Future Leaders Programme for Directors of Children’s Service
In summer 2018, we announced plans to establish a system leadership programme for future and newly appointed Directors of Children’s Services.United Kingdom-London: Education and training services
2019/S 231-566718
Contract notice
Services
Directive 2014/24/EU
Section I: Contracting authority
I.1)Name and addresses
Postal address: Sanctuary Buildings, 20, Great Smith Street
Town: London
NUTS code: UK
Postal code: SW1P 3BT
Country: United Kingdom
E-mail: Samantha.LEE@education.gov.ukInternet address(es):Main address: www.gov.uk/government/organisations/department-for-education
I.3)Communication
I.4)Type of the contracting authority
I.5)Main activity
Section II: Object
II.1.1)Title:
3200000
II.1.2)Main CPV code
II.1.3)Type of contract
II.1.4)Short description:
The Future Leaders Programme for Directors of Children’s Services forms part of the overall drive to ensure the highest quality children’s services and builds on our existing programmes to support the development of those working within children’s social care. The supplier will develop and deliver a programme which will attract and equip those aspiring to DCS posts and newly appointed DCSs with the skills, capacities and resilience to be strong system leaders.
II.1.6)Information about lots
II.2.2)Additional CPV code(s)
II.2.3)Place of performance
II.2.4)Description of the procurement:
In summer 2018, we announced plans to establish a system leadership programme for future and newly appointed Directors of Children’s Services (DCSs). The DfE will be seeking proposals from organisations or consortia to develop, deliver and manage a programme which:
— attracts diverse participants with strong potential to progress to DCS roles and equips them with the core behaviours, skills and capacities necessary to do so, and
— supports newly appointed DCSs to develop and embed the behaviours, skills and capacities to become strong system leaders.
The contract for the Future Leaders Programme for DCSs presents an exciting opportunity to input into DfE’s workforce strategy and to design, develop and deliver a national leadership programme for those aspiring to and newly appointed into DCS roles and positions. The programme will attract and nurture talented leaders, so that they have the behaviours, skills and capacities to become successful system leaders across the breadth of the DCS role.
DCSs have a professional responsibility for the leadership, strategy and effectiveness of local authority children’s services and are accountable for securing the provision of services which address the needs of all children and young people, including the most disadvantaged and vulnerable and their families and carers. DCSs have a critical ‘system leader’ role for children and families – operating as the interface between practice, corporate and political leadership over a wide range of local authority services for children and young people. They are required to work collaboratively and create and lead effective partnerships in order to ensure the best and safe outcome for each service user.
We are looking for a supplier that will: engage with and respond proactively to the DfE’s requirements and developing policy, liaise with a range of stakeholders and deliver training and support based on evidence and user research to explore and address these challenges.
The contract is expected to begin in early 2020 and will run for an initial term of 3 years (to 31.3.2023) with a clear break clause in March 2021. The approximate budget is up to 3 200 000 GBP (incl. VAT) in the initial contract period, which shall run from March 2020 to March 2023. Funding is currently committed to 2020-2021 only.
II.2.5)Award criteria
II.2.7)Duration of the contract, framework agreement or dynamic purchasing system
The contract is envisaged to be for an initial period of 3 years with possible options to extend for a further period of up to 1 year.
II.2.10)Information about variants
II.2.11)Information about options
The contract is envisaged to be for an initial period of 3 years with possible options to extend for a further period of up to 1 year.
II.2.13)Information about European Union funds
Section III: Legal, economic, financial and technical information
III.2.3)Information about staff responsible for the performance of the contract
Section IV: Procedure
IV.1.1)Type of procedure
IV.1.8)Information about the Government Procurement Agreement (GPA)
IV.2.1)Previous publication concerning this procedure
IV.2.2)Time limit for receipt of tenders or requests to participate
IV.2.4)Languages in which tenders or requests to participate may be submitted:
IV.2.7)Conditions for opening of tenders
Section VI: Complementary information
VI.1)Information about recurrence
VI.4.1)Review body
Town: London
Country: United Kingdom
VI.5)Date of dispatch of this notice: