Care Leaver Covenant and Corporate Parenting

Care Leaver Covenant and Corporate Parenting market engagement with potential suppliers and market engagement

The Department for Education (DfE) is seeking to appoint an experienced and expert external provider to support government departments and relevant public bodies with the implementation of new Corporate Parenting duties, in addition to the continuation, expansion and strategic development of the Care Leaver Covenant (CLC).

At the heart of the Government’s reforms is improving outcomes and life chances for looked after children (children in care) and care leavers by removing barriers to opportunity. This includes strengthening enduring relationships, support and opportunities across government, public services, employers and wider society.

This procurement presents an opportunity for a single organisation or consortium to support government departments and relevant public bodies in embedding corporate parenting responsibilities while simultaneously advancing the Care Leaver Covenant as a national platform for improving outcomes for care leavers.

Together these strands of activity provide a coordinated approach for mobilising organisations across the public, private and voluntary sectors to strengthen policy, practice, services, delivery, support and opportunities for looked after children and care leavers.

A market engagement event will be held between 10:00 - 11:00am on 13th October 2026

If you wish to attend the event a link can be found in the documents section of this ssq

Please confirm the name of your organisation, the names of individuals who will be attending and their job roles on the Jaggaer messaging system within this ssq.

Procurement Route: Procurement Act – Open

Contract Start: 01/04/2027