Award

Higher Education Provider - Step Up to Social Work

  • Stoke on Trent City Council
  • BIRMINGHAM CHILDREN'S TRUST COMMUNITY INTEREST COMPANY
  • Coventry City Council
  • Dudley Metropolitan Borough Council
  • Herefordshire Council
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  • Sandwell Metropolitan Borough Council
  • Shropshire Council
  • Staffordshire County Council
  • Borough of Telford & Wrekin
  • Walsall Council
  • Worcestershire County Council
  • Solihull Metropolitan Borough Council

UK6: Contract award notice - Procurement Act 2023 - view information about notice types

Notice identifier: 2025/S 000-019170

Procurement identifier (OCID): ocds-h6vhtk-04e952 (view related notices)

Published 6 May 2025, 3:46pm



Scope

Reference

CAFS/2025/257

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


Contract 1

Supplier

Contract value

  • £1,671,858 excluding VAT
  • £2,006,229.60 including VAT

Above the relevant threshold

Award decision date

6 May 2025

Date assessment summaries were sent to tenderers

6 May 2025

Standstill period

  • End: 15 May 2025
  • 8 working days

Earliest date the contract will be signed

16 May 2025

Contract dates (estimated)

  • 19 May 2025 to 19 November 2028
  • 3 years, 6 months, 1 day

Main procurement category

Services

CPV classifications

  • 80300000 - Higher education services
  • 80400000 - Adult and other education services

Contract locations

  • UKG - West Midlands (England)

Information about tenders

  • 2 tenders received
  • 2 tenders assessed in the final stage:
    • 0 submitted by small and medium-sized enterprises (SME)
    • 0 submitted by voluntary, community and social enterprises (VCSE)
  • 1 supplier awarded contracts
  • 1 supplier unsuccessful (details included for contracts over £5 million)

Procedure

Procedure type

Open procedure


Supplier

THE UNIVERSITY OF BIRMINGHAM

  • Companies House: RC000645
  • Public Procurement Organisation Number: PHCQ-3464-LVTM

Edgbaston

Birmingham

B15 2TT

United Kingdom

Region: UKG31 - Birmingham

Small or medium-sized enterprise (SME): No

Voluntary, community or social enterprise (VCSE): No

Supported employment provider: No

Public service mutual: No

Contract 1


Contracting authorities

Stoke on Trent City Council

  • Public Procurement Organisation Number: PDQZ-1442-RZTZ

Civic Centre, Glebe Street

Stoke-on-Trent

ST4 1HH

United Kingdom

Region: UKG23 - Stoke-on-Trent

Organisation type: Public authority - sub-central government

BIRMINGHAM CHILDREN'S TRUST COMMUNITY INTEREST COMPANY

  • Companies House: 10762047
  • Public Procurement Organisation Number: PCJW-7359-HTYM

1 Avenue Road

Birmingham

B6 4DU

United Kingdom

Region: UKG31 - Birmingham

Organisation type: Public authority - sub-central government

Coventry City Council

  • Public Procurement Organisation Number: PMJC-6861-XJPP

Council House, Earl Street

Coventry

CV1 5RR

United Kingdom

Region: UKG33 - Coventry

Organisation type: Public authority - sub-central government

Dudley Metropolitan Borough Council

  • Public Procurement Organisation Number: PWYJ-3537-GLBW

Council House, Priory Road

Dudley

DY1 1HF

United Kingdom

Region: UKG36 - Dudley

Organisation type: Public authority - sub-central government

Herefordshire Council

  • Public Procurement Organisation Number: PDTG-2978-LHCN

Herefordshire Council, Plough Lane

Hereford

HR4 0LE

United Kingdom

Region: UKG11 - Herefordshire, County of

Organisation type: Public authority - sub-central government

Sandwell Metropolitan Borough Council

  • Public Procurement Organisation Number: PJHD-8764-YRJJ

Sandwell Council House, Freeth Street

Oldbury

B69 3DE

United Kingdom

Region: UKG37 - Sandwell

Organisation type: Public authority - central government

Shropshire Council

  • Public Procurement Organisation Number: PCLL-9577-QDZW

Guildhall, Frankwell Quay

Shrewsbury

SY3 8HQ

United Kingdom

Region: UKG22 - Shropshire CC

Organisation type: Public authority - sub-central government

Staffordshire County Council

  • Public Procurement Organisation Number: PZDG-2995-QQMD

1 Staffordshire Place, Tipping Street,

Stafford

ST16 2DH

United Kingdom

Region: UKG24 - Staffordshire CC

Organisation type: Public authority - sub-central government

Borough of Telford & Wrekin

  • Public Procurement Organisation Number: PHHD-5776-GZNN

Darby House, Telford Town Centre, Lawn Central,

Telford, Shropshire

TF3 4JA

United Kingdom

Region: UKG21 - Telford and Wrekin

Organisation type: Public authority - sub-central government

Walsall Council

  • Public Procurement Organisation Number: PHGR-7481-DHXR

Civic Centre, Darwall Street

Walsall

WS1 1TP

United Kingdom

Region: UKG38 - Walsall

Organisation type: Public authority - sub-central government

Worcestershire County Council

  • Public Procurement Organisation Number: PRPQ-4584-WLPQ

County Hall, Spetchley Road

Worcester

WR5 2NP

United Kingdom

Region: UKG12 - Worcestershire

Organisation type: Public authority - sub-central government

Solihull Metropolitan Borough Council

  • Public Procurement Organisation Number: PGWC-7578-LYDG

Council House, Manor Square

Solihull

B91 3QB

United Kingdom

Region: UKG32 - Solihull

Organisation type: Public authority - sub-central government


Contact organisation

Contact Stoke on Trent City Council for any enquiries.