Award

Learner experience of regulated social work programmes

SOCIAL CARE WALES

This public procurement record has 2 releases in its history.

Award

04 Aug 2023 at 10:11

S2W Notice - Website Contract Award Notice
Tender

23 May 2023 at 10:06

S2W Notice - Website Invitation to Tender Notice
Summary of the contracting process

Social Care Wales has awarded a contract to the Institute Of Public Care for the project titled "Learner experience of regulated social work programmes". The project aims to review and enhance the voice of learners on regulated social work programmes in Wales. It involves mapping the capture of learner experiences, engaging with education providers' perspectives, and strengthening processes to promote anti-discriminatory practices. The contract is active, with delivery split into three parts scheduled until March 2024.

This tender presents an opportunity for businesses offering research and development services, consultancy services, and education and training services to engage with Social Care Wales. Companies interested in exploring and understanding student voices, promoting equality, and contributing to social work education and learning are well-suited to compete for this contract. The project offers a chance to inform future developments in the social work education sector and could lead to broader collaborations in the field of social services and health.

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Notice Information

Notice Title

Learner experience of regulated social work programmes

Notice Description

IntroductionOur Education Quality Assurance (EQA) Team approves, monitors, reviews and inspects the quality of regulated social work programmes in Wales. This includes qualifying and post-qualifying social work programmes.Most programmes are a partnership between education providers (primarily Higher Education Institute) and employers (primarily local authorities). Details about regulated programmes are available on the Social Care Wales website.The functions of the EQA team are undergoing a period of review and development, and there is the need for a greater focus on the voice of learners on regulated social work programmes. The outputs from this contract will inform future developments in this area.What is required / 'The Requirements'Social Care Wales want to:- review what we know about learners on regulated social work programmes- map how both Social Care Wales and regulated programme processes capture the learners voice and experience- explore how the learner voice and experience may be more effectively and routinely captured by Social Care Wales as part of data collection processes- explore how the learners voice and experience can be used to inform our understanding of social work education and learning- explore education providers perspective of learner voice and experience (this includes those employed by education providers, local authority/employer partners, and other relevant education providers)- review how approaches to capturing the student voice and experience can help Social Care Wales to be actively anti-discriminatory in line with the Anti-Racist Wales Action Plan and the LGBTQ+ Action plan (as well as other equality actions plans) by understanding the lived experience of students with protected characteristics on social work programmes.- Produce a report to answer the following research questions:~ How can we engage with learners?~ What mechanisms are most effective for capturing the learner voices/experiences?~ How might Social Care Wales and regulated programmes strengthen routine processes for capturing learner voices/experiences?Learners are students enrolled on regulated social work programmes. The research must cover all programmes of studies. The Supplier will explore the different learner voices which will inform the revision of Specific Named Course Requirements (SNCRs) and wider rule/guidance development (as previously outlined to the Social Care Wales Board by EQA team).The work will be split into three parts:- Part one delivery timeframe: contract award date -August 2023- Part two delivery timeframe: September - December 2023- Part three delivery timeframe: December 2023 -1 March 2024Please see Specification for more information

Notice Details

Publication & Lifecycle

Open Contracting ID
ocds-kuma6s-131806
Publication Source
Sell2Wales
Latest Notice
https://www.sell2wales.gov.wales/search/search_switch.aspx?ID=131806
Current Stage
Award
All Stages
Tender, Award

Procurement Classification

Notice Type
S2W Notice - Website Contract Award Notice
Procurement Type
Standard
Procurement Category
Services
Procurement Method
Open
Procurement Method Details
Not specified
Tender Suitability
Not specified
Awardee Scale
Not specified

Common Procurement Vocabulary (CPV)

CPV Divisions

73 - Research and development services and related consultancy services

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

80 - Education and training services

85 - Health and social work services

CPV Codes

73000000 - Research and development services and related consultancy services

73110000 - Research services

73200000 - Research and development consultancy services

73210000 - Research consultancy services

79315000 - Social research services

80000000 - Education and training services

80570000 - Personal development training services

85000000 - Health and social work services

85300000 - Social work and related services

85310000 - Social work services

85320000 - Social services

Notice Value(s)

Tender Value
Not specified
Lots Value
Not specified
Awards Value
Not specified
Contracts Value
Not specified

Notice Dates

Publication Date
4 Aug 20232 years ago
Submission Deadline
22 Jun 2023Expired
Future Notice Date
Not specified
Award Date
24 Jul 20232 years ago
Contract Period
Not specified - Not specified
Recurrence
Not specified

Notice Status

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

Buyer & Supplier

Contracting Authority (Buyer)

Main Buyer
SOCIAL CARE WALES
Contact Name
Procurement Team
Contact Email
Not specified
Contact Phone
+44 3003033444

Buyer Location

Locality
CARDIFF
Postcode
CF10 1EW
Post Town
Cardiff
Country
Wales
Major Region (ITL 1)
TLL Wales
Basic Region (ITL 2)
TLL5 South East Wales
Small Region (ITL 3)
TLL52 Cardiff and Vale of Glamorgan
Delivery Location
Not specified
Local Authority
Cardiff
Electoral Ward
Cathays
Westminster Constituency
Cardiff South and Penarth

Supplier Information

Number of Suppliers
1
Supplier Name

INSTITUTE OF PUBLIC CARE

Further Information

Notice Documents

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