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Train foster carers and support workers to meet the safeguarding needs of unaccompanied asylum seeking children

DEPARTMENT FOR EDUCATION

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03 Dec 2018 at 11:55

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11 Sep 2018 at 10:46

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18 Apr 2018 at 11:41

Tender

18 Apr 2018 at 11:22

Summary of the contracting process

The Department for Education is seeking a provider to train foster carers and support workers in meeting the safeguarding needs of unaccompanied asylum-seeking children. This procurement, classified under health and social work services, involves delivering 1,000 training courses across various regional venues in England. The tender was published on 18th April 2018, with a submission deadline of 18th May 2018, and the contract period runs from 6th August 2018 to 31st March 2019. This is an open procurement process, aimed at ensuring a wide range of bidders can participate, with a contract value of £148,000. The training opportunity presents significant growth prospects for businesses involved in educational services, child welfare training, or those with expertise in social work practices. Small to medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) and voluntary, community, and social enterprises (VCSEs) would be particularly well-suited to compete, given the focus on developing skills related to child safeguarding, understanding the vulnerabilities of unaccompanied minors, and acting to prevent exploitation. This is an ideal opportunity for organisations that specialise in training and support services within the social care sector.

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Notice Title

Train foster carers and support workers to meet the safeguarding needs of unaccompanied asylum seeking children

Notice Description

The Department is looking to appoint a provider to set up and deliver 1,000 training places at suitable regional venues across England. The training will equip foster carers and support workers of unaccompanied asylum seeking children with knowledge and skills to enable them to build swift and strong trusting bonds with these children. This in turn, will reduce the risk of these children going missing from their care placements, being trafficked onwards or being victims of sexual, economic or other forms of exploitation or other harmful influence. Unaccompanied asylum seeking children are under 18 years old and are applying for asylum in their own right. They have been separated from both parents and are not being cared for in the UK by an adult who in law or by custom has a responsibility to do so. Under section 20 of the Children Act 1989, the local authority where an unaccompanied or asylum seeking child first presents has a duty to accommodate the child because "there is no other person who has parental responsibility for him". A child who is accommodated under section 20 by the local authority for a continuous period of more than 24 hours becomes a looked after child (LAC). The local authority then has a set of duties that relate to caring for any LAC. Unaccompanied children are then looked after by foster carers who have been assessed and registered by a fostering service provider under regulations 26 and 27 of the Fostering Services Regulations (England) 2011, or placed in semi-independent living placements. The training will equip foster carers and support workers of semi-independent living placements to: * understand and respond to the particular needs and vulnerabilities of this group of children, including radicalisation; * quickly gain children's trust in order to prevent them from running away from a safe placement; * better understand and recognise the signs and risks of exploitation of these children including trafficking; and * understand when and how to refer children to the right agencies or to support children to access the right help.

Publication & Lifecycle

Open Contracting ID
ocds-b5fd17-28434f2a-7e1b-4565-bab7-46d3b89e3b09
Publication Source
Contracts Finder
Latest Notice
https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/62444ecb-2a49-41d6-a8e6-dc31dc493c43
Current Stage
Award
All Stages
Tender, Award

Procurement Classification

Notice Type
Award Notice
Procurement Type
Standard
Procurement Category
Services
Procurement Method
Open
Procurement Method Details
Open procedure (below threshold)
Tender Suitability
SME, VCSE
Awardee Scale
Large

Common Procurement Vocabulary (CPV)

CPV Divisions

85 - Health and social work services


CPV Codes

85000000 - Health and social work services

Notice Value(s)

Tender Value
£148,000 £100K-£500K
Lots Value
Not specified
Awards Value
Not specified
Contracts Value
Not specified

Notice Dates

Publication Date
3 Dec 20187 years ago
Submission Deadline
18 May 2018Expired
Future Notice Date
Not specified
Award Date
31 Jul 20187 years ago
Contract Period
5 Aug 2018 - 30 Aug 2019 1-2 years
Recurrence
Not specified

Notice Status

Tender Status
Complete
Lots Status
Not Specified
Awards Status
Active
Contracts Status
Not Specified

Contracting Authority (Buyer)

Main Buyer
DEPARTMENT FOR EDUCATION
Contact Name
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Contact Email
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Contact Phone
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Buyer Location

Locality
LONDON
Postcode
SW1P 3BT
Post Town
South West London
Country
England

Major Region (ITL 1)
TLI London
Basic Region (ITL 2)
TLI3 Inner London - West
Small Region (ITL 3)
TLI35 Westminster and City of London
Delivery Location
TLC North East (England), TLD North West (England), TLE Yorkshire and The Humber, TLF East Midlands (England), TLG West Midlands (England), TLI London, TLJ South East (England), TLK South West (England)

Local Authority
Westminster
Electoral Ward
St James's
Westminster Constituency
Cities of London and Westminster

Supplier Information

Number of Suppliers
1
Supplier Name

THE BRITISH REFUGEE COUNCIL

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