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Social Care Leadership Programme

Essex County Council

This public procurement record has 3 releases in its history.

Award

03 Sep 2026 at 09:36

UK7 - Contract Details Notice
Award

25 Jun 2026 at 14:57

UK6 - Contract Award Notice
Tender

27 Apr 2026 at 14:18

UK4 - Tender Notice
Summary of the contracting process

Essex County Council procured a face-to-face Social Care Leadership Programme for leaders across residential care homes for older people and people with learning disabilities, nursing homes, domiciliary care agencies, extra care schemes and supported living services. The work is a specialist training service (CPV 80500000), delivered in Essex. The supplier is responsible for developing the programme, providing all materials and tools, evaluating effectiveness and collecting participant feedback. The scope also covers trainers’ travel, venues, refreshments and lunches, venue booking administration, introductory contact with each cohort before delivery, joining instructions and programme overheads. The requirement is therefore suited to organisations combining leadership development, social care knowledge, face-to-face facilitation and end-to-end programme administration.

The procurement is complete and the contract has been awarded following a below-threshold open competition. Eleven bids were received, all eleven reached the final stage, and all final-stage bidders were SMEs. One lot was awarded to City St George’s, University of London. The award date was 25 June 2026, with an awarded and contracted value of £409,454.40 excluding VAT (£491,345.28 including VAT). The contract was signed on 3 September 2026 and runs from 10 September 2026 to 9 September 2029. The estimated tender value was £435,000 excluding VAT (£522,000 including VAT). Evaluation weighted quality at 65%, commercial considerations at 30% and social value at 5%. Electronic submission was allowed, with enquiries closing on 13 May 2026 and tenders on 26 May 2026.

This award demonstrates established demand from Essex County Council for structured leadership development across the social care provider market, delivered face to face and supported by practical administration. Suppliers seeking to compete when the requirement returns would need credible experience designing programmes for leaders in residential, nursing, domiciliary, extra care and supported living settings. They would also need trainers able to deliver cohorts in person, with the operational capacity to arrange venues, refreshments, lunches and bookings, manage attendee communications and provide materials and tools. Strong evaluation capability is important because participant feedback and programme outcomes form part of the service. A competitive provider should also be able to evidence quality, commercial value and meaningful social value, while coordinating trainer travel and programme overheads at scale.

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Notice Information

Notice Title

Social Care Leadership Programme

Notice Description

Essex County Council (The Authority) have finalised contract signature for the delivery of a face-to-face programme for Social Care leaders from all provision types including Residential Care Homes for Older People and/or Learning Disability services, Nursing Homes, Domiciliary Care Agencies, Extra Care Schemes and Supported Living. The successful supplier will provide; * Development of the programmes * All materials and tools required in the delivery the programme * Evaluation and outcomes of the effectiveness of the programme including participant feedback * Travel costs for trainer(s) * Venue Costs * Refreshments and lunches for all face-to-face sessions * the administration of booking the venue(s) * Introductory contact with the attendees prior to the commencement of each cohort with expectations and joining instructions. * Overheads

Notice Details

Publication & Lifecycle

Open Contracting ID
ocds-h6vhtk-068bbb
Publication Source
Find A Tender Service
Latest Notice
https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/083301-2026
Current Stage
Award
All Stages
Tender, Award

Procurement Classification

Notice Type
UK7 - Contract Details Notice
Procurement Type
Standard
Procurement Category
Services
Procurement Method
Open
Procurement Method Details
Below threshold - open competition
Tender Suitability
SME
Awardee Scale
Large

Common Procurement Vocabulary (CPV)

CPV Divisions

80 - Education and training services

CPV Codes

80500000 - Training services

Notice Value(s)

Tender Value
£435,000 £100K-£500K
Lots Value
£435,000 £100K-£500K
Awards Value
£409,454 £100K-£500K
Contracts Value
£409,454 £100K-£500K

Notice Dates

Publication Date
3 Sep 20261 months ago
Submission Deadline
26 May 2026Expired
Future Notice Date
Not specified
Award Date
25 Jun 20264 months ago
Contract Period
10 Sep 2026 - 9 Sep 2029 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
Essex County Council
Contact Name
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Contact Email
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Contact Phone
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Buyer Location

Locality
CHELMSFORD
Postcode
CM1 1QH
Postcode Area
Chelmsford
Country
England
Major Region (ITL 1)
TLH East (England)
Basic Region (ITL 2)
TLH3 Essex
Small Region (ITL 3)
TLH36 Heart of Essex
Delivery Location
TLH3 Essex
Local Authority
Chelmsford
Electoral Ward
Moulsham and Central
Westminster Constituency
Chelmsford

Supplier Information

Number of Suppliers
1
Supplier Name

City, University of London

Further Information

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