Published date: 20 November 2018
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Contract summary
Industry
Education and training services - 80000000
Location of contract
East Midlands
Value of contract
£933,360
Procurement reference
TD1387-DN362250
Published date
20 November 2018
Closing date
20 December 2018
Contract start date
1 March 2019
Contract end date
31 July 2021
Contract type
Service contract
Procedure type
Open procedure (above threshold)
Any interested supplier may submit a tender in response to an opportunity notice.
This procedure can be used for procurements above the relevant contract value threshold.
Contract is suitable for SMEs?
No
Contract is suitable for VCSEs?
No
Description
The Step up to Social Work programme is funded by the Department for Education (DfE) with the intention of raising the standard of social workers who work in children's statutory services. The programme recruits high calibre candidates who have a 2:1 degree and have had experience of working in childcare. The programme is managed by regional partnerships and the East Midlands partnership currently consists of the following local authorities:
Derby City - Lead Authority
Northamptonshire,
Nottinghamshire,
Nottingham City
Leicester City
Derbyshire
Lincolnshire
The East Midlands Regional Partnership is now seeking to contract with a Higher Education Provider to deliver and quality assure a Cohort 6 Step up to Social Work Programme in the East Midlands Region.
Students are assigned to each local authority in the regional partnership with the intention that, on qualifying, they will be appointed to work in that Local Authority. The Local Authorities commit to providing placements for the students they are supporting. Local Authorities have a vested interest in ensuring that students are trained in a way that meets the needs of the children's services.
The Step up to Social Work programme leads to a Post Graduate Diploma at MA level and the duration of the programme is to be approximately 14 months commencing in January 2020 and ending in March 2021. The programme must be validated by the HCPC by March 2019 and be prepared to meet the requirements of Social Work England when these come into force. The programme must enable and support students to meet the refreshed Professional Capabilities Framework (PCF) (August 2018) and the Post-qualifying standard: knowledge and skills statement for child and family practitioners, May 2018. Students will register with the HEI.
The East Midlands Regional Partnership plan to recruit between 30 and 40 students to Cohort 6 although this number may vary.
The intention of the programme is to train children's social workers who will provide a high-quality service for the children and young people in the region.
Please note suppliers wishing to express interest and obtain the documentation must do so by 23:00 on 19/12/2018. It is recommended that you express interest and obtain the documentation well before this time to allow sufficient time to prepare and submit a bid.
The deadline for returns is 10:00 on 20/12/2018.
Documents are available at www.eastmidstenders.org Please search for TD1387.
Please note: we will only accept expressions of interest through the e-tendering system.
More information
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Documents are available at www.eastmidstenders.org
Please search for TD1387.
Please note: we will only accept expressions of interest through the e-tendering system.
About the buyer
Contact name
Paul Hallsworth
Address
Corporation Street
Derby
DE12FS
England
Telephone
01332 640768
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