Notice Information
Notice Title
Higher Education Provider - Step Up to Social Work
Notice Description
Funded by the Department for Education (DfE) Step up to Social Work is an intensive, 14-month, full-time programme. On completion, students will qualify with a Postgraduate Diploma in Social Work. A Higher Education Institution (HEI) is required for delivery of the programme. Students are selected from across the West Midlands. Stoke-on-Trent City Council is the lead authority for this service, working in partnership with local authorities across the West Midlands
Notice Details
Publication & Lifecycle
- Open Contracting ID
- ocds-h6vhtk-04e952
- Publication Source
- Find A Tender Service
- Latest Notice
- https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/056111-2025
- Current Stage
- Award
- All Stages
- Planning, Tender, Award
Procurement Classification
- Notice Type
- UK7 - Contract Details Notice
- Procurement Type
- Standard
- Procurement Category
- Services
- Procurement Method
- Open
- Procurement Method Details
- Open procedure
- Tender Suitability
- SME, VCSE
- Awardee Scale
- Large
Common Procurement Vocabulary (CPV)
- CPV Divisions
80 - Education and training services
-
- CPV Codes
80300000 - Higher education services
80400000 - Adult and other education services
Notice Value(s)
- Tender Value
- £1,540,000 £1M-£10M
- Lots Value
- £1,540,000 £1M-£10M
- Awards Value
- £1,671,858 £1M-£10M
- Contracts Value
- £1,671,858 £1M-£10M
Notice Dates
- Publication Date
- 12 Sep 20255 months ago
- Submission Deadline
- 9 Apr 2025Expired
- Future Notice Date
- 6 Mar 2025Expired
- Award Date
- 5 May 20259 months ago
- Contract Period
- 5 Jun 2025 - 5 Dec 2028 3-4 years
- Recurrence
- Not specified
Notice Status
- Tender Status
- Complete
- Lots Status
- Complete
- Awards Status
- Active
- Contracts Status
- Active
Buyer & Supplier
Contracting Authority (Buyer)
- Main Buyer
- STOKE ON TRENT CITY COUNCIL
- Additional Buyers
BIRMINGHAM CHILDREN'S TRUST COMMUNITY INTEREST COMPANY
DUDLEY METROPOLITAN BOROUGH COUNCIL
SANDWELL METROPOLITAN BOROUGH COUNCIL
- Contact Name
- Not specified
- Contact Email
- categorymanagement@stoke.gov.uk, commercial.team@staffordshire.gov.uk, commercialservices@herefordshire.gov.uk, corporate.procurement@dudley.gov.uk, procteam@solihull.gov.uk, procurement@shropshire.gov.uk, procurement@telford.gov.uk, procurement@walsall.gov.uk, procurement@worcestershire.gov.uk, procurement_smbc@sandwell.gov.uk, procurementcontracts@coventry.gov.uk, procurementteam@birminghamchildrenstrust.co.uk
- Contact Phone
- Not specified
Buyer Location
- Locality
- STOKE-ON-TRENT
- Postcode
- ST4 1HH
- Post Town
- Stoke-on-Trent
- Country
- England
-
- Major Region (ITL 1)
- TLG West Midlands (England)
- Basic Region (ITL 2)
- TLG1 Herefordshire, Worcestershire and Warwickshire
- Small Region (ITL 3)
- TLG12 Worcestershire CC
- Delivery Location
- TLG West Midlands (England)
-
- Local Authority
- Worcester
- Electoral Ward
- Nunnery
- Westminster Constituency
- Worcester
Further Information
Notice Documents
-
https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/056111-2025
12th September 2025 - Contract details notice on Find a Tender -
https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/019170-2025
6th May 2025 - Contract award notice on Find a Tender -
https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/008652-2025
11th March 2025 - Tender notice on Find a Tender -
https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/007836-2025
4th March 2025 - Planned procurement notice on Find a Tender
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