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Step up to social work training programme

  • First published: 13 September 2025
  • Last modified: 13 September 2025
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Summary

OCID:
ocds-h6vhtk-04efd4
Published by:
Leeds City Council
Authority ID:
AA20114
Publication date:
13 September 2025
Deadline date:
-
Notice type:
Has documents:
No
Has SPD:
No
Has Carbon Reduction Plan:
N/A

Abstract

The Step Up to Social Work programme 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. Leeds City Council's tender opportunity was to contract with a training provider of the programme.

Full notice text

Scope

Procurement description

The Step Up to Social Work programme 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. Leeds City Council's tender opportunity was to contract with a training provider of the programme.

Contracting authority

Leeds City Council

Identification register:

  • GB-PPON

Address 1: Civic Hall, Calverley Street

Town/City: Leeds

Postcode: LS1 1UR

Country: United Kingdom

Public Procurement Organisation Number: PJYG-6658-PPMY

NUTS code: UKE42

Email: businessprofessionalservices@leeds.gov.uk

Organisation type: Public authority - sub-central government

Supplier

UNIVERSITY OF SALFORD(THE)

Identification register:

  • GB-COH
  • GB-PPON

Address 1: The Crescent

Town/City: Salford

Postcode: M5 4WT

Country: United Kingdom

Website: http://www.salford.ac.uk

Companies House: RC000666

NUTS code: UKD34

Email: research-applications@salford.ac.uk

Type:

  • Large

Procedure

Procedure type

Open procedure

Contract

Step up to social work programme

ID: 1

Is the total value above threshold?

Above threshold

Date the contract will be signed (estimated)

14 August 2025, 00:00AM

Contract dates (estimated)

14 August 2025, 00:00AM to 31 March 2027, 23:59PM

Extension end date (if all the extensions are used): 30 September 2027

Can this contract be extended?: Yes

Renewal description:

1 x 6 months

Justification for not setting key performance indicators

Not applicable, the contract value is above the threshold but not more than £5 million

Lots

Divided into 1 lots

Lot number: 1 Status: Complete

Documents

ID

conflictOfInterest

Document type

Conflict of interest

Description

Not published

Coding

Commodity categories

ID Title Parent category
80300000 Higher education services Education and training services

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