Notice Information
Notice Title
Recruitment and Management of Children's Agency Social Workers - AWARD
Notice Description
A key priority of the Trust's workforce strategy is to stabilise the workforce and build sustainable capacity for the future. A critical part of this is the Trust's ability to utilise Children's Agency Social Workers in an efficient and effective manner to meet any shortfalls in permanent staffing, and to deal with specific peaks in caseloads. The recruitment of children social workers is constantly challenging, with a shortage of sufficiently experienced candidates, a limited pipeline into the sector and it operates in a crowded geographical area. Within this it is acknowledged that agency workers play a critical part of the social care workforce to enable it to 'flex' to meet changing priorities and to fill resourcing gaps. In 2018 the Trust entered into a Master Vendor Managed Service Provider (MVMSP) Agreement for the recruitment and management of Children's Agency Social Workers. The Agreement commenced in December 2017 to run up to and including 30 November 2019. In December 2019, the Trust applied the two-year extension option within the Agreement. Following a procurement process in 2021, an 18-month contract was awarded which expires at 31 May 2023. Following internal consultation with stakeholders, a MVMSP Agreement continues to be the Trust's preferred way to recruit Children's Agency Social Workers.
Notice Details
Publication & Lifecycle
- Open Contracting ID
- ocds-b5fd17-36228167-bbd7-4f2e-a143-b281b0fbdd8c
- Publication Source
- Contracts Finder
- Latest Notice
- https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/1cb75d7d-2609-413f-b650-fc11eda9274b
- Current Stage
- Award
- All Stages
- Award
Procurement Classification
- Notice Type
- Award Notice
- Procurement Type
- Standard
- Procurement Category
- Services
- Procurement Method
- Open
- Procurement Method Details
- Open procedure
- Tender Suitability
- Not specified
- Awardee Scale
- Not specified
Common Procurement Vocabulary (CPV)
- CPV Divisions
79 - Business services: law, marketing, consulting, recruitment, printing and security
85 - Health and social work services
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- CPV Codes
79600000 - Recruitment services
85300000 - Social work and related services
85310000 - Social work services
Notice Value(s)
- Tender Value
- Not specified
- Lots Value
- Not specified
- Awards Value
- £12,000,000 £10M-£100M
- Contracts Value
- Not specified
Notice Dates
- Publication Date
- 16 May 20232 years ago
- Submission Deadline
- 27 Feb 2023Expired
- Future Notice Date
- Not specified
- Award Date
- 14 May 20232 years ago
- Contract Period
- 31 May 2023 - 30 Nov 2024 1-2 years
- Recurrence
- Not specified
Notice Status
- Tender Status
- Complete
- Lots Status
- Not Specified
- Awards Status
- Active
- Contracts Status
- Not Specified
Buyer & Supplier
Contracting Authority (Buyer)
- Main Buyer
- SANDWELL METROPOLITAN BOROUGH COUNCIL
- Contact Name
- Michelle Hackwood
- Contact Email
- michelle_hackwood@sandwell.gov.uk
- Contact Phone
- 0121 569 2873
Buyer Location
- Locality
- WEST MIDLANDS
- Postcode
- B69 3DB
- Post Town
- Birmingham
- Country
- England
-
- Major Region (ITL 1)
- TLG West Midlands (England)
- Basic Region (ITL 2)
- TLG3 West Midlands
- Small Region (ITL 3)
- TLG37 Sandwell
- Delivery Location
- TLG West Midlands (England)
-
- Local Authority
- Sandwell
- Electoral Ward
- Oldbury
- Westminster Constituency
- West Bromwich
Further Information
Notice Documents
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https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/1cb75d7d-2609-413f-b650-fc11eda9274b
16th May 2023 - Awarded contract notice on Contracts Finder
Open Contracting Data Standard (OCDS)
View full OCDS Record for this contracting process
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