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Kinship Support Service for Kinship Carers in England
Forecast: a planned procurement that is not yet at tender stage.
01/ The notice
Key facts
- Value
- £2,250,000Estimated value stated in the notice
- Deadline (UK time)
- No open deadlineA deadline does not apply to this forecast notice.
- Published
- 28 Sep 2026
- Region
- Not stated
02/ The brief
What the notice says
Not fully read: this is the notice text; attached documents are not read.
The Department for Education is undertaking a market engagement exercise to inform the future procurement of kinship support services in England. The services are expected to provide free to access support for kinship carers and may include peer support, information, advice, training and related support activities. We are seeking views from the market on how a national offer of support to kinship carers could be delivered, while also supporting local authorities to develop the capability and capacity needed to play a greater role in the provision of support in the future, including through their Kinship Local Offer.
The engagement will help the Department understand market capacity, service delivery models, innovation opportunities and potential procurement approaches. Feedback received through this engagement will help inform the Department's requirements and proposed specification, ensuring that any future service reflects the needs of children and young people, the sector and potential providers.
03/ Classification
CPV codes
Common Procurement Vocabulary codes, exactly as the notice lists them. No descriptions are added here.
- 80000000
04/ History
Releases of this notice
6 releases held, oldest first. Dates are UK time.
- 7 Aug 2026Planning notice
Planning notice published 7 August 2026.
Release 075163-2026
View this release on Find a Tender (opens in a new tab) - 17 Aug 2026Planning notice update
Planning notice update published 17 August 2026. The source does not state what changed.
Release 077927-2026
View this release on Find a Tender (opens in a new tab) - 28 Sep 2026Planning notice update
Planning notice update published 28 September 2026. Stated change: To communicate Market Engagement event 11am 5th October 2026
Release 091547-2026
View this release on Find a Tender (opens in a new tab) - 28 Sep 2026Planning notice update
Planning notice update published 28 September 2026. Stated change: To communicate Market Engagement event 11am 5th October 2026
Release 091548-2026
View this release on Find a Tender (opens in a new tab) - 28 Sep 2026Planning notice update
Planning notice update published 28 September 2026. Stated change: To communicate Market Engagement event 11am 5th October 2026
Release 091550-2026
View this release on Find a Tender (opens in a new tab) - 28 Sep 2026Planning notice update
Planning notice update published 28 September 2026. Stated change: To communicate Market Engagement event 11am 5th October 2026
Release 091562-2026
View this release on Find a Tender (opens in a new tab)
05/ Limits
What the source does not tell us
- None recorded for the fields above. Attached documents are not read, so this is not a full account of the tender.
06/ Questions
About this notice
07/ Related
Where to go next
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- Reference
- ocds-h6vhtk-06ded0
- Source
- Find a Tender
- Stage
- planning · planning
- Last verified
- Mon 5 Oct 2026, 08:17 BST
- Read at
- Tue 20 Oct 2026, 23:31 BST
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