Published date: 30 September 2020

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: 2 November 2020, 12pm

Contract summary

Industry

  • Higher education services - 80300000

  • Adult and other education services - 80400000

  • Specialist training services - 80510000

    • Vocational training services - 80530000

Location of contract

South West

Value of contract

£659,400

Procurement reference

SOMRTD001-DN471241-74444714

Published date

30 September 2020

Closing date

2 November 2020

Closing time

12pm

Contract start date

1 January 2022

Contract end date

31 March 2023

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

'Step Up to Social Work' is a DfE funded initiative with 6 previous national cohorts of students having been taken through the programme at Masters level. Cohort 7, due to commence in January 2022 will be the fourth cohort to be made available in the South West region, delivering at Post Graduate Diploma level. However, we anticipate that successful Higher Education Institution(s) (HEI(s)) will offer a self-funding pathway through to a full MA, should students wish to progress. This Contract is being procured on behalf of the following organisations who will undertake to procure through the subsequent arrangements that will be established.

• Somerset County Council (lead authority)
• South Gloucestershire Council
• Bath and North East Somerset Council
• Swindon Borough Council
• North Somerset Council
• Bristol City Council
• Devon County Council
• Plymouth City Council
• Torbay Council
• Cornwall Council

More information

Additional text

For further information, including access to the tender documentation, please visit the ProContract e-tendering portal via the following link: https://www.supplyingthesouthwest.org.uk.

About the buyer

Contact name

Iain Copeland

Address

County Hall
Taunton
TA1 4DY
United Kingdom

Email

ICopeland@somerset.gov.uk

Website

https://www.supplyingthesouthwest.org.uk