Award

Assessed and Supported Year in Employment and Practice Supervisor Development Programme

DEPARTMENT FOR EDUCATION

This public procurement record has 7 releases in its history.

AwardUpdate

30 Jan 2019 at 18:29

AwardUpdate

28 Aug 2018 at 11:51

Award

31 May 2018 at 17:45

TenderAmendment

23 Feb 2018 at 10:17

TenderAmendment

13 Feb 2018 at 14:35

TenderAmendment

12 Feb 2018 at 08:43

Tender

22 Jan 2018 at 10:58

Summary of the contracting process

The procurement process titled "Assessed and Supported Year in Employment and Practice Supervisor Development Programme" is led by the Department For Education, situated in London, England. This initiative falls under the social work and related services industry and is part of an open tender process, with an estimated total value of up to £4.7 million. The tender phase concluded on 12 March 2018, and the awarded contracts span from 2 April 2018 until 31 March 2020, indicating a significant commitment to enhancing the skills and effectiveness of social workers through structured programmes.

This procurement presents substantial opportunities for businesses involved in education, social work training, and leadership development, particularly those that can deliver integrated services addressing the needs of newly qualified social workers and the development of practice supervisors. Small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) and voluntary, community, and social enterprise (VCSE) organisations are particularly encouraged to compete, leveraging their expertise in nurturing frontline practitioners and promoting service quality in the social care sector.

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Notice Title

Assessed and Supported Year in Employment and Practice Supervisor Development Programme

Notice Description

See 'Attachments' for full description. This invitation to tender provides exciting opportunities to support the development of child and family social workers at two levels and is split into two lots, the first for the Assessed and Supported Year in Employment (ASYE) and the second for the Practice Supervisor Development Programme (PSDP). ASYE currently in its sixth-year, is an employer-led, induction programme, helping newly qualified Social Workers (NQSWs) transition from initial qualification into frontline practice. It is key to growing confidence amongst NQSWs and influences the quality of support and service provided to vulnerable children and their families. PSDP is intended to be a leadership and management development programme for child and family social workers in local authority employment. Practice Supervisors play a pivotal role in delivering good quality services to children and families through their support and oversight of frontline practitioners. Estimated total value: up to PS4.7m across two lots

Publication & Lifecycle

Open Contracting ID
ocds-b5fd17-5632e607-b852-4ccd-82af-a0ad6b60aa18
Publication Source
Contracts Finder
Latest Notice
https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/cb4a5d8b-187e-44ab-86f1-093dcbacaf14
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 (above threshold)
Tender Suitability
SME, VCSE
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
£5,300,000 £1M-£10M
Lots Value
Not specified
Awards Value
£4,421,937 £1M-£10M
Contracts Value
Not specified

Notice Dates

Publication Date
30 Jan 20197 years ago
Submission Deadline
12 Mar 2018Expired
Future Notice Date
Not specified
Award Date
29 Mar 20187 years ago
Contract Period
31 Mar 2018 - 31 Mar 2020 2-3 years
Recurrence
Not specified

Notice Status

Tender Status
Complete
Lots Status
Not Specified
Awards Status
Active
Contracts Status
Not Specified

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
2
Supplier Names

RESEARCH IN PRACTICE

SKILLS FOR CARE

Further Information

Notice Documents

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