RCC and Fostering Hubs Delivery Partner Preliminary Market Engagement Notice

The Department for Education has awarded a contract to Mutual Ventures Limited (valued at £2,886,525) to deliver services supporting the establishment and early operation of five Regional Care Cooperatives and the expanded Fostering Recruitment and Retention Programme. The delivery partner will provide coaching, facilitation, and technical expertise to support regions through staged progression in RCCs, including diagnostics, governance, strategy co-design, and market shaping, while also managing the recruitment and approval process for foster carers across approximately 100 participating local authorities. The work aims to build long-term capability within hubs and achieve strategic alignment between RCCs and Fostering Hubs as the system evolves.