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title: "Con_16490 Step Up to Social Work Programme (Cohort 8) – Administration Solution"
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# Con_16490 Step Up to Social Work Programme (Cohort 8) – Administration Solution

Source: [Tenderline](https://tenderline.uk/tenders/con-16490-step-up-to-social-work-programme-cohort-8-administration-solution-ocds-h6vhtk-033017). UK public procurement intelligence compiled from official UK procurement notices.

> **Tenderline Executive Summary:** Department for Education: "Con_16490 Step Up to Social Work Programme (Cohort 8) – Administration Solution". Published status: complete. Published Value: £335,000. 1 published lot. Submission deadline not published. See the official notice for participation instructions.

## Key Information
- **Status:** COMPLETE (no submission deadline published)
- **Buyer:** [Department for Education](https://tenderline.uk/buyers/department-for-education-gov-d6)
- **Published Value:** £335,000 (GBP)
- **Submission Deadline:** Not published
- **Lots:** 1
- **Procurement Method:** Restricted procedure
- **Main Category:** services
- **Classifications (CPV):** Assessment centre services for recruitment, Health and social work services
- **Delivery Location:** UK
- **Legal Basis:** CELEX 32014L0024
- **Awarded Value:** £1,025,050 (exc. VAT, 1 contract)
- **OCID:** `ocds-h6vhtk-033017`

## Before you bid
Deciding whether to bid? The Tenderline page for this tender carries the competition and buyer analysis this notice does not:

- **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/con-16490-step-up-to-social-work-programme-cohort-8-administration-solution-ocds-h6vhtk-033017#tl-md)

## Description
This contract is for delivery of a fully managed service that performs administration of the assessment and recruitment support services to enable the national recruitment of candidates onto the Step-Up to Social Work programme. Notably, the service involves both IT systems and in person support at assessment centres. 
This Contract shall expire on 31st December 2024 unless the Contracting Authority elects to extend the Contract for a further cohort of the Step Up to Social Work Programme, in which case the Expiry Date for this Contract shall be 31st December 2025, and activity associated with the delivery of the service for cohort 9 will commence in October 2024. The contract includes an extension provision for 1 further cohort subject to satisfactory performance and a demonstration of future efficiencies. 
The total Contract Price for the Initial Contract Period is £512,524.99 (excluding VAT). The total value set out in this notice includes the maximum value of the contract over 2 cohorts in the event that the contract extension is enacted, excluding the cost of administrators for assessment centres.

## Lots (1)
### Lot 1: Untitled lot
- **Lot id:** `1`
- **Status:** complete
- **CPV codes:** 79635000
- **Delivery regions:** UK

- **Description:** The Step Up to Social Work training programme (“Step-Up”) as delivered by Local Authorities (“LAs”) in partnership with local Higher Education Institutions (“HEIs”) was designed to deliver a consistent supply of high-quality social workers into the s...

## Awards & Winning Suppliers (1)
- **Award:** Con_16490 Step Up to Social Work Administration Solution (Cohort 8) (active)
  - Award id: `034715-2022-Con_16490-1`
  - Supplier(s): **Capita Resourcing Limited**
  - Supplier identifiers: `GB-FTS-59771`
  - Value: £1,025,050 † (exc. VAT)

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

## Contracts (1)
- **Contract:** Con_16490 Step Up to Social Work Administration Solution (Cohort 8) (active)
  - Signed Value: £1,025,050
  - Signed Date: 29/11/2022

## Provenance and Official Sources
- **Official Notice:** [Find a Tender notice](/out?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.find-tender.service.gov.uk%2FNotice%2F034715-2022)
- **Last Source Update:** 2022-12-07T17:23:41.000Z
- **This document generated:** 2026-10-27T05:05:43.782Z
- **Machine API:** https://tenderline.uk/api/public/tenders/ocds-h6vhtk-033017