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For all enquiries please email: FamilyPreservation@dcj.nsw.gov.au
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Each month, Family Preservation and Child Protection hold a forum for all family preservation service providers, and providers interested in delivering family preservation services in the future.
On 11 June 2025, DCJ released the Family Preservation tender opportunities via Procurement Central. DCJ will be holding online information briefings for service providers interested in tendering for Family Preservation. These briefings will cover:
The information briefing details are outlined below:
| Tender opportunity framework | Date | Time | Registration details |
|---|---|---|---|
| Families Together | Wednesday 18th June 2025 | 10:00am – 11:00am | Hosted on MS Teams. |
| Aboriginal Family Preservation | Monday 23rd June 2025 | 2:00pm – 3:00pm | Hosted on MS Teams. |
A separate information briefing session will be held for service providers interested in tendering for FFT-CW and MST-CAN. Details on how to register to this briefing have been sent directly to invited organisations. If your organisation has been invited to tender and you have not received details on how to register, please contact FamilyPreservation@dcj.nsw.gov.au .
While these information briefing sessions are not mandatory, we encourage all interested service providers to attend for background information and an opportunity to address questions.
Forum updates are published below. The information published is point in time and is subject to change. DCJ continues to work closely with stakeholders to recommission Family Preservation services.
Frequently Asked Questions (FAQs) (PDF, 409.9 KB) have been developed to assist in understanding the future Family Preservation Program and further recommissioning activities. The FAQs will continue to be updated as recommissioning progresses.
The format for the May Forum was primarily an overview of the Family Preservation Funding Approach released in May 2025.
See May Forum slides (PDF, 1.3 MB)s and overview recording.
The format for the March Forum was primarily an overview of the Family Preservation Program Specifications (draft) (PDF, 1.7 MB), released in March 2025.
See March Forum slides (PDF, 822.6 KB) and overview recording.
The format for the February Forum was a briefing on the Family Preservation foundational elements paper (PDF, 367.5 KB), released in December 2024.
See February Forum slides (PDF, 1.1 MB) and Special briefing recording.
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