Published date: 2 April 2015

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


Closing: 26 March 2015

Contract summary

Industry

  • Health and social work services - 85000000

Location of contract

Any region

Value of contract

£2,055,534

Procurement reference

DfE 301

Published date

2 April 2015

Closing date

26 March 2015

Contract start date

26 March 2015

Contract end date

31 March 2016

Contract type

Service contract

Procedure type

Open procedure

Any interested supplier may submit a tender in response to an opportunity notice.

Contract is suitable for SMEs?

Yes

Contract is suitable for VCSEs?

Yes

Description

I. Design a single transparent, evidence based, rigorous pass / fail process for social workers to achieve Approved Child and Family Practitioner (ACFP) status against the published knowledge and skills statement.
II. Develop a knowledge and skills statement for Practice Supervision, and knowledge and skills statement for Practice Leadership.
III. Design a single transparent, evidence based, rigorous pass / fail process to achieve practice supervision status, and a single transparent, evidence based, rigorous pass / fail process to achieve practice leadership status.
IV. Critically review how direct observation methods can be used to assess and accredit the three social work statuses, alongside a digital solution, and make recommendations for future development - working through an independent expert, and collaborating with a range of other organisations which have experience with practice observation.
V. Devise processes to test the ACFP assessment with social workers undertaking ASYE (Assessed and Supported Year in Employment) and more experienced social workers at different grades in a range of settings.
VI. Devise processes to test the Practice Supervision, and Practice Leadership assessments with social workers who hold a range of leadership, supervisory, and practice education and development responsibilities in a range of settings.

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The contract was awarded to a consortium of KPMG LLP; LEO Learning; Morning Lane Associates; and the University of Leeds.

Award information

Awarded date

26 March 2015

Contract start date

26 March 2015

Contract end date

31 March 2016

Total value of contract

£2,055,534

This contract was awarded to 1 supplier.

A consortium of KPMG LLP; LEO Learning; Morning Lane Associates;

Address

KPMG LLP, 15 Canada Square, London, E15 5GL

Reference

None

Supplier is SME?

No

Supplier is VCSE?

No

About the buyer

Contact name

Thomasin Miller

Address

1st Floor, Sanctuary Buildings, Great Smith Street
London
SW1P 3BT
England

Email

Thomasin.Miller@education.gsi.gov.uk