Published date: 16 December 2016

Closed opportunity - This means that the contract is currently closed. The buying department may be considering suppliers that have already applied, or no suitable offers were made.


Closing: 16 January 2017

Contract summary

Industry

  • Adult-education services at university level - 80430000

  • Social work and related services - 85300000

Location of contract

North West

Value of contract

£270,000

Procurement reference

SALF001-DN227470-56340297

Published date

16 December 2016

Closing date

16 January 2017

Contract start date

1 June 2017

Contract end date

31 May 2019

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?

No

Description

Delivery of Postgraduate Diploma in Social Work. The course will start in January 2018 for a period of 14 months. The successful provider will be expected to take part in the recruitment and selection process of candidates to the Step Up to Social Work programme at the Assessment Centres scheduled to take place in June 2017.

There will be an option to extend this contract for delivery of a further cohort of the Step Up to Social Work programme. This will be subject to the following conditions;

The continuing existence of the Regional Partnership for the Step Up to Social Work programme.

Announcement by the Department for Education (DfE) of further Cohorts to the Step Up to Social Work programme.

The Regional Partnership successfully securing funding from the DfE for further Cohorts to the Step Up to Social Work programme
Successful delivery of Cohort 3 by the successful Higher Education Institution

Satisfactory performance and quality levels achieved for Cohort 3 by the successful Higher Education Institution

More information

Additional text

Tender documents are available online at the following portal; https://procontract.due-north.com/

About the buyer

Contact name

Emma Heyes

Address

Civic Centre
Chorley Road
Swinton, Salford
M27 5AW
England

Email

emma.heyes@salford.gov.uk