# Children's Services Commissioner in Wakefield

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

## Key facts

- Public buyer: [Department For Education](/buyers/department-for-education/contract-awards)
- Contract winner: Peter Dwyer Ltd
- Award value: £34,400
- Tender value: £41,280
- Award date: 14 August 2018
- Published: 19 September 2018
- Contract start: 20 August 2018
- Contract end: 21 November 2018
- Stage: awarded
- Procurement category: services
- Notice ID: 01ae31d6-bd9c-4a99-8eec-416e9af7d45a-241656
- OCID: ocds-b5fd17-fb317abd-18a7-49f2-96ab-49457cafa323

## Description

The Commissioner will play a high profile role in a challenging political and delivery environment\. He or she will bring extensive and proven skills in children's social care transformation to delivering a robust assessment as to how improvements to services for the most vulnerable children can best be secured within the local context\. In doing so, the Commissioner will set expectations for how services might best be delivered outside of council control, leading and brokering relationships with senior council leaders and their partner organisations\. Alongside this, the Commissioner will direct work to secure urgent improvements to ensure that children in the Authority are safe\.

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## Source

[View the original notice on Contracts Finder](https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/01ae31d6-bd9c-4a99-8eec-416e9af7d45a-241656)