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title: "GM Looked After Children Programme. Returning Internal Fostering to Growth"
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# GM Looked After Children Programme. Returning Internal Fostering to Growth

Buyer: GREATER MANCHESTER COMBINED AUTHORITY  
Current stage: Award  
OCID: ocds-b5fd17-a7e574cf-30bd-4789-add0-f4edb20f7893

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## Summary

The Greater Manchester Combined Authority (GMCA) is seeking proposals for the "GM Looked After Children Programme: Returning Internal Fostering to Growth" tender, which focuses on enhancing fostering services across the Greater Manchester area. This initiative falls under the services category and was published on 6th August 2021, with the tender period having ended on 3rd September 2021. The contract is valued at £80,000, with a duration running from 27th September 2021 to 26th September 2022. The procurement method used for this contract was an open procedure, indicating potential engagement from various suppliers.

This tender presents significant opportunities for organisations or individuals experienced in fostering and child welfare services. Businesses focusing on child care, social services, or consultancy in fostering practices are well-suited to compete for this contract. The GMCA aims to recruit skilled partners to improve fostering sufficiency and outcomes for looked-after children, creating an environment ripe for expansion in the social care sector, particularly for small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) and voluntary/community social enterprises (VCSEs).

## Notice

We are looking for an organisation/ individual with fostering experience and expertise deliver specific pieces of work as part of the GM Returning Internal Fostering to Growth programme. This will involve working as part of a broader project team to facilitate the engagement of fostering leads from across the GM local authorities and to deliver against key milestones and project timeline. Background The Greater Manchester Combined Authority (GMCA) covers the Greater Manchester city-region, an area with a population of over 2.8m. GMCA is made up of the Mayor of Greater Manchester and the ten Greater Manchester councils (Bolton, Bury, Manchester, Oldham, Rochdale, Salford, Stockport, Trafford, Tameside and Wigan), who work with other local public services, businesses, communities and a range of other partners to improve the city-region. The GM Children and Young People's Plan (2019-22) sets out an ambitious programme of reform across multiple challenges facing children, young people and their families. Further to this, the GM Sufficiency Strategy has brought together, for the first time, an understanding and analysis of the numbers, needs, and placement types for children and young people. Through this analysis GM senior leaders have identified internal fostering as a key priority in improving local sufficiency and improved outcomes. The focus of this work sits within the priorities of Looked after Children, this includes; * Children coming into care are provided with a quality placement which meets their needs, ensuring permanence is achieved at the earliest stage. * There will be an integrated approach to placement types and availability, including the recruitment of foster carers, to deliver a robust and sustainable sufficiency strategy. This work is underpinned by an established fostering community of practice, bringing together the fostering leads from all ten Local Authorities. A programme of fostering proposals has been presented to the 10 Directors of Children's Services with agreement to progress to the next phase of business case development and/or implementation. ***********For further details and access to tender documents please register and search The Chest Portal https://www.the-chest.org.uk/ ref DN561833*****************

## Key Details

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Publication source | Contracts Finder |
| Latest notice | https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/eae8e725-da54-43fb-840d-3fdbac6acf20 |
| Notice type | Award Notice |
| Procurement type | Standard |
| Procurement category | Services |
| Procurement method | Open |
| Procurement method details | Open procedure |
| Tender suitability | SME, VCSE |
| Awardee scale | Large |
| All stages | Award |

## Dates

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Publication date | 11 Oct 2021 |
| Submission deadline | 3 Sep 2021 |
| Future notice date | Not specified |
| Award date | 6 Oct 2021 |
| Contract period | 18 Oct 2021 - 30 Sep 2022 |
| Recurrence | Not specified |

## Values

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Tender value | £80,000 |
| Lots value | Not specified |
| Awards value | £75,000 |
| 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 | GREATER MANCHESTER COMBINED AUTHORITY |
| Locality | SALFORD |
| Post town | Manchester |
| Postcode | M27 8US |
| Country | England |
| ITL 1 | TLD North West (England) |
| ITL 2 | TLD3 Greater Manchester |
| ITL 3 | TLD34 Greater Manchester South West |
| Local authority | Salford |
| Electoral ward | Swinton Park |
| Westminster constituency | Salford |
| Delivery location | Not specified |

## Supplier

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Number of suppliers | 1 |
| Supplier names | CORAM |

## CPV Codes

### Divisions

- 73 - Research and development services and related consultancy services

### Codes

- 73000000 - Research and development services and related consultancy services

## Release History

- 11 Oct 2021 at 16:38 - Award - Award Notice - https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/eae8e725-da54-43fb-840d-3fdbac6acf20

## Documents

- https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/eae8e725-da54-43fb-840d-3fdbac6acf20
  11th October 2021 - Awarded contract notice on Contracts Finder

## Notice URLs

- http://www.manchesterfire.gov.uk/
- https://www.the-chest.org.uk/

## Provenance

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