# Dudley Metropolitan Council

> Contract award record from UK public-sector procurement sources.

## Key facts

- Public buyer: [Department For Education](/buyers/department-for-education/contract-awards)
- Contract winner: EDB Associates Ltd
- Award value: £17,280
- Tender value: £17,280
- Award date: 5 September 2016
- Published: 18 November 2016
- Contract start: 5 September 2016
- Contract end: 28 April 2017
- Stage: awarded
- Procurement category: services
- Notice ID: 8117a736-6553-43be-ba8f-887840447275-110426
- OCID: ocds-b5fd17-3b6c6d38-adca-11e6-9901-0019b9f3037b

## Description

The Department for Education \(DfE\) is responsible for supporting improvement in Local Authorities, as part of interventions, in response to failure or weakness in the provision of children’s social care services\. The Department sees considerable value in drawing down external expertise, from various sectors, to support local authorities in these circumstances\. This procurement offered the successful bidder an opportunity to drive improvement in Dudley Metropolitan Council - an underperforming local authority children’s social care service and ensure vulnerable children receive a higher quality service\. Additional information: The contract value is up to maximum of £17,280 incl VAT and expenses

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## Source

[View the original notice on Contracts Finder](https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/8117a736-6553-43be-ba8f-887840447275-110426)