Educational and Children’s Social Care Professionals

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To be sourced and invited to respond to opportunities published via the 'Education and Children's Social Care' Dynamic Purchasing System (ECSC DPS) you will need to be an approved member of the ECSC DPS prior to the issue of the opportunity you are interested in, please be aware access to tenders that have been issued prior to you becoming an approved member of the ECSC DPS cannot be granted retrospectively. In order to apply to join the ECSC DPS you will need to be registered on the Proactis e procurement system. Once registered please follow the guidance steps carefully, ensuring you have selected the Department for Education as an organisation you wish to engage with and also expressed your interest in joining the ECSC DPS . Additionally you should allow at least six full working days for your application to join the ECSC DPS to be processed. It is also crucial that you select the appropriate ECSC DPS skill set categories within your account profile that identify the services you can deliver. Opportunities are only issued to approved ECSC DPS members which have selected the skill set categories that match those of the requirement. Please pay careful attention to the guidance available under 'Links' which will guide you through both the DFE registration and ECSC DPS application process This notice pertains to the establishment of a Dynamic Purchasing System being procured under the Light- Touch Regime pursuant to regulation 74 of the Public Contracts Regulations 2015. The system will be run via the Proactis platform, referred to as 'Redimo2' The planned go-live date for the system is 11th March 2016, allowing a period of time from 9th February for population of the system via open and fair process. The DPS will be applicable across the whole department and comprise several lots. The proposed lots and required associates are as follows, but not limited to: A range of educational associates including: - Assessors - Brokers - Coaches - Children's services commissioners - support - Children's social care intervention advisers - Development of practitioner networks - Evaluators - Facilitators - Mentors - Practitioners - Programme design and development - Quality assurance - Researchers - Speakers - Operational development and delivery - Trainers - Writers The DPS will run from 11th March 2016 to 11th March 2020 or 11th March 2022 if the option to extend for 2 years is taken. The estimated value is up to 6 500 000 GBP per year