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Children's Services Advisers in Birmingham and Sunderland

DEPARTMENT FOR EDUCATION

This public procurement record has 4 releases in its history.

AwardUpdate

10 Jan 2018 at 15:30

AwardUpdate

19 Oct 2017 at 08:51

Award

14 Sep 2017 at 14:51

Tender

28 Jul 2017 at 14:44

Summary of the contracting process

The Department for Education (DfE) is seeking to appoint a team of Children's Services Advisers in Birmingham and Sunderland to support improvement in local authority children's social care services. This tender process, initiated on 28 July 2017, followed an open procurement method, and the bids were due by 21 August 2017, with a total contract value of £74,800. The contract period is set to commence on 2 October 2017, lasting for 12 months in Birmingham and 6 months in Sunderland.

This opportunity is particularly well-suited for small and medium enterprises (SMEs) and voluntary community social enterprises (VCSEs) that specialise in health and social care services. The role requires expertise in operational and strategic reviews of social care services, providing a significant chance for firms with experience in public sector consultancy and local authority support to expand their portfolio and contribute to essential community services in these regions.

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Notice Title

Children's Services Advisers in Birmingham and Sunderland

Notice Description

The Department for Education (DfE) is responsible for supporting improvement in local authorities, through government intervention in response to failure or weakness in the provision of children's social care services. DfE wishes to appoint a small team of Advisers to carry out and deliver operational and strategic reviews, improvements, support and challenge in Birmingham and Sunderland. 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. Additional information: Bidders interested in this requirement should be aware that they must allow at least 6 full working days before the competition closing date of 9am on 21 August 2017. This is to complete your registration on the Department for Education's, Dynamic Purchasing System. Incomplete registrations will not be accepted. Bidders who are already fully registered on the Department for Educations Dynamic Purchasing system do not have to re-register. Bids already submitted can be withdrawn from the competition, or updated as long as this happened before the deadline. The contract period will be 12 months from start date for Birmingham and 6 months for Sunderland. The maximum contract value is Birmingham - PS54,000 Sunderland - PS20,800.

Publication & Lifecycle

Open Contracting ID
ocds-b5fd17-8d203663-8b96-4630-b15c-cd8d5d5ada8f
Publication Source
Contracts Finder
Latest Notice
https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/4e3d593a-023b-4ccd-a2e2-199596fb3165
Current Stage
Award
All Stages
Tender, Award

Procurement Classification

Notice Type
Award Notice
Procurement Type
Dynamic
Procurement Category
Services
Procurement Method
Open
Procurement Method Details
Open procedure (below threshold)
Tender Suitability
SME, VCSE
Awardee Scale
Large, 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
£74,800 Under £100K
Lots Value
Not specified
Awards Value
£72,270 Under £100K
Contracts Value
Not specified

Notice Dates

Publication Date
10 Jan 20188 years ago
Submission Deadline
21 Aug 2017Expired
Future Notice Date
Not specified
Award Date
7 Sep 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

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
TLC North East (England)

Local Authority
Westminster
Electoral Ward
St James's
Westminster Constituency
Cities of London and Westminster

Supplier Information

Number of Suppliers
4
Supplier Names

ACHIEVING FOR CHILDREN

ACHIEVING FOR CHILDREN CIC (SUNDERLAND

ESSEX COUNTY COUNCIL

ESSEX COUNTY COUNCIL (BIRMINGHAM

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