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AWARDEDProcurement notice · Department for EducationRef ocds-h6vhtk-042ba1
This is to award the contract for the LA Facilitator.
The Local Authority facilitator will play a key role in supporting the Department in delivering our critical path of reform for multi-agency safeguarding partners through engagement at both a local and national level.
The individual will work as part of a core team with their health, police and now education facilitator counterparts whose priorities will be set by the cross-government governance structures.
Scope of role:
To support the local government response to the safeguarding partners reform work and the development of existing national policy to improve safeguarding outcomes for children and young people.
To identify and assess emerging issues and threats within local multi-agency safeguarding partnerships and develop plans to address in partnership with other national facilitators.
To provide practical advice to government on how to post safeguarding partners to effectively implement the reforms set out in Stable Homes Built on Love.
To liaise with all local safeguarding partnerships in England and engage relevant safeguarding leads in local government to promote effective arrangements, to map and share best practice.
To provide appropriate peer review and challenge to support development of robust local arrangements.
To collaborate with the Child Safeguarding Practice Review Panel to support practice sharing amongst safeguarding partners.
To represent local government views at relevant national meetings, forums and conferences including with other national stakeholders.
This procurement was divided into 1 lots, each awarded separately. 4 bids were received in total.
Lots
1
Initial Term Value
£158,400
Bids Received
4
Bids per Lot
4
Lot
Value
Bids Received
Awarded To
Status
Lot 1
£158,400
initial term
4
Leading For Children Ltd
active
Data note: the source feed marks these lots as cancelled even though their awards are active — an inconsistency in the published notice. The award status is shown above.
Award criteria
Weightings from the notice.
Leadership Skills40%
Multi-agency working30%
Improvement Skills20%
Price10%
Key Dates
Published
9 January 2024
Tender Open
-
Tender Deadline
-
Award Date
-
Contract Signed
27 March 2023
Contract Start
-
Contract End
-
Procurement Details
Method
Limited — the buyer invited chosen suppliers
Method Details
Award procedure without prior publication of a call for competition
Route to market
Direct award
Main category
Services
Category
–
Delivery location
UK
Buyer Reference
ocds-h6vhtk-042ba1
Legal Basis
Public Contracts Regulations 2015 (EU Directive 2014/24)