Source: https://tendernation.io/opportunities/01a13c7a-5208-73e4-9885-d5e98f954636/gm-looked-after-children-programme-returning-internal-fostering-to-growth awarded GB open procedure Suitable for SMEs # GM Looked After Children Programme. Returning Internal Fostering to Growth [Greater Manchester Combined Authority](https://tendernation.io/buyers/greater-manchester-combined-authority) Estimated value £80,000 Published 6 Aug 2021 Deadline Closed 3 Sept 2021 ## 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. - Small contract value Valued under £135,018 including VAT, the lowest Procurement Act threshold for goods and services. - 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 We are looking for an organisation/ individual with fostering experience and expertise deliver specific pieces of work as part of the GM Returning Internal Fostering to Growth programme. This will involve working as part of a broader project team to facilitate the engagement of fostering leads from across the GM local authorities and to deliver against key milestones and project timeline. ### Background The Greater Manchester Combined Authority (GMCA) covers the Greater Manchester city-region, an area with a population of over 2.8m. GMCA is made up of the Mayor of Greater Manchester and the ten Greater Manchester councils (Bolton, Bury, Manchester, Oldham, Rochdale, Salford, Stockport, Trafford, Tameside and Wigan), who work with other local public services, businesses, communities and a range of other partners to improve the city-region. The GM Children and Young People's Plan (2019-22) sets out an ambitious programme of reform across multiple challenges facing children, young people and their families. Further to this, the GM Sufficiency Strategy has brought together, for the first time, an understanding and analysis of the numbers, needs, and placement types for children and young people. Through this analysis GM senior leaders have identified internal fostering as a key priority in improving local sufficiency and improved outcomes. The focus of this work sits within the priorities of Looked after Children, this includes; • Children coming into care are provided with a quality placement which meets their needs, ensuring permanence is achieved at the earliest stage. • There will be an integrated approach to placement types and availability, including the recruitment of foster carers, to deliver a robust and sustainable sufficiency strategy. This work is underpinned by an established fostering community of practice, bringing together the fostering leads from all ten Local Authorities. A programme of fostering proposals has been presented to the 10 Directors of Children's Services with agreement to progress to the next phase of business case development and/or implementation. \*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*For further details and access to tender documents please register and search The Chest Portal [the-chest.org.uk](https://www.the-chest.org.uk/) ref DN561833\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\* Read full description ## CPV classification Research and development services and related consultancy services Source Contracts Finder (UK) [View official notice](https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/notice/a7e574cf-30bd-4789-add0-f4edb20f7893) 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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