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Assessment and accreditation process for child and family social workers: Assessment content development.

DEPARTMENT FOR EDUCATION

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Summary of the contracting process

The Department for Education is conducting a public procurement for the contract titled "Assessment and accreditation process for child and family social workers: Assessment content development." This contract, focused on the social work and related services sector, will develop content for the assessment and accreditation of child and family social workers as part of a reform programme aimed at achieving full assessment by 2020. The procurement method is open, allowing submissions for two distinct lots: one for development of knowledge questions and another for simulated and written assessment content. Key deadlines include the tender deadline of 23 September 2016, with the contract period commencing on 18 October 2016 and concluding on 31 March 2017.

This tender offers significant growth opportunities for businesses with expertise in creating educational and assessment materials, particularly those with experience in social work. Companies that specialise in developing assessment content, training programmes, and evaluations for social workers will be well-positioned to compete. Additionally, firms that can demonstrate their use of expert knowledge in the field of social work will add value to their bids and enhance their chances of success in this competitive procurement process.

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Notice Information

Notice Title

Assessment and accreditation process for child and family social workers: Assessment content development.

Notice Description

This contract refers to the development of phase 1 of the assessment and accreditation process child and family social workers including: content for knowledge-based assessment; content for simulated scenarios; and written exercises for simulated assessment. The services are in 2 lots: Contract 1: Development of Knowledge Questions Contract 2: Simulated and written assessment content development Tenders may be submitted for all lots. This contract supports the continued social work reform programme agreed by Ministers to achieve the ambition for all child and family social workers, supervisors and practice leaders to be assessed and accredited by 2020. The Chief Social Worker drafted the knowledge and skills statements for child and family frontline social workers, practice supervisors and practice leaders setting out what they should know and be able to do. Alongside this, the department has developed a rigorous assessment system, based on these statements for frontline and practice supervisors. The four stage assessment and accreditation system is likely to consist of: * Stage 1: direct practice observation by the employer - in the workplace over a period of time leading to the employer endorsement * Stage 2: an online assessment of knowledge * Stage 3: an observed interactive practice simulation in a controlled environment with independent examiners * Stage 4: a written assessment linked to the simulated observation. This contract refers to the development of content for stages 2, 3 and 4 It is an expectation of any bid that expert and professional item writers and experts in the field of social work are used in all aspects of the development work. The bid must include names and experience of all experts but forward in the bid. Additional information: The procurement documents are available for free of charge, upon request to Socialworkreform.SG@education.gsi.gov.uk. The email subject line must say: REQUEST FOR CONTENT DEVELOPMENT TENDER Tenders or requests to participate must be e-mailed to A&Acontent@education.gsi.gov.uk Indicative timetable: W/C 26 September 2016 Evaluation panels W/C 03 Oct 2016 Clarification interviews (if required) in London Friday 07 Oct - 17 Oct 2016 10 day standstill period Tuesday 18 Oct 2016 Contract fine tuning and award

Notice Details

Publication & Lifecycle

Open Contracting ID
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Publication Source
Contracts Finder
Latest Notice
https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/85e6a2c5-e7f1-4b3b-bc11-925369df28b7
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
Tender Suitability
Not specified
Awardee Scale
Large

Common Procurement Vocabulary (CPV)

CPV Divisions

85 - Health and social work services

CPV Codes

85300000 - Social work and related services

Notice Value(s)

Tender Value
£275,000 £100K-£500K
Lots Value
Not specified
Awards Value
£421,110 £100K-£500K
Contracts Value
Not specified

Notice Dates

Publication Date
19 Feb 20188 years ago
Submission Deadline
23 Sep 2016Expired
Future Notice Date
Not specified
Award Date
3 Feb 20179 years ago
Contract Period
6 Feb 2017 - 9 Feb 2018 1-2 years
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
DEPARTMENT FOR EDUCATION
Contact Name
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Contact Email
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Contact Phone
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Buyer Location

Locality
LONDON
Postcode
SW1P 3BT
Post Town
South West London
Country
England
Major Region (ITL 1)
TLI London
Basic Region (ITL 2)
TLI3 Inner London - West
Small Region (ITL 3)
TLI35 Westminster and City of London
Delivery Location
Not specified
Local Authority
Westminster
Electoral Ward
St James's
Westminster Constituency
Cities of London and Westminster

Supplier Information

Number of Suppliers
1
Supplier Name

DELOITTE MCS

Further Information

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