An external evaluation is required because D&A do not have the resources necessary to conduct a timely and robust evaluation in-house.
The process and, impact and economic evaluations will provide evidence to better inform future decisions regarding PSCs. Using external suppliers to conduct the two tranches of the evaluation will ensure that they are robust and maximise the expertise and experience which external suppliers can provide.
The process evaluation will inform how PSCs should be best implemented. Additionally, there will be direct benefits to this PSC project through the interim process evaluation report, which will provide lessons for the current pilot to improve while it is still ongoing. This will include a mixture of qualitative and quantitative data, which will be collected using a variety of different techniques.
The impact evaluation will demonstrate the effectiveness of PSCs in achieving their desired impact. The economic evaluation will show the extent to which PSCs represent good value for money.
Skills Bootcamps offer flexible, primarily level 3 - 5 equivalent courses of up to 16 weeks in technical skills which are free to eligible adult learners. They give adults the opportunity to build up in-demand, sector-specific skills and fast-track to an interview with an employer - supporting adults to move into well-paid jobs and helping employers to fill much-needed vacancies. Unemployed, employed and self-employed adults can be eligible for a Skills Bootcamp; they can be used to support an unemployed person into a job, an employed adult into a different job in another organisation or to gain another role or other responsibilities in the same organisation, or a self-employed adult to gain new opportunities. They also support groups such as those returning to work after a break, ex-veterans and eligible prisoners within 6 months of release. There is a clear expectation that employers are involved in the whole end-to-end delivery of Skills Bootcamps; and where an employer is using a Skills Bootcamp to train up a current employee, they must contribute towards the costs of the Skills Bootcamp.
The Dynamic Purchasing System was launched in November 2022, and the first competition launched shortly afterwards. This Contract Award Notice is for the contracts awarded under the digital category.
Skills Bootcamps offer flexible, primarily level 3 - 5 equivalent courses of up to 16 weeks in technical skills which are free to eligible adult learners. They give adults the opportunity to build up in-demand, sector-specific skills and fast-track to an interview with an employer - supporting adults to move into well-paid jobs and helping employers to fill much-needed vacancies. Unemployed, employed and self-employed adults can be eligible for a Skills Bootcamp; they can be used to support an unemployed person into a job, an employed adult into a different job in another organisation or to gain another role or other responsibilities in the same organisation, or a self-employed adult to gain new opportunities. They also support groups such as those returning to work after a break, ex-veterans and eligible prisoners within 6 months of release. There is a clear expectation that employers are involved in the whole end-to-end delivery of Skills Bootcamps; and where an employer is using a Skills Bootcamp to train up a current employee, they must contribute towards the costs of the Skills Bootcamp.
The Dynamic Purchasing System was launched in November 2022, and the first competition launched shortly afterwards. This Contract Award Notice is for the contracts awarded under the sales, marketing and procurement category.
A short-term contract to provide Catering Services for judges at the Justice Ministers' Conference held at St James' Palace on Monday 20th March 2023.
Project relating to the purchase of a Functional Near-Infrared Spectroscopy (fNIRS) System to support both teaching and research needs.
Following a Procurement process that was compliant with Procurement Governance, contract has been awarded to Artinis Medical Systems BV for a value of £55,396.37 excl VAT, for a contract term of Two (2) Years.
Contract commenced on 27th June, 2023.
Our £70 million Change Programme will create up to nine Change Programme Partnerships that will test and refine longer term, systemic reforms including developing and testing National Standards, strategic partnerships and inclusion plans, the proposed alternative provision service, and tailored lists. This will help guard against unintended consequences and build a strong evidence base to inform future funding and legislation.
Our £70 million Change Programme will create up to nine Change Programme Partnerships that will test and refine longer term, systemic reforms including developing and testing National Standards, strategic partnerships and inclusion plans, the proposed alternative provision service, and tailored lists. This will help guard against unintended consequences and build a strong evidence base to inform future funding and legislation.
