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PROCUREMENT OPPORTUNITY

Recruitment and Management of Children’s Agency Social Workers

Sandwell Metropolitan Borough Council · Tender notice on Find a Tender

Tender information last checkedLast checked 30 Sept 2026, 05:16.

Opportunity overview

A key priority of the Sandwell Children's Trust’s workforce strategy is to stabilise the workforce and build sustainable capacity for the future. A critical part of this is the Trust’s ability to utilise Children’s Agency Social Workers in an efficient and effective manner to meet any shortfalls in permanent staffing, and to deal with specific peaks in caseloads.

Classification

  • CPV79600000 — Recruitment services
  • CPV85300000 — Social work and related services
  • CPV85320000 — Social services

Lots

  • Lot LOT-0001AED 10m · Source currency differs from tender

Documents and notices

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
SMBC 25060
Status
active
Has Recurrence
Yes
Above Threshold
Yes
Procurement Method
open
Main Procurement Category
services
How to submit
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 the ITT and other related documents.
Procurement Method Details
Open procedure

Legal basis

Id
2023/54
Scheme
UKPGA

Recurrence

Dates

Entry 1
Starts
2 Jul 2028, 00:59

Expected award period

Ends
2 Oct 2025, 00:59

Tender Period

Ends
8 Aug 2025, 16:00

Submission terms

Electronic Submission Policy
allowed

Languages

en

Lots and requirements

Entry 1
Id
LOT-0001
Status
active
Has Renewal
Yes

Value

Amount
10,000,000
Currency
AED
Including VAT
12,000,000

Renewal

Description
The Initial term of the contract is for two (2) years, with an option to extend for a further one (1) year

Award criteria

Weighting Description
Please refer to ITT document

Criteria

Criterion 1
Name
Simple description
Type
price
Description
Please refer to ITT document

Contract period

Ends
30 Nov 2027, 23:59
Starts
1 Dec 2025, 00:00
Max Extent Date
30 Nov 2028, 23:59

Items and delivery

Item 1
Id
LOT-0001
Related Lot
LOT-0001

Delivery locations

Entry 1
Region
UKG37
Country
GB
Country Name
United Kingdom

Additional Classifications

Entry 1
Id
79600000
Scheme
CPV
Description
Recruitment services
Entry 2
Id
85300000
Scheme
CPV
Description
Social work and related services
Entry 3
Id
85320000
Scheme
CPV
Description
Social services

Published documents

Entry 1
Id
conflictOfInterest
Description
Not published
Document Type
conflictOfInterest
Entry 2
Id
036715-2025
Format
text/html
Notice Type
UK4
Description
Tender notice on Find a Tender
Document Type
tenderNotice
Published
2 Jul 2025, 11:40

Buyer, suppliers and contacts

Organisation 1
Id
GB-PPON-PJHD-8764-YRJJ
Name
Sandwell Metropolitan Borough Council

Roles

buyer

Address

Region
UKG37
Country
GB
Locality
Oldbury
Postal Code
B69 3DE
Country Name
United Kingdom
Street Address
Sandwell Council House, Freeth Street

Details

Classifications

Entry 1
Id
publicAuthoritySubCentralGovernment
Scheme
UK_CA_TYPE
Description
Public authority - sub-central government

Identifier

Id
PJHD-8764-YRJJ
Scheme
GB-PPON

Contact

Recorded locations

  • Buyer location · Oldbury · UKG37 · B69 3DE · United Kingdom
  • Delivery location · UKG37 · United Kingdom

Notice and amendment history

1 published notice version reviewed by ProcuraAxis.

1 VERSION
  1. ocds-h6vhtk-055765-2025-07-02T11:40:20+01:00Tender notice on Find a Tender ·