Published date: 3 May 2018

Last edited date: 3 May 2018

This notice was replaced on 12 October 2018

This notice does not contain the most up-to-date information about this procurement. The most recent notice is:

Awarded contract (published 12 October 2018)

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Contract summary

Industry

  • Social research services - 79315000

  • Business and management consultancy and related services - 79400000

Location of contract

Any region

Value of contract

£40,000 to £80,000

Procurement reference

1522

Published date

3 May 2018

Closing date

18 May 2018

Contract start date

2 July 2018

Contract end date

2 July 2019

Contract type

Service contract

Procedure type

Open procedure (below threshold)

Any interested supplier may submit a tender in response to an opportunity notice.

This procedure can be used for procurements below the relevant contract value threshold.

Contract is suitable for SMEs?

Yes

Contract is suitable for VCSEs?

Yes

Description

The project aims to understand and analyse the key challenges and opportunities emerging from the reform of local multi-agency safeguarding detailed in the Children & Social Work Act 2017.

The appointed facilitator will work with 'early adopter' local areas to gather evidence which can inform the effective implementation of new safeguarding arrangements; and bring together nationally applicable lessons in an accessible format.

The facilitator will help the Government to promote the uptake of these lessons through a series of regional events and other media, such as (for example) online discussion groups, and a final comprehensive publication.

The objectives of the project are to:

• identify solutions to common implementation challenges and draw out lessons for both policy-makers and practitioners

• undertake in-depth analysis on a number of specific themes to be addressed by early adopters, including the involvement of schools in multi-agency arrangements, independent scrutiny, local reviews, approaches to multi-agency funding and information sharing

• assess the approaches taken to implementing the new multi-agency arrangements (including any innovative models) and identify key principles for taking advantage of the additional flexibility provided by the reforms

• help to disseminate the lessons in an accessible format to local safeguarding and child death review partners across England.

We also expect the project to provide the new What Works Centre for Children's Social Care with information to inform their work and priorities, including an assessment of best practice principles when establishing multi-agency arrangements.

More information

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About the buyer

Contact name

Cynthia Davies

Address

8th Floor, Department for Education, Sanctuary Buildings, Great Smith Street
London
SW1P 3BT
England

Email

safeguarding.earlyadopters@education.gov.uk