# Sandwell Children's Trust Chair

> Pre-procurement notice from UK public-sector procurement sources.

## Key facts

- Public buyer: [Department for Education](/buyers/department-for-education/contract-awards)
- Tender value: £27,000
- Published: 20 August 2024
- Planned start: 21 August 2024
- Planned end: 31 August 2024
- Stage: pre_procurement
- Notice ID: a35cb356-7b96-48ff-bc42-f7e377cbeccf-778826
- OCID: ocds-b5fd17-3412f17e-7203-4ab3-9759-dd11ff974e34

## Description

Details of the Sandwell Children's Trust Chair can be found in the attached\. Ensure that the services provided by Sandwell Children's Trust \(SCT\) are provided in accordance with the Services Delivery Contract and are properly and effectively coordinated, working with the Chief Executive of the Trust and Council, other Trust and Council employees, including the Director of Children's Services, and other relevant bodies and partnerships\. Provide, independent leadership to SCT, and ensure that its board of directors is effective in setting and implementing SCT's strategic direction for improving the delivery of children's social care\. Provide strategic leadership to SCT, maintaining effective governance arrangements, overseeing institutional performance, coordinating risk management, carry suitable advocacy on behalf of SCT and fulfil a procedural role in the operation of SCT\. Reporting on performance, and such other matters as the Secretary of State may request, including a written report sent to the Secretary of State every six months \(or as mutually agreed with DfE\)\.

## Related contract awards

- [Understanding the cost of undergraduate provision and qualifications in the HE sector in England\_con\_27513](/contracts/ocds-b5fd17-5134e27c-b67c-449d-89e7-92e3a879c33b): Department for Education
- [IT Research and Advisory Services II](/contracts/ocds-b5fd17-db7f8498-b870-407b-a72f-9d6a97072ad6): Department for Education
- [project\_10572 - Speech and Language Therapists in education: a mixed methods research project](/contracts/ocds-b5fd17-92b2087c-8ff4-4777-8932-c01074274242): Department for Education

## Source

[View the original notice on Contracts Finder](https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/a35cb356-7b96-48ff-bc42-f7e377cbeccf-778826)