# con\_28407 Reducing Family Court Delays - Designated Family Judge Trailblazer Expansion Project 25-26

> A sourced UK public sector contract award published by Department for Education.

## Key facts

- Buyer: [Department for Education](/buyers/department-for-education/contract-awards)
- Supplier: [Mutual Ventures Ltd](/suppliers/mutual-ventures/public-sector-contract-awards)
- Award value: £842,835
- Tender value: £842,835
- Award date: 15 August 2025
- Published: 8 September 2025
- Contract start: 18 August 2025
- Contract end: 31 March 2026
- Stage: awarded
- Procurement category: services
- Notice ID: 4b214eda-0c47-46ac-8e26-52c1fb69752d-862595
- OCID: ocds-b5fd17-7668932e-286d-497f-a35f-884cfc2da4b6

## 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\.

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## Source

[View the original notice on Contracts Finder](https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/4b214eda-0c47-46ac-8e26-52c1fb69752d-862595)