Notice Information
Notice Title
Commission for research into social workers' Continuing Professional Development (CPD)
Notice Description
Every day, social workers support millions of people to improve their chances in life. Social Work England is a specialist body taking a new approach to regulating social workers in their vital roles. We believe in the power of collaboration and share a common goal with those we regulate - to protect the public, enable positive change and ultimately improve people's lives. Social Work England was established under The Children and Social Work Act 2017 to be a new single-profession regulator for social workers in England. We are a Non-Departmental Public Body (NDPB), operating at arm's length from Government. We became the regulator on 2nd December 2019. As an organisation we are committed to learning about social work and to gathering data and intelligence about the profession and people's experiences. We want to make a unique contribution to the evolution of regulation, inform our work as the new specialist regulator and provide a detailed picture of social work in England. Research forms a key aspect of this goal. The objective of this procurement is to undertake a study into the Continuing Professional Development (CPD) social workers undertake in the first year of our regulation. Instructions: To apply for these services, please download the Invitation to Tender (ITT) attached to this notice. Full details around the application process are provided within the ITT document. Upon providing notice of the intention to attend the drop-in session, Social Work England will provide Potential Providers with a Microsoft Teams Meeting Invite. Clarification Questions: Social Work England have received questions from bidders in relation to this tender. In order for the bid process to be fair, open and transparent, please see the attachment for responses to all questions. Please note that this document will be updated on a frequent basis. Budget Update: The ITT identifies that the maximum budget available for the provision of the required services is PS29,000 (net). Potential Providers should note that the budget has now been increased to PS34,000 (net). As advised in our response to clarification question 7 (please see the applicable attachments document); 'we would advise Potential Providers to still submit a proposal if their response is likely to be over the maximum budget identified (within reason). Our evaluation is made using the MEAT methodology (most economically advantageous tender) when scoring each bid; a mixture of price and non pricing questions'. Please note - We have a video recording available, of a drop-in session held between Social Work England & Potential Providers, which took place - 02.09.2020. If you wish to be sent a recording of this video, please email - Jonathan.lee@socialworkengland.org.uk
Notice Details
Publication & Lifecycle
- Open Contracting ID
- ocds-b5fd17-0651b20a-12b0-4449-9143-259fc115a531
- Publication Source
- Contracts Finder
- Latest Notice
- https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/39770437-c111-4c03-adfb-5d0bf5cac927
- Current Stage
- Award
- All Stages
- Tender, Award
Procurement Classification
- Notice Type
- Award Notice
- Procurement Type
- Standard
- Procurement Category
- Services
- Procurement Method
- Open
- Procurement Method Details
- Open procedure (below threshold)
- Tender Suitability
- SME, VCSE
- Awardee Scale
- Large
Common Procurement Vocabulary (CPV)
- CPV Divisions
73 - Research and development services and related consultancy services
85 - Health and social work services
-
- CPV Codes
73110000 - Research services
85300000 - Social work and related services
Notice Value(s)
- Tender Value
- Not specified
- Lots Value
- Not specified
- Awards Value
- £35,440 Under £100K
- Contracts Value
- Not specified
Notice Dates
- Publication Date
- 12 Nov 20205 years ago
- Submission Deadline
- 15 Sep 2020Expired
- Future Notice Date
- Not specified
- Award Date
- 28 Sep 20205 years ago
- Contract Period
- 30 Oct 2020 - 26 Mar 2021 1-6 months
- Recurrence
- Not specified
Notice Status
- Tender Status
- Complete
- Lots Status
- Not Specified
- Awards Status
- Active
- Contracts Status
- Not Specified
Buyer & Supplier
Contracting Authority (Buyer)
- Main Buyer
- SOCIAL WORK ENGLAND
- Contact Name
- Available with D3 Tenders Premium →
- Contact Email
- Available with D3 Tenders Premium →
- Contact Phone
- Available with D3 Tenders Premium →
Buyer Location
- Locality
- SHEFFIELD
- Postcode
- S3 8JY
- Post Town
- Sheffield
- Country
- England
-
- Major Region (ITL 1)
- TLE Yorkshire and The Humber
- Basic Region (ITL 2)
- TLE3 South Yorkshire
- Small Region (ITL 3)
- TLE32 Sheffield
- Delivery Location
- Not specified
-
- Local Authority
- Sheffield
- Electoral Ward
- City
- Westminster Constituency
- Sheffield Central
Further Information
Notice Documents
-
https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/39770437-c111-4c03-adfb-5d0bf5cac927
12th November 2020 - Awarded contract notice on Contracts Finder -
https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/c002f733-1eec-4e94-84eb-5e4b26e73ec5
11th September 2020 - Opportunity notice on Contracts Finder -
https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/Attachment/5b4ac013-6a6b-428a-be70-3dab707aa654
Invitation to Tender (ITT) -
https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/Attachment/813933af-5cf2-4f3c-a0c2-c39a07c8dc3e
Clarifications to bidders questions -
https://web.microsoftstream.com/video/2e0e8666-c2b0-4624-9efd-6896040928e6
Recording of drop in session held between Social Work England & Potential Providers - 02.09.2020
Notice URLs
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