Award

Con_16490 Step Up to Social Work Programme (Cohort 8) - Administration Solution

DEPARTMENT FOR EDUCATION

This public procurement record has 2 releases in its history.

Award

07 Dec 2022 at 17:23

Planning

25 Apr 2022 at 14:26

Summary of the contracting process

The Department for Education has awarded a contract for the Con_16490 Step Up to Social Work Programme (Cohort 8) – Administration Solution. The procurement involved health and social work services in the UK. The contract value is £1,025,049.98 GBP, with a contract expiry on 31st December 2024. The service includes IT systems and in-person support at assessment centres. Capita Resourcing Limited is the active supplier for this award.

The Step Up to Social Work Programme tender presents opportunities for businesses in recruitment services. The procurement method was selective with a restricted procedure. The Department for Education issued the tender and is the buying organisation. This opportunity could benefit businesses providing administrative support, IT services, and recruitment solutions. Interested businesses should align with the requirements for delivering a fully managed service for social work training programmes.

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Notice Title

Con_16490 Step Up to Social Work Programme (Cohort 8) - Administration Solution

Notice Description

This contract is for delivery of a fully managed service that performs administration of the assessment and recruitment support services to enable the national recruitment of candidates onto the Step-Up to Social Work programme. Notably, the service involves both IT systems and in person support at assessment centres. This Contract shall expire on 31st December 2024 unless the Contracting Authority elects to extend the Contract for a further cohort of the Step Up to Social Work Programme, in which case the Expiry Date for this Contract shall be 31st December 2025, and activity associated with the delivery of the service for cohort 9 will commence in October 2024. The contract includes an extension provision for 1 further cohort subject to satisfactory performance and a demonstration of future efficiencies. The total Contract Price for the Initial Contract Period is PS512,524.99 (excluding VAT). The total value set out in this notice includes the maximum value of the contract over 2 cohorts in the event that the contract extension is enacted, excluding the cost of administrators for assessment centres.

Lot Information

Lot 1

The Step Up to Social Work training programme ("Step-Up") as delivered by Local Authorities ("LAs") in partnership with local Higher Education Institutions ("HEIs") was designed to deliver a consistent supply of high-quality social workers into the sector from wide ranging backgrounds. The rationale for Step-Up was, and continues to be, to expand the recruitment pool for social work while addressing deficiency in workforce quality and sufficiency. The Step-Up programme requires a fully managed service to be provided by the supplier to LAs within their Regional Partnerships. A summary of the required services is set out below: * Design, supply and hosting of an IT-based application data capture system to coordinate the assessment process and assessment centres across England; * Administrative support to Regional Partnerships, to assess application pool of c.8,000 - 10,000 applicants; * Staffing function at Regional Partnership assessment centres to recruit 700 trainees for the eighth cohort; * Quality assurance function on applications at all stages of the process; * Targeted Recruitment advice and support to minimise and remove any inequitable barriers candidates may face. Additional information: Price is not the only award criterion and all criteria are stated only in the procurement documents

Publication & Lifecycle

Open Contracting ID
ocds-h6vhtk-033017
Publication Source
Find A Tender Service
Latest Notice
https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/034715-2022
Current Stage
Award
All Stages
Planning, Award

Procurement Classification

Notice Type
Planning Notice
Procurement Type
Standard
Procurement Category
Services
Procurement Method
Selective
Procurement Method Details
Restricted procedure
Tender Suitability
Not specified
Awardee Scale
Large

Common Procurement Vocabulary (CPV)

CPV Divisions

79 - Business services: law, marketing, consulting, recruitment, printing and security

85 - Health and social work services


CPV Codes

79635000 - Assessment centre services for recruitment

85000000 - Health and social work services

Notice Value(s)

Tender Value
£335,000 £100K-£500K
Lots Value
Not specified
Awards Value
Not specified
Contracts Value
£1,025,049 £1M-£10M

Notice Dates

Publication Date
7 Dec 20223 years ago
Submission Deadline
Not specified
Future Notice Date
29 Jun 2022Expired
Award Date
29 Nov 20223 years ago
Contract Period
Not specified - Not specified
Recurrence
Not specified

Notice Status

Tender Status
Complete
Lots Status
Cancelled
Awards Status
Active
Contracts Status
Active

Contracting Authority (Buyer)

Main Buyer
DEPARTMENT FOR EDUCATION
Contact Name
Not specified
Contact Email
jess.roberts@education.gov.uk
Contact Phone
+44 12345678

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

CAPITA RESOURCING

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