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Tender: Higher Education Institution to Deliver Step Up to Social Work Programme (Cohorts 10–11) — East Midlands

Released about 1 month ago

Closed23 Oct 2026

Likely valueEstimate£920K to £3.3MInflation adjusted

LocationEast Midlands

AgencyDerby City Council

SourceFind a Tender

CategoryEducation & Training

Submissions closedClosed Fri, 23 Oct 2026

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Derby City Council is seeking a single Higher Education Institution to deliver the Department for Education-funded Step Up to Social Work programme for the East Midlands Regional Partnership (EMRP) for up to two cohorts (Cohorts 10 and 11) beginning March 2027, covering authorities including Derby (Lead), Northamptonshire, Nottinghamshire, Nottingham, Leicester, Leicestershire, Derbyshire, Lincolnshire and Rutland. The programme recruits candidates with a minimum 2:2 degree who already have experience working with vulnerable children, young people or adults and aims to raise the standard of social workers in children’s statutory services. The procurement will follow an Open procedure in line with the Procurement Act 2023 and the Procurement Regulations 2024 with Light Touch Regime flexibility; the Council did not undertake formal market engagement but has run similar procurements twice in the last ten years and has informed its specification through prior contract experience and performance monitoring. Local Government Reorganisation may require future novation of the contract but is not expected to increase service demand. Expressions of interest and documentation deadlines and submission deadlines are set in the tender documentation.

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