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title: "Children's Services Commissioners in Barnet, Kirklees, Reading and Worcestershire"
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# Children's Services Commissioners in Barnet, Kirklees, Reading and Worcestershire

Buyer: DEPARTMENT FOR EDUCATION  
Current stage: Award  
OCID: ocds-b5fd17-a952fb72-725e-4062-a397-b641af0260b1

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## Summary

The Department for Education (DfE) is seeking Children's Services Commissioners across Barnet, Kirklees, Reading, and Worcestershire, with the procurement classified under education and training services. The tender was published on 10th July 2017, and the competition closed on 31st July 2017. The contract is set to commence on 1st October 2017, except in Barnet, where it is expected to start by the end of August 2017, lasting for a duration of 12 months. The total estimated contract value is £340,800, distributed among the four regions with specific maximum values outlined for each area.

This tender provides a significant opportunity for businesses specialising in children's social care services and consultancy, particularly those with experience in transformation and oversight in vulnerable communities. Small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) and voluntary community social enterprises (VCSE) are encouraged to apply, as they may possess the innovative approaches and local insights needed to effectively support the DfE's objectives in improving children's services. The competitive nature of this tender fosters an environment for businesses to showcase their capabilities in delivering impactful social care solutions.

## 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 Commissioners to provide operational and strategic advice, support and challenge in Barnet, Kirklees, Reading and Worcestershire. Commissioners 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 Commissioners 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. The successful bidders will bring their extensive and proven skills in children's social care transformation to deliver the 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. Note: 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 31 July 2017. This is to complete your registration on the Department for Educations, 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. Additional information: The contract start date will be 1/10/17 except Barnet which will start by end of August 2017 and the length of the contract is 12 months. The maximum contract values are Barnet - PS107,520 Kirklees - PS48,960 Reading - PS92,160 Worcestershire - PS92,160

## Key Details

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Publication source | Contracts Finder |
| Latest notice | https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/e52dfcc6-9e65-4e83-9934-a8a4378a7cda |
| Notice type | Award Notice |
| Procurement type | Dynamic |
| Procurement category | Services |
| Procurement method | Open |
| Procurement method details | Open procedure |
| Tender suitability | SME, VCSE |
| Awardee scale | Large |
| All stages | Tender, Award |

## Dates

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Publication date | 10 Jan 2018 |
| Submission deadline | 31 Jul 2017 |
| Future notice date | Not specified |
| Award date | 17 Aug 2017 |
| Contract period | 30 Sep 2017 - 30 Sep 2018 |
| Recurrence | Not specified |

## Values

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Tender value | £340,800 |
| Lots value | Not specified |
| Awards value | £321,493 |
| 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 | 4 |
| Supplier names | ACHIEVING FOR CHILDREN; EDB ASSOCIATES; FRANKIE SULKE EXECUTIVE CONSULTING; IPEOPLE SOLUTIONS |

## CPV Codes

### Divisions

- 80 - Education and training services

### Codes

- 80000000 - Education and training services

## Release History

- 10 Jan 2018 at 15:32 - AwardUpdate - Award Notice - https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/e52dfcc6-9e65-4e83-9934-a8a4378a7cda
- 22 Aug 2017 at 08:46 - Award - Award Notice - https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/e52dfcc6-9e65-4e83-9934-a8a4378a7cda
- 10 Jul 2017 at 14:51 - Tender - Tender Notice - https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/99b53680-1192-407e-8a36-6bc595ecedc1

## Documents

- https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/e52dfcc6-9e65-4e83-9934-a8a4378a7cda
  10th January 2018 - Awarded contract notice on Contracts Finder
- https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/99b53680-1192-407e-8a36-6bc595ecedc1
  10th July 2017 - Opportunity notice on Contracts Finder
- https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/Attachment/001b0cbf-5179-4247-b93a-07c38259f248
  Request for quotation
- https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/SupplierAttachment/da41f0e9-ebad-40fc-a513-2860b0e151a7
  Contract
- https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/SupplierAttachment/481fc2e7-8aab-4daa-8369-391f067ce905
  Contract
- https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/SupplierAttachment/45b0511f-8023-4f78-823d-94d7314d4ca4
  Contract
- https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/SupplierAttachment/eb8f7074-0253-48bd-8d8d-5d43f6034292
  Contract

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