Published date: 31 May 2023

Last edited date: 2 January 2024

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


Closing: 31 January 2023, 5pm

Contract summary

Industry

  • Adult and other education services - 80400000

Location of contract

North East, North West, Yorkshire and the Humber, East Midlands, West Midlands, East of England, London, South East, South West

Value of contract

£57,418,736

Procurement reference

tender_287814/1211871

Published date

31 May 2023

Closing date

31 January 2023

Closing time

5pm

Contract start date

23 May 2023

Contract end date

30 June 2029

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?

Yes

Contract is suitable for VCSEs?

Yes

Description

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.

More information

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Award information

Awarded date

23 May 2023

Contract start date

23 May 2023

Contract end date

30 June 2029

Total value of contract

£34,968,860

This contract was awarded to 1 supplier.

The Frontline Organisation

Address

Frontline, Coram Campus, 41 Brunswick Square, London, WC1N 1AZ

Reference

Charity Commission reference: 1163194

Supplier is SME?

Yes

Supplier is VCSE?

Yes

About the buyer

Contact name

Department for Education

Address

Sanctuary Buildings Great Smith Street
London
SW1P 3BT
England

Email

fast.track@education.gov.uk