--- title: "CR: Case Management Systems (CMS) improvement FTS" ocid: "ocds-h6vhtk-03dd74" canonical_url: "https://d3tenders.com/contract/?ocid=ocds-h6vhtk-03dd74" markdown_url: "https://d3tenders.com/contract/ocds-h6vhtk-03dd74.md" json_url: "https://d3tenders.com/contract/ocds-h6vhtk-03dd74.json" source: "Find A Tender Service" current_stage: "Tender" buyer: "DEPARTMENT FOR EDUCATION" published: "2023-06-29" --- # CR: Case Management Systems (CMS) improvement FTS Buyer: DEPARTMENT FOR EDUCATION Current stage: Tender OCID: ocds-h6vhtk-03dd74 [View canonical contract page](https://d3tenders.com/contract/?ocid=ocds-h6vhtk-03dd74) [Download OCDS JSON](https://d3tenders.com/contract/ocds-h6vhtk-03dd74.json) ## Summary The Department for Education is seeking a provider to enhance the development and use of case management systems (CMS) in children's social care. The contract is set to begin on 1st September 2023 and end in June 2024. The procurement stage is currently active, with a tender deadline of 31st July 2023. The main procurement category is services within the industry classification of Systems and technical consultancy services. The buying organisation is the Department for Education based in London, United Kingdom. This tender offers an opportunity for businesses in the systems and technical consultancy services sector to compete. Companies interested in enhancing case management systems for children's social care are well-suited to apply. The procurement method is open, with electronic and written submission methods. The contract period covers the development of interoperability-oriented data standards. Businesses focusing on digital solutions and data management may find this tender particularly beneficial, given the Department's commitment to improving technology for social workers. ## Notice Department for Education are looking for a provider to enhance the development and use of case management systems (CMS) in children's social care to enable social workers to spend more time with families. This contract is due to commence 1st September 2023 and will run until June 2024. Departmental research has concluded that technology used by social workers to record their work with children, support social workers in their day-to-day work, and collect statutory and local data could be improved or standardised. Whilst local authorities are responsible for funding and managing their digital estate, the department made a commitment in the recent Stable Homes, Built on Love strategy to improve case management systems to enable social workers to spend more time directly with children and families. ### Lot Information Lot 1 We are seeking a supplier to facilitate LAs to agree and articulate the minimum core functionalities (MCF) that a Children's Social Care CMS (Case Management System) should have, based on multiple user needs. The supplier will map existing market products against the minimum core functionalities as well as survey the wider landscape of digital systems and products that consume and use children's social care data or interact with children's social care case management products, as well as the stakeholders who either have a role to play in shaping, or are impacted by, the development of children's social care systems and standards. The supplier will also appraise options for how open data and technical standards for Children's Social Care to support the movement of information across systems and agencies (in the mapped ecosystem) could be developed, governed, and implemented and maintained and finally develop and trial a set of 3-4 interoperability-oriented data and technical open standards for interoperability-oriented use cases prioritised by the user community - and located within the mapped ecosystem, and review the applicability of existing standards initiatives to CSC CMS. ## Key Details | Field | Value | | --- | --- | | Publication source | Find A Tender Service | | Latest notice | https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/018506-2023 | | Notice type | Tender Notice | | Procurement type | Standard | | Procurement category | Services | | Procurement method | Open | | Procurement method details | Open procedure | | Tender suitability | Not specified | | Awardee scale | Not specified | | All stages | Tender | ## Dates | Field | Value | | --- | --- | | Publication date | 29 Jun 2023 | | Submission deadline | 31 Jul 2023 | | Future notice date | Not specified | | Award date | Not specified | | Contract period | 31 Aug 2023 - 30 Jun 2024 | | Recurrence | Not specified | ## Values | Field | Value | | --- | --- | | Tender value | £291,666 | | Lots value | Not specified | | Awards value | Not specified | | Contracts value | Not specified | ## Status | Field | Value | | --- | --- | | Tender status | Active | | Lots status | Active | | Awards status | Not specified | | 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 | ## CPV Codes ### Divisions - 72 - IT services: consulting, software development, Internet and support ### Codes - 72220000 - Systems and technical consultancy services ## Release History - 29 Jun 2023 at 10:29 - Tender - Tender Notice - https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/018506-2023 ## Notice URLs - https://education.app.jaggaer.com/ - https://www.gov.uk/government/organisations/department-for-education ## Provenance This Markdown file is an alternate public rendering of the D3 Tenders contract record. 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