How to win: Kinship Support Service for Kinship Carers in England

About this contract

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 support to kinship carers and kinship families, including peer support, information, advice, training and related support activities. The engagement will help the Department understand market capacity, service delivery models, innovation opportunities and potential procurement approaches.

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• ✓Answer against the marking scheme, not the question text — Department for Education scores each response, so map your evidence to the published criteria and weightings.
• ✓At £2,250,000, expect quality and social value to carry a large share of the score — price alone rarely wins services work.
• ✓Show recent, comparable delivery: name similar services contracts you've delivered for public bodies, with measurable outcomes.
• ✓Start early: deadlines are tight and a strong bid takes iteration.

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