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CON_22712 - DPS Order Form - Liz Flaherty - SEND and AP Advisory Services Kent County Council Slough Borough Council Bracknell Forest Councill

DEPARTMENT FOR EDUCATION

  • Contract Timeline

    Publication Date

    3rd February 2024 09:08:26 AM

  • Contract Summary

    Special Educational Needs and Disabilities (SEND) and Alternative Provision (AP) Adviser As a general requirement the Supplier will: provide valuable expertise to advise, challenge and support at risk or poor performing local areas/local area partnerships in continuing to develop and implement robust and achievable plans to improve its SEND and AP services. provide advice and support to ensure the pace of improvement is appropriate and that improvements to the SEND and AP system are sustainable; ensure plans remain focused on outcomes for children and young people with SEND and inform the quality of the service in readiness for the next Ofsted inspection. provide support and advice as necessary when assessing and driving progress, taking account of the weaknesses identified by Ofsted and of other diagnostic work (including DfE Vulnerable Children's Unit (VCU) assessments); apply expertise and experience to support the local area/local area partnership's senior leadership and SEND management team in addressing areas of weakness; this will include working with practitioners of different levels to develop competence and improve performance, and help foster a culture of reflection, challenge and support. make use of wider partners to support and advise the local area/local area partnership on potential solutions to issues and signpost examples of good practice where possible; engage at both strategic and operational level contribute to the department's formal reviews of the local area/local area partnership's progress and make a recommendation to VCU on whether progress has been sufficient; provide regular written reports to the department on the local area/local area partnership's progress to VCU, and more frequently if the pace of progress is not sufficient. have an awareness of the proposed SEND/AP system and Children's Social Care reforms including the Change Programme and work closely with relevant colleagues in supporting and challenging local areas/local area partnerships. develop working relationships with Health partners where this helps achieve the objectives set out in the contract. If the local authorities named in this agreement are part of the Delivering Better Value or Safety Valve programmes, the supplier must liaise with any Advisors working with the local authority on those programmes to ensure coherence and consistency of approach. These meetings / contacts should be undertaken as part of the days allocated in this contract.

  • Contract Details

    Open Contracting ID

    ocds-b5fd17-5b5888a7-c894-487b-b7d6-753307367d53

    Publication Source

    Contracts Finder

    Procurement Stage

    AwardUpdate

    Procurement Method

    Selective

    Procurement Method Details

    Call-off From A Dynamic Purchasing System

    Procurement Category

    Services

    Tender Suitability

    SME VCSE

    Framework / DPS

    DPS

  • Contract Classification

    CPV Code(s)

    80000000

    CPV Division(s)

    80 - Education and training services

  • Awarding Authority

    DEPARTMENT FOR EDUCATION

    Buyer Name

    Buyer Email

    SEND.POLICYOPS@education.gov.uk

    Buyer Phone

    44

    Buyer Address

    Sanctuary Buildings, 20, Great Smith Street

    London

    SW1P 3BT

    England

  • Awarded Supplier(s)

    Supplier Name(s)

    LIZ FLAHERTY


Award

CON_22712 - DPS Order Form - Liz Flaherty - SEND and AP Advisory Services Kent County Council Slough Borough Council Bracknell Forest Councill

DEPARTMENT FOR EDUCATION

  • Contract Timeline

    Publication Date

    2nd February 2024 18:59:21 PM

  • Contract Summary

    Throughout the life of the contract term from 4 October 2023 to 31 March 2025 it is expected that the supplier will deliver an indicative number of days per month of support at the following local authority areas - Kent County Council - 3 days support per month for 18 months from 4 October 2023 - 31 March 2025 - total 54 days Slough Borough Council - 3 days support per month for 12 months, from 4 October 2023 - 30 September 2024 - total 36 days Bracknell Forest Council - 2 days support per month for 12 months, from 4 October 2023 - 30 September 2024 - total 24 days Please note the contract can be ended early at the absolute discretion of the Department. The maximum contract value for 2023-24 is £28,800 excluding VAT The maximum contract value for 2024-25 is £39,600 excluding VAT The Department reserves the right to terminate this contract on 31 March 2024 as continued funding in FY2024-25 will be subject to business planning and the spending review.

  • Contract Details

    Open Contracting ID

    ocds-b5fd17-5b5888a7-c894-487b-b7d6-753307367d53

    Publication Source

    Contracts Finder

    Procurement Stage

    Award

    Procurement Method

    Selective

    Procurement Method Details

    Call-off From A Dynamic Purchasing System

    Procurement Category

    Services

    Tender Suitability

    SME VCSE

    Framework / DPS

    DPS

  • Contract Classification

    CPV Code(s)

    80000000

    CPV Division(s)

    80 - Education and training services

  • Awarding Authority

    DEPARTMENT FOR EDUCATION

    Buyer Name

    Buyer Email

    SEND.POLICYOPS@education.gov.uk

    Buyer Phone

    44

    Buyer Address

    Sanctuary Buildings, 20, Great Smith Street

    London

    SW1P 3BT

    England

  • Awarded Supplier(s)

    Supplier Name(s)

    LIZ FLAHERTY