Contract to Deliver the Step Up to Social Work Programme

The London Borough of Hammersmith and Fulham
Hammersmith Town Hall, King Streeet
London
W6 9JU
United Kingdom
Contact person: Louella Harteam
E-mail: Louella.harteam@rbkc.gov.uk
NUTS code: UKI11

Internet address(es):Main address: https://www.lbhf.gov.uk

Address of the buyer profile: https://www.capitalesourcing.com

The contract is awarded by a central purchasing body

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Additional information can be obtained from the abovementioned address

Tenders or requests to participate must be submitted electronically via: www.capitalesourcing.com

Tenders or requests to participate must be submitted to the abovementioned address

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Regional or local authority

General public services

Step Up to Social Work Programme – Recommissioning HEI Provider.

Reference number: prj_RBKC_6960

Services

The London Borough of Hammersmith and Fulham is leading a group of 8 local authorities in the West London Alliance to procure by competitive tender a contract for a Higher Education Institution (HEI) provider to deliver the Step Up to Social Work Programme funded by the Department for Education. The course trains social workers to Postgraduate Diploma level over 14 months; those wishing to obtain a Master’s degree must complete the remaining credits within 2 years of their initial enrolment. The syllabus is designed to meet local needs and ensure that councils reap the benefits of a stable workforce as candidates are committed to a 2-year contract with the host authority after they qualify. The contract will run for 2 years from June 2017, with an option to extend for periods of up to 24 months up to a maximum term of 88 months, subject to biennial performance review and funding availability. One (1) member of academic staff will be eligible for TUPE transfer.

Value excluding VAT: 1 100 000.00 GBP

This contract is divided into lots: no

NUTS code: UKI11

Main site or place of performance:

Central London location to be agreed with the Contracting Authority.

The procurement is a competitive tender to select a Higher Education Institution provider to deliver the Step Up to Social Work Programme which is fully funded by the Department for Education (DfE). It will be conducted in accordance with the Open Procedure (Public Contracts Regulations 2015).

The participating host authorities are all members of the West London Alliance (WLA) and include the London boroughs of Brent, Ealing, Hammersmith and Fulham, Harrow, Hillingdon, Hounslow, the Royal Borough of Kensington and Chelsea, and Westminster City Council. Hammersmith and Fulham Council will lead on the procurement and award the contract on behalf of other WLA members which will be for an initial period of 2 years, with an option to extend for periods of up to 24 months to a total of 88 months — subject to satisfactory biennial performance reviews and there being available funding from the DfE.

The Step Up programme trains aspiring social workers to Postgraduate Diploma level over a 14-month course that is accredited by the Health and Care Professions Council. Graduates have the option to complete the remaining credits in a further course of studies to obtain a Master’s degree in social work.

Price is not the only award criterion and all criteria are stated only in the procurement documents

Value excluding VAT: 1 100 000.00 GBP

Duration in months: 24

This contract is subject to renewal: no

Variants will be accepted: no

Options: no

The procurement is related to a project and/or programme financed by European Union funds: no

List and brief description of conditions:

In the first instance, tendering institutions must confirm that they are compliant with all legally qualifying requirements as set out in the Tender document. Tenderers must further evidence in their submissions their ability to meet all service objectives, delivery and service outcomes; staffing requirements; safeguarding policy and processes; their institution’s policy in equality of access; quality and performance management, and all and any further requirements and qualifications as set out in the Service Specification and Terms and Conditions. In addition, tendering institutions shall meet such requirements that may include, but are not limited to, holding academic and/or professional qualifications and/or membership to enable them to deliver the Step Up programme.

Selection criteria as stated in the procurement documents

Selection criteria as stated in the procurement documents

Execution of the service is reserved to a particular profession

Reference to the relevant law, regulation or administrative provision:

Children’s Social Care is a regulated profession and newly qualified social workers must register with the Health and Care Professions Council. The Step Up to Social Work programme trains and supports aspiring social workers to obtain the statutory qualifications that comply with current legislation and enable them to practise within the profession.

Requirements as set out in the Service Specification and Terms and Conditions.

Obligation to indicate the names and professional qualifications of the staff assigned to performing the contract

Open procedure

The procurement is covered by the Government Procurement Agreement: yes

Notice number in the OJ S: 2016/S 213-388389

Date: 20/03/2017

Local time: 10:00

English

Duration in months: 6 (from the date stated for receipt of tender)

Date: 20/03/2017

Local time: 10:05

Place:

Hammersmith Town Hall.

This is a recurrent procurement: no

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The Strand
London
WC2A 2LL
United Kingdom

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