Planning

Children in Need Outcomes Research - Market Engagment

DEPARTMENT FOR EDUCATION

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Planning

21 Jul 2021 at 21:45

Summary of the contracting process

The Department for Education is planning a tender titled "Children in Need Outcomes Research - Market Engagement" aimed at gathering market feedback to enhance future research in support of children with social workers. The procurement is classified under the "Research and development services and related consultancy services" category and is scheduled for discussion on 11th August 2021 from 14:00 to 15:25 via Microsoft Teams. Interested organisations must register by 5pm on 6th August. This exercise is intended solely for information gathering, with no immediate call for competition announced.

This tender represents a significant opportunity for research organisations, particularly those with expertise in children's social care and education sectors, to influence the direction of future research initiatives. Businesses specialising in qualitative and quantitative research methodologies, intervention delivery, and applying evidence to improve practices in social care are well-suited to participate. The Department is particularly interested in forming partnerships or consortia to overcome identified market barriers, which could lead to project engagements starting in April 2022 and lasting up to three years.

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Notice Title

Children in Need Outcomes Research - Market Engagment

Notice Description

The purpose of this PIN is to initiate market engagement. It is not being used as a call for competition. The PIN is intended as an information-gathering exercise to: * Gain feedback from the market to support our thinking regarding future potential areas of research to effectively support the outcomes of children with a social worker over the next one to three years. The event is an opportunity for potential delivery partners to share their opinion and expertise regarding what they think should be key areas of focus for research to support children with a social worker. * Gain feedback from the market of how they could deliver this package of research over the next one to three years. * Identify market barriers and ways the Department can support the market to overcome barriers.

Lot Information

Lot 1

The Children in Need Review, which was concluded in June 2019, included a commitment to build the evidence base on what works to improve the educational outcomes of children in need. To address this gap, we have funded activity to test and evaluate the strengths of interventions targeted at improving outcomes for children in need. This includes: * Embedding social workers in schools * Testing the impact of supervision models for Designated Safeguarding Leads * Testing new interventions to improve the attainment of children who have social workers The Department is considering future plans for building further evidence of what works to effectively support this cohort. We want to use this market engagement to: * Gain feedback from the market to support our thinking regarding future potential areas of research to effectively support the outcomes of children with a social worker over the next one to three years. * Gain feedback from the market of how they could deliver this package of research over the next one to three years. * Identify market barriers and ways the Department can support the market to overcome barriers. This event will take place at 14:00-15:25pm on Wednesday 11th August via Microsoft Teams. All organisations wishing to attend the event and/or a follow up one to one session should book a place via this email address: CIN.evidenceandpractice@education.gov.uk by 5pm on Friday 6th August with the following information: * name of your organisation * name of attendees (maximum two) * contact details If you would like to book a one to one session, please state this in your email when you register for the event. The Department is interested in research organisations that have significant expertise and experience. We are open to different commercial arrangements, including consortia and partnerships, to undertake this breadth of research. Ideally, the research organisation(s) would have a strong track record in: * Delivery of interventions to create new evidence preferably within the children's social care and/or education sectors * Knowledge of a range of different methodologies, both qualitative and quantitative, to conduct research that can be used by social workers, leaders in the sector and the Department to support children and their families. * Expertise in using evidence to facilitate and influence changes in professional practice in the children's social care and education sector. We encourage organisations of any size with the necessary expertise to come to our event. We anticipate that any successful provider(s) may start to deliver in April 2022 and that delivery could be from one to three years. The Department will be undertaking further market engagement once priority areas for future research are more firmed up. Additional information: Copies of the presentation, a summary of questions and answers from the session and any other additional documents will be made available on Contracts Finder after the event. This notice does not constitute a call for competition to procure any services for the Department. The procurement of any services will be carried out in accordance with the provisions of the Public Contracts Regulations 2015

Publication & Lifecycle

Open Contracting ID
ocds-h6vhtk-02caf4
Publication Source
Find A Tender Service
Latest Notice
https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/017286-2021
Current Stage
Planning
All Stages
Planning

Procurement Classification

Notice Type
Planning Notice
Procurement Type
Standard
Procurement Category
Services
Procurement Method
Not Specified
Procurement Method Details
Not specified
Tender Suitability
Not specified
Awardee Scale
Not specified

Common Procurement Vocabulary (CPV)

CPV Divisions

73 - Research and development services and related consultancy services

85 - Health and social work services


CPV Codes

73000000 - Research and development services and related consultancy services

85000000 - Health and social work services

Notice Value(s)

Tender Value
Not specified
Lots Value
Not specified
Awards Value
Not specified
Contracts Value
Not specified

Notice Dates

Publication Date
21 Jul 20214 years ago
Submission Deadline
Not specified
Future Notice Date
31 Mar 2022Expired
Award Date
Not specified
Contract Period
Not specified - Not specified
Recurrence
Not specified

Notice Status

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

Contracting Authority (Buyer)

Main Buyer
DEPARTMENT FOR EDUCATION
Contact Name
Not specified
Contact Email
cin.evidenceandpractice@education.gov.uk
Contact Phone
Not specified

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

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