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_28407 Reducing Family Court Delays - Designated Family Judge Trailblazer Expansion Project 25-26 FTS
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 Reducing Family Court Delays - Designated Family Judge Trailblazer Expansion Project 25-26.
The services relate to the department's aim to expand upon the work done previously on the Designated Family Judge Trailblazer pilot FY24-25. The work is aimed at reducing delays in the family justice (FJ) system by working with Local Authorities (LAs) in Designated Family Judge (DFJ) areas to identify key causes of local delay in family courts, develop and embed learning from the DFJ Trailblazer 24-25 programme, and further develop system accountability work.
The contract has been awarded to Mutual Ventures Ltd
II.1.6) Information about lots
This contract is divided into lots:
No
II.1.7) Total value of the procurement
Value excluding VAT:
842 835.00
GBP
II.2) Description
II.2.3) Place of performance
NUTS code:
UK
II.2.4) Description of the procurement
This is a notice of award for Reducing Family Court Delays - Designated Family Judge Trailblazer Expansion Project 25-26.
The services relate to the department's aim to expand upon the work done previously on the Designated Family Judge Trailblazer pilot FY24-25. The work is aimed at reducing delays in the family justice (FJ) system by working with Local Authorities (LAs) in Designated Family Judge (DFJ) areas to identify key causes of local delay in family courts, develop and embed learning from the DFJ Trailblazer 24-25 programme, and further develop system accountability work.
The contract has been awarded to Mutual Ventures Ltd
II.2.5) Award criteria
Quality criterion: Quality
/ Weighting: 60%
Quality criterion: Social Value
/ Weighting: 10%
Quality criterion: Price
/ Weighting: 30%
Price
/ Weighting:
30%
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
Compliant call off competition from a CCS Framework.
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_27689
Title: Reducing Family Court Delays - DFJ Trailblazer Project 25-26
A contract/lot is awarded:
Yes
V.2 Award of contract
V.2.1) Date of conclusion of the contract
30/06/2025
V.2.2) Information about tenders
Number of tenders received: 1
The contract has been awarded to a group of economic operators:
No
V.2.3) Name and address of the contractor
Mutual Ventures Ltd
2-6 Boundary Row
London
SE1 8HP
UK
E-mail: info@mutualcentures.co.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:
: 842 835.00
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.4.2) Body responsible for mediation procedures
Department for Education
London
UK
VI.4.4) Service from which information about the review procedure may be obtained
Department for Education
London
UK
VI.5) Date of dispatch of this notice
08/09/2025