--- title: "Support for local areas to tackle Child Sexual Exploitation" ocid: "ocds-b5fd17-2bdce3ee-f360-4f19-b4d1-d731669f0c56" canonical_url: "https://d3tenders.com/contract/?ocid=ocds-b5fd17-2bdce3ee-f360-4f19-b4d1-d731669f0c56" markdown_url: "https://d3tenders.com/contract/ocds-b5fd17-2bdce3ee-f360-4f19-b4d1-d731669f0c56.md" json_url: "https://d3tenders.com/contract/ocds-b5fd17-2bdce3ee-f360-4f19-b4d1-d731669f0c56.json" source: "Contracts Finder" current_stage: "Planning" buyer: "DEPARTMENT FOR EDUCATION" published: "2017-12-04" --- # Support for local areas to tackle Child Sexual Exploitation Buyer: DEPARTMENT FOR EDUCATION Current stage: Planning OCID: ocds-b5fd17-2bdce3ee-f360-4f19-b4d1-d731669f0c56 [View canonical contract page](https://d3tenders.com/contract/?ocid=ocds-b5fd17-2bdce3ee-f360-4f19-b4d1-d731669f0c56) [Download OCDS JSON](https://d3tenders.com/contract/ocds-b5fd17-2bdce3ee-f360-4f19-b4d1-d731669f0c56.json) ## Summary The Department for Education is initiating a procurement process titled "Support for local areas to tackle Child Sexual Exploitation." This tender falls under the social work services industry category and is set in London, England. Currently in the planning stage, key engagement activities include a pre-market engagement event scheduled for 15 December 2017, aimed at gathering insights for future policy development. Interested parties must register by 12 December 2017 to attend this event. This tender presents an opportunity for organisations specialising in social work and child welfare services to enhance their business by providing support to tackle child sexual exploitation. Businesses with experience in local capacity building, training professionals in child protection, and those capable of delivering innovative solutions to address child safety concerns will be well-positioned to compete for this contract. Engaging in this procurement could significantly contribute to the growth and expansion of their services in this critical area. ## Notice See 'Attachments' for full description. The Government's "Tackling Child Sexual Exploitation" report (March 2015), and its follow-up progress report, (February 2017) committed to funding a Child Sexual Exploitation Response Unit (the Unit) to provide support to local areas where child sexual exploitation (CSE) was of particular concern. This Unit was launched in September 2016; the current contract expires in 2018-19. In line with procurement best practice, we plan to run a pre-market engagement event to help us shape future policy and requirements in terms of continuing to build local capacity, support professionals working with children and young people and take action to tackle CSE effectively in this country. We wish to test market views on the needs of professionals in local areas and how best to facilitate the spread of good practice in responding to CSE concerns. Additional information: The Department wishes to assess market capability and capacity to administer and deliver a response, as described, to help local areas tackle CSE and market interest in tendering for this service. There will be a pre-market engagement event on Friday 15 December from 11:00 to 13:00 at the Department for Education, Sanctuary Buildings, Great Smith Street, London, SW1P 3BT. Please register an interest in attending, max two per organisation, to email: teresa.downing@education.gov.uk, by 5pm, Tuesday 12 December. ## Key Details | Field | Value | | --- | --- | | Publication source | Contracts Finder | | Latest notice | https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/155cdca4-924f-4df3-9264-4bcb8a9be83d | | Notice type | Market Engagement Notice | | Procurement type | Standard | | Procurement category | Not specified | | Procurement method | Not Specified | | Procurement method details | Not specified | | Tender suitability | Not specified | | Awardee scale | Not specified | | All stages | Planning | ## Dates | Field | Value | | --- | --- | | Publication date | 4 Dec 2017 | | Submission deadline | Not specified | | Future notice date | 28 Feb 2018 | | Award date | Not specified | | Contract period | Not specified | | 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 | Planning | | Lots status | Not specified | | Awards status | Not specified | | 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 | Not specified | ## CPV Codes ### Divisions - 85 - Health and social work services ### Codes - 85310000 - Social work services ## Release History - 4 Dec 2017 at 09:41 - Planning - Market Engagement Notice - https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/155cdca4-924f-4df3-9264-4bcb8a9be83d ## Documents - https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/155cdca4-924f-4df3-9264-4bcb8a9be83d 4th December 2017 - Early engagement notice on Contracts Finder - https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/Attachment/810e31ca-4aa5-4245-b385-4d30a9c7920c Description and additional information ## Provenance This Markdown file is an alternate public rendering of the D3 Tenders contract record. 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