# The Fosterline Service Contract Award - CFN

> 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: [The Fostering Network](/suppliers/fostering-network/public-sector-contract-awards)
- Award value: £704,026
- Tender value: £704,026
- Award date: 11 July 2023
- Published: 12 July 2023
- Contract start: 1 October 2023
- Contract end: 30 September 2025
- Stage: awarded
- Procurement category: services
- Notice ID: 01adb314-f290-47b5-b4da-4477265727d7-662117
- OCID: ocds-b5fd17-acaa2587-2dd8-475b-8a11-b7155da8baf4

## Description

The Fosterline Service Award Notice The Fosterline Service is a free, independent national advice service that offers support for both current and prospective foster carers\. It has been in place since 2006, funded by the Department of Education\. During that time, the Department also increased the scope of Fosterline from responding to ad hoc enquiries to offering individualised ongoing services for current or prospective foster carers requiring help with ongoing issues or detailed tax and benefits advice\. The services aim to support foster families to stay together during times of crisis, reducing placement breakdown, and avoiding costs associated with this\. The current service is widely used, with over 108,000 contacts \(through the helpline service, 1-2-1s, web-chats, emails, website visits etc \)in the year 2021-22\.

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## Source

[View the original notice on Contracts Finder](https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/01adb314-f290-47b5-b4da-4477265727d7-662117)