Published date: 9 February 2018

Awarded contract - This means that the contract has been awarded to a supplier.


Closing: 21 December 2017

Contract summary

Industry

  • Data services - 72300000

  • Data analysis services - 72316000

  • Database services - 72320000

    • Data management services - 72322000

    • Youth education services - 80310000

    • Social work and related services - 85300000

    • Social services - 85320000

    • Other community, social and personal services - 98000000

Location of contract

B4 7WB

Value of contract

£0

Procurement reference

ACBVS1 - AWARD

Published date

9 February 2018

Closing date

21 December 2017

Contract start date

5 January 2018

Contract end date

31 December 2020

Contract type

Service contract

Procedure type

Open procedure

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

Contract is suitable for SMEs?

No

Contract is suitable for VCSEs?

No

Description

Birmingham City Council requires a supplier for the provision of the collection of attendance data for Children in Care (CiC). Birmingham Virtual School (Children In Care education Service- CiCES) support over 1860 Children In Care in their educational settings. These children range from Early Years to Post 16 and have been in care for a varying amount of time.

The Birmingham Virtual School has three teams working alongside educational settings across Birmingham and in other local authorities. In general there are around 65% of the cohorts within the city. The teams work closely with other services including Social Workers, Independent Review Officers, Educational Psychologists, Care Leavers Service, early Years Team as well as Designated Teachers. All Virtual School staff has a 'class list' of children across the full age range.

The focus for the Virtual School is to improve the life chances of all the Children in Care. This is about ensuring the young people are attending, engaged with and succeeding in education in order that they can become independent and successful adults.

The three teams in the Virtual School:

North and Central - Based at New Aston house
East - Based at Sutton New Road,
South - Based at Lifford House

BCC will be using its e-tendering system (in-tend) for the administration of this procurement process and providers must register with the system to be able to express an interest.

The web address is: https://in-tendhost.co.uk/birminghamcc

Registration and use of In-tend is free. All correspondence for this procurement process must be via the In-tend correspondence function. If you are unable to register with In-tend please either email cps@birmingham.gov.uk or call 0121 464 8000.

If you are interested in tendering please click on the following link to access Birmingham City Councils tender Portal: https://in-tendhost.co.uk/birminghamcc/ and submit your details to register as a bidder. We will send you a log on and password so you can download the quotation documentation. Requests to participate must be by way of completion and return of the quotation documentation no later than 12:00 hours on 21st December 2017 using the Supplier Portal.

Award information

Awarded date

8 February 2018

Contract start date

5 January 2018

Contract end date

31 December 2020

Total value of contract

£0

This contract was awarded to 1 supplier.

Welfare Call

Address

Snydale Road, Cudworth, Barnsley, United Kingdom, s72 8rp

Reference

None

Supplier is SME?

No

Supplier is VCSE?

No

About the buyer

Contact name

Charlie Short

Address

10 Woodcock Street
Birmingham
West Midlands
B4 7WB
United Kingdom

Telephone

0121 464 0099

Email

charlie.short@birmingham.gov.uk