Award of Contracts for What Works Centre for Children's Social Care Incubator and Research Partner
DEPARTMENT FOR EDUCATION · Awarded contract
AwardedAward of Contracts for What Works Centre for Children's Social Care Incubator and Research Partner
Awarded 16 Jul 2017
Awarded16 Jul 2017
Value£9,806,354.00
SupplierNESTA,Cardiff University
AgencyDEPARTMENT FOR EDUCATION
RegionUnited Kingdom
CategoryResearch & Development
Ended 6y 8mo ago2y 8mo term
Awarded 16 July 2017Expired 27 Mar 2020
About
The Department for Education awarded contracts to NESTA and Cardiff University for the development of the What Works Centre for Children's Social Care.
NESTA was appointed as the incubator to develop and test a WWC model, while Cardiff University was appointed as the research partner to undertake evidence synthesis and generate new research.
The contracts commenced in July 2017 for the incubator and September 2017 for the research partner, both ending in March 2020.
The total estimated value is £9,806,354.
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