Published date: 16 March 2022
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Contract summary
Industry
Social work and related services - 85300000
Location of contract
England
Value of contract
£60,000
Procurement reference
KENT001-DN602832-06123812
Published date
16 March 2022
Closing date
8 April 2022
Closing time
12pm
Contract start date
1 July 2022
Contract end date
31 July 2024
Contract type
Service contract
Procedure type
Other
Contract is suitable for SMEs?
Yes
Contract is suitable for VCSEs?
Yes
Description
Kent County Council (the Council) is the largest local authority in England covering an area of 3,500 square kilometres. It has an annual expenditure of over £1bn on goods and services and a population of 1.6m. The Council provides a wide range of personal and strategic services on behalf of its residents, operating in partnership with the NHS Kent and Medway Clinical Commissioning Group, 12 district councils, and 289 parish/town councils.
The Council consists of four directorates:
• Adult Social Care and Health
• Children, Young People and Education
• Growth, Environment and Transport
• Strategic and Corporate Services
This service is being commissioned on behalf of the Strategic and Corporate Services. Kent County Council's strategic outcome (s) for the Strategic and Corporate Services directorate is outlined in the People Strategy Strategic Reset Programme:
• Improved access to skills and career development for all employees.
• KCC is recognised as an employer of choice.
• KCC is a collaborative, reflective, Learning organisation.
Supporting outcomes in relation to this are:
• To deliver a Practice Education programme to increase the Practice Educator population to support social worker student placements within Kent County Council.
• To support ongoing continuous professional development opportunities for Social Worker practitioners.
• To support an effective learning and assessment environment for both student social workers and Practice Educators which in turn improves workforce capacity building and recruitment and retention strategies.
More information
About the buyer
Contact name
Muhsin Yakut
Address
County Hall
Maidstone
ME14 1XQ
United Kingdom
Telephone
+44 3000412934
Website
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