--- title: "Frontline Invitation to Tender HEI Validation" ocid: "ocds-b5fd17-2119bc95-836c-4c4a-ab4f-bedb41bef35a" canonical_url: "https://d3tenders.com/contract/?ocid=ocds-b5fd17-2119bc95-836c-4c4a-ab4f-bedb41bef35a" markdown_url: "https://d3tenders.com/contract/ocds-b5fd17-2119bc95-836c-4c4a-ab4f-bedb41bef35a.md" json_url: "https://d3tenders.com/contract/ocds-b5fd17-2119bc95-836c-4c4a-ab4f-bedb41bef35a.json" source: "Contracts Finder" current_stage: "Award" buyer: "THE FRONTLINE ORGANISATION" published: "2024-12-17" --- # Frontline Invitation to Tender HEI Validation Buyer: THE FRONTLINE ORGANISATION Current stage: Award OCID: ocds-b5fd17-2119bc95-836c-4c4a-ab4f-bedb41bef35a [View canonical contract page](https://d3tenders.com/contract/?ocid=ocds-b5fd17-2119bc95-836c-4c4a-ab4f-bedb41bef35a) [Download OCDS JSON](https://d3tenders.com/contract/ocds-b5fd17-2119bc95-836c-4c4a-ab4f-bedb41bef35a.json) ## Summary The Frontline Organisation has announced an award for the validation of its Social Work programme to Lancaster University. This award follows an open procurement process under the category of Education and Training Services (CPV code 80000000). The contract, valued at £800,000, spans from 1st July 2020 to 30th November 2022 and involves validating Frontline's two-year Social Work programme, which includes a Post-Graduate Diploma in Social Work and a Master's in Advanced Relationship-Based Social Work Practice with Children and Families. Key locations covered by the contract include the British Overseas Territories, Channel Islands, Europe, Isle of Man, and United Kingdom. The procurement process was completed and published in December 2024, with the award stage officially recorded in June 2019. This tender presents a significant opportunity for higher education institutions specialising in social work education and training services to engage in a high-profile, impactful project. The validation of an established and successful programme such as Frontline's offers visibility and the potential for partnerships that can extend beyond the initial contract period. Though this specific tender has been awarded, similar tenders may be well-suited to universities or educational bodies with robust systems for programme validation and a capacity for delivering comprehensive education and training solutions across diverse geographical regions. ## Notice Frontline has recently published an Invitation to Tender for the validation of the Frontline programme. We are seeking an excellent HEI partner to validate our successful two-year Social Work programme. The contract is for a minimum of two cohorts, who will start the programme in 2020 and 2021, and has the potential to be extended for a further two cohorts. The programme consists of a Post-Graduate Diploma in Social Work (120 credits) and a Master's in Advanced Relationship Based Social Work Practice with Children and Families (60 Credits). The programme is designed and delivered by Frontline, beginning with an intensive five-week taught summer residential, followed by a series of recall days, assessments, observations, and supervision carried out during the practice-based learning experience. The qualifying programme has been running for five years and this summer will see our fourth cohort graduate, and our sixth cohort begin the programme. For more information please contact alice.lewis@thefrontline.org.uk ## Key Details | Field | Value | | --- | --- | | Publication source | Contracts Finder | | Latest notice | https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/736c379d-79ac-4259-bdee-3c29ff9ce1b9 | | Notice type | Award Notice | | Procurement type | Standard | | Procurement category | Services | | Procurement method | Open | | Procurement method details | Open procedure (below threshold) | | Tender suitability | Not specified | | Awardee scale | Large | | All stages | Tender, Award | ## Dates | Field | Value | | --- | --- | | Publication date | 17 Dec 2024 | | Submission deadline | 15 Apr 2019 | | Future notice date | Not specified | | Award date | 4 Jun 2019 | | Contract period | 30 Jun 2020 - 30 Nov 2022 | | Recurrence | Not specified | ## Values | Field | Value | | --- | --- | | Tender value | £800,000 | | Lots value | Not specified | | Awards value | £800,000 | | Contracts value | Not specified | ## Status | Field | Value | | --- | --- | | Tender status | Complete | | Lots status | Not specified | | Awards status | Active | | Contracts status | Not specified | ## Buyer | Field | Value | | --- | --- | | Main buyer | THE FRONTLINE ORGANISATION | | Locality | LONDON | | Post town | Central London | | Postcode | EC1R 4SR | | Country | England | | ITL 1 | TLI London | | ITL 2 | TLI3 Inner London - West | | ITL 3 | TLI36 Camden | | Local authority | Camden | | Electoral ward | Holborn & Covent Garden | | Westminster constituency | Holborn and St Pancras | | Delivery location | Not specified | ## Supplier | Field | Value | | --- | --- | | Number of suppliers | 1 | | Supplier names | LANCASTER UNIVERSITY | ## CPV Codes ### Divisions - 80 - Education and training services ### Codes - 80000000 - Education and training services ## Release History - 17 Dec 2024 at 16:40 - Award - Award Notice - https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/736c379d-79ac-4259-bdee-3c29ff9ce1b9 - 14 Mar 2019 at 12:48 - Tender - Tender Notice - https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/d6d3a404-04f5-44f6-b333-b2e288c2c7c1 ## Documents - https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/736c379d-79ac-4259-bdee-3c29ff9ce1b9 17th December 2024 - Awarded contract notice on Contracts Finder - https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/d6d3a404-04f5-44f6-b333-b2e288c2c7c1 14th March 2019 - Opportunity notice on Contracts Finder ## Provenance This Markdown file is an alternate public rendering of the D3 Tenders contract record. 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