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Facilitator for people with lived experience of care - Engaging the un-engaged

DEPARTMENT FOR EDUCATION

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Summary of the contracting process

The Department for Education has awarded a contract for a procurement titled "Facilitator for people with lived experience of care - Engaging the un-engaged". This procurement falls under the Health and social work services industry category. The procurement method used was Competitive quotation (below threshold) and the contract value is GBP 24,975. The tender period ended on 1st February 2023, and the contract duration is set from 1st May 2023 to 30th April 2024. The buying organisation Department for Education is based in London, England.

This tender opportunity for a facilitator in the children's social care sector is suited for businesses with expertise in health and social work services, particularly those experienced in engaging with vulnerable individuals. As an essential role in implementing new social care reforms, businesses with a focus on inclusivity and engagement with communities would find this opportunity well-aligned with their services. Small and medium enterprises as well as voluntary, community, and social enterprises are encouraged to engage in this procurement process.

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Notice Information

Notice Title

Facilitator for people with lived experience of care - Engaging the un-engaged

Notice Description

On the week of 23rd May, the previous Minister for Children and Families announced the actions we are taking now to improve children's social care, including the publication of an implementation strategy, as well as: Working with local authorities to boost efforts to recruit more foster carers, ensuring children have access to the right placements at the right time; Refocussing the support for social workers in the early part of their careers, particularly to enhance their skills and knowledge in child protection; Joining up data from across the public sector to increase transparency - both between safeguarding partners and to the wider public; Develop a National Children's Social Care Framework, which will set direction for the system and point everyone to the best available evidence. The recommendations in these reports are ambitious, complex and wide-ranging, and we must consider them carefully. The Department has committed to engaging with those with lived experience of care as well as the sector to inform our work on implementation and ensure our reforms truly deliver for our vulnerable children and their families. The Department has run a separate exercise with key children's charities to co-create with the department sessions to engage with those with lived experience of the care system. Alongside, we keen to appoint an organisation to work with us specifically on reaching those groups who are harder to engage and who may not be easily be covered by our wider engagement work. We are looking for a bidder who understands and has previous experience of the workings of children's social care and in particular of those with lived experience of the care system. This post is an essential role in implementing the new children's social care reforms. The post holder will facilitate and run, virtually or face to face, effective, inclusive sessions and engagement with people with lived experience of the care system, to support them to feed in views and influence implementation of reforms. Each session will have a specific focus on various aspects of the reform implementation- to be confirmed in partnership with the DfE. The initial contract duration is 12 months to align with the proposed consultation periods.

Notice Details

Publication & Lifecycle

Open Contracting ID
ocds-b5fd17-5f356446-2e31-4ee4-8e57-1ef86b9fdbef
Publication Source
Contracts Finder
Latest Notice
https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/0043aedb-5278-4271-9147-bf1d8405ecaa
Current Stage
Award
All Stages
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Procurement Classification

Notice Type
Award Notice
Procurement Type
Standard
Procurement Category
Services
Procurement Method
Limited
Procurement Method Details
Competitive quotation (below threshold)
Tender Suitability
SME, VCSE
Awardee Scale
SME

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
£24,975 Under £100K
Lots Value
Not specified
Awards Value
£24,975 Under £100K
Contracts Value
Not specified

Notice Dates

Publication Date
21 Dec 20232 years ago
Submission Deadline
1 Feb 2023Expired
Future Notice Date
Not specified
Award Date
21 Feb 20233 years ago
Contract Period
30 Apr 2023 - 30 Apr 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
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

CORAM VOICE

Further Information

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