Published date: 18 August 2021

Last edited date: 13 September 2021

This notice was replaced on 10 January 2022

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Awarded contract (published 10 January 2022)

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Contract summary

Industry

  • Training software development services - 72212931

  • Research and development services and related consultancy services - 73000000

  • Social research services - 79315000

    • Welfare services for children and young people - 85311300

Location of contract

North East, North West, Yorkshire and the Humber, East Midlands, West Midlands, East of England, London, South East, South West

Value of contract

£250,000

Procurement reference

tender_283454/989841

Published date

18 August 2021

Closing date

23 September 2021

Closing time

12pm

Contract start date

31 October 2021

Contract end date

31 March 2022

Contract type

Service contract

Procedure type

Competitive quotation (below threshold)

The buyer selects a group of potential suppliers to invite to tender.

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 DSL has lead responsibility for safeguarding and protecting all children in their school or college. They also play a critical role in the lives of children who have or have had a social worker, by safeguarding them, and by supporting their wider welfare, including promoting their educational outcomes.

To support Designated Safeguarding Leads (DSLs) with the complexities and challenges of their role, the DfE is looking to procure a Contractor to develop a set of online resources to support DSLs.

The resources will also need to address how DSLs can promote the educational outcomes of children who have or have had a social worker and the type of additional support children with a social worker need.

The toolkit will be hosted on existing DfE content pages on .GOV.UK. It will reflect the information provided in Annex C: Role of the Designated Safeguarding Lead of the Keeping Children Safe in Education (KCSIE) statutory guidance. The resources are intended to complement rather than replace existing training and support that DSLs already receive.

The core objective is to create online resources/ materials specified by users, which should reflect user needs and meet policy objectives, in order to give appropriate support to DSLs.

For more information and instructions on how to bid, follow the instructions given in the ITT Instructions on the Tendering Process document

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About the buyer

Address

Sanctuary Buildings, Great Smith Street
London
SW1P 3BT
England

Email

kathryn.farquhar@education.gov.uk