Local Authority Children's Services Corporate and Political Leadership Development

This PIN is for market engagement only. It does not signify the commencement of any procurement process and does not constitute any commitment by the Department for Education. If the Department for Education decides to commence any procurement process as contemplated by this notice, a separate notice will be published at the relevant time. The requirements and values set out below may be subject to change.

This notice is a notification of a market engagement survey that the Department for Education (DfE) is conducting to gain insight for the procurement of a leadership and development programme for political and corporate leaders of Local Authority Children’s Services.

Keeping children safe is a key priority for this government. However, local authority (LA) Children’s Social Care (CSC) and Special Educational Needs and Disability (SEND) systems are under pressure from:

• Service demand;
• Workforce capacity and capability challenges;
• Funding pressures
• Leadership churn.

This contract aims to upskill political and corporate leaders of children’s services to drive improvement in CSC and SEND LA performance through universal, targeted and intensive support offers. The programme supports Lead Members, council leaders, Chief Executives and other senior LA leaders to fulfil their statutory roles, build their understanding of CSC and SEND, and equip leaders with the skills to scrutinise performance and deliver improvements to CSC and SEND services.

The total value of this contract is anticipated to be £5,700,000.

We anticipate a 2 year contract, with possible 1 year extension, commencing in or after April 2025.

You can find the SSQ_552 by registering on Jaggaer e-procurement Portal.

To register for the event, you will need to be registered as a supplier on the DfE Jaggaer eTendering portal, available at 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 Local Authority Children’s Services Corporate & Political Leadership Development Supplier Engagement Event’ (SSQ_522) and this will take you directly to the registration page.

The closing date for registering your interest of the market engagement event is 17:00 noon GMT on the 10th December 2024.

Please use the Jaggaer e-procurement system education.app.jaggaer.com/web/login.html ↗ to submit any questions you may have about the tendering procedure.