--- title: "Evaluation of the South Yorkshire Social Work Teaching Partnership" ocid: "ocds-b5fd17-4f314019-c315-45b4-b661-567672b5ce5b" canonical_url: "https://d3tenders.com/contract/?ocid=ocds-b5fd17-4f314019-c315-45b4-b661-567672b5ce5b" markdown_url: "https://d3tenders.com/contract/ocds-b5fd17-4f314019-c315-45b4-b661-567672b5ce5b.md" json_url: "https://d3tenders.com/contract/ocds-b5fd17-4f314019-c315-45b4-b661-567672b5ce5b.json" source: "Contracts Finder" current_stage: "Tender" buyer: "SHEFFIELD CITY COUNCIL" published: "2018-08-09" --- # Evaluation of the South Yorkshire Social Work Teaching Partnership Buyer: SHEFFIELD CITY COUNCIL Current stage: Tender OCID: ocds-b5fd17-4f314019-c315-45b4-b661-567672b5ce5b [View canonical contract page](https://d3tenders.com/contract/?ocid=ocds-b5fd17-4f314019-c315-45b4-b661-567672b5ce5b) [Download OCDS JSON](https://d3tenders.com/contract/ocds-b5fd17-4f314019-c315-45b4-b661-567672b5ce5b.json) ## Summary The procurement process is being conducted by Sheffield City Council for the evaluation of the South Yorkshire Social Work Teaching Partnership. This tender falls within the health and social work services industry category and is located in Yorkshire and the Humber region of the United Kingdom. The tender is currently at the active stage and follows an open procurement method. Key dates include the tender period, which ends on 3rd September 2018, and the contract period commencing on 9th October 2018 and concluding on 1st April 2019. The total estimated value of the contract is £20,000. This tender offers significant opportunities for businesses that specialise in evaluation consultancy services, particularly those in the health and social care sectors. Businesses that are small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) or voluntary, community, and social enterprises (VCSEs) would be particularly well-placed to compete for this contract. By participating in this evaluation, businesses can contribute to the improvement of social work practice and education, aligning with national government objectives in this important field. ## Notice Sheffield City Council invites you to submit a Quote for Evaluation of the South Yorkshire Social Work Teaching Partnership, for which Sheffield acts as the lead organisation on behalf of partnership members. The partnership consists of five local authorities and one Trust and two universities: * Sheffield City Council * Barnsley MBC * Rotherham MBC * Doncaster MBC * Doncaster Children Services Trust * Lincolnshire County Council (Children's) * The University of Sheffield * Sheffield Hallam University The South Yorkshire Social Work Teaching Partnership is funded by the Department for Education (DfE) and Department of Health and Social Care (DH) to deliver high quality and innovative social work education and training for social work students and practitioners which will equip them to practice to specified standards in statutory settings. The Social Work Teaching Partnership Programme was developed by the government as a model to explore implementation and development of the main themes emerging from the Narey and Croisdale-Appleby reviews of social work education and is part of the government's broader social work reform agenda. Since 2015, 15 social work teaching partnerships have been funded nationally. Key drivers for the Social Work Teaching Partnerships (SWTPs) programme are: 1. To enhance partnership arrangements between Higher Education Institutions (HEIs) and employers; 2. Attract more able students; 3. Embed the knowledge and skills into academic curricula and Continuing Professional Development (CPD) for existing workers; 4. and overall raise the quality of social work practice. The South Yorkshire Social Work Teaching Partnership is working collaboratively to deliver the following vision: * We believe that inspiring, person centred and relationship based social work delivers transformational improvements for people and their communities. * By working collaboratively across our partnership we aim to grow, develop, inspire and sustain a highly skilled and confident social work workforce. * By developing social workers able to meet the diverse challenges of frontline practice, we will achieve our overall aim of improving outcomes for children, adults, their families and communities. The partnership was founded in 2015 as an "Early Adopter" teaching partnership and was evaluated by the DfE in 2016. The partnership is currently grant funded up to 31st March 2019 to deliver a programme of work that aims to: * Drive up standards of social work practice by promoting excellence and improved outcomes for service users; * Offer a broad based, robust pre-qualifying curricula underpinned by the Knowledge and Skills Statements (KSS) and providing high quality, statutory placement learning opportunities; * Provide a dynamic programme of CPD activities that strengthen existing practice, prepare practitioners for National Assessment and Accreditation process and support progression to management ## Key Details | Field | Value | | --- | --- | | Publication source | Contracts Finder | | Latest notice | https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/c1e72923-a9ea-4e23-919a-f061e5869ef1 | | Notice type | Tender Notice | | Procurement type | Standard | | Procurement category | Services | | Procurement method | Open | | Procurement method details | Open procedure | | Tender suitability | SME, VCSE | | Awardee scale | Not specified | | All stages | Tender | ## Dates | Field | Value | | --- | --- | | Publication date | 9 Aug 2018 | | Submission deadline | 3 Sep 2018 | | Future notice date | Not specified | | Award date | Not specified | | Contract period | 8 Oct 2018 - 1 Apr 2019 | | Recurrence | Not specified | ## Values | Field | Value | | --- | --- | | Tender value | £20,000 | | 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 | SHEFFIELD CITY COUNCIL | | Locality | SHEFFIELD | | Post town | Sheffield | | Postcode | S1 4PL | | 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 | TLE Yorkshire and The Humber | ## CPV Codes ### Divisions - 79 - Business services: law, marketing, consulting, recruitment, printing and security - 85 - Health and social work services ### Codes - 79419000 - Evaluation consultancy services - 85000000 - Health and social work services ## Release History - 9 Aug 2018 at 14:41 - Tender - Tender Notice - https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/c1e72923-a9ea-4e23-919a-f061e5869ef1 ## Documents - https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/c1e72923-a9ea-4e23-919a-f061e5869ef1 9th August 2018 - Opportunity notice on Contracts Finder - http://https://procontract.due-north.com/Advert/AdvertSummary?projectId=7c02b549-de9b-e811-80ed-005056b64545&projectStepId=8302b549-de9b-e811-80ed-005056b64545 LINK TO TENDER ## Notice URLs - https://www.sheffield.gov.uk/ ## Provenance This Markdown file is an alternate public rendering of the D3 Tenders contract record. 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