Published date: 8 July 2019

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


Closing: 5 April 2019

Contract summary

Industry

  • Social work and related services - 85300000

Location of contract

Any region

Value of contract

£1,000,000

Procurement reference

tender_198178/781743

Published date

8 July 2019

Closing date

5 April 2019

Contract start date

1 July 2019

Contract end date

31 March 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 Adoption and Special Guardianship Leadership Board (ASGLB) was established in 2014 as the Adoption Leadership Board. Its aim was to provide leadership to the adoption system and drive improvements in performance. It was chaired by Sir Martin Narey up until March 2016. Andrew Christie has been the ASGLB Chair since April 2016. In 2018 the Board expanded its remit to cover those children subject to a Special Guardianship Order who were previously in care and subsequently changed its name to the Adoption and Special Guardianship Leadership Board.

The Residential Care Leadership Board (RCLB) was established in 2017 in response to Sir Martin Narey's 2016 review of children's residential care in England. Its aim is to drive forward improvements to the children's residential care system and support vulnerable children across the country. It is chaired by Sir Alan Wood.

The National Stability Forum (NSF) was established in 2018. It is a new Board, chaired by the Department for Education's Director General of Social Care, Mobility and Disadvantage with the aim of improving stability for all children in the orbit of the care system, leading to better outcomes for those children and to more children finding the right permanent placement.

The required service will continue and expand upon the existing management service for the ASGLB and its Chair, which includes the running of the secretariat and the collection and publication of a quarterly adoption statistical release. In addition to this, the new service will provide support to two other Boards and their respective Chairs - the RCLB and the NSF.

Award information

Awarded date

29 April 2019

Contract start date

1 July 2019

Contract end date

31 March 2022

Total value of contract

£1,000,000

This contract was awarded to 1 supplier.

Coram Trading Limited

Address

Coram Campus, 41 Brunswick Square, London

Reference

None

Supplier is SME?

No

Supplier is VCSE?

Yes

About the buyer

Contact name

Cheryl Duke

Address

Sanctuary Buildings, Great Smith St
London
SW1P 3BT
England

Email

Cheryl.Duke@education.gov.uk