Published date: 11 July 2018
This notice was replaced on 26 September 2018
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Awarded contract (published 26 September 2018)
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Contract summary
Industry
Services furnished by business organisations - 98111000
Location of contract
Any region
Value of contract
£162,000 to £232,000
Procurement reference
tender_173822/684357
Published date
11 July 2018
Closing date
2 August 2018
Contract start date
5 October 2018
Contract end date
5 October 2020
Contract type
Service contract
Procedure type
Open procedure (above threshold)
Any interested supplier may submit a tender in response to an opportunity notice.
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
Principal Social Workers (PSW) provide a key leadership role in Social Work. The Statutory Guidance to the Care Act (2014) established their role formally. The Department has provided support to the network of PSW since 2014.
The contract will provide management of the PSW networks for both Adults and Children and Family social work, offering administrative and operational support to the network and its chairs and to coordinate meetings and conferences. The contract includes a website to host resources and best practice guidance, proving a members' area for Principle Social Workers. For DHSC work also includes providing a certification process for our Assessed and Supported Year of Employment (ASYE) programme for newly qualified social workers (NQSWs).
There are 4 specific services that are included within this Contract. The successful supplier will be required to:
- Host on a website various publications that were commissioned by the Department of Health and Department for Education.
- Host the Principal Social Worker (PSW) Network (Adults)
- Host the Principal Social Worker Network (PSW) (Children and Families)
- Provide Certification services of the Assessed and Supported Year in Employment (ASYE) (adults)
Additional deliverable (this will be invoked if required): Extension of professional support to include development of Principal Social Workers. This potential requirement set out below covers Child and Family Social Workers (PCFSW) but may also be extended to include a similar service for Adults Social Workers which would be funded by the Department of Health and Social Care.
The estimated value of the Core Deliverables of Contract is £162,000. There is a possibility of an additional deliverable to be delivered later in the contract with an estimated value of £70,000 and will be invoked if required. This deliverable is detailed within the specification. Please note that the pricing schedule does not include the additional deliverable and should only reflect the core deliverables.
About the buyer
Contact name
Sam Richman
Address
39 Victoria Street
London
SW1H 0EU
England
Telephone
0
Website
www.gov.uk/government/organisations/department-of-health-and-social-care
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