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title: "Train foster carers and support workers to meet the safeguarding needs of unaccompanied asylum seeking children"
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# Train foster carers and support workers to meet the safeguarding needs of unaccompanied asylum seeking children

Buyer: DEPARTMENT FOR EDUCATION  
Current stage: Award  
OCID: ocds-b5fd17-28434f2a-7e1b-4565-bab7-46d3b89e3b09

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## Summary

The Department for Education is seeking a provider to train foster carers and support workers in meeting the safeguarding needs of unaccompanied asylum-seeking children. This procurement, classified under health and social work services, involves delivering 1,000 training courses across various regional venues in England. The tender was published on 18th April 2018, with a submission deadline of 18th May 2018, and the contract period runs from 6th August 2018 to 31st March 2019. This is an open procurement process, aimed at ensuring a wide range of bidders can participate, with a contract value of £148,000. 

The training opportunity presents significant growth prospects for businesses involved in educational services, child welfare training, or those with expertise in social work practices. Small to medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) and voluntary, community, and social enterprises (VCSEs) would be particularly well-suited to compete, given the focus on developing skills related to child safeguarding, understanding the vulnerabilities of unaccompanied minors, and acting to prevent exploitation. This is an ideal opportunity for organisations that specialise in training and support services within the social care sector.

## Notice

The Department is looking to appoint a provider to set up and deliver 1,000 training places at suitable regional venues across England. The training will equip foster carers and support workers of unaccompanied asylum seeking children with knowledge and skills to enable them to build swift and strong trusting bonds with these children. This in turn, will reduce the risk of these children going missing from their care placements, being trafficked onwards or being victims of sexual, economic or other forms of exploitation or other harmful influence. Unaccompanied asylum seeking children are under 18 years old and are applying for asylum in their own right. They have been separated from both parents and are not being cared for in the UK by an adult who in law or by custom has a responsibility to do so. Under section 20 of the Children Act 1989, the local authority where an unaccompanied or asylum seeking child first presents has a duty to accommodate the child because "there is no other person who has parental responsibility for him". A child who is accommodated under section 20 by the local authority for a continuous period of more than 24 hours becomes a looked after child (LAC). The local authority then has a set of duties that relate to caring for any LAC. Unaccompanied children are then looked after by foster carers who have been assessed and registered by a fostering service provider under regulations 26 and 27 of the Fostering Services Regulations (England) 2011, or placed in semi-independent living placements. The training will equip foster carers and support workers of semi-independent living placements to: * understand and respond to the particular needs and vulnerabilities of this group of children, including radicalisation; * quickly gain children's trust in order to prevent them from running away from a safe placement; * better understand and recognise the signs and risks of exploitation of these children including trafficking; and * understand when and how to refer children to the right agencies or to support children to access the right help.

## Key Details

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Publication source | Contracts Finder |
| Latest notice | https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/62444ecb-2a49-41d6-a8e6-dc31dc493c43 |
| Notice type | Award Notice |
| Procurement type | Standard |
| Procurement category | Services |
| Procurement method | Open |
| Procurement method details | Open procedure (below threshold) |
| Tender suitability | SME, VCSE |
| Awardee scale | Large |
| All stages | Tender, Award |

## Dates

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Publication date | 3 Dec 2018 |
| Submission deadline | 18 May 2018 |
| Future notice date | Not specified |
| Award date | 31 Jul 2018 |
| Contract period | 5 Aug 2018 - 30 Aug 2019 |
| Recurrence | Not specified |

## Values

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Tender value | £148,000 |
| 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 | 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), TLD North West (England), TLE Yorkshire and The Humber, TLF East Midlands (England), TLG West Midlands (England), TLI London, TLJ South East (England), TLK South West (England) |

## Supplier

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Number of suppliers | 1 |
| Supplier names | THE BRITISH REFUGEE COUNCIL |

## CPV Codes

### Divisions

- 85 - Health and social work services

### Codes

- 85000000 - Health and social work services

## Release History

- 3 Dec 2018 at 11:55 - AwardUpdate - Award Notice - https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/62444ecb-2a49-41d6-a8e6-dc31dc493c43
- 11 Sep 2018 at 10:46 - Award - Award Notice - https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/62444ecb-2a49-41d6-a8e6-dc31dc493c43
- 18 Apr 2018 at 11:41 - TenderAmendment - Tender Notice - https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/ec9abfbf-6c8d-4e88-94d8-1bdf4140a03d
- 18 Apr 2018 at 11:22 - Tender - Tender Notice - https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/ec9abfbf-6c8d-4e88-94d8-1bdf4140a03d

## Documents

- https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/62444ecb-2a49-41d6-a8e6-dc31dc493c43
  3rd December 2018 - Awarded contract notice on Contracts Finder
- https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/ec9abfbf-6c8d-4e88-94d8-1bdf4140a03d
  18th April 2018 - Opportunity notice on Contracts Finder
- https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/Attachment/4e6214fa-a51d-4771-97f2-bd8ac78ce358
  Guidance for Bravo registration

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