Published date: 1 March 2018

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


Closing: 2 February 2018

Contract summary

Industry

  • Social work and related services - 85300000

Location of contract

West Midlands

Value of contract

£79,920

Procurement reference

RD1001204

Published date

1 March 2018

Closing date

2 February 2018

Contract start date

19 February 2018

Contract end date

18 February 2019

Contract type

Service contract

Procedure type

Open procedure (below threshold)

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

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

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 Sandwell. The Adviser team 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 to the Adviser team is 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. 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.
Since 2010, Sandwell Metropolitan Borough Council's social care services have been judged by Ofsted to be inadequate in four out of the last five inspections. The report of the Commissioner for Children's Services for Sandwell (October 2016) concluded that the council did not have the capability or capacity to improve its' services. The Secretary of State for Education issued a statutory direction to Sandwell Metropolitan Borough Council requiring the local authority to work with the Department's appointed Commissioner for Children's Services in Sandwell to establish a new, operationally-independent, not-for-profit Trust to deliver effective social care services for children and families. Sandwell Children's Trust will be live on 1 April 2018.




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 2 February 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

Previous notice about this procurement

Children's Services Adviser Team in Sandwell

  • Opportunity
  • Published 12 January 2018

Attachments

Additional text

Please 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 2 February 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.

Award information

Awarded date

12 February 2018

Contract start date

1 March 2018

Contract end date

28 February 2019

Total value of contract

£79,920

This contract was awarded to 1 supplier.

Doncaster Children's Service Trust

Address

38-40 High Street
Blue Building
Doncaster
South Yorkshire
DN1 1DE

Reference

None

Supplier is SME?

No

Supplier is VCSE?

No

About the buyer

Address

Sanctuary Buildings, Great Smith Street
London
SW1P 3BT
England

Email

Commercial.CONTACTPOINT@education.gsi.gov.uk