Social and other specific services – public contracts
Contract award notice
Section I: Contracting
authority
I.1) Name and addresses
Department for Education
2 St Paul’s Place, 125 Norfolk St
Sheffield
S1 1FJ
UK
E-mail: FastTrack.SOCIALWORK@education.gov.uk
NUTS: UKE32
Internet address(es)
Main address: https://www.gov.uk/government/organisations/department-for-education
I.4) Type of the contracting authority
Ministry or any other national or federal authority, including their regional or local subdivisions
I.5) Main activity
Education
Section II: Object
II.1) Scope of the procurement
II.1.1) Title
Employment-Based Fast-Track Social Work Education
II.1.2) Main CPV code
85000000
II.1.3) Type of contract
Services
II.1.4) Short description
The Department for education is seeking the provision of initial qualifying social work education through an employment-based, fast-track route. We are looking to secure a contractor to:
1) Train 700 — 900 social workers through 2 cohorts, starting in 2020;
2) Attract high performing graduates to the programme;
3) Assess candidates so that trainees display the highest aptitude for child and family social work;
4) Design and deliver training allowing for accelerated qualification as a social worker;
5) Deliver training and employment placements through partnership with English providers of statutory children’s social care services.
Indicative value of the contract is estimated to be between 35 000 000-50 000 000 GBP.
II.1.6) Information about lots
This contract is divided into lots:
No
II.1.7) Total value of the procurement
Value excluding VAT:
45 000 000.00
GBP
II.2) Description
II.2.2) Additional CPV code(s)
85312300
II.2.3) Place of performance
NUTS code:
UK
Main site or place of performance:
England only.
II.2.4) Description of the procurement
The contractor will be expected to:
1) Promote the programme nationally, attracting applications from high performing graduates with leadership potential who might not otherwise have considered a career in social work and, in turn, contribute to raising the status of the profession;
2) Manage candidate assessment to ensure those entering the programme have the right skills, behaviours and resilience to succeed as child and family social workers, as well as being representative of the diverse communities they serve;
3) Design and deliver training, approved by the relevant regulator, such that participants will:
(a) be embedded within a team delivering statutory child and family social work (i.e. in roles involving work on s.17 or s.47 cases and requiring case records to be updated by the student, under appropriate supervision) at an English local authority, or children’s trust that delivers services on behalf of a local authority;
(b) be taught through a curriculum that is fully and comprehensively aligned with the Chief Social Workers’ Knowledge and Skills Statements (KSS);
(c) gain a qualification sufficient for them to seek registration with the social work regulatory body through an accelerated training route; and
(d) progress at the point of qualification to an ASYE (Assessed and Supported Year of Employment) social work role within the employer to which they are attached;
4) Secure and manage sufficient training and employment placements to support 700 — 900 trainees across England and across 2 cohorts, starting in 2020 and 2021.
II.2.13) Information about European Union funds
The procurement is related to a project and/or programme financed by European Union funds:
No
Section IV: Procedure
IV.1) Description
IV.1.1) Type of procedure
Procedure involving negotiations
IV.1.11) Main features of the award procedure:
This procurement exercise will be carried out via a competitive procedure with negotiation process.
IV.2) Administrative information
IV.2.1) Previous publication concerning this procedure
Notice number in the OJ S:
2018/S 110-251407
Section V: Award of contract
Contract No: 1
Title: Employment-Based Fast-Track Social Work Education
A contract/lot is awarded:
Yes
V.2 Award of contract
V.2.1) Date of conclusion of the contract
30/11/2018
V.2.2) Information about tenders
Number of tenders received: 2
The contract has been awarded to a group of economic operators:
No
V.2.3) Name and address of the contractor
The Frontline Organisation
1 Rosebery Avenue
London
EC1R 4SR
UK
NUTS: UKI
The contractor is an SME:
No
V.2.4) Information on value of the contract/lot (excluding VAT)
Total value of the contract/lot:
: 45 000 000.00
GBP
V.2.5) Information about subcontracting
Section VI: Complementary information
VI.3) Additional information
The Department will be running a supplier engagement event on Wednesday 20 June from 14:00 — 16:00 in London; and on Thursday 21 June from 13:30 — 15:30 in Manchester. Please contact us at the email address in 1 for further information and to request a copy of the Selection Questionnaire (SQ). This document will form your initial tender.
You will be required to request the SQ by contacting: FastTrack.SOCIALWORK@education.gov.uk
An electronic copy of your SQ must be received by email no later than 12:00 on Tuesday 10.7.2018. Late tenders will not be considered.
VI.4) Procedures for review
VI.4.1) Review body
Department for Education
Sanctuary Buildings, 20 Great Smith Street
London
SW1P 3BT
UK
VI.5) Date of dispatch of this notice
12/03/2019