Source: https://tendernation.io/opportunities/01a13c32-c189-710a-8e5b-1f0692fb73dc/childrens-external-placements-provider-engagement-day pending GB open procedure Suitable for SMEs # Children's External Placements Provider Engagement Day [LGSS](https://tendernation.io/buyers/lgss) Estimated value Not stated Published 11 Oct 2018 Deadline Rolling deadline ## Who can bid - Buyer says suitable for SMEs The buyer ticked “suitable for SMEs” on the notice. Anyone can still bid. - Buyer says suitable for VCSEs The buyer ticked “suitable for voluntary, community and social enterprises” on the notice. - Open procedure Anyone can submit a full tender; there is no shortlisting stage. [More contracts for small businesses and VCSEs](https://tendernation.io/opportunities/for-small-businesses) ## About this tender ### Children's External Placements Provider Engagement Day Wednesday 17th October, 9.30 am - 4.30pm (split into a morning session, 9.30-1 and an afternoon session 2 - 4.30) at the Conference Room of Cambridge Professional Development Centre (CPDC), Foster Road, Cambridge CB2 9NL. Cambridgeshire County Council and Peterborough City Council will be undertaking a procurement exercise in the Autumn of 2018 for Independent Fostering Agencies, Residential Children's Homes, Independent Schools and Tuition for a Dynamic Purchasing System (DPS). Before we go out to tender, we would like to invite you, as Providers and stakeholders, to an event to discuss the services we hope to procure, and to give you some information about the timelines involved, and the outcomes we hope to achieve through re-tendering these services. The event will be split into two sessions: Morning session (9.30 - 1, for everyone to attend). To include: • Background information about the scope of the tendering exercise, the context, an overview of the anticipated demand for these services, budget and the procurement timeline and processes. • Current contracts and Procurement information. Afternoon session (2 - 4.30pm). To include: • Workshop event split into two groups as follows: - Independent Fostering/Residential Children's Homes - SEND (Independent Non - Maintained Special Schools and Out of School Tuition) More information, including an agenda and venue details (directions, parking etc.) will follow, but please hold the date in your diaries for this event. We would be grateful if you could confirm your attendance by emailing by Friday 12th October. Please indicate when you respond whether you wish to attend the morning session only or the morning and the afternoon. Please also be advised that there will be a limit of 1 attendee per Provider, in order to ensure that every organisation that wants to attend, can. If there is additional space then will notify you that another attendee can attend on a first come first serve basis. Read full description ## CPV classification Health and social work services Source Contracts Finder (UK) [View official notice](https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/notice/ff6bc634-0b48-4e2f-ad26-53e60b1febe3) Never miss a tender like this again Get AI summaries, deadline alerts and a bid pipeline for tenders matched to your business. Free to start. 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