# Vulnerable Children and Families Digital Portfolio

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

## Key facts

- Public buyer: [Department for Education](/buyers/department-for-education/contract-awards)
- Contract winner: [Hippo Digital Limited](/contract-winners/hippo-digital/public-sector-contract-awards)
- Award value: £17,289,000
- Tender value: £17,289,000
- Award date: 16 January 2024
- Published: 7 February 2024
- Contract start: 9 February 2024
- Contract end: 8 February 2026
- Stage: awarded
- Procurement category: services
- Notice ID: 67159ff7-0cd4-4754-bfaa-14af569ed511-721216
- OCID: ocds-b5fd17-f3b86ca0-5507-495c-8ffa-1a864b0fe0bf

## Description

The Vulnerable Children and Families \(VC&F\) portfolio consists of four programmes of work; Families and Family Hubs, Early Years, Social Work Workforce, and Children's Social Care\. The multi-capability contract will deliver specialist skills across the GDS job families to provide full coverage and the ability to work in blended teams to meet business demands and deliver across all four programmes, with the possibility that the portfolio may expand with additional services/ programmes/projects\.

## Related contract awards

- [User Research Data Analysis Tool 2026-2028](/contracts/ocds-b5fd17-46ca1686-7613-47db-a922-cbe2568d6334): Department for Education
- [Best Start Family Hubs Evaluation](/contracts/ocds-b5fd17-cecef360-c326-4f42-b6cc-217c2114b0e9): Department for Education
- [Smartphone Randomised Controlled Trial \(Con\_32148\)](/contracts/ocds-b5fd17-3968151b-d09a-43c5-97f6-b4d73551c17d): Department for Education
- [DDAT Strategic Partner](/contracts/ocds-b5fd17-a2b50ea9-2b02-41f4-93c8-7dded1ef4f08): National Institute for Health and Care Excellence
- [DfE Financial Benchmarking Services for Schools](/contracts/ocds-b5fd17-3ff7c9f5-6b98-472a-8fb9-d273607d529f): Department for Education
- [DHSC - Digital Service Delivery and Support](/contracts/ocds-b5fd17-0bcf8559-a42d-42b4-b39d-968a7deadb70): DHSC

## Source

[View the original notice on Contracts Finder](https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/67159ff7-0cd4-4754-bfaa-14af569ed511-721216)