Published date: 27 July 2023

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


Closing: 3 May 2023, 12pm

Contract summary

Industry

  • Adult and other education services - 80400000

Location of contract

England

Value of contract

£980,028

Procurement reference

WIRLC001-DN658770-98332648

Published date

27 July 2023

Closing date

3 May 2023

Closing time

12pm

Contract start date

1 August 2023

Contract end date

31 March 2027

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?

No

Contract is suitable for VCSEs?

No

Description

The Learn Together Partnership is seeking, through Wirral Borough Council, creative and innovative tenders for the effective delivery of the learning outcomes of the Postgraduate Diploma in Social Work. The successful tenderer will have current experience of delivering a Postgraduate Diploma in Social Work and is capable of delivering this programme in line with the 15 month timescales given above. A curriculum outline must be completed for the Post Graduate Diploma in Social Work must be completed by all tenderers.\\r\r
Wirral act as the lead LA for the Learn Together Partnership (RP), we will be submitting our bid for cohort 8 of the Step Up To Social Work Programme, after 7 previous successful cohorts we have completed.\\r\r
The Step Up to Social Work programme provides an accelerated entry route into social work for high-achieving graduates and career changers. The programme has successfully trained over 2000 social workers since 2010. Step Up to Social Work is delivered through the development of a work-based 14-month postgraduate diploma programme, led by groups of local authorities working in Regional Partnerships (RPs) who contract the learning element with Higher Education Institutes (HEIs). Award of the diploma enables candidates to apply for registration as a qualified social worker. The scheme targets high calibre individuals who already have experience of working with vulnerable children, young people or adults who want to train as social workers\\r\r
We are looking for a HEI provider to deliver to academic aspect of the programme.\\r\r
This contract will run year to year as the programme is only 15 months long, but we may wish to extend up to 5 years. Cohort 8 is due to begin January 2024 and will come to end in March 2025. If successful with future bids, we will also host cohort 9 which will run from January 2026 and end in March 2027.

More information

Previous notice about this procurement

Higher Education Provider for the Step Up To Social Work Programme

  • Opportunity
  • Published 22 March 2023

Award information

Awarded date

16 May 2023

Contract start date

29 May 2023

Contract end date

31 March 2027

Total value of contract

£980,028

This contract was awarded to 1 supplier.

Edge HIll University

Address

L39 4QP

Reference

None

Supplier is SME?

No

Supplier is VCSE?

No

About the buyer

Contact name

Corporate Procurement

Address

Marriss House
3rd Floor South Wing Hamilton Street
Birkenhead
CH41 5AL
United Kingdom

Telephone

+44 1516662000

Email

tenders@wirral.gov.uk

Website

http://www.wirral.gov.uk/