# Evaluation of the returner grand fund

> Tender notice from UK public-sector procurement sources.

## Key facts

- Public buyer: [Department For Education](/buyers/department-for-education/contract-awards)
- Tender value: £300,000
- Published: 8 December 2017
- Planned start: 2 February 2018
- Planned end: 31 October 2019
- Stage: open_tender
- Procurement category: goods
- Notice ID: 7b3049c5-0f5f-455c-b80c-f0a6670db374-186166
- OCID: ocds-b5fd17-cbea5429-ddae-4c36-8492-b00faeca8242

## Description

The Government Equalities Office \(GEO\) is launching a fund to increase opportunities for those seeking to return to work following a period caring for children, relatives or others \("returners"\)\. Twelve to eighteen projects will be commissioned over the twelve month period from March 2018, with grant recipients working with private sector employers and training providers to support returners back into paid employment\. All projects will have concluded by the start of April 2019\. GEO are seeking expressions of interest for a single Supplier to evaluate these projects\. Additional information: DEADLINE FOR EXPRESSIONS OF INTEREST - 5PM ON FRIDAY 19TH DECEMBER 2017

## 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/7b3049c5-0f5f-455c-b80c-f0a6670db374-186166)