Published date: 4 March 2021
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Contract summary
Industry
Adult and other education services - 80400000
Location of contract
England
Value of contract
£0
Procurement reference
SALF001-DN529817-53549825
Published date
4 March 2021
Closing date
6 April 2021
Closing time
9pm
Contract start date
1 May 2021
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
The Greater Manchester Regional Partnership for Step Up to Social Work was formed in 2009/10 when a pilot initiative was announced - originally by the Childrens Workforce Development Council and since March 2011, the Department for Education (DfE). The partnership is made up of a number of Local Authorities in the Greater Manchester region. For Cohort 7, the partner authorities are Salford, Bury, Bolton, Manchester, Stockport, Wigan, Trafford, Tameside, Rochdale and Oldham. Salford City Council acts as Lead Agency for the partnership.
'Step Up to Social Work' is a DfE funded initiative with 6 cohorts of trainees having been taken through the programme at MA level. Cohort 7 will be delivered in 14 months, beginning January 2022, and will be delivered at Postgraduate Diploma level. However we anticipate the successful Higher Education Institution (HEI) will offer a self-funding pathway through to MA level on successful completion of the programme, should trainees wish to progress.
There will be an option to extend this contract for delivery of a further cohort (cohort 8) 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 7 by the successful Higher Education Institution
- Satisfactory performance and quality levels achieved for Cohort 7 by the successful Higher Education Institution
More information
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Tender Documents are available electronically through The Chest; https://procontract.due-north.com/Opportunities/Index. Project Ref DN529817. Tenders must be submitted by 5pm on Tuesday 6th April 2021.
About the buyer
Contact name
Emma Heyes
Address
Salford Civic Centre
Chorley Road
Swinton
M27 5AW
England
Telephone
+44 1616866243
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