Published date: 28 July 2023

Last edited date: 28 July 2023

Awarded contract - This means that the contract has been awarded to a supplier.


Closing: 12 June 2023, 12pm

Contract summary

Industry

  • Education and training services - 80000000

Location of contract

ME14 1XQ

Value of contract

£207,000

Procurement reference

SC220334

Published date

28 July 2023

Closing date

12 June 2023

Closing time

12pm

Contract start date

1 January 2024

Contract end date

1 March 2025

Contract type

Service contract

Procedure type

Competitive procedure with negotiation (above threshold)

Anyone may ask to participate, but only those who are pre-selected will be invited to submit initial tenders and to negotiate.

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

University of Kent to provide the Step Up to Social Care educational services in accordance with the requirement of Kent County Council's (KCC) which includes:

1. Provision of appropriate educational services inline with the Professional Standards for Education and Training", for a maximum of 20 students to produce high caliber social workers conversant with the necessary Knowledge and Skills Statements as set out by the Chief Social Worker, utilizing both theoretical classroom-based education and practice placements.

2. To ensure methods of teaching are carried out in a hybrid approach of in person and virtual learning opportunities.

3. Create, manage and execute, in partnership with the Council and its partners, an agreed admissions process, including DBS checking;

4. To achieve and maintain any and all standard both internal and external to the Provider required to provide the services, inline with "Social Work England Education and Training Standards 2021"

5. To provide Practice Educators for a maximum of 20 students for both 70 and 100 day placements and ensure that all expectations of their role are carried out including appropriate reporting of students progression of their learning and work via their assessments of their capability at each stage;

6. To undertake the programme within 14 months;

7. To ensure that the services are provided by appropriate, qualified staff at all times;

8. To provide all appropriate, agreed and otherwise necessary and reasonably expected student support services;

9. To provide all agreed and other reasonable required reports

10. To maintain the minimum service levels.

This service is for a partnership between Kent County Council and Medway Council to deliver social worker training that will produce qualified social care workers. Kent holds the lead responsibility in the partnership.

Funding for the service for Kent and Medway Council is fully provided in the form of a grant from the Department for Education (DfE).

This procurement was carried out using a competitive procedure with negotiation and was advertised on the 8th March 2023 via the Kent Business Portal.

This opportunity was advertised on the 8th March 2023 under reference KENT001-DN649906-06017295 on contracts finder

Award information

Awarded date

11 July 2023

Contract start date

1 January 2024

Contract end date

1 March 2025

Total value of contract

£207,000

This contract was awarded to 1 supplier.

UNIVERSITY OF KENT

Address

The Registry
CANTERBURY
Kent
CT2 7NZ
GB

Reference

Companies House number: RC000656

Supplier is SME?

No

Supplier is VCSE?

No

About the buyer

Contact name

Alex Whelan

Address

County Hall
MAIDSTONE
ME141XX
England

Email

alexander.whelan@kent.gov.uk