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title: "Recruitment and Management of Children's Agency Social Workers - AWARD"
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# Recruitment and Management of Children's Agency Social Workers - AWARD

Buyer: SANDWELL METROPOLITAN BOROUGH COUNCIL  
Current stage: Award  
OCID: ocds-b5fd17-36228167-bbd7-4f2e-a143-b281b0fbdd8c

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## Summary

The Sandwell Metropolitan Borough Council has recently awarded a contract for 'Recruitment and Management of Children's Agency Social Workers'. The contract falls under the services category and has a total value of £12,000,000. The contracting authority is located in West Midlands, United Kingdom. The procurement stage has reached the award phase, with the contract period starting on 1st June 2023 and ending on 30th November 2024. The tender deadline was set for 27th February 2023.

This contract presents an opportunity for businesses involved in recruitment and social work services to engage with the public sector. Companies with expertise in managing social care workforce and providing agency workers may find this tender particularly suited. The Sandwell Metropolitan Borough Council's preferred method for recruiting Children's Agency Social Workers is through a Master Vendor Managed Service Provider Agreement, aimed at stabilising the workforce and building sustainable capacity for the future.

## Notice

A key priority of the Trust's workforce strategy is to stabilise the workforce and build sustainable capacity for the future. A critical part of this is the Trust's ability to utilise Children's Agency Social Workers in an efficient and effective manner to meet any shortfalls in permanent staffing, and to deal with specific peaks in caseloads. The recruitment of children social workers is constantly challenging, with a shortage of sufficiently experienced candidates, a limited pipeline into the sector and it operates in a crowded geographical area. Within this it is acknowledged that agency workers play a critical part of the social care workforce to enable it to 'flex' to meet changing priorities and to fill resourcing gaps. In 2018 the Trust entered into a Master Vendor Managed Service Provider (MVMSP) Agreement for the recruitment and management of Children's Agency Social Workers. The Agreement commenced in December 2017 to run up to and including 30 November 2019. In December 2019, the Trust applied the two-year extension option within the Agreement. Following a procurement process in 2021, an 18-month contract was awarded which expires at 31 May 2023. Following internal consultation with stakeholders, a MVMSP Agreement continues to be the Trust's preferred way to recruit Children's Agency Social Workers.

## Key Details

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Publication source | Contracts Finder |
| Latest notice | https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/1cb75d7d-2609-413f-b650-fc11eda9274b |
| Notice type | Award Notice |
| Procurement type | Standard |
| Procurement category | Services |
| Procurement method | Open |
| Procurement method details | Open procedure |
| Tender suitability | Not specified |
| Awardee scale | Not specified |
| All stages | Award |

## Dates

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Publication date | 16 May 2023 |
| Submission deadline | 27 Feb 2023 |
| Future notice date | Not specified |
| Award date | 14 May 2023 |
| Contract period | 31 May 2023 - 30 Nov 2024 |
| Recurrence | Not specified |

## Values

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Tender value | Not specified |
| Lots value | Not specified |
| Awards value | £12,000,000 |
| 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 | SANDWELL METROPOLITAN BOROUGH COUNCIL |
| Locality | WEST MIDLANDS |
| Post town | Birmingham |
| Postcode | B69 3DB |
| Country | England |
| ITL 1 | TLG West Midlands (England) |
| ITL 2 | TLG3 West Midlands |
| ITL 3 | TLG37 Sandwell |
| Local authority | Sandwell |
| Electoral ward | Oldbury |
| Westminster constituency | West Bromwich |
| Delivery location | TLG West Midlands (England) |

## Supplier

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Number of suppliers | 1 |
| Supplier names | HCL WORKFORCE SOLUTIONS |

## CPV Codes

### Divisions

- 79 - Business services: law, marketing, consulting, recruitment, printing and security
- 85 - Health and social work services

### Codes

- 79600000 - Recruitment services
- 85300000 - Social work and related services
- 85310000 - Social work services

## Release History

- 16 May 2023 at 10:42 - Award - Award Notice - https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/1cb75d7d-2609-413f-b650-fc11eda9274b

## Documents

- https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/1cb75d7d-2609-413f-b650-fc11eda9274b
  16th May 2023 - Awarded contract notice on Contracts Finder

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