Appointment of Children's Services Adviser Team for Sandwell Improvement Programme
DEPARTMENT FOR EDUCATION · Awarded contract
AwardedAppointment of Children's Services Adviser Team for Sandwell Improvement Programme
Awarded 19 Feb 2018
Awarded19 Feb 2018
Value£79,920.00
AgencyDEPARTMENT FOR EDUCATION
RegionWest Midlands
CategoryPublic Services & Welfare
Ended 7y 9mo ago12mo term
Awarded 19 Feb 2018Expired 18 Feb 2019
About
The Department for Education awarded a contract to Doncaster Children's Service Trust for the provision of a small team of advisers to deliver operational and strategic reviews, improvements, support, and challenge in Sandwell's children's social care services.
The adviser team was to provide independent oversight of progress against agreed improvement plans, supervise the programme of change, and build on existing work.
This followed Ofsted judgments of inadequate in four of the last five inspections since 2010 and a statutory direction requiring the establishment of Sandwell Children's Trust by 1 April 2018.
The contract value was AUD 79,920.
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