Published date: 18 March 2025

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


Closing: 24 January 2025, 11:55pm

Contract summary

Industry

  • Higher education services - 80300000

  • Adult and other education services - 80400000

  • Training services - 80500000

Location of contract

West Midlands

Value of contract

£528,000

Procurement reference

HEREFCC-DN755139-88817712

Published date

18 March 2025

Closing date

24 January 2025

Closing time

11:55pm

Contract start date

1 April 2025

Contract end date

21 July 2031

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?

Yes

Description

The council seeks to commission an approved training provider to deliver Social Worker (Degree) Apprenticeships. The Supplier will be required to draw down the Apprenticeship Levy funding.\r
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Suppliers will be required to provide face-to-face training for apprentices at suitable venue(s) in an easy to access location within 2-hours of Hereford City by car or public transport.\r
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This tender relates to 'social and other specific services' as listed in Schedule 3 of The Public Contract Regulations 2015.\r
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The contract is anticipated to be for up to 76 months from 1st April 2025 to 31st July 2031 (or until all apprentices have completed their degrees) to deliver up to a maximum of 22 apprenticeships over two cohorts.

More information

Previous notice about this procurement

Tender for Social Worker (Degree) Apprenticeships

  • Opportunity
  • Published 6 December 2024

Additional text

Herefordshire Council has published this contract opportunity on the 'Supplying the Southwest Portal'. To view the documentation related to this opportunity you will need to register on the portal if you are not already registered with Procontract, and express an interest in the opportunity.

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Award information

Awarded date

27 February 2025

Contract start date

1 April 2025

Contract end date

31 July 2031

Total value of contract

£528,000

This contract was awarded to 1 supplier.

University of Worcester

Address

WR2 6AJ

Reference

None

Supplier is SME?

No

Supplier is VCSE?

No

About the buyer

Contact name

Cosmo Hiron

Address

Council Offices
Plough Lane
Hereford
HR4 0LE
England

Email

cosmo.hiron@herefordshire.gov.uk

Website

https://www.herefordshire.gov.uk