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Children's Social Care Advisers in Birmingham and Sunderland - Essex County Council

DEPARTMENT FOR EDUCATION

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23 Jan 2018 at 14:54

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Summary of the contracting process

The procurement process for the title "Children's Social Care Advisers in Birmingham and Sunderland" is being led by the Department for Education, focused on delivering strategic improvements in children's services for Birmingham City Council and Sunderland City Council. This contract falls under the Education and training services category, with the tender having been awarded on 1st September 2017 and the contract period commencing on 1st October 2017, running until 30th September 2018. The procurement method used is a selective process, and the contract value amounts to £44,625, with delivery expected across the United Kingdom.

This tender presents significant opportunities for businesses specialising in social care improvement, particularly those with extensive experience in enhancing children's services. Consulting firms or organisations with a proven track record in operational and strategic reviews in similar contexts would be particularly well-suited to compete for this contract. The successful bidder will play a crucial role in driving service improvements for vulnerable children, making this an attractive project for organisations looking to contribute positively to community welfare while expanding their portfolio in public sector engagements.

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Notice Information

Notice Title

Children's Social Care Advisers in Birmingham and Sunderland - Essex County Council

Notice Description

"DfE wishes to appoint a small team of Advisers to carry out and deliver operational and strategic reviews, improvements, support and challenge in each of the following LA's:* Birmingham City Council and Sunderland City Council (whose children's services are being delivered by Together for Children Sunderland (TfC). The Adviser teams will provide a clear and sustained focus on the areas for improvement and ensure independent oversight of progress in line with agreed improvement plans. In doing so the Advisers are expected to supervise the programme of change that the authority has embarked on, to drive forward the improvements and implement close monitoring arrangements, and build on the work that has already taken place. In Sunderland, the Advisers will provide guidance, challenge and direction to the Chair of TfC (and others as appropriate) to facilitate TfC to achieve service improvement. The successful bidders will bring their extensive and proven skills in children's social care improvement to support the delivery of a programme of change to services for the most vulnerable children in these authorities. They will demonstrate an understanding of the improvement that has already taken place in the authority and what needs to happen next."

Notice Details

Publication & Lifecycle

Open Contracting ID
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Publication Source
Contracts Finder
Latest Notice
https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/797d3109-6bfb-4de4-9bf4-be6469832c93
Current Stage
Award
All Stages
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Procurement Classification

Notice Type
Award Notice
Procurement Type
Dynamic
Procurement Category
Services
Procurement Method
Selective
Procurement Method Details
Call-off from a dynamic purchasing system
Tender Suitability
Not specified
Awardee Scale
Large

Common Procurement Vocabulary (CPV)

CPV Divisions

80 - Education and training services

CPV Codes

80000000 - Education and training services

Notice Value(s)

Tender Value
Not specified
Lots Value
Not specified
Awards Value
£44,625 Under £100K
Contracts Value
Not specified

Notice Dates

Publication Date
23 Jan 20188 years ago
Submission Deadline
1 Aug 2017Expired
Future Notice Date
Not specified
Award Date
31 Aug 20178 years ago
Contract Period
30 Sep 2017 - 30 Sep 2018 6-12 months
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
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

Supplier Information

Number of Suppliers
1
Supplier Name

ESSEX COUNTY COUNCIL

Further Information

Notice Documents

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