Tender

Step up to social work programme

  • Leeds City Council

UK4: Tender notice - Procurement Act 2023 - view information about notice types

Notice identifier: 2025/S 000-010456

Procurement identifier (OCID): ocds-h6vhtk-04efd4

Published 20 March 2025, 3:17pm

Scope

Reference

97100

Description

The Step up to social work programme which provides an accelerated entry route into social work for high-achieving graduates and career changers. It is delivered through the development of a bespoke work-based 14 month postgraduate diploma programme, led by groups of local authorities working in regional partnerships and contracting with HEIs.

The training venue is to be delivered in Leeds.

Total value (estimated)

  • £500,000 including VAT

Above the relevant threshold

Contract dates (estimated)

  • 30 May 2025 to 31 March 2027
  • Possible extension to 30 September 2027
  • 2 years, 4 months, 2 days

Description of possible extension:

6 months extension

Options

The right to additional purchases while the contract is valid.

6 months extension

Main procurement category

Services

CPV classifications

  • 80000000 - Education and training services

Contract locations

  • UKE - Yorkshire and the Humber

Participation

Particular suitability

Small and medium-sized enterprises (SME)

Submission

Tender submission deadline

15 April 2025, 12:00pm

Submission address and any special instructions

Tender responses to be submitted via https://yortender.eu-supply.com/login.asp?B=YORTENDER

Tenders may be submitted electronically

Yes

Languages that may be used for submission

English

Award decision date (estimated)

30 May 2025

Award criteria

This table displays the award criteria of the lot
Name Type
Quality Quality

Weighting description

Price/quality separated approach will be used

Other information

Conflicts assessment prepared/revised

Yes

Procedure

Procedure type

Open procedure

Justification for not publishing a preliminary market engagement notice

A market sounding exercise was published on 14 November 2024, Procurement reference 20241114180746-104105 for expressions of interests for the delivery of the step up to social work training programme.

The close date was 29 November 2024. Three submissions were received.

Contracting authority

Leeds City Council

  • Public Procurement Organisation Number: PJYG-6658-PPMY

Civic Hall, Calverley Street

Leeds

LS1 1UR

United Kingdom

Email: businessprofessionalservices@leeds.gov.uk

Region: UKE42 - Leeds

Organisation type: Public authority - sub-central government