Published date: 24 September 2021

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: 11 October 2021, 5pm

Contract summary

Industry

  • Research and development services and related consultancy services - 73000000

Location of contract

London

Value of contract

£10,000 to £25,000

Procurement reference

BIP628782995

Published date

24 September 2021

Closing date

11 October 2021

Closing time

5pm

Contract start date

18 October 2021

Contract end date

31 March 2022

Contract type

Service contract

Procedure type

Open procedure

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

Contract is suitable for SMEs?

No

Contract is suitable for VCSEs?

No

Description

Keeping children and young people safe and improving their life chances is one of the most important roles that a council plays, and councils are constantly looking to improve the ways in which they do this. This procurement aims to support them in this endeavour as they work through a period of significant change for councils, children's services and the country more broadly:

•Local government reorganisation, with many two tier areas undergoing discussions about establishing unitary authorities
•Major national reviews of children's social care and services for children with special education needs and disabilities
•Changes arising from the Covid-19 pandemic alongside the levelling up agenda.

The procurement will draw together lessons learnt from those councils who have gone through structural change - both what to do, and what not to do. The intention is to identify building blocks or 'anchors' to ensure high quality services for children, young people and their families even in the context of significant change.

The project will also consider the extent to which changing the structure of children's services supports or detracts from improvement, to support councils in fully considering their options.

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About the buyer

Contact name

Louise Smith

Address

Local Government House
Smith Square
London
SW1P 3HZ
UK

Telephone

02071877381

Email

jordanne.mckenzie-blythe@local.gov.uk