Published date: 28 July 2017

This notice was replaced on 14 September 2017

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

Awarded contract (published 10 January 2018, last edited 10 January 2018)

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Contract summary

Industry

  • Health and social work services - 85000000

Location of contract

North East

Value of contract

£74,800

Procurement reference

RFX191

Published date

28 July 2017

Closing date

21 August 2017

Contract start date

2 October 2017

Contract end date

28 September 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.
DfE wishes to appoint a small team of Advisers to carry out and deliver operational and strategic reviews, improvements, support and challenge in Birmingham and Sunderland. 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.

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Bidders interested in this requirement should be aware that they must allow at least 6 full working days before the competition closing date of 9am on 21 August 2017. This is to complete your registration on the Department for Education's, Dynamic Purchasing System. Incomplete registrations will not be accepted. Bidders who are already fully registered on the Department for Educations Dynamic Purchasing system do not have to re-register. Bids already submitted can be withdrawn from the competition, or updated as long as this happened before the deadline.

The contract period will be 12 months from start date for Birmingham and 6 months for Sunderland.

The maximum contract value is Birmingham - £54,000 Sunderland - £20,800.

About the buyer

Address

Sanctuary Buildings, Great Smith Street
London
SW1P 3BT
England

Email

Commercial.CONTACTPOINT@education.gsi.gov.uk