--- title: "WP3294 - 0-19 Early Help Central and South" ocid: "ocds-b5fd17-22e63091-0bdd-4377-a331-456565451161" canonical_url: "https://d3tenders.com/contract/?ocid=ocds-b5fd17-22e63091-0bdd-4377-a331-456565451161" markdown_url: "https://d3tenders.com/contract/ocds-b5fd17-22e63091-0bdd-4377-a331-456565451161.md" json_url: "https://d3tenders.com/contract/ocds-b5fd17-22e63091-0bdd-4377-a331-456565451161.json" source: "Contracts Finder" current_stage: "Tender" buyer: "WALSALL COUNCIL E-TENDERING" published: "2017-06-28" --- # WP3294 - 0-19 Early Help Central and South Buyer: WALSALL COUNCIL E-TENDERING Current stage: Tender OCID: ocds-b5fd17-22e63091-0bdd-4377-a331-456565451161 [View canonical contract page](https://d3tenders.com/contract/?ocid=ocds-b5fd17-22e63091-0bdd-4377-a331-456565451161) [Download OCDS JSON](https://d3tenders.com/contract/ocds-b5fd17-22e63091-0bdd-4377-a331-456565451161.json) ## Summary The Walsall Council e-Tendering has launched a procurement opportunity titled "WP3294 - 0-19 Early Help Central and South," which is focused on improving outcomes for children under the age of 19 in the West Midlands region. This procurement is currently active and falls under the category of child daycare services. The open procedure tender phase is set to close on 23rd July 2017, with the contract expected to commence on 1st January 2018 and run until 31st December 2021. Proposed changes to Children's Centre services aim to enhance early intervention and prevention efforts to better serve vulnerable families amidst resource constraints. This tender presents a significant opportunity for businesses specialising in early childhood education, social work services, and community outreach programmes to expand their operations. Small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) as well as voluntary, community, and social enterprises (VCSEs) would be well-equipped to compete for this contract, especially those experienced in providing integrated services and adaptations of childcare facilities. Interested businesses should register their interest through Walsall Council's e-Procurement portal for full access to project details and submission requirements. ## Notice The Council is challenged to improve outcomes for children, reducing the numbers of vulnerable children coming into care, and referrals and re-referrals coming into the social care system by strengthening its early intervention and prevention work with families within a context of reducing resources. The Council looks to seek views on plans to review current arrangements for Children's Centres to align and integrate services as part of the development of a Children's Services 0- 19 'Early Help Partnership' locality model. The proposals consulted upon aim to: o redefine current reach areas of Children's Centres to better align with 0-19 partnership locality areas and school cluster arrangements so that professionals can work better together to offer a whole family approach; o reduce the number of buildings that provide Children's Centre services in the newly defined Central and South area from three (Palfrey, Birchills and Alumwell) to one and to use the entire building at Birchills for childcare to help meet the shortage of early learning places and childcare in the surrounding area; o provide the delivery of a range of services in the east of the Borough through 'Outreach Services' using community based buildings, virtual hubs and interventions in the home. This will save building costs and give greater flexibility and access to services across a large geographical patch: the majority of current delivery is being accessed via outreach and home visits; o reduce management costs by bringing Children's Centres into 'Early Help Locality' arrangements; and o maintain a mixed provision model as informed by the 'Best Value' review of Children's Centre services, and, as a result, decommission the newly aligned Central and South locality as a 'whole family' 0 -19 Early Help locality servicethat incorporates the Children's Centre core offer. Additional information: Please note that Walsall Council have a new Contract opportunity. For further details of the requirement, please see the following link to the Councils' e-Procurement web portal; https://in-tendhost.co.uk/walsallcouncil You will be required to register your organisation (if already not done so) and express your interest in the relevant project/opportunity. Is a Recurrent Procurement Type? : No ## Key Details | Field | Value | | --- | --- | | Publication source | Contracts Finder | | Latest notice | https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/dc8ad4c4-8cfb-4007-a7bb-d6bfb10b1d9e | | Notice type | Tender Notice | | Procurement type | Standard | | Procurement category | Services | | Procurement method | Open | | Procurement method details | Open procedure | | Tender suitability | SME, VCSE | | Awardee scale | Not specified | | All stages | Tender | ## Dates | Field | Value | | --- | --- | | Publication date | 28 Jun 2017 | | Submission deadline | 23 Jul 2017 | | Future notice date | Not specified | | Award date | Not specified | | Contract period | 1 Jan 2018 - 31 Dec 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 | Active | | Lots status | Not specified | | Awards status | Not specified | | Contracts status | Not specified | ## Buyer | Field | Value | | --- | --- | | Main buyer | WALSALL COUNCIL E-TENDERING | | Locality | WEST MIDLANDS | | Post town | Walsall | | Postcode | WS1 1TP | | Country | England | | ITL 1 | TLG West Midlands (England) | | ITL 2 | TLG3 West Midlands | | ITL 3 | TLG38 Walsall | | Local authority | Walsall | | Electoral ward | St Matthew's | | Westminster constituency | Walsall and Bloxwich | | Delivery location | TLG West Midlands (England) | ## CPV Codes ### Divisions - 80 - Education and training services - 85 - Health and social work services ### Codes - 80110000 - Pre-school education services - 85312000 - Social work services without accommodation - 85312110 - Child daycare services - 85312300 - Guidance and counselling services ## Release History - 28 Jun 2017 at 21:45 - TenderAmendment - Tender Notice - https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/dc8ad4c4-8cfb-4007-a7bb-d6bfb10b1d9e - 28 Jun 2017 at 21:44 - TenderAmendment - Tender Notice - https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/dc8ad4c4-8cfb-4007-a7bb-d6bfb10b1d9e - 7 Apr 2017 at 14:19 - Tender - Tender Notice - https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/dc8ad4c4-8cfb-4007-a7bb-d6bfb10b1d9e ## Documents - https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/dc8ad4c4-8cfb-4007-a7bb-d6bfb10b1d9e 28th June 2017 - Opportunity notice on Contracts Finder - https://in-tendhost.co.uk/walsallcouncil/aspx/ Additional information on how to apply for this contract ## Notice URLs - https://in-tendhost.co.uk/walsallcouncil - https://www.walsall.gov.uk/ ## Provenance This Markdown file is an alternate public rendering of the D3 Tenders contract record. 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