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CO0570 Systemic Training - Adult & Children & Families Services ESCA

ESSEX COUNTY COUNCIL

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Award

04 Mar 2025 at 10:54

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Tender

17 Jan 2025 at 12:10

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Summary of the contracting process

Essex County Council has completed the procurement process for the "CO0570 Systemic Training - Adult & Children & Families Services ESCA" contract, valued at £300,000. This tender, classified under CPV code 80530000 for vocational training services, was conducted through an open procurement procedure. The contract covers systemic training courses for both the Adult Social Care (ASC) workforce and the Children and Families (C&F) workforce, with training sessions held primarily at County Hall, Chelmsford. The contract period will run from 1st April 2025 to 31st March 2027. Awarded on 4th March 2025, the supplier, Collective Space, will deliver both Lot 1 (Systemic Training for Children & Families and Adults) and Lot 2 (Systemic Strategic Training for Leadership and Management), commencing in April 2025.

This tender represents a significant opportunity for businesses specialising in vocational and systemic training services. The contract's scope includes the delivery of comprehensive training programmes aimed at upskilling social workers, senior practitioners, and management staff, creating avenues for establishing long-term partnerships with Essex County Council. SMEs with expertise in systemic practice, leadership training, and the ability to deliver both face-to-face and virtual training sessions would be well-suited to compete for similar future opportunities. By contributing to the development of the ASC and C&F workforces, businesses can enhance their portfolios and expand their service offerings within the public sector.

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Notice Information

Notice Title

CO0570 Systemic Training - Adult & Children & Families Services ESCA

Notice Description

Systemic social work is a way of responding to family problems by recognising that we are all part of complex systems. Essex County Council's Children and Families (C&F) service overarching approach is relationship based, within this we use four main theoretical models; Systemic Practice, Solution Focused Practice, Strengths Based Approach and Restorative Practice. These four models provide practitioners with the skills and knowledge to deliver relationship based social work practice in Essex. Please refer to Appendix A Our Vision and Values for Children and Families. Essex County Council's Adult Social Care (ASC) is one of the first County Councils nationally to adopt the Systemic Practice model into ASC. Systemic Practice is one of the 3 key elements of ASC's Practice Model, we have named Inclusive Essex. This also includes Trauma Informed Practice and being Strengths-Based. This helps all staff in Adult Social Care. As of 2024 Systemic practice also forms part of our mandatory CPD offer to ASC staff called our 'Essentials Programme' The scope of the Systemic Training course is to deliver courses with Adults Social Care workforce and Children and Families workforce. The requirement has been split into the following Lots. Lot 1 -Systemic Training for Children & Families and Adults Lot 2 - Systemic Strategic Training for Leadership and Management across ASC & C&F Lot 1 (A) Children and Families Within the C&F services most of our training courses run face to face and are to be held centrally at County Hall, Chelmsford. ESCA will organise and finance venues for the training to take place. The only session the Children and Families service require to be delivered virtually is Team Manager Group Supervision. The target audience for this training course will be alternatively qualified workers, qualified social workers, senior practitioners, team & service managers, heads of service and directors from Children and Families. The aim of the training programme is to upskill participants with core systemic theories, which transfers into relational social work practice. Lot 1 (B) Adults Within ASC most of our training courses run face to face and are to be held centrally at County Hall, Chelmsford. ESCA will organise and finance venues for the training to take place. Lot 2 - Strategic Leadership and Management The scope for the Strategic Leadership and Management programme is to deliver these courses with combined cohorts of Adult Social Care staff and Children and Families staff, commencing April 2025. This course is to be delivered face to face at County Hall, Chelmsford. ESCA will organise and finance venues for the training to take place. The target audience for this training course will be Directors, Service Managers and Aspiring Senior Managers. Providers are able to bid for both Lots, if they can meet the requirements set out in the Specification.

Notice Details

Publication & Lifecycle

Open Contracting ID
ocds-b5fd17-da968693-3881-4a22-9444-d58478032c53
Publication Source
Contracts Finder
Latest Notice
https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/42ce3a65-9ec2-4000-a7e0-1378e188455f
Current Stage
Award
All Stages
Tender, Award

Procurement Classification

Notice Type
Award Notice
Procurement Type
Standard
Procurement Category
Services
Procurement Method
Open
Procurement Method Details
Open procedure
Tender Suitability
SME
Awardee Scale
SME

Common Procurement Vocabulary (CPV)

CPV Divisions

80 - Education and training services

CPV Codes

80530000 - Vocational training services

Notice Value(s)

Tender Value
£300,000 £100K-£500K
Lots Value
Not specified
Awards Value
£153,712 £100K-£500K
Contracts Value
Not specified

Notice Dates

Publication Date
4 Mar 202511 months ago
Submission Deadline
17 Feb 2025Expired
Future Notice Date
Not specified
Award Date
4 Mar 202511 months ago
Contract Period
31 Mar 2025 - 31 Mar 2027 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
ESSEX COUNTY COUNCIL
Contact Name
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Contact Email
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Contact Phone
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Buyer Location

Locality
CHELMSFORD
Postcode
CM1 1QH
Post Town
Chelmsford
Country
England
Major Region (ITL 1)
TLH East (England)
Basic Region (ITL 2)
TLH3 Essex
Small Region (ITL 3)
TLH36 Heart of Essex
Delivery Location
TLC North East (England), TLD North West (England), TLF East Midlands (England), TLG West Midlands (England), TLH East (England), TLJ South East (England), TLK South West (England)
Local Authority
Chelmsford
Electoral Ward
Moulsham and Central
Westminster Constituency
Chelmsford

Supplier Information

Number of Suppliers
1
Supplier Name

COLLECTIVE SPACE

Further Information

Notice Documents

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