--- title: "Social Work Teaching Partnerships expansion - applications for funding (existing and new) from April 2018 - Please note that this is a grant." ocid: "ocds-b5fd17-46ce7e69-d432-4ebd-8bec-a1eadb78e22b" canonical_url: "https://d3tenders.com/contract/?ocid=ocds-b5fd17-46ce7e69-d432-4ebd-8bec-a1eadb78e22b" markdown_url: "https://d3tenders.com/contract/ocds-b5fd17-46ce7e69-d432-4ebd-8bec-a1eadb78e22b.md" json_url: "https://d3tenders.com/contract/ocds-b5fd17-46ce7e69-d432-4ebd-8bec-a1eadb78e22b.json" source: "Contracts Finder" current_stage: "Tender" buyer: "DEPARTMENT FOR EDUCATION" published: "2017-12-08" --- # Social Work Teaching Partnerships expansion - applications for funding (existing and new) from April 2018 - Please note that this is a grant. Buyer: DEPARTMENT FOR EDUCATION Current stage: Tender OCID: ocds-b5fd17-46ce7e69-d432-4ebd-8bec-a1eadb78e22b [View canonical contract page](https://d3tenders.com/contract/?ocid=ocds-b5fd17-46ce7e69-d432-4ebd-8bec-a1eadb78e22b) [Download OCDS JSON](https://d3tenders.com/contract/ocds-b5fd17-46ce7e69-d432-4ebd-8bec-a1eadb78e22b.json) ## Summary The Department for Education is seeking applications for funding under the "Social Work Teaching Partnerships expansion" programme, set to commence in April 2018. This procurement, classified under the education and training services category (CPV 80000000), aims to bolster collaborations between higher education institutions and local authorities to enhance the training and development of social workers. The tender period for applications will close on 21 January 2018 for existing partnerships and 4 February 2018 for new entrants, with a project contract period lasting from 2 April 2018 to 31 March 2020. The method of procurement is an open procedure that falls below threshold guidelines. This initiative presents significant growth opportunities for businesses involved in educational services, training providers, and those focused on social work-related services. Companies that can effectively deliver high-quality training and collaborate with universities or local authorities will be particularly well-suited to participate. SMEs and voluntary community social enterprises are encouraged to submit applications, as the programme seeks to enhance the quality and availability of social work placements, contributing to the wider objective of improving social care across the UK. ## Notice See 'Attachments' for a word version of the description and further information. The Governments teaching partnerships programme brings universities and local authorities together to deliver high quality training for social workers. These partnerships aim improve the recruitment, retention and development of social workers and the overall quality of practice. We define a social work teaching partnership as: 'an accredited collaboration between HEIs and employers which delivers high quality training for social work students and qualified practitioners and equips them to practise to specified standards in statutory settings. ' Social work teaching partnerships are an opportunity to give social work students the right knowledge and skills, and creating outstanding qualified practitioners. Existing partnerships are already developing the right environments for excellent practice and innovation to flourish. We expect all teaching partnerships, new and existing to exercise high standards in training and support for professional practice and to exemplify what can be done as we move towards the establishment of a new regulator for the social work profession. Teaching partnerships offer a great opportunity for working together to invest in the highest standards of social work education and practice. They provide the chance to ensure that we have more good placements available for students, more support for practice educators and more input from practicing social workers and people with lived experience in educating social work students. In turn, this will help to create and sustain a learning culture for social workers and organisations. This third expansion of the teaching partnership programme marks a long-term commitment to academic rigor and valued research. Making sure practice is at the heart of all that we do is the key focus of this Government's social care reform strategy. Teaching partnerships form a very important part of this. We all have a responsibility to make sure that, children, families and vulnerable adults receive the help and protection they need. Our expansion plans look to cement important collaborations between universities and local authorities to ensure a steady stream of