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title: "Children's Social Care Services Advice, Support and Challenge"
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# Children's Social Care Services Advice, Support and Challenge

Buyer: DEPARTMENT FOR EDUCATION  
Current stage: Award  
OCID: ocds-b5fd17-b579f909-adc8-11e6-9901-0019b9f3037b

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## Summary

The Department for Education in England recently completed the procurement process for the contract titled "Children’s Social Care Services Advice, Support and Challenge." This initiative falls under the health and social work services category, with a total contract value of £2,371,600. The contract period ran from 29 July 2015 to 31 March 2017. The procurement method was classified as ‘Other,’ and the relevant procurement process has ended, ensuring that the successful bidders engaged in enhancing the quality of social care for children in various locations, including the UK and British Overseas Territories.

This tender offers significant opportunities for consultancy firms and service providers specialising in social care, particularly those with experience in supporting local authorities. Businesses that excel in providing strategic advice, operational support, and performance improvement in children's services would be well-suited to compete for similar contracts in the future. Organisations that are small to medium enterprises (SMEs) or voluntary, community, and social enterprises (VCSEs) are particularly encouraged to consider engaging in this sector to aid in driving positive changes within children's social care frameworks.

## Notice

The Department for Education (DfE) is responsible for supporting improvement in Local Authorities, as part of interventions, in response to failure or weakness in the provision of children's social care services. The Department sees considerable value in drawing down external expertise, from various sectors, to support local authorities in these circumstances. This procurement offered successful bidders an exciting and challenging opportunity to drive improvement in underperforming children's social care services and ensure vulnerable children receive a higher quality service.

## Key Details

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Publication source | Contracts Finder |
| Latest notice | https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/9759d127-8539-4ad2-a111-fa68aa97b809 |
| Notice type | Award Notice |
| Procurement type | Standard |
| Procurement category | Services |
| Procurement method | Not Specified |
| Procurement method details | Other - |
| Tender suitability | SME, VCSE |
| Awardee scale | Large |
| All stages | Award |

## Dates

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Publication date | 18 Nov 2016 |
| Submission deadline | 30 Jun 2015 |
| Future notice date | Not specified |
| Award date | 28 Jul 2015 |
| Contract period | 28 Jul 2015 - 31 Mar 2017 |
| Recurrence | Not specified |

## Values

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Tender value | £2,371,600 |
| Lots value | Not specified |
| Awards value | £2,371,600 |
| 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 | SHEFFIELD |
| Post town | Sheffield |
| Postcode | S1 2FJ |
| Country | England |
| ITL 1 | TLE Yorkshire and The Humber |
| ITL 2 | TLE3 South Yorkshire |
| ITL 3 | TLE32 Sheffield |
| Local authority | Sheffield |
| Electoral ward | City |
| Westminster constituency | Sheffield Central |
| Delivery location | Not specified |

## Supplier

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Number of suppliers | 9 |
| Supplier names | ACHIEVING FOR CHILDREN; BURGESS CONSULTANCY; ESSEX COUNTY COUNCIL; INGSON; LEEDS CITY COUNCIL; MORNING LANE ASSOCIATES; OFFICE FOR PUBLIC MANAGEMENT; RED QUADRANT; RGC CONSULTING |

## CPV Codes

### Divisions

- 85 - Health and social work services

### Codes

- 85000000 - Health and social work services

## Release History

- 18 Nov 2016 at 20:17 - Award - Award Notice - https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/9759d127-8539-4ad2-a111-fa68aa97b809

## Documents

- https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/9759d127-8539-4ad2-a111-fa68aa97b809
  24th August 2015 - Awarded contract notice on Contracts Finder

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