National Fast Track Child and Family Social Work Programme

Tender description

The purpose of this PIN is to initiate market consultation and is not being used as a call for competition. The PIN is intended to: - Raise awareness with the market of a potential future procurement process for delivery of a National Fast Track to Child and Family Social Work Programme, enabling time for organisations to begin early discussions with the Department and each other as to how they may be able to deliver any future contract. - Inform the market that the Department will be undertaking market consultation activity during January and February 2022, to gather information about the supply market; to explore potential delivery models and associated benefits of those models; and to inform its understanding of the risks and issues relevant to managing transition to, and mobilisation of, any new service arrangements. - Inform the market that the services fall within the scope of Part 7 (Social and Other Specific Services) of Chapter 3 of the Public Procurement Regulations 2015, the so called “light touch regime” and that the Department will utilise the flexibilities afforded by Regulation 76(1) (Principles of awarding contracts), in determining the procurement procedure to be applied. The Department has not yet determined the detail of that form of procurement procedure but anticipates that it may include negotiation with tenderers. The procurement process will be set out in full in the procurement documents, in due course. Lot 1: The Department intends to hold a series of events during January and February 2022 Event 1 The first of these events to be held virtually on Thursday 27 January 2022 and will be split into two parts, a morning session (10:30-12:00) and an afternoon session (13:00-15:00). The morning session will be a plenary session at which representatives from the contracting authority will provide detailed information to potential suppliers about the proposed scope of the services and how we intend they will be procured. The afternoon session will give potential suppliers an opportunity to discuss, in groups, these proposals with DfE representatives and other interested organisations in order to identify the strengths and weakness of these plans from a Market perspective. To book a place at this event please visit https://www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/national-fast-track-child-and-family-social-work-programme-tickets-225873964107. The deadline for book a space is Sunday 23 January 2022. Event 2 The second set of events will be held between Wednesday 2 February and Wednesday 9 February 2022. These will consist of a series of commercial in confidence 1:1 virtual meetings between interested suppliers and the Department. They will give an opportunity to discuss in more depth aspects of the National Fast Track Child & Family Social Work Programme that may be unclear and highlight what aspects of the procurement are most attractive. To book a place at one of these events please visit https://www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/supplier-11s-national-fast-track-child-and-family-social-work-programme-tickets-227636977327 and choose from the available slots. The deadline for book a slot is Friday 28 January 2022. Please note: Spaces for all events will be allocated on a first-come first-served basis, but we intend to share the outcomes from these sessions with all potential suppliers following the conclusion of the consultation period How to engage At this stage, interested market suppliers should ensure they are registered on the Department’s e-procurement solution (Jaggaer). The Department will engage with the market and administer any procurement via Jaggaer. Jaggaer registration information can be found at https://education.app.jaggaer.com/esop/guest/go/opportunity/detail?opportunityId=53061 Further notices regarding the market consultation approach will be published in due course. Additional information: A more detailed Information Memorandum on the market consultation can be found on the Department’s e-procurement solution (Jaggaer) @ https://education.app.jaggaer.com/esop/guest/go/opportunity/detail?opportunityId=53061