---
title: "Recruitment and Management of Children's Agency Social Workers"
ocid: "ocds-h6vhtk-03a184"
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current_stage: "Award"
buyer: "SANDWELL CHILDRENS TRUST"
published: "2023-05-16"
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# Recruitment and Management of Children's Agency Social Workers

Buyer: SANDWELL CHILDRENS TRUST  
Current stage: Award  
OCID: ocds-h6vhtk-03a184

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## Summary

The Sandwell Childrens Trust has completed a tender process for the procurement of recruitment and management services for agency social workers. The Trust aimed to stabilise and build capacity in the workforce, prioritising the strategic use of agency workers. The contract was awarded for an 18-month period, expiring on 31 May 2023. HCL Workforce Solutions Ltd is the active supplier for this contract in the services industry category under the open procurement method.

This tender presents an opportunity for businesses in the recruitment and social work services sector to engage with Sandwell Childrens Trust. With a focus on utilising agency social workers efficiently, this opportunity caters to organisations skilled in managing flexible workforce needs and meeting specific staffing challenges. The procurement process, from planning to award, was completed in line with open procedures, offering fair competition and business growth potential for suitable service providers.

## 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 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.

## Key Details

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Publication source | Find A Tender Service |
| Latest notice | https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/013883-2023 |
| Notice type | Tender Notice |
| Procurement type | Framework |
| Procurement category | Services |
| Procurement method | Open |
| Procurement method details | Open procedure |
| Tender suitability | Not specified |
| Awardee scale | SME |
| All stages | Tender, Award |

## Dates

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Publication date | 16 May 2023 |
| Submission deadline | 27 Feb 2023 |
| Future notice date | Not specified |
| Award date | 14 May 2023 |
| Contract period | 31 May 2023 - 30 Nov 2024 |
| Recurrence | Not specified |

## Values

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Tender value | £21,250,000 |
| Lots value | Not specified |
| Awards value | Not specified |
| Contracts value | £12,000,000 |

## Status

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Tender status | Complete |
| Lots status | Cancelled |
| Awards status | Active |
| Contracts status | Active |

## Buyer

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Main buyer | SANDWELL CHILDRENS TRUST |
| Locality | OLDBURY |
| Post town | Birmingham |
| Postcode | B69 3DL |
| 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 | TLG37 Sandwell |

## Supplier

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Number of suppliers | 1 |
| Supplier names | HCL WORKFORCE SOLUTIONS |

## 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

- 16 May 2023 at 10:32 - Award - Award Notice - https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/013883-2023
- 31 Jan 2023 at 14:56 - Tender - Tender Notice - https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/002953-2023

## Notice URLs

- http://www.sandwell.gov.uk
- https://in-tendhost.co.uk/sandwellmbc

## Provenance

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