--- title: "Recruitment and Management of Children's Agency Social Workers" ocid: "ocds-b5fd17-c0e6e488-de2c-461d-9b6b-934de1464b11" canonical_url: "https://d3tenders.com/contract/?ocid=ocds-b5fd17-c0e6e488-de2c-461d-9b6b-934de1464b11" markdown_url: "https://d3tenders.com/contract/ocds-b5fd17-c0e6e488-de2c-461d-9b6b-934de1464b11.md" json_url: "https://d3tenders.com/contract/ocds-b5fd17-c0e6e488-de2c-461d-9b6b-934de1464b11.json" source: "Contracts Finder" current_stage: "Tender" buyer: "SANDWELL METROPOLITAN BOROUGH COUNCIL" published: "2023-01-31" --- # Recruitment and Management of Children's Agency Social Workers Buyer: SANDWELL METROPOLITAN BOROUGH COUNCIL Current stage: Tender OCID: ocds-b5fd17-c0e6e488-de2c-461d-9b6b-934de1464b11 [View canonical contract page](https://d3tenders.com/contract/?ocid=ocds-b5fd17-c0e6e488-de2c-461d-9b6b-934de1464b11) [Download OCDS JSON](https://d3tenders.com/contract/ocds-b5fd17-c0e6e488-de2c-461d-9b6b-934de1464b11.json) ## Summary The Sandwell Metropolitan Borough Council is seeking services for the recruitment and management of Children's Agency Social Workers. The procurement stage is currently active with a tender period ending on 27th February 2023. The contract period is scheduled to start on 1st June 2023 and end on 30th November 2024. The procurement method is an open procedure with the main procurement category being services. The location for this opportunity is in the West Midlands, United Kingdom. This tender presents an opportunity for businesses involved in recruitment and social work services to participate in a contract to provide Children's Agency Social Workers for the Trust. Companies specialising in recruitment services, social work services, and related services are well-suited to bid for this contract. The Sandwell Metropolitan Borough Council is the buying organisation, and interested businesses need to ensure compliance with the tender deadline of 27th February 2023. ## Notice A key priority of the Trust's workforce strategy is to stabilise the workforce and build sustainable capacity for the future. A critical part of this is the Trust's ability to utilise Children's Agency Social Workers in an efficient and effective manner to meet any shortfalls in permanent staffing, and to deal with specific peaks in caseloads. The recruitment of children social workers is constantly challenging, with a shortage of sufficiently experienced candidates, a limited pipeline into the sector and it operates in a crowded geographical area. Within this it is acknowledged that agency workers play a critical part of the social care workforce to enable it to 'flex' to meet changing priorities and to fill resourcing gaps. In 2018 the Trust entered into a Master Vendor Managed Service Provider (MVMSP) Agreement for the recruitment and management of Children's Agency Social Workers. The Agreement commenced in December 2017 to run up to and including 30 November 2019. In December 2019, the Trust applied the two-year extension option within the Agreement. Following a procurement process in 2021, an 18-month contract was awarded which expires at 31 May 2023. Following internal consultation with stakeholders, a MVMSP Agreement continues to be the Trust's preferred way to recruit Children's Agency Social Workers. Additional information: Is a Recurrent Procurement Type? : No ## Key Details | Field | Value | | --- | --- | | Publication source | Contracts Finder | | Latest notice | https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/643cbe14-774c-4610-8458-77c3c5a41d2e | | Notice type | Tender Notice | | Procurement type | Standard | | Procurement category | Services | | Procurement method | Open | | Procurement method details | Open procedure (above threshold) | | Tender suitability | Not specified | | Awardee scale | Not specified | | All stages | Tender | ## Dates | Field | Value | | --- | --- | | Publication date | 31 Jan 2023 | | Submission deadline | 27 Feb 2023 | | Future notice date | Not specified | | Award date | Not specified | | Contract period | 1 Jun 2023 - 30 Nov 2024 | | Recurrence | Not specified | ## Values | Field | Value | | --- | --- | | Tender value | Not specified | | Lots value | Not specified | | Awards value | Not specified | | Contracts value | Not specified | ## Status | Field | Value | | --- | --- | | Tender status | Active | | Lots status | Not specified | | Awards status | Not specified | | Contracts status | Not specified | ## Buyer | Field | Value | | --- | --- | | Main buyer | SANDWELL METROPOLITAN BOROUGH COUNCIL | | Locality | WEST MIDLANDS | | Post town | Birmingham | | Postcode | B69 3DB | | Country | England | | ITL 1 | TLG West Midlands (England) | | ITL 2 | TLG3 West Midlands | | ITL 3 | TLG37 Sandwell | | Local authority | Sandwell | | Electoral ward | Oldbury | | Westminster constituency | West Bromwich | | Delivery location | TLG West Midlands (England) | ## CPV Codes ### Divisions - 79 - Business services: law, marketing, consulting, recruitment, printing and security - 85 - Health and social work services ### Codes - 79600000 - Recruitment services - 85300000 - Social work and related services - 85310000 - Social work services ## Release History - 31 Jan 2023 at 14:57 - Tender - Tender Notice - https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/643cbe14-774c-4610-8458-77c3c5a41d2e ## Documents - https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/643cbe14-774c-4610-8458-77c3c5a41d2e 31st January 2023 - Opportunity notice on Contracts Finder - https://in-tendhost.co.uk/sandwellmbc/aspx/ Additional information on how to apply for this contract ## Provenance This Markdown file is an alternate public rendering of the D3 Tenders contract record. 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