--- title: "Provision of Chair of the Children's Services Trust in Northamptonshire" ocid: "ocds-b5fd17-11704656-5925-4123-ac1a-8188ce35a7d1" canonical_url: "https://d3tenders.com/contract/?ocid=ocds-b5fd17-11704656-5925-4123-ac1a-8188ce35a7d1" markdown_url: "https://d3tenders.com/contract/ocds-b5fd17-11704656-5925-4123-ac1a-8188ce35a7d1.md" json_url: "https://d3tenders.com/contract/ocds-b5fd17-11704656-5925-4123-ac1a-8188ce35a7d1.json" source: "Contracts Finder" current_stage: "Award" buyer: "DEPARTMENT FOR EDUCATION" published: "2024-04-22" --- # Provision of Chair of the Children's Services Trust in Northamptonshire Buyer: DEPARTMENT FOR EDUCATION Current stage: Award OCID: ocds-b5fd17-11704656-5925-4123-ac1a-8188ce35a7d1 [View canonical contract page](https://d3tenders.com/contract/?ocid=ocds-b5fd17-11704656-5925-4123-ac1a-8188ce35a7d1) [Download OCDS JSON](https://d3tenders.com/contract/ocds-b5fd17-11704656-5925-4123-ac1a-8188ce35a7d1.json) ## Summary The Department for Education has awarded a contract for the provision of the Independent Chair to the Northamptonshire Children's Service Trust. The contract involves strategic leadership, overseeing institutional performance, financial management, and reporting to the Department for Education. The contract is valued at £96,000 GBP, and the procurement method used was a direct award. The tender period ended on 1st March 2024, and the contract period is from 1st April 2024 to 31st March 2026. The buyer is the Department for Education, located in London, England. The industry category is social work services. This opportunity is suitable for small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) and voluntary, community, and social enterprise sector (VCSE) businesses. Businesses well-suited to compete would have experience in providing strategic leadership, supporting and guiding boards, financial management, and advocacy in social work, social care, education, and corporate settings. The awarded supplier was J Wooster Services, a large-scale business based in the United Kingdom. The award was announced on 2nd April 2024, and the contract can provide growth opportunities for businesses offering services similar to those required by the Department for Education. ## Notice The Department for Education have awarded a contract for the provision (continuation) of the Independent Chair to the Northamptonshire Children's Service Trust. Throughout the appointment period the contractor will: - Provide strategic leadership to the Company. This will include: o Setting a continued ambitious vision for improvement and innovation. o Continued strategic approach for the Board's leadership in order to perform its core functions effectively. o Continue to develop the Board's strategic priorities that reflect the Company's strategic priorities. - Supporting and guiding the Board to ensure the transparent selection appointment, assessment and (should it prove necessary) the removal of directors, or any other direct appointee. - Oversee institutional performance. - Supporting and guiding the Board in sound financial management of the Company. - Reporting on performance, and such other matters as the Department may request. - Acting as the principal spokesperson and representative for the Board, advocating, and promoting the work of the Company in social work, social care, education and corporate settings. - Fulfil procedural role in the operating of the Company. This will include - chairing and leading all Board meetings, strategy reviews and other such meetings. - In accordance with the Company's governance procedures acting on behalf of the board between board meetings to make immediate decisions. - Provide regular verbal and written reports to the Secretary of State, the Minister for Children and Families and other officials. - Participate in DfE's formal reviews of the LAs progress and make recommendation to the DfE on whether progress has been sufficient. ## Key Details | Field | Value | | --- | --- | | Publication source | Contracts Finder | | Latest notice | https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/9c0d2216-18c3-4a9a-b92e-ed8f8e067542 | | Notice type | Award Notice | | Procurement type | Standard | | Procurement category | Services | | Procurement method | Not Specified | | Procurement method details | Other - Direct Award | | Tender suitability | SME, VCSE | | Awardee scale | Large | | All stages | Award | ## Dates | Field | Value | | --- | --- | | Publication date | 22 Apr 2024 | | Submission deadline | 1 Mar 2024 | | Future notice date | Not specified | | Award date | 1 Apr 2024 | | Contract period | 1 Apr 2024 - 31 Mar 2026 | | Recurrence | Not specified | ## Values | Field | Value | | --- | --- | | Tender value | £96,000 | | Lots value | Not specified | | Awards value | £96,000 | | Contracts value | Not specified | ## Status | Field | Value | | --- | --- | | Tender status | Complete | | Lots status | Not specified | | Awards status | Active | | Contracts status | Not specified | ## Buyer | Field | Value | | --- | --- | | Main buyer | DEPARTMENT FOR EDUCATION | | Locality | LONDON | | Post town | South West London | | Postcode | SW1P 3BT | | Country | England | | ITL 1 | TLI London | | ITL 2 | TLI3 Inner London - West | | ITL 3 | TLI35 Westminster and City of London | | Local authority | Westminster | | Electoral ward | St James's | | Westminster constituency | Cities of London and Westminster | | Delivery location | TLC North East (England) | ## Supplier | Field | Value | | --- | --- | | Number of suppliers | 1 | | Supplier names | J WOOSTER SERVICES | ## CPV Codes ### Divisions - 85 - Health and social work services ### Codes - 85310000 - Social work services ## Release History - 22 Apr 2024 at 09:00 - Award - Award Notice - https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/9c0d2216-18c3-4a9a-b92e-ed8f8e067542 ## Documents - https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/9c0d2216-18c3-4a9a-b92e-ed8f8e067542 22nd April 2024 - Awarded contract notice on Contracts Finder - https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/Attachment/79de7f0f-c9d6-4d41-9c11-7a8fb873a064 n/a ## Provenance This Markdown file is an alternate public rendering of the D3 Tenders contract record. 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