Published date: 23 January 2018

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


Closing: 1 August 2017

Contract summary

Industry

  • Education and training services - 80000000

Location of contract

Any region

Value of contract

£0 to £44,625

Procurement reference

RD1000853

Published date

23 January 2018

Closing date

1 August 2017

Contract start date

1 October 2017

Contract end date

30 September 2018

Contract type

Service contract

Procedure type

Call-off from a dynamic purchasing system

A mini-competition or direct purchase from a pre-established dynamic purchasing system.

Contract is suitable for SMEs?

No

Contract is suitable for VCSEs?

No

Description

"DfE wishes to appoint a small team of Advisers to carry out and deliver operational and strategic reviews, improvements, support and challenge in each of the following LA's:• Birmingham City Council and Sunderland City Council (whose children's services are being delivered by Together for Children Sunderland (TfC). The Adviser teams will provide a clear and sustained focus on the areas for improvement and ensure independent oversight of progress in line with agreed improvement plans. In doing so the Advisers are expected to supervise the programme of change that the authority has embarked on, to drive forward the improvements and implement close monitoring arrangements, and build on the work that has already taken place. In Sunderland, the Advisers will provide guidance, challenge and direction to the Chair of TfC (and others as appropriate) to facilitate TfC to achieve service improvement. The successful bidders will bring their extensive and proven skills in children's social care improvement to support the delivery of a programme of change to services for the most vulnerable children in these authorities. They will demonstrate an understanding of the improvement that has already taken place in the authority and what needs to happen next."

Award information

Awarded date

1 September 2017

Contract start date

1 October 2017

Contract end date

30 September 2018

Total value of contract

£44,625

This contract was awarded to 1 supplier.

Essex County Council

Address

County Hall, Market Road, Chelmsford, Essex, CM1 1LX, UNITED KINGDOM

Reference

None

Supplier is SME?

No

Supplier is VCSE?

No

About the buyer

Contact name

No Manager

Address

Sanctuary Buildings
Great Smith Street
London
SW1P 3BT
England

Email

No.Manager@education.gov.uk