Adult Social Care (ASC) Workforce Support Programme 2026
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Suppliers
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Lots
1
Published
19 May 2026
Description
The Authority wishes to implement support for the adult social care workforce to deliver against the Authority’s objectives for adult social care Lot 2 awards a contract for quality assurance service of training and qualifications for the ASC workforce and signpost high-quality training to the sector that is aligned to DHSC’s CWP. This will require the supplier to take over delivery of the QACL Service and work with existing qualification regulators (for example Ofqual), Awarding Organisations, Training Providers, the ASC sector, and those with lived experience.
Scope
- Reference
- C361780
- Commercial tool
- Standalone contract
- Contract dates
- 02 Jan 2026 to 31 Mar 2029Possible extension to 28 Feb 2031
2 x 12 month optional extensions
- CPV classifications
- 8532100075122000805610008500000080000000751200007513000072300000
- Contract locations
- UK, United Kingdom
- Particular suitability
- Small and medium-sized enterprises (SME)Voluntary, community and social enterprises (VCSE)
Award criteria
Criteria the buyer will use to evaluate bids.
| Name | Description | Type | Weighting |
|---|---|---|---|
| Price | Price per Quality point methodology used. | price | — |
| Quality | Award Questions = 90% overall quality score | quality | — |
| Social Value | Social Value question = 10% of overall quality score. | quality | — |
Submission & procedure
- Procedure
- Competitive flexible procedure
Award details
Awarded supplier(s), contract period and value as published in the award notice.
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