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# Building a research, innovation and improvement skills development approach for social care

Source: [Tenderline](https://tenderline.uk/tenders/building-a-research-innovation-and-improvement-skills-development-approach-for-social-care-ocds-h6vhtk-036b85). UK public procurement intelligence compiled from official UK procurement notices.

> **Tenderline Executive Summary:** Social Care Wales: "Building a research, innovation and improvement skills development approach for social care". Published status: complete. Published Value: £180,000. 1 published lot. Recorded submission deadline: 25 Oct 2022, 12:00 BST. Published submission portal: www.sell2wales.gov.wales.

## Key Information
- **Status:** COMPLETE (the published submission deadline has passed)
- **Buyer:** [Social Care Wales](https://tenderline.uk/buyers/social-care-wales-GB-PPON-PTTZ-7468-NYRQ)
- **Published Value:** £180,000 (GBP)
- **Submission Deadline:** 25 October 2022 at 12:00 BST
- **Lots:** 1
- **Procurement Method:** Open procedure
- **Main Category:** services
- **Classifications (CPV):** Adult and other education services, Development consultancy services, Education and training services, Research and development consultancy services, Research and development services and related consultancy services (+2 more)
- **Delivery Location:** UKL
- **Legal Basis:** CELEX 32014L0024
- **Awarded Value:** £173,333 (exc. VAT, 1 contract)
- **Official Documents:** 2 published documents & notices ([view on Tenderline](https://tenderline.uk/tenders/building-a-research-innovation-and-improvement-skills-development-approach-for-social-care-ocds-h6vhtk-036b85#documents))
- **OCID:** `ocds-h6vhtk-036b85`

## Before you bid
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- **Expected competition:** how many bids lots like this attract, from past awards in the same market.
- **Who could compete:** suppliers who have won similar work, and who holds the current contract.
- **Buyer track record:** earlier work for this buyer, its unexpired awards, and how its awards compared with its estimates.
- **Price forecast:** the commercial price range for each lot, with the middle 50% of comparable awards.

- **What it takes to win:** selection and award criteria, lot by lot.
- **Contract history:** what this tender replaces, and every notice in the procedure.

[Open the competition and buyer analysis](https://tenderline.uk/tenders/building-a-research-innovation-and-improvement-skills-development-approach-for-social-care-ocds-h6vhtk-036b85#tl-md)

## Submission
- **Submission Platform:** [sell2wales.gov.wales](/out?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.sell2wales.gov.wales)
- **How to bid:** https://tenderline.uk/tenders/building-a-research-innovation-and-improvement-skills-development-approach-for-social-care-ocds-h6vhtk-036b85#participate

## Description
Maximise the impact of our work we recognise the need to increase knowledge skills & experience in research, innovation & improvement. This project will identify the needs & solutions to supporting skills development in these key areas.
We require a supplier to help co-design an approach to capability & skills building in research, innovation & improvement for people working in social work & social care in Wales by:
using a discovery phase, to understand & synthesise the research we already have & look at existing frameworks & initiatives across research, innovation & improvement
using design & co-production principles to engage with people in creative & innovative ways to gain nuanced understanding of their needs
assessing how well existing learning & development opportunities meet the needs of people working in social care, including how well known they are & whether the content is relevant & easy to access & identifying gaps in current provision
recommending a number of tangible, action-focussed alpha projects designed to meet those needs
designing longer-term, overarching approach for research, innovation & improvement skills development.
Produce early prototypes & support us to test out agreed alpha projects, which might include:
Using & signposting to existing initiatives but implemented in new & creative ways
Adapting existing initiatives for Wales & for social care
Piloting new approaches e.g designing new learning & development opportunities
By working in social work & social care we mean:
A wide variety of people including social workers, social work students, social care workers, managers, leaders & commissioners
Working in a wide variety of settings including local authorities, provider organisations (both independent, third sector & local authority), as well as settings like health, education & the criminal justice system
Supporting children or adults
By skills we mean:
The skills people need to access, understand, use & generate research in their day-to-day work
the skills people would like to develop to take on bigger research projects &/or to pursue research careers
the skills people need to innovate in their day-to-day work & to support innovation in social care
the skills people need to continuously reflect on, improve & develop their work
The aim of this project is to inform the way Social Care Wales & Health & Care Research Wales support the development of research, innovation & improvement skills across social care in Wales.
We want partnership & collaboration to be at the heart of what we design as we know that linkages enhance research capacity & capability. We want to reuse, reimagine & embed existing learning & development opportunities wherever we can.
We’ll use the output of the project to pilot, test & implement support for research, innovation & improvement. We recognise that social care is complex & that there is no single response that will meet all workforce needs, but we anticipate that support could include:
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> [Read full procurement scope and specification on Tenderline](https://tenderline.uk/tenders/building-a-research-innovation-and-improvement-skills-development-approach-for-social-care-ocds-h6vhtk-036b85)

## Lots (1)
### Lot 1: Untitled lot
- **Lot id:** `1`
- **Status:** complete
- **CPV codes:** 73000000, 73110000, 73200000, 73220000, 79315000, 80000000
- **Delivery regions:** UKL

- **Estimated Value:** £180,000
- **Description:** Approach
We set out a suggested approach below but invite potential suppliers to improve or build on these suggestions. We will agree the detailed approach during the inception stage of the project.
- A discovery phase, to include:
~ a review of the ...
- **Contract Period:** 01/12/2022 to 31/03/2023
- **Renewal published:** yes

## Awards & Winning Suppliers (1)
- **Award:** 009085-2023-1 (active)

  - Supplier(s): **Social Finance**
  - Supplier identifiers: `GB-FTS-185021`
  - Value: £173,333 † (exc. VAT)

> † value taken from the contract record; the award notice published none.

## Contracts (1)
- **Contract:** 009085-2023-1 (active)
  - Signed Value: £173,333
  - Signed Date: 01/11/2022

## Provenance and Official Sources
- **Official Notice:** [Find a Tender notice](/out?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.find-tender.service.gov.uk%2FNotice%2F009085-2023)
- **Last Source Update:** 2023-03-29T09:04:50.000Z
- **This document generated:** 2026-10-22T13:50:26.275Z
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