Notice Information
Notice Title
Employment-based fast-track social work education
Notice Description
See 'Attachments' for full description. The Department for Education is seeking the provision of initial qualifying social work education through an employment-based, fast-track route. We are looking to secure a contractor to: 1. train 700 - 900 social workers through two cohorts, starting in 2020; 2. attract high performing graduates to the programme; 3. assess candidates so that trainees display the highest aptitude for child and family social work; 4. design and deliver training allowing for accelerated qualification as a social worker; 5. deliver training and employment placements through partnership with English providers of statutory children's social care services. Additional information: The Department will be running a supplier engagement event on Wednesday 20 June from 14:00 - 16:00 in London; and on Thursday 21 June from 13:30 - 15:30 in Manchester. Please contact us at FastTrack.SOCIALWORK@education.gov.uk for futher information and to request a copy of the Selection Questionnaire (SQ). This document will form your initial tender. An electronic copy of your SQ must be received by email no later than 12:00 on Tuesday 10 July 2018. Late tenders will not be considered. Indicative value of the contract is estimated to be between PS35-50m. Start date: by 31 December 2018 (indicative). End date would be dependent on course timings agreed with the contractor. The contract may include options to extend the contract for the delivery of one or two further cohorts.
Notice Details
Publication & Lifecycle
- Open Contracting ID
- ocds-b5fd17-a4f29959-47ea-41c0-949d-fa04afa90803
- Publication Source
- Contracts Finder
- Latest Notice
- https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/9a9066d4-6c50-4865-be7e-e3ddb1f2d4d7
- Current Stage
- Award
- All Stages
- Tender, Award
Procurement Classification
- Notice Type
- Award Notice
- Procurement Type
- Standard
- Procurement Category
- Services
- Procurement Method
- Selective
- Procurement Method Details
- Competitive procedure with negotiation (above threshold)
- Tender Suitability
- SME, VCSE
- Awardee Scale
- SME
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
- £50,000,000 £10M-£100M
- Lots Value
- Not specified
- Awards Value
- Not specified
- Contracts Value
- Not specified
Notice Dates
- Publication Date
- 18 Apr 20196 years ago
- Submission Deadline
- 10 Jul 2018Expired
- Future Notice Date
- Not specified
- Award Date
- 30 Nov 20187 years ago
- Contract Period
- 31 Jan 2019 - 31 Oct 2023 4-5 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
- Not specified
- Contact Email
- fasttrack.socialwork@education.gov.uk
- Contact Phone
- Not specified
Buyer Location
- Locality
- SHEFFIELD
- Postcode
- S1 1FJ
- 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
- Burngreave
- Westminster Constituency
- Sheffield Brightside and Hillsborough
Further Information
Notice Documents
-
https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/9a9066d4-6c50-4865-be7e-e3ddb1f2d4d7
18th April 2019 - Awarded contract notice on Contracts Finder -
https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/747abe0c-18d2-410c-9b9a-e63a2c08d8f9
11th June 2018 - Opportunity notice on Contracts Finder -
https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/Attachment/4285a8b8-0fca-4cd3-9e7c-767e7d2d8588
INVITATION TO PARTICPATE IN NEGOTIATION (ITPN) part 1 -
https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/Attachment/401e5f32-11f2-40ca-ba5e-9ba0a57a8251
INVITATION TO PARTICPATE IN NEGOTIATION (ITPN) part 2 specification -
https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/Attachment/e05c10d9-2204-48f7-9473-922c57b0af1a
INVITATION TO PARTICPATE IN NEGOTIATION (ITPN) terms and conditions
Open Contracting Data Standard (OCDS)
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