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title: "Longitudinal Study of LA"
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# Longitudinal Study of LA

Buyer: DEPARTMENT FOR EDUCATION  
Current stage: Award  
OCID: ocds-b5fd17-9dd08975-78ba-4969-aa58-180c4ebfa920

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## Summary

The Department for Education is managing a procurement process titled "Longitudinal Study of LA," which falls under the research and development consultancy services industry category. This initiative aims to gather extensive evidence on the recruitment, retention, and career progression of child and family social workers in England. The procurement method used is an open procedure, with a tender period that ended on 20 April 2018. The awarded contract, valued at £539,346, commenced on 1 May 2018 and is set to last until 31 March 2023. The contract delivery will involve various locations, including the United Kingdom and other regions.

This procurement presents significant opportunities for businesses involved in social research and consultancy, particularly small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) and voluntary, community, and social enterprises (VCSEs). Firms that specialise in qualitative research methodologies and possess experience in longitudinal studies are particularly well-suited to compete for such contracts. By participating in this study, successful bidders can strengthen their reputations, develop further expertise in social research, and contribute valuable insights that could inform policy decisions impacting child and family social work in England.

## Notice

Delivery of a national longitudinal study of local authority child and family social workers in England. The aim of the study is to collect robust evidence on recruitment, retention and progression in child and family social work, by following a large and representative sample of social workers, at different stages of their career, over the next five years. The Contractor will undertake 25 face-to-face exploratory qualitative interviews within five 'case study' LAs. The survey phase will adopt a longitudinal design, aiming to achieve a representative sample of LA child and family social workers in England. The survey needs to recruit a large enough sample of both new entrants and established social workers at Wave 1 (Autumn 2018) to retain sufficient numbers by Wave 5 (Autumn 2022) to enable reliable subgroup analysis e.g. by gender, age, length of service, full/ part-time etc. The aim is to retain at least 500-800 'new entrants' and 1000 'established' social workers in the study at Wave 5. For consistency, the survey will adopt the same methodology and timing each year. In September 2018 and of each subsequent year through to 2022, it will start with an online approach moving to telephone among non-responders after four weeks. Qualitative telephone interviews will also be conducted with 20 leavers and 20 stayers each year.

## Key Details

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Publication source | Contracts Finder |
| Latest notice | https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/143f3b5c-95c6-4ebc-89d7-b2b1e3f6aeed |
| Notice type | Award Notice |
| Procurement type | Standard |
| Procurement category | Goods |
| Procurement method | Open |
| Procurement method details | Open procedure (below threshold) |
| Tender suitability | SME, VCSE |
| Awardee scale | SME |
| All stages | Award |

## Dates

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Publication date | 15 Jun 2018 |
| Submission deadline | 20 Apr 2018 |
| Future notice date | Not specified |
| Award date | 29 Apr 2018 |
| Contract period | 30 Apr 2018 - 31 Mar 2023 |
| Recurrence | Not specified |

## Values

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Tender value | Not specified |
| Lots value | Not specified |
| Awards value | £539,346 |
| 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 | 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 |

## Supplier

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Number of suppliers | 1 |
| Supplier names | IFF RESEARCH |

## CPV Codes

### Divisions

- 73 - Research and development services and related consultancy services

### Codes

- 73200000 - Research and development consultancy services

## Release History

- 15 Jun 2018 at 13:51 - Award - Award Notice - https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/143f3b5c-95c6-4ebc-89d7-b2b1e3f6aeed

## Documents

- https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/143f3b5c-95c6-4ebc-89d7-b2b1e3f6aeed
  15th June 2018 - Awarded contract notice on Contracts Finder
- https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/Attachment/b01ff72c-c81a-4c3e-b5c8-a0da630ff976
  Contract

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