Lot 2
No lot description published.
Statuscomplete
AwardedFind a Tender · award
Adult Social Care (ASC) Workforce Support Programme 2026
BuyerDepartment of Health & Social Care
StatusAwarded
DeadlineNot published
ValueValue not published
Published19 May 2026
What is being bought
The Authority wishes to implement support for the adult social care workforce to deliver against the Authority’s objectives for adult social care Lot 2 awards a contract for quality assurance service of training and qualifications for the ASC workforce and signpost high-quality training to the sector that is aligned to DHSC’s CWP. This will require the supplier to take over delivery of the QACL Service and work with existing qualification regulators (for example Ofqual), Awarding Organisations, Training Providers, the ASC sector, and those with lived experience.
Lot details
Comparable-procurement analytics
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Procurement strategy & market signals
Framework agreementNot published
Dynamic purchasing systemNot published
Competitive procurementNot published
Recurring requirementNot published
Procurement method rationaleNot published
Rationale classificationsNot published
Special regimeNot published
Covered byNot published
Submission policyNot published
Selection criteriaNot published
Risk detailsNot published
Planning & early market engagement
BudgetNot published
No-engagement rationaleNot published
Planning documents0
Planning milestones0
No planning milestones published.
Related procurements
No linked framework, prior procurement or reprocurement published.
Awards
7
Statusactive
SupplierSkills for Care Ltd
Contracts
DHSC:ASC:Workforce Support Programme Lot 2
Statusactive
Value£2,975,107
Documents & submission route
- Not published
Source data inventory
Diagnostic view. “Not published” means this current release does not provide a value.
| OCID | ocds-h6vhtk-055fdf |
|---|---|
| Latest release ID | 045873-2026 |
| Latest release timestamp | Tue May 19 2026 15:25:08 GMT+0000 (Coordinated Universal Time) |
| Source | find-a-tender |
| Official notice URL | Not published |
| Tender status | complete |
| Procurement method | open |
| Procurement method details | Competitive flexible procedure |
| Main procurement category | Not published |
| Above threshold | Not published |
| Legal basis | 2023/54 |
| Tender period: start | Not published |
| Tender period: end | Not published |
| Expression of interest deadline | Not published |
| Enquiry deadline | Not published |
| Award period: start | Not published |
| Award period: end | Not published |
| Submission method details | Not published |
| Submission languages | Not published |
| Electronic catalogue policy | Not published |
| Total tender value | Not published |
| Tender lots in source | 1 |
| Tender items in source | 0 |
| Tender documents in source | 1 |
| Awards in latest release | 1 |
| Contracts in latest release | 1 |
| Parties in latest release | 2 |
Notice history
| Date | Event | Reference |
|---|---|---|
| 19 May 2026 | award, contract | 045873-2026 |
| 19 May 2026 | award, contract | 045870-2026 |
| 18 May 2026 | award, contract | 045343-2026 |
| 26 Mar 2026 | award, contract | 028152-2026 |
| 26 Mar 2026 | award, contract | 027979-2026 |
| 26 Mar 2026 | award, contract | 027942-2026 |
| 19 Nov 2025 | award, contract | 075431-2025 |
| 23 Jul 2025 | tenderUpdate | 042247-2025 |
| 15 Jul 2025 | tenderUpdate | 040256-2025 |
| 15 Jul 2025 | tender | 040255-2025 |
All source data
Unmodified official OCDS data retained by Tenderline for this procurement process.
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