Administration of Step Up to Social Work Programme (Cohort 8) for Department for Education

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Department for Education awarded a contract to Capita Resourcing Limited for a fully managed service to administer assessment and recruitment support for the national recruitment of candidates onto the Step Up to Social Work programme (Cohort 8).

The service included design, supply, and hosting of an IT-based application data capture system to coordinate assessment centres across England; administrative support to Regional Partnerships for assessing an application pool of approximately 8,000–10,000 applicants; staffing at assessment centres to recruit 700 trainees; quality assurance on applications at all stages; and targeted recruitment advice to minimise inequitable barriers.

The contract was procured via a further competition under Yorkshire Purchasing Organisation Framework 942, Lot 11 (Recruitment Process Outsourcing).

The contract value was AUD 1,025,049.98 and expires on 31 December 2024 unless extended for a further cohort.