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Higher Education Provider - Step Up to Social Work

Walsall CouncilcontractFind a Tender ↗Ref ocds-h6vhtk-04e952Procurement Act 2023SME suitableVCSE suitableactive

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Lots

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1 awarded

Published

12 Sept 2025

Description

Funded by the Department for Education (DfE) Step up to Social Work is an intensive, 14-month, full-time programme. On completion, students will qualify with a Postgraduate Diploma in Social Work. A Higher Education Institution (HEI) is required for delivery of the programme. Students are selected from across the West Midlands. Stoke-on-Trent City Council is the lead authority for this service, working in partnership with local authorities across the West Midlands

Scope

Reference
CAFS/2025/257
Commercial tool
Standalone contract
Contract dates
27 Apr 2025 to 28 Oct 2028
CPV classifications
80300000
80400000
Contract locations
West Midlands, 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.

NameDescriptionTypeWeighting
Price—price40.00%
Programme—quality15.00%
Starting arrangements—quality10.00%
Quality and Monitoring—quality10.00%
Social value—quality10.00%
Contact—quality5.00%
Professional Standards—quality5.00%
Health, Safety and Wellbeing—quality5.00%

Participation

Conditions suppliers must meet to bid.

Capacity conditions are included within the tender questionnaire

Equivalent qualifications and standards are included within the tender questionnaire

Submission & procedure

Procedure
Open procedure

Award details

Awarded supplier(s), contract period and value as published in the award notice.

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Awarded to
TU
THE UNIVERSITY OF BIRMINGHAM
CH RC000645