# ChildFirst Support and Development Contract CAF400-23 \(Crown Commercial Services RM6100 Lot 3d\)

> A sourced UK public sector contract award published by Cafcass.

## Key facts

- Buyer: [Cafcass](/buyers/cafcass/contract-awards)
- Supplier: [Version 1 Solutions Ltd](/suppliers/version-1-solutions/public-sector-contract-awards)
- Award value: £5,400,000
- Tender value: £5,400,000
- Award date: 14 December 2023
- Published: 1 February 2024
- Contract start: 1 February 2024
- Contract end: 31 January 2027
- Stage: awarded
- Procurement category: services
- Notice ID: 297b8bdd-521f-4384-b82e-44b0b05bb33e-719507
- OCID: ocds-b5fd17-297504cd-16b9-402e-8cb9-21a44e739bf5

## Description

This was a further competition against Crown Commercial Services RM6100 Lot 3d\. Contract is for an initial term of 36 months with 2 optional extensions of 12 months each\. Cafcass is seeking a partner who can support our ChildFirst case management system and support our further transformation\. Just as importantly we want a partner that understands our mission and wants to work with us to ensure that the needs of children and families remain at the heart of everything we do\. ChildFirst is the core Cafcass line of business system\. It underpins all the work we do with children and families, storing highly sensitive case related data and documentation and is used for the provision of case related reporting information\. There are currently in the order of 2,500 staff using ChildFirst, approximately 700 of them concurrently\. Turnover of cases is around 60,000 per annum\.

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## Source

[View the original notice on Contracts Finder](https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/297b8bdd-521f-4384-b82e-44b0b05bb33e-719507)