Section one: Contracting authority
one.1) Name and addresses
Department for Education
Sanctuary Buildings, 20, Great Smith Street
London
SW1P 3BT
Victoria.SASSENBURG@education.gov.uk
Country
United Kingdom
Region code
UK - United Kingdom
Internet address(es)
Main address
one.3) Communication
Additional information can be obtained from 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
The National Support Service - Supplier Engagement Event
two.1.2) Main CPV code
- 85321000 - Administrative social services
two.1.3) Type of contract
Services
two.1.4) Short description
DfE is looking for an organisation to develop, co-ordinate and manage a ‘National Support Service’ for Local Authority (LA) fostering service providers, which will offer in-depth diagnostic support specifically focused on their recruitment and approval practices, with the aim of providing bespoke recommendations for improvement, alongside building a strong evidence base from which to share good practice nationally.
In order to provide further information on the opportunity a market engagement webinar will be held on Thursday 20th July 2023 from 10:00 – 11:00. This will be an online event hosted through Microsoft Teams platform.
To register for the event, you will need to be registered as a supplier on the DfE Jaggaer eTendering portal, available at https://education.app.jaggaer.com/web/login.html
Once registered the event will be accessible via the ‘View Opportunities’ link on the Homepage. Select the Opportunity Notice for ‘The National Support Service' Supplier Engagement Event’ (SSQ 402) and this will take you directly to the registration page.
The closing date for registering your interest of the market engagement event is 09:00am GMT on the 20/07/23.
Once registered you will be sent the Microsoft Teams meeting invite via the Jaggaer portal messaging service.
DfE look forward to welcoming you to this event, and thank you for your interest in this procurement.
two.1.6) Information about lots
This contract is divided into lots: No
two.2) Description
two.2.2) Additional CPV code(s)
- 79410000 - Business and management consultancy services
two.2.3) Place of performance
NUTS codes
- UK - United Kingdom
two.2.4) Description of the procurement
DfE is looking for an organisation to develop, co-ordinate and manage a ‘National Support Service’ for Local Authority (LA) fostering service providers, which will offer in-depth diagnostic support specifically focused on their recruitment and approval practices, with the aim of providing bespoke recommendations for improvement, alongside building a strong evidence base from which to share good practice nationally.
two.3) Estimated date of publication of contract notice
4 September 2023
Section four. Procedure
four.1) Description
four.1.8) Information about the Government Procurement Agreement (GPA)
The procurement is covered by the Government Procurement Agreement: Yes