Contract to Develop Training Materials for Social Workers
Provision of services to develop training materials on fostering and adoption for social workers and deliver train the trainer sessions on these materials to training providers.
Reference number: 1048
Deadline date:05/07/2013
This deadline is for… 12 noon 5th July 2013 for return of tenders
Contract value:£75,000 – £90,000
Location where the contract is to be carried out: England
Is this suitable for smaller suppliers? Yes
Is this contract suitable for a voluntary, community and social enterprise organisations? Yes
Name of the buying organisation: Department for Education
Description of the contract
The Department for Education is seeking to procure the development of training materials on fostering and adoption for social workers. The successful bidder will also be expected to deliver a number of ‘train the trainer’ sessions aimed at those who provide training to social workers to promote the implementation of the training materials. The contract is intended to begin week commencing 2 September 2013 and complete by March 2014. The contract is to be delivered in England only with specific locations to be agreed between the Department and the successful bidder The successful bidder will be required to demonstrate a good understanding of learning and development, particularly around social worker training as well as knowledge of working with the children’s sector and children/families social workers and evidence of working with strategic partners. More details of the evaluation criteria can be found in Document 4 within the Tender Pack via the website link below. The successful bidder would be required to: • Produce materials setting out the knowledge and core competences required of social workers working across fostering and adoption; • Design and produce a trainer’s pack for social worker trainer’s including slide presentations, trainer’s notes, scheme of work, lesson plans, reading materials and links to other relevant resources; • Deliver nine regional ‘train the trainer’ seminars from late 2013 to February 2014; and • Manage and administer a Steering Group which will quality assure the products above.
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Classification of the contract
85000000 Health and social work services
Additional information
Contract type: Services – Unspecified
Is it a framework agreement? No
Is this contract related to a programme of funding? No
Contract will be awarded based on: Most economically advantageous tender in terms of: The criteria stated in the contract documents
Estimated length of contract: 7 Months
Who to contact
Contact name Vas Patel
Organisation name Department for Education
Address Fostering Team, 2 St Paul’s Place, 125 Norfolk Street, Sheffield, S1 2FJ
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