Public procurement notice: Contract Notice
Published: 2020-02-20
Buyer: Birmingham City Council on behalf of Birmingham Childrens Trust
Country: UK
Contract type: Services
Procedure: Open procedure
CPV classification: 72224000: Project management consultancy services | 72611000: Technical computer support services | 79400000 | 79420000 | 79993100
Estimated value: 1230000 GBP
Submission deadline: 2020-03-18
Award criteria: The most economic tender

Technical requirements: Birmingham Children’s Trust (‘the Trust’) is owned by, but independent from Birmingham City Council delivering all family support and social care services for the Council. We exist to make sure that the most disadvantaged children in Birmingham live safe and happy lives and have the opportunity to reach their full potential. To do that we help our staff to reach their full potential, whatever their role in the Trust. We organise our training programmes through the Birmingham Children’s Trust Academy (BCTA), who offer a range of learning and development opportunities designed to challenge and improve the Trust’s workforce. BCTA keep their training top-quality and highly relevant by basing it on a long-standing framework called our learning and practice development approach. All programmes meet the highest professional standards and are continually improved through feedback, new legislation and research.
All Birmingham Childrens Trust Employees, mainly for non-social work workers, including but not limited to; Business Support, PAs, Commissioning, Finance, HR services. This will include the following:
— safeguarding, business/development planning, data protection, health and safety, equalities, code of conduct, policies and procedures,
With the option to extend for up to an additional 3 years subject to requirements and satisfactory performance.
All Birmingham Children’s Trust Managers, some programmes may need to be adapted for differing levels of managerial experience. The following:
— people management which includes: performance management, recruitment and selection, coaching and mentoring, investigation skills, complaints, supervision and appraisal etc,
— leading people which includes: leading teams, facilitation skills, project management, budget management, leading change, problem solving, improving performance in the workplace, leading change etc.
With the option to extend for up to an additional 3 years subject to requirements and satisfactory performance.
Birmingham’s Children’s Trust (the Trust is conducting the procurement exercise using the open procedure in accordance with the requirements of the Public Contracts Regulations 2015 (PCR 2015), the Public Procurement (Amendments, Repeals and Revocations) Regulations 2016 and in accordance with the light touch regime as set out in Schedule 3 of the Public Contracts Regulations 2015 (Annex A) (PCR 2015) in relation to Social, Health and Education services. The contract will be tendered for the following lots:
Lot 3: Social work professional offer the contract will be awarded in 3 lots. One supplier will be awarded a contract per contract lot. The same supplier may submit tenders for more than 1 lot and, if successful, be awarded multiple contract lots. The contract will last for 3 years (unless terminated under the terms and conditions of contract) with the provision to extend for up to an additional 3 years subject to requirements and satisfactory performance. The Council will be using its free to use e-tendering system (in-tend) for the administration of this procurement process and potential suppliers must register with the system to be able to express an interest. If you wish to express an interest in this opportunity please click on the following link to access https://in-tendhost.co.uk/birminghamcc/ and submit your details to register which will enable you to download all relevant invitation to tender (ITT) documentation. If you are unable to register with In-tend or have any questions or problems on how to use this web site please either email us at: cps@birmingham.gov.uk or call CPS Helpdesk on 0121 464 8000. Your completed tender submission should be returned by 12.00 noon on 18.3.2020 via the ‘In-tend’ system https://in-tendhost.co.uk/birminghamcc

Eligibility requirements: Details will be provided in the tender documentation.

Award value: 1230000