Delivery of Step Up to Social Work Programme Cohort 8 for East Midlands Regional Partnership
Derby City Council · Awarded contract
AwardedDelivery of Step Up to Social Work Programme Cohort 8 for East Midlands Regional Partnership
Awarded 01 Mar 2023
Awarded01 Mar 2023
Value£1,283,370.00
SupplierUniversity of Central Lancashire
AgencyDerby City Council
RegionEast Midlands
CategoryEducation & Training
Ended 1y 3mo ago2y 5mo term
Awarded 1 Mar 2023Expired 30 July 2025
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Derby City Council awarded a contract to the University of Central Lancashire for the provision of a Higher Education Institution to deliver and quality assure the Cohort 8 Step Up to Social Work Programme for the East Midlands Regional Partnership.
The programme, funded by the Department for Education, recruits high-calibre candidates with a 2:2 degree and experience working with vulnerable children, young people or adults to train as social workers attached to Local Authorities in the East Midlands Region.
Derby City Council acted as the lead authority in the procurement on behalf of all Local Authorities in the EMRP.
The contract value was £1,283,370.
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