--- title: "Commission for research into the supervision and assessment of practice learning: models of practice education and the role of the practice educator" ocid: "ocds-b5fd17-ed14e640-b0b2-4b88-9e0b-74ba709774f3" canonical_url: "https://d3tenders.com/contract/?ocid=ocds-b5fd17-ed14e640-b0b2-4b88-9e0b-74ba709774f3" markdown_url: "https://d3tenders.com/contract/ocds-b5fd17-ed14e640-b0b2-4b88-9e0b-74ba709774f3.md" json_url: "https://d3tenders.com/contract/ocds-b5fd17-ed14e640-b0b2-4b88-9e0b-74ba709774f3.json" source: "Contracts Finder" current_stage: "Tender" buyer: "SOCIAL WORK ENGLAND" published: "2023-02-10" --- # Commission for research into the supervision and assessment of practice learning: models of practice education and the role of the practice educator Buyer: SOCIAL WORK ENGLAND Current stage: Tender OCID: ocds-b5fd17-ed14e640-b0b2-4b88-9e0b-74ba709774f3 [View canonical contract page](https://d3tenders.com/contract/?ocid=ocds-b5fd17-ed14e640-b0b2-4b88-9e0b-74ba709774f3) [Download OCDS JSON](https://d3tenders.com/contract/ocds-b5fd17-ed14e640-b0b2-4b88-9e0b-74ba709774f3.json) ## Summary Social Work England is seeking proposals for a research study on the supervision and assessment of practice learning in England. The contract is for services related to research, with a budget of £50,000. The procurement method is an open procedure, and the tender deadline is February 15, 2023. The contract period is set to start on March 13, 2023, and end on July 31, 2023. The buying organisation is Social Work England, located in Sheffield, United Kingdom. This tender provides an opportunity for businesses in the research services sector to engage with Social Work England and contribute to the development of social work practices in England. Small and medium enterprises (SMEs) that specialise in research services would be well-suited to compete for this contract. The focus of this tender is on understanding the experiences and challenges faced by social workers engaged in practice learning, aiming to improve the regulation and effectiveness of social work in England. ## Notice Social Work England are committed to learning about social work and understanding the profession and people's experiences. We want to make a unique contribution to the evolution of regulation, inform our work as the new specialist regulator and provide a detailed picture of social work in England. Research forms a key aspect of this goal. The objective of this tender exercise/procurement is to undertake a research study into the supervision and assessment of practice learning, including but not limited to the role of the practice educator in qualifying and post-qualifying social work education in England. From this piece of research, we want to understand: * the experiences, including attitudes, perceptions and barriers, of social workers who undertake the supervision and assessment of practice learning; *what motivates social workers to qualify as practice educators, or to continue as practice educators, and the barriers to recruiting and retaining social workers to undertake this role; *perceptions of existing standards and training requirements in relation to practice education and the role of the practice educator in England across pre-registration and post-qualifying education; *what lessons we can learn from existing models of supervision and assessment of practice learning from education providers and employers across England ; *what lessons we can learn from existing research into practice education, supervision and assessment of practice learning in England; *how to develop our approach to regulating social workers who undertake the supervision and assessment of practice learning; **Please note - our maximum budget for this procurement/contract is PS50,000.00 (inc. VAT) **IMPORTANT - The word count for Non-price/Quality Question 2 is confirmed at 1500 words max. (there was a discrepancy between two sections of the Invitation to Tender that stated both 1250/1500 words)** ## Key Details | Field | Value | | --- | --- | | Publication source | Contracts Finder | | Latest notice | https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/544012fb-9b31-4684-bd63-ff6989b68c69 | | Notice type | Tender Notice | | Procurement type | Standard | | Procurement category | Services | | Procurement method | Open | | Procurement method details | Open procedure (below threshold) | | Tender suitability | SME | | Awardee scale | Not specified | | All stages | Tender | ## Dates | Field | Value | | --- | --- | | Publication date | 10 Feb 2023 | | Submission deadline | 15 Feb 2023 | | Future notice date | Not specified | | Award date | Not specified | | Contract period | 13 Mar 2023 - 31 Jul 2023 | | 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 | SOCIAL WORK ENGLAND | | Locality | SHEFFIELD | | Post town | Sheffield | | Postcode | S3 8JY | | 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 - 73 - Research and development services and related consultancy services ### Codes - 73110000 - Research services ## Release History - 10 Feb 2023 at 12:38 - TenderAmendment - Tender Notice - https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/544012fb-9b31-4684-bd63-ff6989b68c69 - 9 Feb 2023 at 17:12 - TenderAmendment - Tender Notice - https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/544012fb-9b31-4684-bd63-ff6989b68c69 - 9 Feb 2023 at 15:17 - TenderAmendment - Tender Notice - https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/544012fb-9b31-4684-bd63-ff6989b68c69 - 7 Feb 2023 at 16:34 - TenderAmendment - Tender Notice - https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/544012fb-9b31-4684-bd63-ff6989b68c69 - 6 Feb 2023 at 17:38 - TenderAmendment - Tender Notice - https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/544012fb-9b31-4684-bd63-ff6989b68c69 - 6 Feb 2023 at 17:35 - TenderAmendment - Tender Notice - https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/544012fb-9b31-4684-bd63-ff6989b68c69 - 3 Feb 2023 at 14:50 - TenderAmendment - Tender Notice - https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/544012fb-9b31-4684-bd63-ff6989b68c69 - 26 Jan 2023 at 17:25 - TenderAmendment - Tender Notice - https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/544012fb-9b31-4684-bd63-ff6989b68c69 - 18 Jan 2023 at 17:11 - Tender - Tender Notice - https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/544012fb-9b31-4684-bd63-ff6989b68c69 ## Documents - https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/544012fb-9b31-4684-bd63-ff6989b68c69 10th February 2023 - Opportunity notice on Contracts Finder - https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/Attachment/91d4bdd3-d796-4eb2-a06f-b97eeee43568 Invitation to Tender - https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/Attachment/b6c2feee-170e-4d56-abf6-679251b7c8c0 Social Work England's latest Standard Terms and Conditions - https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/Attachment/2603bff8-3178-4480-bc3a-ff6502f74210 Invitation to Tender - https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/Attachment/da0537dc-bec4-4730-9e09-493c65f365a2 Invitation to Tender - https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/Attachment/f3490a83-06f4-48f9-aee8-39cc9b1c693a Invitation to Tender - https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/Attachment/a6d80713-89eb-4dc9-b0d8-823b376162bb Invitation to Tender - https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/Attachment/c6e6e58f-05d9-47ce-b16a-e772a399ebb4 Invitation to Tender - https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/Attachment/3dccdb3e-2889-4c3f-8a1b-7b0f302f2dc5 Please email tenders@socialworkengland.org.uk if you would like to gain access to be able to watch this recording of the Drop-in Session held for this tender opportunity. - https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/Attachment/f84f78a8-f1d7-4978-9a1d-c9c5e958a23e Clarification Questions and Answers from the written Q/A period. *Please note that the Q/A's from the Drop-in Session held, are not contained within this document. Please email tenders@socialworkengland.org.uk, if you wish to gain access to the video recording of the Drop-in Session, where additional Q/A's were undertaken* - https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/Attachment/4f87a702-30a4-401b-9ecd-249819cd7d00 These are the written clarification Q/A's received/answered. Please note that there are additional Q/A's within the Drop-in Session recording that are not included within this document. Please email tenders@socialworkengland.org.uk to access the recording of the Drop-in Session. ## Provenance This Markdown file is an alternate public rendering of the D3 Tenders contract record. The canonical page is https://d3tenders.com/contract/?ocid=ocds-b5fd17-ed14e640-b0b2-4b88-9e0b-74ba709774f3. The underlying structured data is available as OCDS JSON at https://d3tenders.com/contract/ocds-b5fd17-ed14e640-b0b2-4b88-9e0b-74ba709774f3.json.