Published date: 15 February 2021

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


Closing: 18 August 2020, 12pm

Contract summary

Industry

  • Health and social work services - 85000000

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

£300,000

Procurement reference

tender_244527/924543

Published date

15 February 2021

Closing date

18 August 2020

Closing time

12pm

Contract start date

18 January 2021

Contract end date

1 December 2021

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

Step up to social work complements our reform programme and our commitment to raising the quality of social work practice, with a particular focus on the practice of child and family social workers undertaking statutory social work.

Local authorities (and trusts or other organisations delivering statutory children's social care services on behalf of local authorities) are invited to bid to participate in the seventh cohort as part of a regional partnership.

Previously, step up was delivered by 136 Local Authorities (LAs), working together via 22 regional partnerships. We expect similar numbers of LAs and regional partnerships to participate in cohort 7, offering up to 700 places between them. Trainees are based within LAs/regional partnerships which contract with HE providers of social work education to deliver the training element and accredit qualifications. We expect all regional partnerships to take part in cohort 7.

Award information

Awarded date

11 January 2021

Contract start date

18 January 2021

Contract end date

1 December 2021

Total value of contract

£300,000

This contract was awarded to 1 supplier.

Capita Business Services Limited

Address

65 Gresham Street, London EC2V 7NQ

Reference

Companies House number: 02299747

Supplier is SME?

No

Supplier is VCSE?

No

About the buyer

Contact name

Hazel McLellan

Address

Sanctuary Buildings, 20, Great Smith Street
London
SW1P 3BT
England

Telephone

44

Email

Hazel.McLellan@education.gov.uk