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title: "the National Fast Track Child and Family Social Work Training Programme"
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# the National Fast Track Child and Family Social Work Training Programme

Buyer: DEPARTMENT FOR EDUCATION  
Current stage: Award  
OCID: ocds-h6vhtk-0301dd

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## Summary

The Department for Education has completed the procurement process for the National Fast Track Child and Family Social Work Training Programme. This programme involves the design and delivery of a high-quality, specialised education scheme for child and family social workers. The procurement method used was a Competitive Procedure with Negotiation. The programme will start around September 1, 2023, with an initial period of up to 3 cohorts lasting up to 4 years each. The selected contractor, The Frontline Organisation, will be responsible for recruitment, training, and support of participants to enhance skills in child protection social work.

This tender opportunity offers business growth prospects for organisations in the adult and other education services industry. Companies experienced in social work and related services, higher education services, and administration services would be well-suited to compete. The Department for Education is the buying organisation, located in London, UK, with a focus on education services procurement. The opportunity was at the award stage as of the most recent document date on May 31, 2023, and the contract value was £57,418,736 GBP.

## Notice

Following a procurement under the light touch procedure, using a form of Competitive Procedure with Negotiation ,and conducted in accordance with the process described within the Tender documents linked to the Contract Notice (2022/S 000-014783) which was launched on 22 August 2022, the Authority has procured a Contractor to design and deliver a high quality, specialised, fast track child and family social work education programme with the objective of enhancing the knowledge and skills most needed in front line child protection social work, and providing a pipeline of high-quality social workers across English Local Authorities ("LA"). The successful Contractor will be responsible for the recruitment, training and support of Participants to enable them to become effective and specialised child and family social workers. This is in furtherance of the Government's aim to ensure that there is a highly capable social worker for every child and family in England who needs one. The Programme will commence on or around 1 September 2023 and last for an initial period of up to 3 cohorts, lasting a maximum of 4 years each, with the first cohort of Participants qualifying by September 2025 and each cohort running concurrently. The option to extend by up to 2 additional cohorts will be solely at the Authority's discretion and will be subject to satisfactory Contractor performance, Ministerial approval, and the availability of funding.

### Lot Information

Lot 1

Following a procurement under the light touch procedure, using a form of Competitive Procedure with Negotiation ,and conducted in accordance with the process described within the Tender documents linked to the Contract Notice (2022/S 000-014783) which was launched on 22 August 2022, the Authority has procured a Contractor to design and deliver a high quality, specialised, fast track child and family social work education programme with the objective of enhancing the knowledge and skills most needed in front line child protection social work, and providing a pipeline of high-quality social workers across English Local Authorities ("LA"). The successful Contractor will be responsible for the recruitment, training and support of Participants to enable them to become effective and specialised child and family social workers. This is in furtherance of the Government's aim to ensure that there is a highly capable social worker for every child and family in England who needs one. The Programme will commence on or around 1 September 2023 and last for an initial period of up to 3 cohorts, lasting a maximum of 4 years each, with the first cohort of Participants qualifying by September 2025 and each cohort running concurrently. The option to extend by up to 2 additional cohorts will be solely at the Authority's discretion and will be subject to satisfactory Contractor performance, Ministerial approval, and the availability of funding. Additional information: The technical questions pricing submissions were evaluated against the criteria stated in the Invitation to Submit Final Tender. The pricing proposals had to be within a Total Contract Value with specified Service Price Caps.

Renewal: Up to a maximum of 2 cohorts based on a cohort by cohort basis.

## Key Details

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Publication source | Find A Tender Service |
| Latest notice | https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/015438-2023 |
| Notice type | Planning Notice |
| Procurement type | Standard |
| Procurement category | Services |
| Procurement method | Selective |
| Procurement method details | Competitive procedure with negotiation |
| Tender suitability | Not specified |
| Awardee scale | SME |
| All stages | Planning, Tender, Award |

## Dates

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Publication date | 31 May 2023 |
| Submission deadline | 22 Aug 2022 |
| Future notice date | 15 Dec 2021 |
| Award date | 22 May 2023 |
| Contract period | 31 Aug 2022 - 31 Oct 2030 |
| Recurrence | Not specified |

## Values

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Tender value | £54,700,000 |
| Lots value | £54,700,000 |
| Awards value | Not specified |
| Contracts value | £57,418,736 |

## Status

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Tender status | Complete |
| Lots status | Cancelled |
| Awards status | Active |
| Contracts status | Active |

## Buyer

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Main buyer | DEPARTMENT FOR EDUCATION |
| Locality | LONDON |
| Post town | South West London |
| Postcode | SW1P 3BT |
| 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 | TLC North East (England), TLD North West (England), TLE Yorkshire and The Humber, TLF East Midlands (England), TLG West Midlands (England), TLH East (England), TLI London, TLJ South East (England), TLK South West (England) |

## Supplier

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Number of suppliers | 1 |
| Supplier names | THE FRONTLINE ORGANISATION |

## CPV Codes

### Divisions

- 75 - Administration, defence and social security services
- 79 - Business services: law, marketing, consulting, recruitment, printing and security
- 80 - Education and training services
- 85 - Health and social work services

### Codes

- 75100000 - Administration services
- 79340000 - Advertising and marketing services
- 79600000 - Recruitment services
- 80300000 - Higher education services
- 80400000 - Adult and other education services
- 85300000 - Social work and related services

## Release History

- 31 May 2023 at 14:32 - Award - Award Notice - https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/015438-2023
- 5 Aug 2022 at 11:47 - TenderUpdate - Tender Notice - https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/021559-2022
- 26 May 2022 at 15:06 - Tender - Tender Notice - https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/014783-2022
- 15 Dec 2021 at 22:45 - Planning - Planning Notice - https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/031334-2021

## Notice URLs

- https://education.app.jaggaer.com/web/login.html
- https://www.gov.uk/government/organisations/department-for-education

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