Tender: Birmingham Safeguarding Children Partnership – Dynamic Purchasing System for Local Safeguarding Training (Aug 2023–Jul 2026)

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Birmingham Safeguarding Children’s Partnership (BSCP) is seeking qualified individuals and organisations to join a Dynamic Purchasing System under the Light Touch Regime to deliver locally provided, flexible learning and sector-specific safeguarding training. The DPS covers a wide range of courses including Attachment Theory and Brain Development; Child Sexual Exploitation (tackling CSE in Birmingham and advanced level); Drugs and Alcohol – Delivering Brief Intervention; Understanding and Responding to Domestic Abuse and Coercive Control (Modules 1–3); Modern Slavery; Neglect and the Graded Care Profile; Raising Awareness of Female Genital Mutilation; Safeguarding Children and Young People with Disabilities; Safeguarding for Senior, Designated and Operational Managers; Impact of Parental Mental Health; Strengthening Families Framework and Working in Core Groups; Working with Families Who Have Disengaged; Working with Those Who Are, or May Be Experiencing, Domestic Abuse & Coercive Control; Working with Substance-Misusing Parents; Working with People at Risk of Knife Crime; Trauma Impact on Young People; Learning from Serious Case Reviews; Professional Curiosity; Keeping Children Safe Online; Contextual Safeguarding; and Cultural Competence/Awareness. Suppliers may apply for one or more categories and, if appointed to the DPS, will be invited to tender for specific contracts via direct award or mini-competition. The DPS runs from 1 August 2023 to 31 July 2026 with the option to extend for up to two further years in yearly increments, and the procurement is administered via the in-tend e-tendering system.