Published date: 11 July 2019

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: 18 July 2019

Contract summary

Industry

  • Health and social work services - 85000000

Location of contract

East Midlands

Value of contract

£500,000 to £1,000,000

Procurement reference

RFX241

Published date

11 July 2019

Closing date

18 July 2019

Contract start date

25 July 2019

Contract end date

31 December 2020

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 overarching intention is that services for children and young people in Northamptonshire must be high quality, meet financial objectives and be sustainable. Creating an independent and professionally led organisation is considered the best way to realise this ambition.

DfE requests quotes from providers to project manage the set up of the Northamptonshire Children's Social Care Trust and provide financial due diligence to inform contractual arrangements. A memorandum is being produced by the Council, the Department and the Department's children's services commissioner in Northamptonshire. A comprehensive briefing and handover will be conducted once the contract has been awarded.
The Trust is to be operational as soon as is reasonably possible. Our current working assumption is that the Trust will be operational no later than 1 July 2020.

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 18th July 2019. 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 Bids already submitted can be withdrawn from the competition, or updated as long as this happened before the deadline.


About the buyer

Address

St Paul's Place
Sheffield
S12FJ
England

Email

Commercial.CONTACTPOINT@education.gsi.gov.uk