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Published 28 Apr 2025

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Foster Care Training - AWARD

Authority: Sandwell Metropolitan Borough Council

Open procedure
CPV: Personnel-training services (79632000)
Published panel value£30,000Shared across 2 suppliers; not a single purchase
Contract ends 31 Mar 2027
Contract starts 1 Apr 2025

What is being bought

Published requirement description

Foster Care Training

Sandwell Children's Trust ("The Trust") invites quotes subject to the following conditions, for the provision Sandwell Children's Trust Foster Care Training upon the terms and conditions of the attached Contract for included in Section 8 of this Invitation to Quote (ITQ).

Sandwell Children's Trust is an independent not-for-profit company that provides social care and support services to children, young people and families. The Fostering Service offers placements to Sandwell children, but is no longer part of Sandwell Metropolitan Borough Trust Therefore, to continue to provide fostering services, the agency is registered as an Independent Fostering Agency (IFA), and its fostering arm is called Sandwell Children's Trust Fostering.

In Sandwell, we believe that all children and young people have the right to be healthy, happy, and safe; to be loved, valued and respected; and to have high aspirations for their future. We would wish all children to have secure relationships with family, friends and carers, be eager, excited, curious and engaged in learning, have self-confidence, be able to co-operate and communicate socially and have the best possible health and development.

Our vision is for Sandwell's children and young people to have the best start in life and for them to be nurtured and supported by those who care for them so that they will develop into healthy, socially responsible and achieving adults who, in turn, show the same level of care when raising their own families

Sandwell Children's Trust has approximately 300 mainstream and connected foster carers who expected to complete a number of mandatory and developmental training courses to support them to meet the needs of the children in their care.

The Council will be using the In-tend e-Tendering System for this Procurement exercise, please visit in-tendhost.co.uk/sandwellmbc ↗ to access the Sandwell MBC In-tend Supplier Portal.

From here you will be able to register your company, express an interest in the opportunity, and gain immediate access to Quotation or other related documents.

To submit a quotation you will be required to 'Opt In'.

For a Step by Step user guide to the Sandwell MBC In-tend Supplier Portal please click on the `Guidance for Suppliers` section of the website. All procurement responses must be carried out via the Sandwell MBC In-tend Supplier Portal.

If you require further assistance in respect of the system please contact the In-tend support team on 0844 272 8810.

Closing date: Monday 10 March 2025 at 15:00hrs

Published procurement details

Procedure
Open procedure
Buyer reference
IT-230-9112-SMBC 25022 - AWARD
Category
Services
Tender status
Complete
Award status
Active
Suitable for SMEs
No
Suitable for voluntary, community and social enterprises
No
Tender deadline
Procurement method
Open
Additional classifications 1: Reference
80000000
Additional classifications 1: Scheme
CPV
Additional classifications 1: Description
Education and training services
Additional classifications 2: Reference
80511000
Additional classifications 2: Scheme
CPV
Additional classifications 2: Description
Staff training services
Additional classifications 3: Reference
80570000
Additional classifications 3: Scheme
CPV
Additional classifications 3: Description
Personal development training services
Tender contract period: Start date
Tender contract period: End date
Item 1: Delivery locations as published
B69 3DB; West Midlands, United Kingdom

Key dates

Published dates
  1. Contract starts
    1 Apr 2025
  2. Award decision
    28 Apr 2025
  3. Notice published
    28 Apr 2025
  4. Contract ends
    31 Mar 2027

Contracting authority & participating public bodies

Suppliers named on the notice

Official documents & specifications (1)

Official links; attachments are not copied

Notices published for this procedure

Source record

Source
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Notice language
en
Release reference
ocds-b5fd17-fb5a59cb-0976-41d4-a455-c3af48eb4740-2025-04-28T14:13:16+01:00
Published
28 Apr 2025
Latest update
28 Apr 2025
Procedure reference
ocds-b5fd17-fb5a59cb-0976-41d4-a455-c3af48eb4740
Contract reference
ocds-b5fd17-fb5a59cb-0976-41d4-a455-c3af48eb4740-1