high-calibre social workers to the frontline. We now aim to fund further partnerships, new and existing, from 2018, subject to successful assessment of applications. Additional information: Deadline for receipt of tender (time and date): * Existing Teaching Partnership applications 21 January 2018 (midnight Sunday) * New Teaching Partnership applications 4 February 2018 (midnight Sunday) Return of applications: Applications must be sent electronically via email to the Social Work Reform Unit at: Socialworkreform.SG@education.gsi.gov.uk quoting "TP expansion 2018 [TP Name / Region]" in the subject heading. We may also publish FAQs and anonymised questions and answers on Contracts Finder to help partnerships with their applications. Questions deemed to be commercially sensitive will be answered separately by email ## Key Details | Field | Value | | --- | --- | | Publication source | Contracts Finder | | Latest notice | https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/04d3aa36-1565-427f-861d-9c79384a6afe | | Notice type | Tender Notice | | Procurement type | Standard | | Procurement category | Not specified | | Procurement method | Open | | Procurement method details | Open procedure (below threshold) | | Tender suitability | SME, VCSE | | Awardee scale | Not specified | | All stages | Tender | ## Dates | Field | Value | | --- | --- | | Publication date | 8 Dec 2017 | | Submission deadline | 21 Jan 2018 | | Future notice date | Not specified | | Award date | Not specified | | Contract period | 1 Apr 2018 - 31 Mar 2020 | | Recurrence | Not specified | ## Values | Field | Value | | --- | --- | | Tender value | Not specified | | Lots value | Not specified | | Awards value | Not specified | | Contracts value | Not specified | ## Status | Field | Value | | --- | --- | | Tender status | Active | | Lots status | Not specified | | Awards status | Not specified | | Contracts status | Not specified | ## Buyer | Field | Value | | --- | --- | | Main buyer | DEPARTMENT FOR EDUCATION | | Locality | SHEFFIELD | | Post town | Sheffield | | Postcode | S1 2FJ | | Country | England | | ITL 1 | TLE Yorkshire and The Humber | | ITL 2 | TLE3 South Yorkshire | | ITL 3 | TLE32 Sheffield | | Local authority | Sheffield | | Electoral ward | City | | Westminster constituency | Sheffield Central | | Delivery location | Not specified | ## CPV Codes ### Divisions - 80 - Education and training services - 85 - Health and social work services ### Codes - 80000000 - Education and training services - 85300000 - Social work and related services ## Release History - 8 Dec 2017 at 14:06 - TenderAmendment - Tender Notice - https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/04d3aa36-1565-427f-861d-9c79384a6afe - 1 Dec 2017 at 11:26 - TenderAmendment - Tender Notice - https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/04d3aa36-1565-427f-861d-9c79384a6afe - 1 Dec 2017 at 09:41 - Tender - Tender Notice - https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/04d3aa36-1565-427f-861d-9c79384a6afe ## Documents - https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/04d3aa36-1565-427f-861d-9c79384a6afe 8th December 2017 - Opportunity notice on Contracts Finder - https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/Attachment/a5dadb2b-4231-4425-9a86-b9eff3d4d4c0 Description and further information - https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/Attachment/479dbf4c-8dd3-4335-b1f3-3132ce5710ac New Social Work Teaching Partnerships 2018 application form - https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/Attachment/71f703e7-5ac1-4ada-a00e-5959a2abde75 Existing Social Work Teaching Partnerships 2018 application form - https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/Attachment/784bafe1-7f75-4876-8aef-b7fa0a677024 Social Work Teaching Partnerships 2018 application guidance - https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/Attachment/49f74733-4c75-40b3-be00-ee10df3a74bf DfE Grant Funding Agreement Terms and Conditions - https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/Attachment/1dd98bfd-3604-4f17-af03-9bf42a26de28 Description and further information - https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/Attachment/8cecc89b-bd3e-4a9d-bfa9-85b6e1460075 Social Work Teaching Partnerships 2018 application guidance - https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/Attachment/905d9354-567b-4381-a093-6eebeb554d8d Social Work Teaching Partnerships 2018 application guidance ## Provenance This Markdown file is an alternate public rendering of the D3 Tenders contract record. 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