Published date: 31 January 2017

This notice was replaced on 13 March 2017

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Awarded contract (published 13 March 2017)

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Contract summary

Industry

  • Education and training services - 80000000

Location of contract

Yorkshire and the Humber, London

Value of contract

£51,840

Procurement reference

RFX172

Published date

31 January 2017

Closing date

17 February 2017

Contract start date

27 March 2017

Contract end date

30 March 2018

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?

Yes

Contract is suitable for VCSEs?

Yes

Description

The Department for Education (DfE) is responsible for supporting improvement in local authorities, through government intervention in response to failure or weakness in the provision of children's social care services. This is done in part through drawing down external expertise, from various sectors, to support local authorities in these circumstances.
DfE wishes to appoint an Adviser (an individual, partnership or small team) to provide financial and governance support to both Slough Children's Services Trust and Doncaster Children's Services Trust. The Trust in Doncaster has been in operation for two years and in Slough for over a year. In both cases recent Ofsted monitoring visits found services to be improving and both Trusts have clear plans in place to continue these improvements.
The Adviser will: support both Trusts to develop robust, realistic and achievable plans to continue to improve their corporate governance, financial stability and strategic partnerships; and, provide intelligence on Trust issues that arise as the Trusts move from 'requires improvement' to 'good'.

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Contract value is up to maximum of £51,840 inc VAT.

About the buyer

Address

Sanctuary Buildings, Great Smith Street
London
SW1P 3BT
England

Email

Commercial.CONTACTPOINT@education.gsi.gov.uk