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title: "158400"
ocid: "ocds-h6vhtk-042ba1"
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buyer: "DEPARTMENT FOR EDUCATION"
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# 158400

Buyer: DEPARTMENT FOR EDUCATION  
Current stage: Award  
OCID: ocds-h6vhtk-042ba1

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## Summary

The Department for Education has awarded a contract worth £158,400 to Leading For Children Ltd for the provision of a Local Authority Facilitator. The contract falls under the education and training services category. The procurement method used was a limited award procedure without prior publication of a call for competition. The contract was signed on 27th March 2023, and the contract status is currently active.

This tender opportunity for providing a Local Authority Facilitator offers business growth potential for companies with expertise in leadership skills, multi-agency working, and improvement skills. Businesses that specialise in delivering services to support local government reforms and child safeguarding partnerships would be well-suited to compete. The award criteria for this tender includes assessments in quality areas like leadership skills, multi-agency working, improvement skills, as well as price consideration.

## Notice

This is to award the contract for the LA Facilitator. The Local Authority facilitator will play a key role in supporting the Department in delivering our critical path of reform for multi-agency safeguarding partners through engagement at both a local and national level. The individual will work as part of a core team with their health, police and now education facilitator counterparts whose priorities will be set by the cross-government governance structures. Scope of role: * To support the local government response to the safeguarding partners reform work and the development of existing national policy to improve safeguarding outcomes for children and young people. * To identify and assess emerging issues and threats within local multi-agency safeguarding partnerships and develop plans to address in partnership with other national facilitators. * To provide practical advice to government on how to post safeguarding partners to effectively implement the reforms set out in Stable Homes Built on Love. * To liaise with all local safeguarding partnerships in England and engage relevant safeguarding leads in local government to promote effective arrangements, to map and share best practice. * To provide appropriate peer review and challenge to support development of robust local arrangements. * To collaborate with the Child Safeguarding Practice Review Panel to support practice sharing amongst safeguarding partners. * To represent local government views at relevant national meetings, forums and conferences including with other national stakeholders.

### Lot Information

Lot 1

The Local Authority facilitator will play a key role in supporting the Department in delivering our critical path of reform for multi-agency safeguarding partners through engagement at both a local and national level. The individual will work as part of a core team with their health, police and now education facilitator counterparts whose priorities will be set by the cross-government governance structures. Scope of role: * To support the local government response to the safeguarding partners reform work and the development of existing national policy to improve safeguarding outcomes for children and young people. * To identify and assess emerging issues and threats within local multi-agency safeguarding partnerships and develop plans to address in partnership with other national facilitators. * To provide practical advice to government on how to post safeguarding partners to effectively implement the reforms set out in Stable Homes Built on Love. * To liaise with all local safeguarding partnerships in England and engage relevant safeguarding leads in local government to promote effective arrangements, to map and share best practice. * To provide appropriate peer review and challenge to support development of robust local arrangements. * To collaborate with the Child Safeguarding Practice Review Panel to support practice sharing amongst safeguarding partners. * To represent local government views at relevant national meetings, forums and conferences including with other national stakeholders.

### Procurement Information

Compliant call of on the DPS

## Key Details

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Publication source | Find A Tender Service |
| Latest notice | https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/000627-2024 |
| Notice type | Award Notice |
| Procurement type | Standard |
| Procurement category | Services |
| Procurement method | Limited |
| Procurement method details | Award procedure without prior publication of a call for competition |
| Tender suitability | Not specified |
| Awardee scale | SME |
| All stages | Award |

## Dates

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Publication date | 9 Jan 2024 |
| Submission deadline | Not specified |
| Future notice date | Not specified |
| Award date | 26 Mar 2023 |
| Contract period | Not specified |
| Recurrence | Not specified |

## Values

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Tender value | Not specified |
| Lots value | Not specified |
| Awards value | Not specified |
| Contracts value | £158,400 |

## Status

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

## 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 |

## Supplier

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Number of suppliers | 1 |
| Supplier names | LEADING FOR CHILDREN |

## CPV Codes

### Divisions

- 80 - Education and training services

### Codes

- 80000000 - Education and training services

## Release History

- 9 Jan 2024 at 11:53 - Award - Award Notice - https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/000627-2024

## Notice URLs

- https://www.gov.uk/government/organisations/department-for-education

## Provenance

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