# Department for Education - Independent Review Mechanism \(IRM\) Services

> Pre-procurement notice from UK public-sector procurement sources.

## Key facts

- Public buyer: [Department for Education](/buyers/department-for-education/contract-awards)
- Tender value: £900,000
- Published: 3 December 2020
- Planned start: 1 April 2021
- Planned end: 31 March 2024
- Stage: pre_procurement
- Notice ID: 430e2bd8-0dd0-46cb-b2ee-1def439c474a-397951
- OCID: ocds-b5fd17-3890b784-39c2-4e29-9687-066b3a61ec83

## Description

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\.

## Related contract awards

- [Call-off Contract for the November 2026 cohort of the National Professional Qualifications \(NPQs\)](/contracts/ocds-b5fd17-ce0d651b-c3d5-481d-ad4d-3f5dc8bbd35e): Department for Education
- [Contract Award Notice Independent review into 2DP fire and structural safety](/contracts/ocds-b5fd17-5297e4b5-9ab5-4948-95c5-119730f371ef): Department for Education
- [Inclusion Bases: exploring evidence of impact and models\.](/contracts/ocds-b5fd17-76dee6b0-7bcc-49cd-b784-34d2192c05a4): Department for Education

## Source

[View the original notice on Contracts Finder](https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/430e2bd8-0dd0-46cb-b2ee-1def439c474a-397951)