Published date: 15 June 2022

Closed opportunity - This means that the contract is currently closed. The buying department may be considering suppliers that have already applied, or no suitable offers were made.


Closing: 29 June 2022, 12pm

Contract summary

Industry

  • Financial management consultancy services - 79412000

Location of contract

SL1 2EL

Value of contract

£94,000

Procurement reference

tender_308925/1079174

Published date

15 June 2022

Closing date

29 June 2022

Closing time

12pm

Contract start date

11 July 2022

Contract end date

30 September 2022

Contract type

Service contract

Procedure type

Open procedure (above threshold)

Any interested supplier may submit a tender in response to an opportunity notice.

This procedure can be used for procurements above the relevant contract value threshold.

Contract is suitable for SMEs?

Yes

Contract is suitable for VCSEs?

Yes

Description

The Department 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.
Where Ofsted finds systemic and/or persistent failure by an authority to provide adequate children's services, the Department initiates steps to secure improvement, with a presumption that this will best be achieved by removing the service from council control for a period of time.
Slough Children First (SCF) is a local authority 'not-for-profit' company providing children's social care and some early help services under contract from Slough Borough Council (SBC) required as a consequence of a DfE Direction.
SCF has been asked to design a business case which will deliver unit cost savings over the medium term through an invest to save approach, and to deliver credible and sustainable service improvements - a Journey to Good. Primarily, the business case is focused on the provision of appropriate early help and intervention which will therefore reduce the need for intensive and specialist services by supporting the child and the family earlier and providing appropriate support. However, this business case has to be viewed in the context of a wider suite of business cases to ensure the whole system is properly aligned, resourced and functioning, including across partners.
Independent advice is therefore required to assess the business case to ensure it will achieve the desired outcomes of savings and service improvement, and is feasible within the current budget envelope.

The closing date for this procurement opportunity is the 29th of June at 12 noon.

To apply, register on Jaggaer at https://education.app.jaggaer.com/web/login.html and navigate to ITT_1459

About the buyer

Contact name

Finn

Address

Piccadilly Gate, Store Street
Manchester
M1 2WD
England

Email

finn.morgan@education.gov.uk