--- title: "Children's Social Care Advisers and Children's Services Commissioners" ocid: "ocds-b5fd17-49628220-7521-46b7-95ab-b700e76fa885" canonical_url: "https://d3tenders.com/contract/?ocid=ocds-b5fd17-49628220-7521-46b7-95ab-b700e76fa885" markdown_url: "https://d3tenders.com/contract/ocds-b5fd17-49628220-7521-46b7-95ab-b700e76fa885.md" json_url: "https://d3tenders.com/contract/ocds-b5fd17-49628220-7521-46b7-95ab-b700e76fa885.json" source: "Contracts Finder" current_stage: "Planning" buyer: "DEPARTMENT FOR EDUCATION" published: "2017-07-12" --- # Children's Social Care Advisers and Children's Services Commissioners Buyer: DEPARTMENT FOR EDUCATION Current stage: Planning OCID: ocds-b5fd17-49628220-7521-46b7-95ab-b700e76fa885 [View canonical contract page](https://d3tenders.com/contract/?ocid=ocds-b5fd17-49628220-7521-46b7-95ab-b700e76fa885) [Download OCDS JSON](https://d3tenders.com/contract/ocds-b5fd17-49628220-7521-46b7-95ab-b700e76fa885.json) ## Summary The Department for Education is currently planning the procurement process for the "Children's Social Care Advisers and Children's Services Commissioners" tender, aimed at enhancing children's services across the United Kingdom. This is classified under the education and training services industry and health and social work services. A key milestone in this process is the engagement end date, set for 23rd February 2018. Interested parties are advised to recognise that the tender is being issued through a Dynamic Purchasing System and should promptly become approved members to access upcoming opportunities. This tender presents significant opportunities for businesses involved in delivering social care services, particularly those with expertise in improving service delivery for local authorities. Companies with capabilities in producing diagnostic reports, developing quality assurance mechanisms, and managing social care operations will be well-suited to compete for this contract. By participating, businesses can play a vital role in shaping and enhancing social care provisions, thus expanding their operational reach and impact within the public sector. ## Notice See 'Attachments' for a Word description. The Department for Education (DfE) is responsible for supporting improvement in local authorities, through government intervention in response to failure or weakness in the provision of children's social care services. This is done in part through drawing down external expertise, from various sectors, to support local authorities in these circumstances. Children's Services Commissioners Individual appointed by the Secretary of State for Education to direct improvement arrangements where local authority children's services are inadequate. Individuals may also produce assessments of whether those services should be removed from local authority control, and, where this is the case, oversee the transfer of those services to a children's services trust. Children's Social Care Advisers Individual, partnership or small team who will work with local authorities in improving children's services where local arrangements for delivering those services are inadequate. Work may include: producing diagnostic reports; developing robust quality assurance mechanisms; building social care capacity; analysing a range of quantitative and qualitative data to assess improvement capability and progress; challenging senior leadership to make the changes necessary to secure improvement. Additional information: See 'Attachments' for a Word description. Registering on Redimo2 and the DPS To be sourced and invited to respond to opportunities for Children's Social Care Advisers and Children's Services Commissioners published via the 'Education and children's Social Care' Dynamic Purchasing System (ECSC DPS) you will need to be an approved member of the ECSC DPS prior to the tender being issued, please be aware access to issued tenders cannot normally be granted retrospectively As the nature of these opportunities means they are often published with limited notice we recommend that you complete the steps to become an approved member of the ECSC DPS now in readiness to access any opportunities that may be of interest. There is no guarantee that you will be able to complete the whole registration process in time to bid once an opportunity is live so we strongly recommend that you register in advance but only if you are interested and have the necessary skills to do the intervention work. Please follow the guidance carefully and ensure you have received notification of your organisations 'registered' status with the Department for Education before applying to join the ECSC DPS, additionally you should allow at least 6 full working days for your application to join the ECSC DPS to be processed. It is also crucial that you select the appropriate ECSC DPS skill set categories within your account profile that identify the services you can deliver as opportunities are only issued to approved ECSC DPS members which have selected the skill set categories that match those of the requirement. Children's Social Care Advisers ECSC 16 and Children's Services Commissioners ECSC 17. Please pay careful attention to the guidance available on the link provided as these which will guide you through both the DFE registration and ECSC DPS application process. ## Key Details | Field | Value | | --- | --- | | Publication source | Contracts Finder | | Latest notice | https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/40fe14a8-ae8c-4f44-b04f-bc99083f0ce2 | | Notice type | Market Engagement Notice | | Procurement type | Dynamic | | 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 | 12 Jul 2017 | | Submission deadline | Not specified | | Future notice date | 23 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 - 80 - Education and training services - 85 - Health and social work services ### Codes - 80000000 - Education and training services - 85000000 - Health and social work services ## Release History - 12 Jul 2017 at 10:50 - Planning - Market Engagement Notice - https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/40fe14a8-ae8c-4f44-b04f-bc99083f0ce2 ## Documents - https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/40fe14a8-ae8c-4f44-b04f-bc99083f0ce2 12th July 2017 - Early engagement notice on Contracts Finder - https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/Attachment/2aeabf48-64fb-4302-951d-4ed539100ca0 Word description of the advert - https://www.gov.uk/government/organisations/department-for-education/about/procurement Registering for opportunities ## Provenance This Markdown file is an alternate public rendering of the D3 Tenders contract record. 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