The National Support Service - Supplier Engagement Event

Contract summary

Industry

• General management consultancy services - 79411000

• Administrative social services - 85321000

Location of contract

Any region

Procurement reference

tender_376011/1235321

Published date

13 July 2023

Closing date

20 July 2023

Contract is suitable for SMEs?

Yes

Contract is suitable for VCSEs?

Yes

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Description

DfE is looking for an organisation to develop, co-ordinate and manage a 'National Support Service' for Local Authority (LA) fostering service providers, which will offer in-depth diagnostic support specifically focused on their recruitment and approval practices, with the aim of providing bespoke recommendations for improvement, alongside building a strong evidence base from which to share good practice nationally.

In order to provide further information on the opportunity a market engagement webinar will be held on Thursday 20th July 2023 from 10:00 - 11:00. This will be an online event hosted through Microsoft Teams platform.

To register for the event, you will need to be registered as a supplier on the DfE Jaggaer eTendering portal, available at https://education.app.jaggaer.com/web/login.html

Once registered the event will be accessible via the 'View Opportunities' link on the Homepage. Select the Opportunity Notice for 'The National Support Service' Supplier Engagement Event' (SSQ 402) and this will take you directly to the registration page.
The closing date for registering your interest of the market engagement event is 09:00am GMT on the 20/07/23.

Once registered you will be sent the Microsoft Teams meeting invite via the Jaggaer portal messaging service.

DfE look forward to welcoming you to this event, and thank you for your interest in this procurement.

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More information

Attachments

• National Support Service Specification.pdf
• n/a

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About the buyer

Address

Piccadilly Gate
Manchester
M1 2WD
England

Email

victoria.sassenburg@education.gov.uk