Section one: Contracting authority
one.1) Name and addresses
Department for Education
Sanctuary Buildings, 20, Great Smith Street
London
SW1P 3BT
Emilie.WILKINSON@EDUCATION.GOV.UK
Country
United Kingdom
Region code
UK - United Kingdom
Internet address(es)
Main address
https://www.gov.uk/government/organisations/department-for-education
one.3) Communication
The procurement documents are available for unrestricted and full direct access, free of charge, at
https://education.app.jaggaer.com/
Additional information can be obtained from the above-mentioned address
Tenders or requests to participate must be submitted electronically via
https://education.app.jaggaer.com/
Tenders or requests to participate must be submitted to the above-mentioned address
one.4) Type of the contracting authority
Ministry or any other national or federal authority
one.5) Main activity
Education
Section two: Object
two.1) Scope of the procurement
two.1.1) Title
CR: Case Management Systems (CMS) improvement FTS
two.1.2) Main CPV code
- 72220000 - Systems and technical consultancy services
two.1.3) Type of contract
Services
two.1.4) Short description
Department for Education are looking for a provider to enhance the development and use of case management systems (CMS) in children’s social care to enable social workers to spend more time with families. This contract is due to commence 1st September 2023 and will run until June 2024.
Departmental research has concluded that technology used by social workers to record their work with children, support social workers in their day-to-day work, and collect statutory and local data could be improved or standardised. Whilst local authorities are responsible for funding and managing their digital estate, the department made a commitment in the recent Stable Homes, Built on Love strategy to improve case management systems to enable social workers to spend more time directly with children and families.
two.1.5) Estimated total value
Value excluding VAT: £291,666
two.1.6) Information about lots
This contract is divided into lots: No
two.2) Description
two.2.3) Place of performance
NUTS codes
- UK - United Kingdom
two.2.4) Description of the procurement
We are seeking a supplier to facilitate LAs to agree and articulate the minimum core functionalities (MCF) that a Children’s Social Care CMS (Case Management System) should have, based on multiple user needs. The supplier will map existing market products against the minimum core functionalities as well as survey the wider landscape of digital systems and products that consume and use children’s social care data or interact with children’s social care case management products, as well as the stakeholders who either have a role to play in shaping, or are impacted by, the development of children’s social care systems and standards.
The supplier will also appraise options for how open data and technical standards for Children’s Social Care to support the movement of information across systems and agencies (in the mapped ecosystem) could be developed, governed, and implemented and maintained and finally develop and trial a set of 3-4 interoperability-oriented data and technical open standards for interoperability-oriented use cases prioritised by the user community – and located within the mapped ecosystem, and review the applicability of existing standards initiatives to CSC CMS.
two.2.5) Award criteria
Price is not the only award criterion and all criteria are stated only in the procurement documents
two.2.7) Duration of the contract, framework agreement or dynamic purchasing system
Start date
1 September 2023
End date
30 June 2024
This contract is subject to renewal
No
two.2.10) Information about variants
Variants will be accepted: No
two.2.11) Information about options
Options: No
two.2.13) Information about European Union Funds
The procurement is related to a project and/or programme financed by European Union funds: No
Section four. Procedure
four.1) Description
four.1.1) Type of procedure
Open procedure
four.1.8) Information about the Government Procurement Agreement (GPA)
The procurement is covered by the Government Procurement Agreement: Yes
four.2) Administrative information
four.2.2) Time limit for receipt of tenders or requests to participate
Date
31 July 2023
Local time
12:00pm
four.2.4) Languages in which tenders or requests to participate may be submitted
English
four.2.6) Minimum time frame during which the tenderer must maintain the tender
Duration in months: 6 (from the date stated for receipt of tender)
four.2.7) Conditions for opening of tenders
Date
31 July 2023
Local time
12:00pm
Section six. Complementary information
six.1) Information about recurrence
This is a recurrent procurement: No
six.4) Procedures for review
six.4.1) Review body
Department for Education
London
Country
United Kingdom