Entry 4
Region
UKH
Country
GB
Country Name
United Kingdom
Entry 5
Region
UKF
Country
GB
Country Name
United Kingdom
Entry 6
Region
UKG
Country
GB
Country Name
United Kingdom
Entry 7
Region
UKJ
Country
GB
Country Name
United Kingdom
Entry 8
Region
UKK
Country
GB
Country Name
United Kingdom

Value

Including VAT
135,000
Amount
112,500
Currency
GBP

Suppliers

Supplier 1
Id
GB-COH-06577534
Name
Catch 22 Charity Limited

Contract period

Starts
24 Apr 2026, 00:00
Ends
31 Aug 2026, 23:59
Max Extent Date
30 Nov 2026, 23:59

Renewal

Description
3 month extension option at the authorities sole discretion.

Related lots

1

Documents

Entry 1
Id
032797-2026
Document Type
awardNotice
Notice Type
UK5
Description
Transparency notice on Find a Tender
Published
10 Apr 2026, 12:37
Format
text/html

Milestones

Entry 1
Id
1
Type
futureSignatureDate
Due
23 Apr 2026, 23:59
Status
scheduled

Recorded locations

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

Notice and amendment history

1 published notice version reviewed by ProcuraAxis.

1 VERSION
  1. 032797-2026Transparency notice on Find a Tender ·