Children's Services Alternative Delivery Models - External Support
Worcestershire County CouncilEstimated Value
Not specified
Deadline
13 October 2017
Published
4 October 2017
Type
services
Overview
In compliance with the Statutory Direction issued by the Secretary of State for Education on the 19 September 2017, Worcestershire County Council's Cabinet has approved the recommendation from the Cabinet Member with responsibility for Children and Families that the Council voluntarily considers alternative delivery models (ADM) for Children's Social Care Services in order to both accelerate and sustain improvement. Therefore Worcestershire County Council are looking to identify a suitable organisation to support the Council in our journey towards implementation of an ADM.
Additional capacity and capability are required to work with Council Officers and members to produce an optional appraisal and preferred recommendation for Worcestershire (Phase 1) and a detailed business case on the preferred option (Phase 2). Additional information: Is a Recurrent Procurement Type? : No
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- 1
Cranstoun Services Limited
£25m
total awarded
- 2
St Basils
£1m
total awarded
- 3
Platform Housing Limited
1 contract wonlatest 8 Apr 2025£1m
total awarded
- 4
Worcestershire YMCA Limited
£1m
total awarded
- 5
Maggs Day Centre
1 contract wonlatest 13 Mar 2025£300,000
total awarded
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Worcestershire County CouncilKey Dates
Published
4 October 2017
Submission deadline
13 October 2017
Notice type
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