Planning

Social Work Workforce Division Supplier Engagement

DEPARTMENT FOR EDUCATION

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Planning

20 Sep 2023 at 15:59

Market Engagement Notice
Summary of the contracting process

The Department for Education is preparing a project titled "Social Work Workforce Division Supplier Engagement" within the Education and training services industry category. This procurement opportunity is currently in the planning stage, with an engagement end date set for March 31, 2024. As part of the process, an initial Supplier Engagement Event will take place on October 3, 2023. Interested organisations will have the opportunity to provide feedback and insight on the department's commercial activities. The event aims to gather information on barriers to bidding, ways to enhance tender processes, and previous experiences of working with the division. A questionnaire will be available from October 3 to October 20 for further input. This project intends to shape the department's commercial approach, with plans for an in-person networking event for suppliers in early 2024.

This tender presents an opportunity for organisations interested in social work and related services to engage with the Department for Education. Small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) and voluntary, community, and social enterprise (VCSE) organisations are particularly encouraged to participate. The Supplier Engagement Event and questionnaire offer a chance for businesses to provide valuable feedback, potentially influencing future tender processes and commercial activities within the Social Work Workforce Division. By actively engaging in this process, organisations can position themselves for future collaboration and business growth opportunities within the education sector.

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Notice Information

Notice Title

Social Work Workforce Division Supplier Engagement

Notice Description

**This notice does not relate to a procurement opportunity** Social Work Workforce (SWW) Division sits within the Children's Social Care Directorate at the Department for Education. We currently deliver a suite of workforce programmes spanning across initial education, continuous professional development and children's services leadership. Over the coming months, we are undertaking a project to further understand our market for the purposes of continuing to deliver high quality and impactful programmes to the sector, covering topics such as embedding social value, divisional strategic priorities and wider commercial principles. To commence this project, we are first inviting insight and feedback from all organisations who are interested in our division's commercial activity. This may include those who have previously attended a market engagement event, considered or submitted a tender for a SWW programme contract. Initially, we would like to better understand any barriers to bidding, opportunities as to how the Department could improve its tender processes and previous organisations' experiences of working with our division, in either considering or submitting a tender. An initial Supplier Engagement Event will be held on Tuesday 3rd October from 12.30 - 1pm. This event is open to all organisations , whether or not they have engaged with the Department previously. In this session, we will introduce the project team, provide an overview of the objectives of this project, and clarify the initial themes we are seeking feedback on in our initial supplier questionnaire which will be launched shortly after the event. The questionnaire will be open for responses from Tuesday 3rd October until Friday 20th October and will be made available after the event via Jaggaer. Over the coming months, we will use this information to shape our division's approach to our commercial work. We anticipate hosting an in person information and networking event for suppliers in early 2024. Further details of this will be circulated at a later date. How to engage To register your interest to participate in our supplier engagement activity, you will need to be registered as a supplier on the DfE Jaggaer eTendering portal, available at https://education.app.jaggaer.com/web/login.html Once registered the information will be accessible via the 'View Opportunities' link on the Homepage. Select the Opportunity Notice for Social Work Workforce Division Supplier Engagement. This will be an online event hosted on Microsoft Teams. To book a place, please visit https://www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/dfe-social-work-workforce-supplier-engagement-event-tickets-719796299107?aff=oddtdtcreator. If you cannot attend the Supplier Engagement Event, we would welcome your comments/questions via the questionnaire. Please use the Jaggaer e-procurement system https://education.app.jaggaer.com/web/login.html to submit any additional questions you may have about this project.

Notice Details

Publication & Lifecycle

Open Contracting ID
ocds-b5fd17-5396879a-e537-4387-a7df-76500568d357
Publication Source
Contracts Finder
Latest Notice
https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/0a179b19-a49c-49b5-b73d-287aa68523ed
Current Stage
Planning
All Stages
Planning

Procurement Classification

Notice Type
Market Engagement Notice
Procurement Type
Standard
Procurement Category
Not specified
Procurement Method
Not Specified
Procurement Method Details
Not specified
Tender Suitability
SME, VCSE
Awardee Scale
Not specified

Common Procurement Vocabulary (CPV)

CPV Divisions

80 - Education and training services

85 - Health and social work services

CPV Codes

80000000 - Education and training services

85000000 - Health and social work services

85300000 - Social work and related services

85310000 - Social work services

85320000 - Social services

Notice Value(s)

Tender Value
Not specified
Lots Value
Not specified
Awards Value
Not specified
Contracts Value
Not specified

Notice Dates

Publication Date
20 Sep 20232 years ago
Submission Deadline
Not specified
Future Notice Date
31 Mar 2024Expired
Award Date
Not specified
Contract Period
Not specified - Not specified
Recurrence
Not specified

Notice Status

Tender Status
Planning
Lots Status
Not Specified
Awards Status
Not Specified
Contracts Status
Not Specified

Buyer & Supplier

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
Not specified
Local Authority
Westminster
Electoral Ward
St James's
Westminster Constituency
Cities of London and Westminster

Further Information

Notice Documents

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