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title: "Children's Social Care Advisers in Birmingham and Sunderland - Essex County Council"
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# Children's Social Care Advisers in Birmingham and Sunderland - Essex County Council

Buyer: DEPARTMENT FOR EDUCATION  
Current stage: Award  
OCID: ocds-b5fd17-5404e475-3c89-47d0-af87-8be023cf4382

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## Summary

The procurement process for the title "Children's Social Care Advisers in Birmingham and Sunderland" is being led by the Department for Education, focused on delivering strategic improvements in children's services for Birmingham City Council and Sunderland City Council. This contract falls under the Education and training services category, with the tender having been awarded on 1st September 2017 and the contract period commencing on 1st October 2017, running until 30th September 2018. The procurement method used is a selective process, and the contract value amounts to £44,625, with delivery expected across the United Kingdom.

This tender presents significant opportunities for businesses specialising in social care improvement, particularly those with extensive experience in enhancing children's services. Consulting firms or organisations with a proven track record in operational and strategic reviews in similar contexts would be particularly well-suited to compete for this contract. The successful bidder will play a crucial role in driving service improvements for vulnerable children, making this an attractive project for organisations looking to contribute positively to community welfare while expanding their portfolio in public sector engagements.

## Notice

"DfE wishes to appoint a small team of Advisers to carry out and deliver operational and strategic reviews, improvements, support and challenge in each of the following LA's:* Birmingham City Council and Sunderland City Council (whose children's services are being delivered by Together for Children Sunderland (TfC). The Adviser teams will provide a clear and sustained focus on the areas for improvement and ensure independent oversight of progress in line with agreed improvement plans. In doing so the Advisers are expected to supervise the programme of change that the authority has embarked on, to drive forward the improvements and implement close monitoring arrangements, and build on the work that has already taken place. In Sunderland, the Advisers will provide guidance, challenge and direction to the Chair of TfC (and others as appropriate) to facilitate TfC to achieve service improvement. The successful bidders will bring their extensive and proven skills in children's social care improvement to support the delivery of a programme of change to services for the most vulnerable children in these authorities. They will demonstrate an understanding of the improvement that has already taken place in the authority and what needs to happen next."

## Key Details

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Publication source | Contracts Finder |
| Latest notice | https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/797d3109-6bfb-4de4-9bf4-be6469832c93 |
| Notice type | Award Notice |
| Procurement type | Dynamic |
| Procurement category | Services |
| Procurement method | Selective |
| Procurement method details | Call-off from a dynamic purchasing system |
| Tender suitability | Not specified |
| Awardee scale | Large |
| All stages | Award |

## Dates

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Publication date | 23 Jan 2018 |
| Submission deadline | 1 Aug 2017 |
| Future notice date | Not specified |
| Award date | 31 Aug 2017 |
| Contract period | 30 Sep 2017 - 30 Sep 2018 |
| Recurrence | Not specified |

## Values

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Tender value | Not specified |
| Lots value | Not specified |
| Awards value | £44,625 |
| 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 | Not specified |

## Supplier

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Number of suppliers | 1 |
| Supplier names | ESSEX COUNTY COUNCIL |

## CPV Codes

### Divisions

- 80 - Education and training services

### Codes

- 80000000 - Education and training services

## Release History

- 23 Jan 2018 at 14:54 - Award - Award Notice - https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/797d3109-6bfb-4de4-9bf4-be6469832c93

## Documents

- https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/797d3109-6bfb-4de4-9bf4-be6469832c93
  23rd January 2018 - Awarded contract notice on Contracts Finder

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