Published date: 28 June 2017

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


Closing: 20 March 2017

Contract summary

Industry

  • Higher education services - 80300000

  • Adult-education services at university level - 80430000

Location of contract

London

Value of contract

£941,913

Procurement reference

tender_125597/594903

Published date

28 June 2017

Closing date

20 March 2017

Contract start date

27 June 2017

Contract end date

26 June 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?

No

Contract is suitable for VCSEs?

No

Description

The procurement set out to select, by competitive tendering, a Higher Education Institution provider to deliver the Step Up to Social Work Programme which is fully funded by the Department for Education (DfE). The Step Up programme trains aspiring social workers to Postgraduate Diploma level over a 14-month course that is accredited by the Health & Care Professions Council; candidates wishing to study for a Master's degree have the option to complete the remaining credits in a further course of studies within two years of their initial enrolment. Hammersmith & Fulham Council led on the procurement and awarded the contract on behalf of other West London Alliance members which include the London boroughs of Brent, Ealing, Harrow, Hillingdon, Hounslow, the Royal Borough of Kensington & Chelsea, and Westminster City Council. The contract is for an initial period of two years starting from June 2017, with an option to extend for periods of up to 24 months to a total of 88 months.

More information

Previous notice about this procurement

Step Up to Social Work Programme - Recommissioning HEI Provider

  • Opportunity
  • Published 20 February 2017

Links

Additional text

The whole-life contract value given on page 1 is predicated on the Programme delivering up to three cohorts each of approximately 31 (thirty-one) postgraduate candidates.

Award information

Awarded date

27 June 2017

Contract start date

27 June 2017

Contract end date

26 June 2019

Total value of contract

£941,913

This contract was awarded to 1 supplier.

University of Hertfordshire Higher Education Corporation

Address

College Lane, Hatfield, St Albans, HERTS AL10 9AB

Reference

None

Supplier is SME?

No

Supplier is VCSE?

No

About the buyer

Contact name

Ellen Wilkinson

Address

Kensington Town Hall, Hornton Street
London
W8 7NX
England

Email

EWilkinson1@westminster.gov.uk

Website

https://www.lbhf.gov.uk