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title: "Social Work Workforce: Benchmarking and Evaluation"
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# Social Work Workforce: Benchmarking and Evaluation

Buyer: DEVELOPING TOGETHER: SOCIAL WORK TEACHING PARTNERSHIP  
Current stage: Planning  
OCID: ocds-b5fd17-664bf971-4f8b-4713-b285-17131759bf1b

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## Summary

The Developing Together Social Work Teaching Partnership has initiated a procurement process for a contract entitled "Social Work Workforce: Benchmarking and Evaluation." This process is currently in the planning stage, with an engagement deadline set for 12 October 2018. The contract, valued at up to £40,000, aims to engage suitably experienced organisations that can assess and evaluate the existing social work workforce for reporting to the Department for Education. The partnership involves 14 organisations located in South West London and Surrey and includes various sectors focused on employing or training social workers.

This tender presents a valuable opportunity for small and medium enterprises (SMEs) and voluntary and community sector organisations (VCSEs) with expertise in research and consultancy, particularly in social work or related fields. Businesses that specialise in workforce assessment, social services evaluation, or consultancy work in health and social care would be particularly well-suited to compete for this contract. Engaging in this tender could enable organisations to expand their portfolios and foster relationships within the public sector, potentially leading to further contracts and collaborations.

## Notice

The Developing Together Social Work Teaching Partnership is seeking expressions of interest from suitably experienced and qualified organisations to undertake benchmarking of the existing social work workforce and evaluation of the partnership outcomes for reporting to the Department for Education. The partnership comprises 14 organisations based in South West London and Surrey including statutory, voluntary sector and academic institutions engaged in either employing or training social workers. The contract value will not exceed PS40,000 (forty thousand pounds). Further details can be obtained from the Partnership Programme Manager, Jonathan Davies at developingtogetherswtp@gmail.com.

## Key Details

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Publication source | Contracts Finder |
| Latest notice | https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/76915bbb-87c2-497e-8759-b646b3d807c8 |
| Notice type | Market Engagement Notice |
| Procurement type | Standard |
| Procurement category | Not specified |
| Procurement method | Not Specified |
| Procurement method details | Not specified |
| Tender suitability | SME, VCSE |
| Awardee scale | Not specified |
| All stages | Planning |

## Dates

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Publication date | 26 Sep 2018 |
| Submission deadline | Not specified |
| Future notice date | 12 Oct 2018 |
| Award date | Not specified |
| Contract period | Not specified |
| 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 | Planning |
| Lots status | Not specified |
| Awards status | Not specified |
| Contracts status | Not specified |

## Buyer

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Main buyer | DEVELOPING TOGETHER: SOCIAL WORK TEACHING PARTNERSHIP |
| Locality | TWICKENHAM |
| Post town | Twickenham |
| Postcode | TW1 1BY |
| Country | England |
| ITL 1 | TLI London |
| ITL 2 | TLI7 Outer London - West and North West |
| ITL 3 | TLI75 Hounslow and Richmond upon Thames |
| Local authority | Richmond upon Thames |
| Electoral ward | St Margarets & North Twickenham |
| Westminster constituency | Twickenham |
| Delivery location | Not specified |

## CPV Codes

### Divisions

- 73 - Research and development services and related consultancy services
- 79 - Business services: law, marketing, consulting, recruitment, printing and security
- 85 - Health and social work services

### Codes

- 73000000 - Research and development services and related consultancy services
- 79000000 - Business services: law, marketing, consulting, recruitment, printing and security
- 85000000 - Health and social work services

## Release History

- 26 Sep 2018 at 08:31 - Planning - Market Engagement Notice - https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/76915bbb-87c2-497e-8759-b646b3d807c8
- 26 Sep 2018 at 08:21 - Planning - Market Engagement Notice - https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/76915bbb-87c2-497e-8759-b646b3d807c8

## Documents

- https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/76915bbb-87c2-497e-8759-b646b3d807c8
  26th September 2018 - Early engagement notice on Contracts Finder

## Notice URLs

- http://www.developingtogetherswtp.org.uk/

## Provenance

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