Our £70 million Change Programme will create up to nine Change Programme Partnerships that will test and refine longer term, systemic reforms including developing and testing National Standards, strategic partnerships and inclusion plans, the proposed alternative provision service, and tailored lists. This will help guard against unintended consequences and build a strong evidence base to inform future funding and legislation.
Our £70 million Change Programme will create up to nine Change Programme Partnerships that will test and refine longer term, systemic reforms including developing and testing National Standards, strategic partnerships and inclusion plans, the proposed alternative provision service, and tailored lists. This will help guard against unintended consequences and build a strong evidence base to inform future funding and legislation.
Our £70 million Change Programme will create up to nine Change Programme Partnerships that will test and refine longer term, systemic reforms including developing and testing National Standards, strategic partnerships and inclusion plans, the proposed alternative provision service, and tailored lists. This will help guard against unintended consequences and build a strong evidence base to inform future funding and legislation.
The primary focus of the change programme is to address the demand-side issues, such as increased demand in certain services and therefore, capacity and cost burdens on the system. The programme will test and refine the SENDAP policy reforms that aim to address demand-side issues in the SEND and AP system and that collectively will drive system change. .
Award of contract has been completed via Crown Commercial Services framework. Award notice published for transparency.
Contract is for the provision of Product Roadmap Software
The Supplier will assist in the preparation of the Employers Requirements / Employers Brief for the Home Office Accommodation - Rapid Construction project.
This is a notice for the Award of Contract: Delivery Partner of Families First for Children Pathfinder Programme.
The Independent Care Review and National Panel review made a number of ambitious recommendations to transform support and protection in children's social care (CSC). In response to these recommendations DfE has published its implementation strategy, which sets out its proposed reforms in this area of CSC:
a. A new category of support - family help - to replace the current framework across voluntary targeted early help services to statutory child in need services.
b. Restructuring the workforce so a multidisciplinary team of family help workers can own relationships with families in need under Section 17 of the Children Act 1989 (this means that a wider range of professionals can lead, rather than always being qualified social workers, as is the current set up).
c. More effective, integrated multi-agency child protection response, including dedicated, highly skilled professionals from local authorities, police and health with responsibility for specific child protection functions.
d. Change to organisational culture, involving wider family members and connected people as a central component throughout family help and child protection.
This is a pivotal moment for children's social care. Given the scale and complexity of the reform programme, and the importance of robust testing to inform future policy, we are seeking to contract to an external organisation (a 'Delivery Partner') to support pathfinder local areas to implement new ways of delivering services to children and families; to identify the conditions for successful and sustained implementation of reforms across local areas; and to facilitate learning dissemination, from the programme, across relevant sectors.
The Delivery Partner will work as part of a virtual team with the DfE pathfinder programme team, the external Evaluation Partner and relevant policy officials - working collaboratively towards a shared vision for a reformed children's social care system.
Skills Bootcamps offer flexible, primarily level 3 - 5 equivalent courses of up to 16 weeks in technical skills which are free to eligible adult learners. They give adults the opportunity to build up in-demand, sector-specific skills and fast-track to an interview with an employer - supporting adults to move into well-paid jobs and helping employers to fill much-needed vacancies. Unemployed, employed and self-employed adults can be eligible for a Skills Bootcamp; they can be used to support an unemployed person into a job, an employed adult into a different job in another organisation or to gain another role or other responsibilities in the same organisation, or a self-employed adult to gain new opportunities. They also support groups such as those returning to work after a break, ex-veterans and eligible prisoners within 6 months of release. There is a clear expectation that employers are involved in the whole end-to-end delivery of Skills Bootcamps; and where an employer is using a Skills Bootcamp to train up a current employee, they must contribute towards the costs of the Skills Bootcamp.
The Dynamic Purchasing System was launched in November 2022. This Contract Award Notice is for the contracts awarded under the Digital category.
The Ministry of Justice would like to procure maintenance services for existing units of the CEIA Archway Walk Through Metal Detector across the HMPPS estate. The requirement is for one annual planned preventative visit per unit as well as provision for reactive maintenance call-out, spare parts and decommissioning.