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Awarded · ResultStage · contract

DEPARTMENT FOR EDUCATION

Dudley Metropolitan Council

HealthcareCPV 85000000
Value£17k
Awarded18 Aug 2016
Published26 Sept 2016
RegionWest Midlands
Outcome — awarded

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Contract value in context
£17ktotal contract value
median £380k
this tender£0£16.5m

This sits below the typical range for Health & Social Care contracts — a smaller, more accessible award. Based on 32,734 valued Health & Social Care tenders in our corpus.

The brief

The Department for Education (DfE) is responsible for supporting improvement in Local Authorities, as part of interventions, in response to failure or weakness in the provision of children’s social care services.

The Department sees considerable value in drawing down external expertise, from various sectors, to support local authorities in these circumstances.

This procurement offered the successful bidder an opportunity to drive improvement in Dudley Metropolitan Council - an underperforming local authority children’s social care service and ensure vulnerable children receive a higher quality service.

Requirements

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01

The Department for Education (DfE) is responsible

The Department for Education (DfE) is responsible for supporting improvement in Local Authorities, as part of interventions, in response to failure or weakness in the provision of children’s social care services.

02

The Department sees considerable value in drawing

The Department sees considerable value in drawing down external expertise, from various sectors, to support local authorities in these circumstances.

03

An underperforming local authority children’s social care

an underperforming local authority children’s social care service and ensure vulnerable children receive a higher quality service.

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Stage
contract · Contract
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