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Department for Education

UK4 Tender Notice- Assessment of Needs Tool and Digital Platform for Children at Risk of Deprivation of Liberty

HealthcareCPV 72222300
Value£1.4m
Deadline3 Jul 2026
Published29 Jun 2026
RegionNationwide
Timeline
Published 29 Jun 2026ClosedCloses 3 Jul 2026
Who to contact
HomeAgain.PILOT@education.gov.uk

The procurement contact named on the official notice.

Contract value in context
£1.4mtotal contract value
median £120k
this tender£0£3.5m

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The brief

Department for Education (DfE) invites tenders for the procurement of an Assessment of Needs Tool and integrated digital platform.

DfE is funding a number of Regional Care Cooperatives (RCCs) to test an integrated systems intervention model.

The model brings together children’s social care, health, youth justice, education and other relevant partners to provide earlier, coordinated and evidence based responses for children at risk of or subject to deprivation of liberty.

At the core of the model is a validated assessment of need tool that provides a holistic picture of each child’s needs, risks, strengths and required support.

The tool will provide a whole-child picture and inform multidisciplinary planning through the Home Again service and support proactive, timely intervention.

To ensure consistency, interoperability and effective multi agency working, the tool must be supported by a secure, integrated digital platform.

The platform will enable professionals to complete assessments, share information appropriately, run local reports on activity and outcomes, and generate anonymised aggregate data for national analysis.

Together, the tool and platform will strengthen systemwide understanding of this cohort, support better commissioning and planning decisions, and provide insights to inform practice models that keep children and young people (CYP) safe without unnecessary deprivation of liberty.

In addition to improving practice in the areas, this programme is intended to generate learning about the conditions required for effective implementation of a validated assessment of need tool across different local systems.

This includes learning about organisational, cultural, technical and commercial factors that support or constrain adoption, usability, sustainability and impact across children’s social care, health and youth justice settings.

DfE is keen to maximise opportunities to participate in procurement for Small to Medium-sized Enterprises (SMEs) and Voluntary, Community and Social Enterprises (VCSEs).

Consideration will also be given to consortia and collaborative bids from all forms of organisations.

Key requirements

What the supplier must deliver

01

Department for Education (DfE) invites tenders

Department for Education (DfE) invites tenders for the procurement of an Assessment of Needs Tool and integrated digital platform.

02

DfE is funding a number of Regional

DfE is funding a number of Regional Care Cooperatives (RCCs) to test an integrated systems intervention model.

03

The model brings together children’s social care

The model brings together children’s social care, health, youth justice, education and other relevant partners to provide earlier, coordinated and evidence based responses for children at risk of or subject to deprivation of liberty.

04

At the core of the model is

At the core of the model is a validated assessment of need tool that provides a holistic picture of each child’s needs, risks, strengths and required support.

05

The tool will provide a whole-child picture

The tool will provide a whole-child picture and inform multidisciplinary planning through the Home Again service and support proactive, timely intervention.

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Source & provenance
OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-065f95
Stage
tender · Open
Source
Find a Tender
Buyer ref
060801-2026
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