National Workload Action Group Secretariat and Lead Delivery Partner on Social Worker Retention and Agency Resources
A Contract Award Notice
by DEPARTMENT FOR EDUCATION
- Source
- Contracts Finder
- Type
- Framework (Services)
- Duration
- 20 month
- Value
- £1M
- Sector
- PROFESSIONAL
- Published
- 16 Aug 2023
- Delivery
- 27 Jul 2023 to 31 Mar 2025
- Deadline
- 23 May 2023 16:00
Concepts
- education and training
- nwag
- national workload action group secretariat and lead delivery partner on social worker retention and agency resources
- national workload action group secretariat
- health and social work
- national workload action group
- social work
- social workers
- delivery partner
- delivery of the services
Location
1 buyer
- Department for Education London
1 supplier
- Dartington Hall Totnes
Description
Following an open procurement, the Department for Education has appointed a suitably experienced organisation to deliver the following objectives relating to child and family social work: 1) To deliver solutions recommended by the National Workload Action Group (NWAG)and provide a secretariat role for the group 2) produce tools and resources to support Local Authorities with social worker retention; and 3) produce tools and resources to support Local Authorities in the engagement of agency social workers. The NWAG is made up of sector and practice experts and seeks to identify and recommend solutions to reduce unnecessary workload drivers for child and family social workers so that child and family social workers have enough time to spend working directly with children and families. The Buyer may, at its own discretion, extend the Contract on multiple occasions, but will not exceed a cumulative extension of 24 months post the Expiry Date. It is anticipated, at the time of contract signature, that any extension would involve delivery of the services on a reduced scope, with focus being on activities related to the maintenance and improvement of the Deliverables that were delivered during the Initial Contract Period. The Buyer reserves the right to extend this anticipated scope at its own discretion.
Award Detail
| 1 | Dartington Hall (Totnes)
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CPV Codes
- 80000000 - Education and training services
- 85000000 - Health and social work services
Indicators
- Contract is suitable for SMEs.
- Contract is suitable for VCOs.
Other Information
n/a con_21447 Dartington Hall Trust (RiP) Contract Terms and Conditions Redacted - Publishable Copy.pdf
Reference
- tender_341674/1247804
- CF f1859306-57ba-4c6c-a724-1a2833d54b6d