--- title: "Fast-Track Mental Health Social Work Graduate Programme" ocid: "ocds-b5fd17-763ae54a-8946-488d-8df4-452f5b5a8c19" canonical_url: "https://d3tenders.com/contract/?ocid=ocds-b5fd17-763ae54a-8946-488d-8df4-452f5b5a8c19" markdown_url: "https://d3tenders.com/contract/ocds-b5fd17-763ae54a-8946-488d-8df4-452f5b5a8c19.md" json_url: "https://d3tenders.com/contract/ocds-b5fd17-763ae54a-8946-488d-8df4-452f5b5a8c19.json" source: "Contracts Finder" current_stage: "Tender" buyer: "DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND SOCIAL CARE" published: "2019-09-02" --- # Fast-Track Mental Health Social Work Graduate Programme Buyer: DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND SOCIAL CARE Current stage: Tender OCID: ocds-b5fd17-763ae54a-8946-488d-8df4-452f5b5a8c19 [View canonical contract page](https://d3tenders.com/contract/?ocid=ocds-b5fd17-763ae54a-8946-488d-8df4-452f5b5a8c19) [Download OCDS JSON](https://d3tenders.com/contract/ocds-b5fd17-763ae54a-8946-488d-8df4-452f5b5a8c19.json) ## Summary The Department of Health and Social Care is currently conducting a tender for the "Fast-Track Mental Health Social Work Graduate Programme," aimed at providing education and training services within the mental health sector across England. This procurement process, open for submissions until 29 November 2019, seeks to recruit and train a minimum of 100 graduates for statutory mental health social work roles over two cohorts, with an option to extend the programme. The contract is expected to commence on 1 April 2020 and run until 31 March 2024, with a total estimated value of £20 million. This tender presents significant opportunities for businesses specialising in education, training, and mental health services. Companies that can offer comprehensive training solutions and effectively manage participant placements will be particularly well-suited to compete. Furthermore, organisations with experience in collaborating with universities and statutory health providers across the UK are encouraged to explore this opportunity, especially those that can provide leadership training and conducive learning environments for participants aiming to establish a career in mental health social work. ## Notice The Department of Health and Social Care (the Authority) is seeking the provision of a fast-track programme to select and train high-calibre and ambitious graduates with leadership potential in the field of adult mental health social work. The purpose is during the two year programme is to: To recruit and train a minimum of 100 adult mental health social workers (participants) per cohort Provide mental health placements for a minimum of 100 participants. Provide access to onwards employment in statutory mental health social work, placing participants into a career in mental health social work Develop a pipeline of future leaders in mental health social work. The Authority invites proposals from: one contractor holding overall liability for all elements of the contract; or clear lead contractors for the key elements of the programme, for example: marketing and branding; performance reporting; managing third-party contractors; etc. The procurement exercise is to find a provider that could adhere to the following requirements: The Programme will be restricted to delivery in universities and statutory mental health providers across England. The Programme will be accessible for participants across England and the Contractor shall have this in mind when organising participant work placements, employment, and facilitating classroom-based learning The Contract will cover the delivery of two cohorts with the option to extend to deliver an additional third cohort. The Contract will run for up to six financial years (2020-21 to 2025-26), subject to the decision to extend for the third cohort: Minimum of 100 participants per cohort, with the option to expand this to a minimum of 160 participants per cohort. The expansion is subject to the confirmation of additional funding. Graduate level entry, generally of 2:1 or higher, with a degree that does not qualify the participant to practice as a Social Worker. Postgraduate diploma will be approved by Social Work England and both academic qualifications will be funded by the Contractor via the Contract charges and will be delivered with no charge to Participants. Bursary funding will be available to all Year One participants of each cohort - funding is fixed at PS17,200 outside London and PS19,100 inside London. Year One participants will be placed with providers of statutory mental health services in order to gain direct experience of working in NHS and social care settings. Year Two participants will be employed by providers of statutory mental health services and will be supported by the employer/provider to undertake the ASYE. Leadership training will be provided alongside the programme to enable participants to develop their personal leadership skills in mental health social work The full service description will be provided in the procurement documents. If you are interested in this opportunity, please sign up via the e-tendering system. You will then be provided with the relevant documents ## Key Details | Field | Value | | --- | --- | | Publication source | Contracts Finder | | Latest notice | https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/9d964675-0979-4dca-9956-76a4f524bb01 | | Notice type | Tender Notice | | Procurement type | Standard | | Procurement category | Services | | 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 | 2 Sep 2019 | | Submission deadline | 29 Nov 2019 | | Future notice date | Not specified | | Award date | Not specified | | Contract period | 31 Mar 2020 - 31 Mar 2024 | | Recurrence | Not specified | ## Values | Field | Value | | --- | --- | | Tender value | £20,000,000 | | 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 | DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND SOCIAL CARE | | Locality | LONDON | | Post town | South West London | | Postcode | SW1H 0EU | | Country | England | | ITL 1 | TLI London | | ITL 2 | TLI3 Inner London - West | | ITL 3 | TLI35 Westminster and City of London | | Local authority | Westminster | | Electoral ward | St James's | | Westminster constituency | Cities of London and Westminster | | Delivery location | Not specified | ## CPV Codes ### Divisions - 80 - Education and training services ### Codes - 80000000 - Education and training services ## Release History - 2 Sep 2019 at 20:46 - Tender - Tender Notice - https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/9d964675-0979-4dca-9956-76a4f524bb01 ## Documents - https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/9d964675-0979-4dca-9956-76a4f524bb01 2nd September 2019 - Opportunity notice on Contracts Finder ## Notice URLs - https://dh.bravosolution.co.uk ## Provenance This Markdown file is an alternate public rendering of the D3 Tenders contract record. 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