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CO0570 Systemic Training – Adult & Children & Families Services ESCA

Essex County Council · compiled

Tender information last checkedLast checked 29 Sept 2026, 20:58.

Opportunity overview

Systemic social work is a way of responding to family problems by recognising that we are all part of complex systems. Essex County Council’s Children and Families (C&F) service overarching approach is relationship based, within this we use four main theoretical models; Systemic Practice, Solution Focused Practice, Strengths Based Approach and Restorative Practice. These four models provide practitioners with the skills and knowledge to deliver relationship based social work practice in Essex. Please refer to Appendix A Our Vision and Values for Children and Families. Essex County Council’s Adult Social Care (ASC) is one of the first County Councils nationally to adopt the Systemic Practice model into ASC. Systemic Practice is one of the 3 key elements of ASC’s Practice Model, we have named Inclusive Essex. This also includes Trauma Informed Practice and being Strengths-Based. This helps all staff in Adult Social Care. As of 2024 Systemic practice also forms part of our mandatory CPD offer to ASC staff called our ‘Essentials Programme’ The scope of the Systemic Training course is to deliver courses with Adults Social Care workforce and Children and Families workforce. The requirement has been split into the following Lots. Lot 1 –Systemic Training for Children & Families and Adults Lot 2 – Systemic Strategic Training for Leadership and Management across ASC & C&F

Awarded to

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Collective Space Systemic Social Work Ltd

Match pending…
Contract value
£133.7k
Awarded
Not supplied
Contract signed
4 Mar 2025
Award ID
007780-2025-CO0570 Systemic Training – Adult & Children & Families Services ESCA-1
Status
active
Location
London, UKI, E3 2NX, United Kingdom

Collective Space Systemic Social Work Ltd

Match pending…
Contract value
£20k
Awarded
Not supplied
Contract signed
4 Mar 2025
Award ID
007780-2025-CO0570 Systemic Training – Adult & Children & Families Services ESCA-2
Status
active
Location
London, UKI, E3 2NX, United Kingdom

Classification

  • CPV80000000 — Education and training services
  • CPV80530000 — Vocational training services

Lots

  • Lot 1 –Systemic Training for Children & Families and Adults£200k
  • Lot 2 – Systemic Strategic Training for Leadership and Management across ASC & C&F£100k

Published notice details

Additional information from the published procurement release. Fields appear only when supplied by the source; check the original notice and tender documents before acting.

Scope, procedure and submissions

Id
DN758270
Status
complete
Procurement Method
open
Main Procurement Category
services
Procurement Method Details
Open procedure

Covered By

GPA

Legal basis

Id
32014L0024
Scheme
CELEX

Lot Details

Maximum Lots Bid Per Supplier
9,999,999

Tender Period

Ends
17 Feb 2025, 14:00

Classification

Id
80000000
Scheme
CPV
Description
Education and training services

Submission terms

Languages

en

Submission Method

electronicSubmission

Lots and requirements

Entry 1
Id
1
Title
Lot 1 –Systemic Training for Children & Families and Adults
Status
cancelled
Has Options
No
Description
Lot 1 (A) Children and Families Within the C&F services most of our training courses run face to face and are to be held centrally at County Hall, Chelmsford. ESCA will organise and finance venues for the training to take place. The only session the Children and Families service require to be delivered virtually is Team Manager Group Supervision. The target audience for this training course will be alternatively qualified workers, qualified social workers, senior practitioners, team & service managers, heads of service and directors from Children and Families. The aim of the training programme is to upskill participants with core systemic theories, which transfers into relational social work practice. The courses will be based on the following. Introduction to Systemic - These three days are an opportunity to explore some key ideas from the field of systemic practice and understand their application within the social work context. The introduction sessions are open to all Children & Families social care staff. Systemic Team managers group supervision - These virtual 2-hour workshops are led by our team managers in attendance, giving them the opportunity to adapt these valuable sessions to meet the needs as a group. These sessions are open to our team managers only. Systemic approaches to management and supervision - This is a 6-day programme which aims to equip Senior Practitioners and team Managers to provide an overview of key systemic ideas which comprise the foundation year in systemic practice so that managers are familiar with concepts and approaches that social workers will begin to apply in practice. This course is open to all our Children and Families staff who are in a supervisory role (e.g. Team managers, Practice supervisors, Senior Practitioners) Systemic Foundation - The course aims to equip social workers and practitioners within the field of children’s social care with key theories, models and techniques from the field systemic practice for the purpose of offering parents, carers and wider systems help and support to safely care for vulnerable children. These sessions are open to all our Children & Families social care staff who have completed the systemic introduction as a minimum requirement. Staff have the option as to whether take the course with or without the accreditation. Examples of the learning outcomes are provided at Appendix A. Lot 1 (B) Adults Within ASC the course will be based on the following: Introduction to Systemic Training This is a 3-day course to introduce the learner to Systemic Practice. There is also a further consolidation day which will take place after the course has completed to allow for feedback and discussion on the implementation of systemic practice theory into everyday practice. This course will be applicable to all frontline practitioners - community support workers, OTs, Newly Qualified Social Workers, Social Workers, Senior Practitioners and Deputies, and Managers. The three days are an opportunity to explore some key ideas from the field of systemic practice and understand their application within the adult social care context. Students will learn how systemic social work can support and complement the service offered to adults accessing support through social care. Students will have the chance to apply these ideas to case examples and will leave the training with practical skills to take into their own practice. Systemic Approaches for Management & Supervision This course for aspiring managers, deputy managers, and managers aims to provide an overview of key systemic ideas on day 1 which comprise the Foundation Year in Systemic Practice so that students are refamiliarize with concepts and approaches that social workers will begin to apply in their own practice. Students will consider how these ideas may be useful in the supervision and management of casework by modelling the application of ideas to casework and they will begin to identify changes that the organisation may need to embark on to support the development of systemic practice within a safeguarding context. There will be a further consolidation day following these 2 days of training, which will consolidate the learning and reflect on how learners have been able to apply their learning in practice thus far. Refresher for Introduction to Systemic Training These sessions would aim to go through all the systemic model approaches, quiz the participants on their knowledge, and explore how systemic training has been used in their practice so far. This course is for everyone who has completed their Introduction to Systemic Training and 2 years have lapsed since their completion. Refresher for Systemic Approaches for Management & Supervision These sessions would aim to go through the management and supervision systemic approaches with a focus on safeguarding and explore how the managers have used them in their practice so far. This course is for everyone who has completed their Systemic Approaches for Management & Supervision and 2 years have lapsed since their completion. Action Learning Sets – Case Study Learning These bimonthly 2-hour sessions will allow learners to work through a live case in a systemic way to reinforce the learning from the previously attended training. Learners are asked to bring a case with them to the session where the trainer will choose a suitable case to work through. ASC Systemic Resources This learning resource is designed to support and embed the learning learners have completed on their systemic training days. The material they will access here will remind them of some of the key concepts they covered in the training and hopefully keep the ideas fresh in your mind. ESCA currently utilises a refresher systemic tool and would require a similar tool to be deployed under this contract. Along with other resources that can enable refreshing for systemic approaches for management & supervision.

