Children’s Services Commissioner in Bromley

Where Ofsted finds systemic or persistent failure by a local authority to provide adequate children’s services, the Department for Education initiates steps to secure improvement, with a presumption that this will best be achieved by removing the service from council control. An independent Children’s Services Commissioner was appointed by the Secretary of State for Education to test this presumption in Bromley, and found that changes to the leadership and management of the service were promising enough for the service to remain in the Council’s control.

Ministers have decided that, as this decision was finely balanced, the service should be kept under close review by a Commissioner who should report on progress in six months’ time. Additional information: Deadline for receipt of tenders 5pm on Tuesday 1 November 2016.

Contract value Up to maximum of £17,280 incl VAT. If your organisation is interested in participating in this procurement you will need to register on the DFE's online electronic procurement portal Redimo2 and have completed the registration process prior to the date when the invitation to tender is issued.

For further guidance and to register on Redimo2 please go to https://www.gov.uk/guidance/nctl-e-procurement-system-redimo Please pay particular attention to the guidance document which will guide you through the registration and application process. You should allow up to 6 working days to complete all aspects of the DPS registration process.