PERMANENT AWARD EVIDENCE

Foster Care Training - AWARD

Sandwell Metropolitan Borough Council · published 28 Apr 2025. This page preserves the identifiers and current held fields for one Contracts Finder release; it is not an invoice, performance assessment or complete contract history.

Contracts Finder release ID6ce418f3-943a-48f5-a2a9-aefee96d406a-842618
Open Contracting ID (OCID)ocds-b5fd17-fb5a59cb-0976-41d4-a455-c3af48eb4740
Buyer identifierGB-CFS-16
Release typeaward
PUBLISHED COMMERCIAL FIELDS

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Award value
£30,000
award field
Tender value
Not disclosed
tender field
Procurement method
Open procedure
Category
services
CPV
79632000
Personnel-training services
Delivery
Not stated
B69 3DB
PUBLISHED DESCRIPTION

What the notice says

Foster Care Training Sandwell Children's Trust ("The Trust") invites quotes subject to the following conditions, for the provision Sandwell Children's Trust Foster Care Training upon the terms and conditions of the attached Contract for included in Section 8 of this Invitation to Quote (ITQ). Sandwell Children's Trust is an independent not-for-profit company that provides social care and support services to children, young people and families. The Fostering Service offers placements to Sandwell children, but is no longer part of Sandwell Metropolitan Borough Trust Therefore, to continue to provide fostering services, the agency is registered as an Independent Fostering Agency (IFA), and its fostering arm is called Sandwell Children's Trust Fostering. In Sandwell, we believe that all children and young people have the right to be healthy, happy, and safe; to be loved, valued and respected; and to have high aspirations for their future. We would wish all children to have secure relationships with family, friends and carers, be eager, excited, curious and engaged in learning, have self-confidence, be able to co-operate and communicate socially and have the best possible health and development. Our vision is for Sandwell's children and young people to have the best start in life and for them to be nurtured and supported by those who care for them so that they will develop into healthy, socially responsible and achieving adults who, in turn, show the same level of care when raising their own families Sandwell Children's Trust has approximately 300 mainstream and connected foster carers who expected to complete a number of mandatory and developmental training courses to support them to meet the needs of the children in their care. The Council will be using the In-tend e-Tendering System for this Procurement exercise, please visit https://in-tendhost.co.uk/sandwellmbc to access the Sandwell MBC In-tend Supplier Portal. From here you will be able to register your company, express an interest in the opportunity, and gain immediate access to Quotation or other related documents. To submit a quotation you will be required to 'Opt In'. For a Step by Step user guide to the Sandwell MBC In-tend Supplier Portal please click on the `Guidance for Suppliers` section of the website. All procurement responses must be carried out via the Sandwell MBC In-tend Supplier Portal. If you require further assistance in respect of the system please contact the In-tend support team on 0844 272 8810. Closing date: Monday 10 March 2025 at 15:00hrs

Tender statuscomplete
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  1. 01Notice publishedPublication timestamp on the held release28 Apr 2025
  2. 02Tender period endsTender-period field as published10 Mar 2025
  3. 03Contract startsContract-period field as published31 Mar 2025
  4. 04Contract endsContract-period field as published31 Mar 2027
SUPPLIER EVIDENCE

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First Response Training & Consultancy Services Ltd

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Published name only

Flourish Learning Limited

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SOURCE

Contracts Finder release

Published 28 Apr 2025 · held through the daily award projection · Open Government Licence v3.0.

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