Higher Education Provider - Step Up to Social Work
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Suppliers
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Lots
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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
- 8030000080400000
- 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.
| Name | Description | Type | Weighting |
|---|---|---|---|
| Price | — | price | 40.00% |
| Programme | — | quality | 15.00% |
| Starting arrangements | — | quality | 10.00% |
| Quality and Monitoring | — | quality | 10.00% |
| Social value | — | quality | 10.00% |
| Contact | — | quality | 5.00% |
| Professional Standards | — | quality | 5.00% |
| Health, Safety and Wellbeing | — | quality | 5.00% |
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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