Published date: 14 May 2018

This notice was replaced on 30 July 2018

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Awarded contract (published 30 July 2018)

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Contract summary

Industry

  • Health and social work services - 85000000

Location of contract

South West

Value of contract

£45,360

Procurement reference

RFx217

Published date

14 May 2018

Closing date

1 June 2018

Contract start date

18 June 2018

Contract end date

17 June 2019

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?

Yes

Contract is suitable for VCSEs?

Yes

Description

The Department wishes to appoint an Adviser or Advisers to provide intervention and improvement support in the following authority:

South Gloucestershire Council

The authority is already in intervention and is partway through implementing its improvement plan. The Adviser will provide a clear and sustained focus on the areas for improvement and ensure independent oversight of the authority's progress in line with improvement plans. In doing so, the Adviser is expected to supervise the programme of change that the authority has embarked on, to drive forward the improvements and implement close monitoring arrangements.
The Adviser will report to Ministers on progress and their views will inform decisions about the nature of the Department's intervention in this area.

Note: Bidders interested in this requirement should be aware that they must allow at least 6 full working days before the competition closing date of 12 noon on 1 June 2018. 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 Bids already submitted can be withdrawn from the competition, or updated as long as this happened before the deadline.

More information

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About the buyer

Address

Sanctuary Buildings, Great Smith Street
London
SW1P 3BT
England

Email

Commercial.CONTACTPOINT@education.gsi.gov.uk