{ "tag": [ "compiled" ], "id": "ocds-h6vhtk-05d84e-2026-02-27T08:47:24Z", "date": "2026-02-27T08:47:24Z", "ocid": "ocds-h6vhtk-05d84e", "initiationType": "tender", "parties": [ { "id": "GB-PPON-PZYZ-1666-HXBQ", "name": "Social Work England", "identifier": { "scheme": "GB-PPON", "id": "PZYZ-1666-HXBQ" }, "address": { "streetAddress": "1 North Bank, Blonk Street", "locality": "Sheffield", "postalCode": "S3 8JY", "country": "GB", "countryName": "United Kingdom", "region": "UKE32" }, "contactPoint": { "email": "tenders@socialworkengland.org.uk", "name": "Wayne Kehoe", "telephone": "+441142127775" }, "roles": [ "buyer" ], "details": { "classifications": [ { "id": "publicAuthorityCentralGovernment", "scheme": "UK_CA_TYPE", "description": "Public authority - central government" } ], "url": "https://www.socialworkengland.org.uk/" } } ], "buyer": { "id": "GB-PPON-PZYZ-1666-HXBQ", "name": "Social Work England" }, "planning": { "milestones": [ { "id": "engagement", "type": "engagement", "description": "This engagement set out to understand the current availability and skill set available by Fitness to Practise specialists. 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Over a period of 3 - 5 years, the Authority aims to work with the Suppliers to eliminate the current backlog of circa 400 cases awaiting a final hearing. 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Financial Capacity: The Authority requires Bidders to: * have a minimum annual turnover of PS8 million in each of the last two completed financial years * have positive net assets in the most recent completed financial year * not be, or have been in the past 6 years, subject to insolvency proceedings * confirm and that there has been no material adverse change in its financial position since the date of the last published accounts" }, { "type": "technical", "description": "Detail the systems that you have in place, or that you will have in place by the award of the contract, to ensure compliance with the UK General Data Protection Regulation and to ensure the protection of the rights of data subjects. 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