Tender

Consultancy services - Resources & Commissioning and SEND

LONDON COUNCILS

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Tender

11 Mar 2024 at 15:35

Summary of the contracting process

The London Councils, representing 32 borough councils and the City of London, is seeking a contractor to deliver consultancy services in Resources & Commissioning and SEND. This tender, with a value of £200,000 GBP, falls under the services category and involves work related to improving outcomes for children in London. The project requires the contractor to lead various programmes and work closely with key stakeholders over a 2-year contract period.

This tender by the London Councils presents an opportunity for businesses specializing in research and development services and related consultancy services to compete for a significant contract. Businesses that have expertise in working with local authorities, children's services, and infrastructure development can find this tender suitable for growth opportunities. The procurement stage is currently active, with the tender period ending on April 10, 2024, providing interested businesses with a clear deadline for submission.

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Notice Title

Consultancy services - Resources & Commissioning and SEND

Notice Description

London Councils represents London's 32 borough councils and the City of London. It is a cross party organisation that works on behalf of all of its member authorities regardless of political persuasion. London Councils makes the case to government, the Mayor and others to get the best deal for Londoners and to ensure that our member authorities have the resources, freedoms and powers to do the best possible job for their residents and local businesses. London Councils is looking to appoint a contractor to deliver consultancy services - Resources & Commissioning and SEND. The LIIA programme is supported by London's 33 local authorities and the Department for Education as a key vehicle for improving outcomes for children. LIIA works closely with London Councils as the infrastructure body which supports collaboration between authorities in the capital. London Councils is commissioning this work on behalf of ALDCS. LIIA is entering its fourth year of operation and is seeking to embed an infrastructure for supporting children's services to innovate and improve through a range of sector-led improvement activity. LIIA specifically promotes activities to address the ALDCS priorities which are: adolescent safeguarding, workforce, SEND, Care Leaving and finance/resources. Details of the LIIA programme of activities can be found on the LIIA website at www.liia.london. The aim of this project is to enable London's children's services to work together to learn, share and constructively challenge each other to ensure services for children in London continue to improve.

Lot Information

Lot 1

Tenders are invited from bidders in order to meet the following requirements: * Lead the Pan-London Placements Commissioning Programme (PLPCP). * Prepare for and (if the region is successful in its bid) lead the development of London's Regional Care Cooperative. * Oversee the work of commissioned partners who are taking forward workstreams associated with the PLPCP. * Support the work of other consultants working to deliver the PLPCP workstreams. * Lead the programme to deliver ALDCS SEND priority including managing relationships with key stakeholders and partners such as DfE, parents and carers forum and SEND senior leaders across London's LAs. * Support colleagues who are working to deliver the SEND plan for the coming year. * Share outputs and promote learning from areas of focus. The project team will include a policy and programme support officer. Day to day contact during the tender process will be via Rula Tripolitaki, to whom any queries should be addressed. Over the course of the next 24 months consultants would be required to undertake the following: * Work with stakeholders to agree project plans, track progress and provide regular updates through the programme reporting mechanisms. * Provide reports / presentations based on areas of responsibility to Directors of Children's Services and wider stakeholder groups including the Department for Education. * Support / advise directors, particularly those with ALDCS policy and sub-regional leads, in order to enable them to lead the programme requirements in support of ALDCS priorities and the LIIA programme plan. * Facilitation of stakeholder workshops. * Development of the LIIA website and related content. * Contribute to LIIA team activity and development including fulfilling reporting requirements on identified programmes. Additional information: Tender documentation can be found on the London Councils website. The Tender submission document can be found there and should be completed and emailed to: Tenders@londoncouncils.gov.uk

Renewal: Plus 1 year

Publication & Lifecycle

Open Contracting ID
ocds-h6vhtk-044756
Publication Source
Find A Tender Service
Latest Notice
https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/007715-2024
Current Stage
Tender
All Stages
Tender

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
Not specified

Common Procurement Vocabulary (CPV)

CPV Divisions

73 - Research and development services and related consultancy services


CPV Codes

73000000 - Research and development services and related consultancy services

Notice Value(s)

Tender Value
£200,000 £100K-£500K
Lots Value
£200,000 £100K-£500K
Awards Value
Not specified
Contracts Value
Not specified

Notice Dates

Publication Date
11 Mar 20241 years ago
Submission Deadline
10 Apr 2024Expired
Future Notice Date
Not specified
Award Date
Not specified
Contract Period
Not specified - Not specified
Recurrence
Not specified

Notice Status

Tender Status
Active
Lots Status
Active
Awards Status
Not Specified
Contracts Status
Not Specified

Contracting Authority (Buyer)

Main Buyer
LONDON COUNCILS
Contact Name
Richard Merrington
Contact Email
richard.merrington@londoncouncils.gov.uk
Contact Phone
+44 2079349722

Buyer Location

Locality
LONDON
Postcode
SE1 0AL
Post Town
South East London
Country
England

Major Region (ITL 1)
TLI London
Basic Region (ITL 2)
TLI4 Inner London - East
Small Region (ITL 3)
TLI44 Lewisham and Southwark
Delivery Location
TLI London

Local Authority
Southwark
Electoral Ward
Borough & Bankside
Westminster Constituency
Bermondsey and Old Southwark

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