Value

Amount
200,000
Currency
GBP

Award criteria

Criteria

Criterion 1
Name
Quality
Type
quality
Description
70
Criterion 2
Type
price
Description
30

Contract period

Duration In Days
720
Entry 2
Id
2
Title
Lot 2 – Systemic Strategic Training for Leadership and Management across ASC & C&F
Status
cancelled
Has Options
No
Description
The scope for the Strategic Leadership and Management programme is to deliver these courses with combined cohorts of Adult Social Care staff and Children and Families staff, commencing April 2025. This course is to be delivered face to face at County Hall, Chelmsford. ESCA will organise and finance venues for the training to take place. The target audience for this training course will be Directors, Service Managers and Aspiring Senior Managers. The purpose of the programme is to enable leaders and managers to become familiar, confident in understanding and application of systemic ideas to respond to current dilemmas and create future plans whilst maintaining an overview of the contribution that other professionals make to the coherent and smooth delivery of services to families.

Value

Amount
100,000
Currency
GBP

Award criteria

Criteria

Criterion 1
Name
Quality
Type
quality
Description
70
Criterion 2
Type
price
Description
30

Contract period

Duration In Days
720

Items and delivery

Item 1
Id
1
Related Lot
1

Delivery locations

Entry 1
Region
UKH3
Entry 2
Region
UKH3

Additional Classifications

Entry 1
Id
80530000
Scheme
CPV
Description
Vocational training services
Item 2
Id
2
Related Lot
2

Delivery locations

Entry 1
Region
UKH3
Entry 2
Region
UKH3

Additional Classifications

Entry 1
Id
80530000
Scheme
CPV
Description
Vocational training services

Buyer, suppliers and contacts

Organisation 1
Id
GB-FTS-4622
Name
Essex County Council

Roles

buyer

Address

Region
UKH3
Locality
Chelmsford
Postal Code
CM1 1QH
Country Name
United Kingdom
Street Address
County Hall, Market Road

Details

Classifications

Entry 1
Id
REGIONAL_AUTHORITY
Scheme
TED_CA_TYPE
Description
Regional or local authority
Entry 2
Id
01
Scheme
COFOG
Description
General public services

Identifier

Legal Name
Essex County Council

Contact

Name
Mr Andrew Beaver
Telephone
+44 333
Organisation 2
Id
GB-FTS-139724
Name
Collective Space Systemic Social Work Ltd

Roles

supplier

Address

Region
UKI
Locality
London
Postal Code
E3 2NX
Country Name
United Kingdom
Street Address
20 Iron Works, 58 Dace Road

Details

Scale
sme

Identifier

Legal Name
Collective Space Systemic Social Work Ltd
Organisation 3
Id
GB-FTS-5790
Name
The Royal Courts of Justice

Roles

reviewBody

Address

Locality
London
Postal Code
WC2A 2LL
Country Name
United Kingdom
Street Address
Strand

Identifier

Legal Name
The Royal Courts of Justice

Award information

Award 1
Id
007780-2025-CO0570 Systemic Training – Adult & Children & Families Services ESCA-1
Status
active

Suppliers

Supplier 1
Id
GB-FTS-139724
Name
Collective Space Systemic Social Work Ltd

Related lots

1
Award 2
Id
007780-2025-CO0570 Systemic Training – Adult & Children & Families Services ESCA-2
Status
active

Suppliers

Supplier 1
Id
GB-FTS-139724
Name
Collective Space Systemic Social Work Ltd

Related lots

2

Contracts and changes

Entry 1
Id
007780-2025-CO0570 Systemic Training – Adult & Children & Families Services ESCA-1
Status
active
Award ID
007780-2025-CO0570 Systemic Training – Adult & Children & Families Services ESCA-1
Date Signed
4 Mar 2025, 00:00

Value

Amount
133,712
Currency
GBP
Entry 2
Id
007780-2025-CO0570 Systemic Training – Adult & Children & Families Services ESCA-2
Status
active
Award ID
007780-2025-CO0570 Systemic Training – Adult & Children & Families Services ESCA-2
Date Signed
4 Mar 2025, 00:00

Value

Amount
20,000
Currency
GBP

Recorded locations

  • Buyer location · Chelmsford · UKH3 · CM1 1QH · United Kingdom
  • Delivery location · UKH3

Notice and amendment history

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