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Evaluation Organisations to support the evaluation of the Children's Social Care Innovation Programme / Partners in Practice

DEPARTMENT FOR EDUCATION

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10 Jan 2018 at 12:02

Planning

20 Dec 2016 at 23:33

Planning

08 Dec 2016 at 11:11

Planning

05 Dec 2016 at 11:40

Planning

05 Dec 2016 at 11:40

Planning

18 Nov 2016 at 20:15

Summary of the contracting process

The Department for Education (DfE) is planning to tender for evaluation services related to the Children's Social Care Innovation Programme and Partners in Practice. This procurement process is classified under the Social work and related services category and is set to be conducted through the Education & Children’s Social Care Dynamic Purchasing System (DPS). The anticipated contract will span from 31 March 2017 to 30 March 2019, with a potential two-year extension. The total value of this contract could reach approximately £5 million, with a minimum contract value of £2.5 million. Suppliers should register on the Redimo 2 e-procurement system to participate, and the deadline for successful DPS membership and selection of the appropriate category is set for 25 November 2016.

This tender offers substantial opportunities for businesses involved in social care evaluation services, particularly those looking to expand their footprint in public sector contracts. Small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) and voluntary community and social enterprises (VCSEs) would find this project particularly fitting, given the DfE's aim to partner with up to 18 organisations. Companies experienced in delivering high-quality evaluations focused on social work will be well-positioned to compete successfully for this contract, contributing to emerging models of excellence in children's social care delivery.

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Notice Title

Evaluation Organisations to support the evaluation of the Children's Social Care Innovation Programme / Partners in Practice

Notice Description

The Department for Education (DfE) proposes to tender for the services of up to 18 organisations to undertake evaluations as part of the Children's Social Care Innovation Programme (IP) and Partners in Practice (PiP). Evaluations will be thematically focused, looking at a group of projects and testing a number of hypotheses under headline themes. Programme wide evaluation will be overseen by an evaluation coordinator (a separate PIN will be published for this work). We intend to publish this opportunity through the Education & Children's Social Care Dynamic Purchasing System (DPS) via the Redimo 2 e-procurement system on Monday 5 December 2016. See below for more information regarding the e-procurement system. Background The Innovation Programme was launched in October 2013 to act as a catalyst for developing more effective ways of supporting vulnerable children. In its first two years the IP has supported 53 projects with PS110m, operating across 59% of all top tier local authorities and involving over 120 public, private and voluntary sector organisations. Partners in Practice initiative, initially agreed by the child protection taskforce, and announced by the Prime Minister in December 2015 will model excellence and innovation in the delivery of children's social care services. Evaluation Evaluation is a core component of the IP. We need to undertake high quality evaluations and produce compelling and accessible outputs for practitioners, commissioners and service leaders. The evaluation strategy consists of: - an evaluation coordinator primarily responsible for setting and assuring high evaluation standards, overseeing project evaluations, and bringing together data from project evaluations to demonstrate progress towards the Innovation Programme objectives; and - individual evaluation organisations allocated to themes and ready to work with funded LAs and organisations to evaluate what works, why, and in what circumstances. We expect to appoint evaluation organisations on a two-year contract, to run from January 2017 to January 2019 with flexibility to extend for a further two years. Estimated Total Value (exc VAT): We expect total evaluation spend to be up to PS4m for IP and up to PS1m for PiPs. Amounts allocated to the evaluation of particular themes will be dependent on the number of projects operating under the themes and the size of those projects. See 'Attachments' for further information. Additional information: Suppliers interested in bidding for this work will need to register on Redimo 2. Redimo 2 is used for contracting for most works, goods and services that are awarded following an electronic competitive tendering process. Registration allows organisations both to gain membership to the Education & Children's Social Care Dynamic Purchasing System (DPS) and e-tender for other opportunities published by the DfE and its executive agencies. Guidance on how to register and information regarding the ECSC DPS is available on the .gov website at www.gov.uk/government/organisations/department-for-education/about/procurement. This opportunity will be tendered through the DPS via the category 'ECSC05: Evaluator'. Please ensure you have successfully gained DPS membership and selected this category by COP on Friday 25 November 2016 to prevent missing out on this opportunity. Additional information - Partners in Practice Partners in Practice initiative, initially agreed by the child protection taskforce, and announced by the Prime Minister in December 2015 will model excellence and innovation in the delivery of children's social care services. The aims of the Partners in Practice programme are: * Understanding high performance: exploring what drives current performance within the Partners in Practice. * Supporting wider improvement: helping other LAs progress beyond minimum compliance or expectations. * Building on existing performance: working with Partners in Practice to explore what it takes to go from 'good' to 'excellent' and what Government needs to do to facilitate that move more widely. At a national level, this will help the government develop a better understanding of how high performing LA's work. This can then be used in a framework to support the development of other LAs. At a local level, the PiP programme aims to encourage LA's to do more amongst themselves to innovate by giving LA's a 'testing space' to try new ideas. Over time, we would expect to see Partners in Practice model good practice, and share learning and support the wider sector, thus embedding sector-led improvement with some similarities to the 'teaching schools' model. The Department is proposing 2 strands of the programme will require evaluation: sector improvement and freedoms and flexibilities. Other information Please see the Department's Delivery partner's website for more information on the Innovation Programme www.springconsortium.com Email: cs.innovationprogramme@education.gov.uk for queries on the Innovation Programme /Partners in Practice and Evaluation. Email: Commercial.contactpoint@education.gov.uk for Redimo / DPS queries.

Publication & Lifecycle

Open Contracting ID
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Publication Source
Contracts Finder
Latest Notice
https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/3a98ad31-1065-4301-a36d-3237bdca0912
Current Stage
Planning
All Stages
Planning

Procurement Classification

Notice Type
Planned Procurement Notice
Procurement Type
Dynamic
Procurement Category
Not specified
Procurement Method
Not Specified
Procurement Method Details
Tender Suitability
SME, VCSE
Awardee Scale
Not specified

Common Procurement Vocabulary (CPV)

CPV Divisions

85 - Health and social work services


CPV Codes

85300000 - Social work and related services

Notice Value(s)

Tender Value
£5,000,000 £1M-£10M
Lots Value
Not specified
Awards Value
Not specified
Contracts Value
Not specified

Notice Dates

Publication Date
10 Jan 20188 years ago
Submission Deadline
Not specified
Future Notice Date
11 Jan 2017Expired
Award Date
Not specified
Contract Period
30 Mar 2017 - 30 Mar 2019 2-3 years
Recurrence
Not specified

Notice Status

Tender Status
Planned
Lots Status
Not Specified
Awards Status
Not Specified
Contracts Status
Not Specified

Contracting Authority (Buyer)

Main Buyer
DEPARTMENT FOR EDUCATION
Contact Name
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Contact Phone
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Buyer Location

Locality
LONDON
Postcode
SW1 3BT
Post Town
Not specified
Country
Not specified

Major Region (ITL 1)
Not specified
Basic Region (ITL 2)
Not specified
Small Region (ITL 3)
Not specified
Delivery Location
Not specified

Local Authority
Not specified
Electoral Ward
Not specified
Westminster Constituency
Not specified

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