--- title: "Children's Services Advisers in Birmingham and Sunderland" ocid: "ocds-b5fd17-8d203663-8b96-4630-b15c-cd8d5d5ada8f" canonical_url: "https://d3tenders.com/contract/?ocid=ocds-b5fd17-8d203663-8b96-4630-b15c-cd8d5d5ada8f" markdown_url: "https://d3tenders.com/contract/ocds-b5fd17-8d203663-8b96-4630-b15c-cd8d5d5ada8f.md" json_url: "https://d3tenders.com/contract/ocds-b5fd17-8d203663-8b96-4630-b15c-cd8d5d5ada8f.json" source: "Contracts Finder" current_stage: "Award" buyer: "DEPARTMENT FOR EDUCATION" published: "2018-01-10" --- # Children's Services Advisers in Birmingham and Sunderland Buyer: DEPARTMENT FOR EDUCATION Current stage: Award OCID: ocds-b5fd17-8d203663-8b96-4630-b15c-cd8d5d5ada8f [View canonical contract page](https://d3tenders.com/contract/?ocid=ocds-b5fd17-8d203663-8b96-4630-b15c-cd8d5d5ada8f) [Download OCDS JSON](https://d3tenders.com/contract/ocds-b5fd17-8d203663-8b96-4630-b15c-cd8d5d5ada8f.json) ## Summary The Department for Education (DfE) is seeking to appoint a team of Children's Services Advisers in Birmingham and Sunderland to support improvement in local authority children's social care services. This tender process, initiated on 28 July 2017, followed an open procurement method, and the bids were due by 21 August 2017, with a total contract value of £74,800. The contract period is set to commence on 2 October 2017, lasting for 12 months in Birmingham and 6 months in Sunderland. This opportunity is particularly well-suited for small and medium enterprises (SMEs) and voluntary community social enterprises (VCSEs) that specialise in health and social care services. The role requires expertise in operational and strategic reviews of social care services, providing a significant chance for firms with experience in public sector consultancy and local authority support to expand their portfolio and contribute to essential community services in these regions. ## Notice 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. DfE wishes to appoint a small team of Advisers to carry out and deliver operational and strategic reviews, improvements, support and challenge in Birmingham and Sunderland. 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. Additional information: Bidders interested in this requirement should be aware that they must allow at least 6 full working days before the competition closing date of 9am on 21 August 2017. This is to complete your registration on the Department for Education's, Dynamic Purchasing System. Incomplete registrations will not be accepted. Bidders who are already fully registered on the Department for Educations Dynamic Purchasing system do not have to re-register. Bids already submitted can be withdrawn from the competition, or updated as long as this happened before the deadline. The contract period will be 12 months from start date for Birmingham and 6 months for Sunderland. The maximum contract value is Birmingham - PS54,000 Sunderland - PS20,800. ## Key Details | Field | Value | | --- | --- | | Publication source | Contracts Finder | | Latest notice | https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/4e3d593a-023b-4ccd-a2e2-199596fb3165 | | Notice type | Award Notice | | Procurement type | Dynamic | | Procurement category | Services | | Procurement method | Open | | Procurement method details | Open procedure (below threshold) | | Tender suitability | SME, VCSE | | Awardee scale | Large, SME | | All stages | Tender, Award | ## Dates | Field | Value | | --- | --- | | Publication date | 10 Jan 2018 | | Submission deadline | 21 Aug 2017 | | Future notice date | Not specified | | Award date | 7 Sep 2017 | | Contract period | 30 Sep 2017 - 30 Sep 2018 | | Recurrence | Not specified | ## Values | Field | Value | | --- | --- | | Tender value | £74,800 | | Lots value | Not specified | | Awards value | £72,270 | | 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) | ## Supplier | Field | Value | | --- | --- | | Number of suppliers | 4 | | Supplier names | ACHIEVING FOR CHILDREN; ACHIEVING FOR CHILDREN CIC (SUNDERLAND; ESSEX COUNTY COUNCIL; ESSEX COUNTY COUNCIL (BIRMINGHAM | ## CPV Codes ### Divisions - 85 - Health and social work services ### Codes - 85000000 - Health and social work services ## Release History - 10 Jan 2018 at 15:30 - AwardUpdate - Award Notice - https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/4e3d593a-023b-4ccd-a2e2-199596fb3165 - 19 Oct 2017 at 08:51 - AwardUpdate - Award Notice - https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/4e3d593a-023b-4ccd-a2e2-199596fb3165 - 14 Sep 2017 at 14:51 - Award - Award Notice - https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/4e3d593a-023b-4ccd-a2e2-199596fb3165 - 28 Jul 2017 at 14:44 - Tender - Tender Notice - https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/931860cc-85a7-4667-b9b3-a26a8afa2147 ## Documents - https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/4e3d593a-023b-4ccd-a2e2-199596fb3165 14th September 2017 - Awarded contract notice on Contracts Finder - https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/931860cc-85a7-4667-b9b3-a26a8afa2147 28th July 2017 - Opportunity notice on Contracts Finder - https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/Attachment/d4337dbe-01f9-45ec-86d6-c9d00001573d Request for quotation - http://Https://supplierlive.proactisp2p.com/account/login/?cid=DFE Redimo ## Provenance This Markdown file is an alternate public rendering of the D3 Tenders contract record. 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