Published date: 15 June 2021

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


Closing: 6 April 2021, 9pm

Contract summary

Industry

  • Adult and other education services - 80400000

Location of contract

England

Value of contract

£0

Procurement reference

SALF001-DN529817-53549825

Published date

15 June 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

Previous notice about this procurement

Delivery of Postgraduate Diploma in Social Work

  • Opportunity
  • Published 4 March 2021

Additional text

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.

Award information

Awarded date

25 May 2021

Contract start date

1 June 2021

Contract end date

31 March 2023

Total value of contract

£307,200

This contract was awarded to 1 supplier.

University of Salford

Address

M6 6PU

Reference

None

Supplier is SME?

No

Supplier is VCSE?

No

About the buyer

Contact name

Emma Heyes

Address

Salford Civic Centre
Chorley Road
Swinton
M27 5AW
England

Telephone

+44 1616866243

Email

emma.heyes@salford.gov.uk

Website

http://www.salford.gov.uk/