# Contact Service for Looked After Children

> Contract award record from UK public-sector procurement sources.

## Key facts

- Public buyer: [London Borough of Hackney](/buyers/london-borough-of-hackney/contract-awards)
- Contract winner: Family Solutions Ltd
- Award value: £678,000
- Tender value: £678,000
- Award date: 8 February 2019
- Published: 3 June 2019
- Contract start: 1 April 2019
- Contract end: 31 December 2019
- Stage: awarded
- Procurement category: services
- Notice ID: 3091ca3d-b0b4-45c6-b713-336fcb016335-292723
- OCID: ocds-b5fd17-fe0d5c10-483e-45ed-be47-4a74d62834b9

## Description

This report is seeking approval to extend the contract with Family Solutions for the provision of a Contact Service for Looked After Children whilst the service goes through a competitive procurement process\. The need to deliver this provision is statutory and sits within the legislative framework of the Children Act 1989\. Ensuring that children and young people are safe in their family environment is at the heart of the Hackney Children and Families social work model\.

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## Source

[View the original notice on Contracts Finder](https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/3091ca3d-b0b4-45c6-b713-336fcb016335-292723)