Contract award notice
Results of the procurement procedure
Section I: Contracting
entity
I.1) Name and addresses
Department for Education
Sanctuary Buildings, 20, Great Smith Street
London
SW1P 3BT
UK
E-mail: lois.crow@education.gov.uk
NUTS: UK
Internet address(es)
Main address: https://www.gov.uk/government/organisations/department-for-education
I.4) Type of the contracting authority
Ministry or any other national or federal authority, including their regional or local subdivisions
I.5) Main activity
Education
Section II: Object
II.1) Scope of the procurement
II.1.1) Title
con_31377 - Adoption and Special Guardianship Support Fund (ASGSF) Contract 26/27
II.1.2) Main CPV code
80000000
II.1.3) Type of contract
Services
II.1.4) Short description
This is a notice of award for Adoption and Special Guardianship Support Fund (ASGSF) Contract 26/27
II.1.6) Information about lots
This contract is divided into lots:
No
II.1.7) Total value of the procurement
Value excluding VAT:
2 734 870.79
GBP
II.2) Description
II.2.2) Additional CPV code(s)
80000000
II.2.3) Place of performance
NUTS code:
UK
II.2.4) Description of the procurement
The required service will be to act as the delivery partner for the Adoption and Special Guardianship Support Fund (ASGSF). A separate Grant Funding Agreement will be put in place between the Department for Education and the successful delivery partner. This will enable payments to be made to Local authorities (LAs) and Regional Adoption Agencies (RAAs).
II.2.5) Award criteria
Cost criterion: Quality
/ Weighting: 65%
Cost criterion: Social Value
/ Weighting: 10%
Cost criterion: Price
/ Weighting: 25%
II.2.11) Information about options
Options:
No
II.2.13) Information about European Union funds
The procurement is related to a project and/or programme financed by European Union funds:
No
Section IV: Procedure
IV.1) Description
IV.1.1) Type of procedure
Award of a contract without prior publication of a call for competition
Justification for selected award procedure:
The procurement falls outside the scope of application of the Directive
Explanation
Awarded through a call off competition on the RM6172 Grant Administration Services framework from the Government Commercial Agency.
IV.1.8) Information about Government Procurement Agreement (GPA)
The procurement is covered by the Government Procurement Agreement:
Yes
Section V: Award of contract
Contract No: con_31377
Title: Adoption and Special Guardianship Support Fund (ASGSF)
A contract/lot is awarded:
Yes
V.2 Award of contract
V.2.1) Date of conclusion of the contract
11/05/2026
V.2.2) Information about tenders
Number of tenders received: 4
The contract has been awarded to a group of economic operators:
No
V.2.3) Name and address of the contractor
Mott MacDonald
Mott MacDonald House, 8-10 Sydenham Road,
Croydon
CR0 2EE
UK
NUTS: UK
The contractor is an SME:
No
V.2.4) Information on value of the contract/lot (excluding VAT)
Total value of the contract/lot:
: 2 734 870.79
GBP
V.2.5) Information about subcontracting
Section VI: Complementary information
VI.4) Procedures for review
VI.4.1) Review body
Department for Education
London
UK
VI.5) Date of dispatch of this notice
22/05/2026