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title: "GB-Chelmsford: CO0001 Essex Social care Academy Training Framework"
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# GB-Chelmsford: CO0001 Essex Social care Academy Training Framework

Buyer: ESSEX COUNTY COUNCIL  
Current stage: Award  
OCID: ocds-b5fd17-135244bf-98de-445d-8d4e-053f2f405b31

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## Summary

The Essex County Council has initiated the procurement process for the "Essex Social Care Academy Training Framework" with the aim of enhancing the skills of social care practitioners throughout the East of England. This framework covers a variety of training lots, including areas such as assessment, behaviour management, ethical considerations, health, legal matters, social challenges, and trauma support. The procurement process is currently in the Award stage, with awards made to several suppliers for specific lots as of February 6, 2020, and the contract period set to run from April 1, 2020, to March 31, 2021. The open procurement method allows for an inclusive approach to selecting providers, ensuring a range of training needs are adequately addressed through this framework.

This tender presents substantial opportunities for businesses, particularly those specialising in training and consultancy services related to social care. SMEs and larger organisations with expertise in delivering training for social workers, therapeutic approaches, and legal frameworks in social care would be well-suited to participate. By engaging in this procurement opportunity, businesses can contribute to the professional development of social care practitioners while expanding their service offerings and client base within the public sector.

## Notice

The purpose of this procurement is to provide social care practitioners with the skills and knowledge to deliver the best outcomes to the community they serve. This will include, although is not limited to, newly qualified and experience social workers, senior support staff, residential workers, occupational therapist, senior practitioners, team managers, service managers, fosters carers and director of local delivery through a multi-supplier Framework. Lot breakdown as follows; Lot 1 - Assessment, including Achieving Best Evidence, Age Assessment - Unaccompanied Asylum-Seeking Children & Young People, Assessing mental capacity and making restrictions on liberty decisions for children and young people, Assessment, Reflection & Analysis, Sibling Assessment and Unaccompanied Asylum Seeking Children & Young People Lot 2 - Behaviour, including; Courses on Gangs, Attachment, Motivational interviewing, Non-Violence Resistance (NVR), Positive behaviour and physical intervention, Working with known, suspected or alleged perpetrators of child sexual abuse, Vicarious trauma and burnout. Lot 3 - Ethical, including; Equality and Diversity (Audience: Social Care and Foster Carers), Modern Slavery and Trafficking Lot 4 - Health, including; Foetal alcohol spectrum disorders (FASD), Mental Health (Child & Adolescent Mental Health Training), Self Harm - Social care workers, Substance misuse - Course, Therapeutic life story work, Theraplay Training, Working with parents who have learning disabilities/difficulties, Eye Movement Desensitisation and Reprocessing therapy - EMDR Lot 5 - Legal, including; Law for NQSWs, Protecting children and young people Lot 6 - Social, including; Housing, Neglect, Social Media Safeguarding: Children, Young people and their Families, Vulnerable Adults and our Essex Social Care workforce in online environments and social media Lot 7 - Trauma, including; Bereavement, loss & grief, Child / Adolescent to Parent Abuse, Domestic abuse - male and or same sex victims, Domestic Abuse; Living with the Perpetrator, Harmful Sexual Behaviour 1)Harmful sexual behaviour in young people under the age of 12, 2) Harmful sexual behaviour - adolescents and young people over 12, Neuroscience, Brain development and impact of trauma on emotional wellbeing and behaviour difficulties in those in Foster Care, Trauma, Relational & Developmental Additional information: The contracting authority considers that this contract may be suitable for economic operators that are small or medium enterprises (SMEs). However, any selection of tenderers will be based solely on the criteria set out for the procurement. Awards were made to the following Lots only; 1B; 1D; 1F; 2A; 6B; 7C; 7D; 7E; 7G and 7H. The Lots where no bids were received will not be re-tendered.

## Key Details

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Publication source | Contracts Finder |
| Latest notice | https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/c6aa54ef-6e3c-47f3-a523-1677a451b870 |
| Notice type | Award Notice |
| Procurement type | Standard |
| Procurement category | Services |
| Procurement method | Open |
| Procurement method details | Open procedure |
| Tender suitability | Not specified |
| Awardee scale | Large |
| All stages | Award |

## Dates

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Publication date | 19 Feb 2020 |
| Submission deadline | 6 Feb 2020 |
| Future notice date | Not specified |
| Award date | 6 Feb 2020 |
| Contract period | 31 Mar 2020 - 31 Mar 2021 |
| Recurrence | Not specified |

## Values

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Tender value | Not specified |
| Lots value | Not specified |
| Awards value | Not specified |
| 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 | ESSEX COUNTY COUNCIL |
| Locality | CHELMSFORD |
| Post town | Chelmsford |
| Postcode | CM1 1QH |
| Country | England |
| ITL 1 | TLH East (England) |
| ITL 2 | TLH3 Essex |
| ITL 3 | TLH36 Heart of Essex |
| Local authority | Chelmsford |
| Electoral ward | Moulsham and Central |
| Westminster constituency | Chelmsford |
| Delivery location | Not specified |

## Supplier

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Number of suppliers | 7 |
| Supplier names | ENTRAIDE (MUTUAL AID; MP TRAINING AND CONSULTANCY; NORMA HOWES; SMART TRAINING AND CONSULTANCY; SPECTRUM SAFEGUARDING; THE AIM PROJECT; THE ESSEX COMMUNITY REHABILITATION |

## CPV Codes

### Divisions

- 80 - Education and training services

### Codes

- 80000000 - Education and training services

## Release History

- 19 Feb 2020 at 10:50 - Award - Award Notice - https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/c6aa54ef-6e3c-47f3-a523-1677a451b870

## Documents

- https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/c6aa54ef-6e3c-47f3-a523-1677a451b870
  19th February 2020 - Awarded contract notice on Contracts Finder
- https://www.delta-esourcing.com/delta/respondToList.html?noticeId=474583025
  Please follow this link to view the notice.

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