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title: "Children's Services Adviser Team in Sandwell"
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# Children's Services Adviser Team in Sandwell

Buyer: DEPARTMENT FOR EDUCATION  
Current stage: Award  
OCID: ocds-b5fd17-fe431a71-b11c-48ea-8400-fadbae1b011c

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## Summary

The Department for Education (DfE) is conducting a tender for the "Children's Services Adviser Team in Sandwell," aimed at improving children's social care services in the West Midlands. The current procurement process is at the Award stage, with a contract value of £79,920. The contract period is set to begin on 19 February 2018 and will last until 18 February 2019. Bidders were required to register at least six working days prior to the closing date of 12 noon on 2 February 2018, as per the Department's Dynamic Purchasing System. The tender is classified under social work and related services (CPV code 85300000).

This tender presents significant opportunities for businesses skilled in children's social care improvement, particularly those that are small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) or voluntary, community and social enterprises (VCSE). Successful bidders will be expected to leverage their expertise to facilitate operational and strategic changes within Sandwell Metropolitan Borough Council, which has faced challenges in its social care provision. Companies with a proven track record in organisational transformation and a deep understanding of local authority operations would be particularly well-suited to compete for this contract.

## 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 Sandwell. The Adviser team 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 to the Adviser team is 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 improvement to support the delivery of a 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. Since 2010, Sandwell Metropolitan Borough Council's social care services have been judged by Ofsted to be inadequate in four out of the last five inspections. The report of the Commissioner for Children's Services for Sandwell (October 2016) concluded that the council did not have the capability or capacity to improve its' services. The Secretary of State for Education issued a statutory direction to Sandwell Metropolitan Borough Council requiring the local authority to work with the Department's appointed Commissioner for Children's Services in Sandwell to establish a new, operationally-independent, not-for-profit Trust to deliver effective social care services for children and families. Sandwell Children's Trust will be live on 1 April 2018. 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 12 noon on 2 February 2018. 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. Additional information: Please 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 12 noon on 2 February 2018. 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.

## Key Details

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Publication source | Contracts Finder |
| Latest notice | https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/c8611cc6-df0f-45d1-b589-1bfb0286d534 |
| 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 |
| All stages | Tender, Award |

## Dates

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Publication date | 1 Mar 2018 |
| Submission deadline | 2 Feb 2018 |
| Future notice date | Not specified |
| Award date | 12 Feb 2018 |
| Contract period | 1 Mar 2018 - 28 Feb 2019 |
| Recurrence | Not specified |

## Values

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Tender value | £79,920 |
| Lots value | Not specified |
| Awards value | £79,920 |
| 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 | TLG West Midlands (England) |

## Supplier

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Number of suppliers | 1 |
| Supplier names | DONCASTER CHILDREN'S SERVICE TRUST |

## CPV Codes

### Divisions

- 85 - Health and social work services

### Codes

- 85300000 - Social work and related services

## Release History

- 1 Mar 2018 at 11:14 - Award - Award Notice - https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/c8611cc6-df0f-45d1-b589-1bfb0286d534
- 12 Jan 2018 at 11:34 - Tender - Tender Notice - https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/de7f2f0a-f170-4d97-b0d5-2c2a429ef174

## Documents

- https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/c8611cc6-df0f-45d1-b589-1bfb0286d534
  1st March 2018 - Awarded contract notice on Contracts Finder
- https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/de7f2f0a-f170-4d97-b0d5-2c2a429ef174
  12th January 2018 - Opportunity notice on Contracts Finder
- https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/Attachment/72d69921-3c90-4740-ab3c-d12ca91f2d03
  Request for quotation
- https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/Attachment/a2a6f118-f4c4-4a28-9b9e-77c4bb03f5f6
  Purchase Order

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