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Recruitment and Management of Childrens Agency Social Workers

Sandwell Childrens Trust

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10 Nov 2021 at 09:56

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21 Jul 2021 at 15:36

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Summary of the contracting process

The Sandwell Children's Trust is currently engaged in a public procurement process for the "Recruitment and Management of Children's Agency Social Workers". This tender, classified under recruitment services, aims to stabilise the workforce and build sustainable capacity in social care. The procurement method is an open procedure, and the contract, valued at £20 million, is set to begin following the expiry of an existing framework. The current tender period ended on 20 August 2021, with a duration of 900 days for the active lot. All activities related to this tender are located in the Oldbury region, United Kingdom.

This tender represents a significant opportunity for businesses that specialise in recruitment services, particularly those focused on social work and related fields. Companies capable of supplying qualified children's agency social workers will be particularly well-positioned to compete, especially given the acknowledged challenges in recruiting experienced candidates in this sector. The involvement of small and medium enterprises (SMEs) is crucial, as evidenced by the six bids received from such businesses. This presents an ideal chance for growth in a market that requires flexible staffing solutions to meet changing demand in social care.

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Notice Information

Notice Title

Recruitment and Management of Childrens Agency Social Workers

Notice Description

A key priority of the Trust's workforce strategy is to stabilise the workforce and build sustainable capacity for the future. A critical part of this is the Trust's ability to utilise Children's Agency Social Workers in an efficient and effective manner to meet any shortfalls in permanent staffing, and to deal with specific peaks in caseloads. The recruitment of children social workers is constantly challenging, with a shortage of sufficiently experienced candidates, a limited pipeline into the sector and it operates in a crowded geographical area. It is acknowledged that agency workers play a critical part of the social care workforce to enable it to flex to meet changing priorities and to fill resourcing gaps. Following authorisation of the Trust Board it was agreed to commence a procurement process for a new MVMSP to recruit Children's Agency Social Workers, to begin at the expiry of existing MVMSP

Notice Details

Publication & Lifecycle

Open Contracting ID
ocds-h6vhtk-02cad3
Publication Source
Find A Tender Service
Latest Notice
https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/028117-2021
Current Stage
Award
All Stages
Tender, Award

Procurement Classification

Notice Type
Tender Notice
Procurement Type
Standard
Procurement Category
Services
Procurement Method
Open
Procurement Method Details
Open procedure
Tender Suitability
Not specified
Awardee Scale
SME

Common Procurement Vocabulary (CPV)

CPV Divisions

79 - Business services: law, marketing, consulting, recruitment, printing and security

85 - Health and social work services

CPV Codes

79600000 - Recruitment services

85300000 - Social work and related services

85320000 - Social services

Notice Value(s)

Tender Value
£20,000,000 £10M-£100M
Lots Value
Not specified
Awards Value
Not specified
Contracts Value
£12,000,000 £10M-£100M

Notice Dates

Publication Date
10 Nov 20214 years ago
Submission Deadline
20 Aug 2021Expired
Future Notice Date
Not specified
Award Date
9 Nov 20214 years ago
Contract Period
Not specified - Not specified
Recurrence
Not specified

Notice Status

Tender Status
Complete
Lots Status
Cancelled
Awards Status
Active
Contracts Status
Active

Buyer & Supplier

Contracting Authority (Buyer)

Main Buyer
Sandwell Childrens Trust
Contact Name
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Contact Email
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Contact Phone
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Buyer Location

Locality
OLDBURY
Postcode
B69 3DL
Postcode Area
Birmingham
Country
England
Major Region (ITL 1)
TLG West Midlands (England)
Basic Region (ITL 2)
TLG3 West Midlands
Small Region (ITL 3)
TLG37 Sandwell
Delivery Location
TLG37 Sandwell
Local Authority
Sandwell
Electoral Ward
Oldbury
Westminster Constituency
West Bromwich

Supplier Information

Number of Suppliers
1
Supplier Name

HCL Workforce Solutions Ltd

Further Information

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