Department for Education - Independent Review Mechanism (IRM) Services
Department for EducationEstimated Value
£800,000 – £900,000
Deadline
Not specified
Published
3 December 2020
Type
Not specified
Overview
Department for Education are publishing this notice is to alert suitably qualified bidders who can provide a Independent Review Mechanism Service (IRM) . The IRM provides an objective, independent route for reviewing decisions made by children's social care providers.
It is the only national route for prospective adopters, foster carers, and adult adoptees to request a full review of the decisions made about them by their agency or local authority. The current contract to deliver IRM expires on 31 March 2021.
Subject to budgetary / funding confirmation it is our intention to secure a new contract from 1 April 2021. Prior to this we will seek to publish a tender opportunity.
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Likely incumbents
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- 1
Mutual Ventures Ltd
2 contracts wonlatest 8 Sept 2025£1m
total awarded
- 2
Someone Else's Eyes,Collingwood Learning with Holocaust Centre North,Board of Deputies of British Jews,NUS Charity
1 contract wonlatest 20 Jul 2026ends 31 Mar 2027£1m
total awarded
- 3
Ambition Institute
1 contract wonlatest 17 Jul 2026 - 4
School-Led Development Trust
£9m
total awarded
- 5
Royal Society of Biology
1 contract wonlatest 15 Jun 2026ends 31 Mar 2027£45,000
total awarded
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Department for EducationKey Dates
Published
3 December 2020
Submission deadline
Not specified
Notice type
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