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Contract Extension relating to the Fast-Track Mental Health Social Work Graduate Programme

Education and training services
London (UKI32)
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Lots published1
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Tenderline Synopsis: Department of Health and Social Care: "Contract Extension relating to the Fast-Track Mental Health Social Work Graduate Programme". Published status: awardUpdate. Published value: Value not published. 1 published lot. Submission deadline not published. See the official notice for participation instructions.
Contracting AuthorityDepartment of Health and Social CareScope & CategoriesNot publishedSubmission Window
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Procedure terms
Contracting AuthorityDepartment of Health and Social Care
Procedure methodNot published
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Published16 Nov 2023, 15:26 GMT
Last source update16 Nov 2023, 15:26 GMT
Recurring procurementNot published
ClassificationEducation and training services
Delivery area
London (UKI32)
OCIDocds-h6vhtk-041a87
What is being bought
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What changed
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  1. Official notice release published
    16 Nov 2023, 15:26 GMT
  2. Buyer information updated
    16 Nov 2023, 15:26 GMT
Lots and requirements (1)
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  • Lot 1 · #1
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    The Department of Health and Social Care (DHSC) is extending the term of the Contract to include two additional cohorts for the fast-track mental health social work graduate programme with additional key performance indicators, service credits provisions and other consequential amendments relating to the extension.<br/><br/>Since 2016 DHSC has funded a mental health social work fast-track graduate programme (MHSW-GP). Think Ahead (TA) is our current delivery partner. The two-year scheme combines extensive on-the-job experience with classroom teaching, with participants qualifying as social workers, attaining a postgraduate diploma in Social Work, and completing their assessed and supported year in employment (ASYE).<br/><br/>From 2016-2022 Think Ahead was grant funded . The positive impact of the programme led to DHSC conducting a procurement exercise to move from grant funding to a more cost-effective longer-term contract which was approved by Ministers and signed in July 2020. The contract currently forms part of DHSC baseline spend and is within budget. For a cohort of 160 participants, this equates to £9.1M and the overall cost for 3 cohorts is £27.2M which will run until 2025. Think Ahead contract is a 2+1 and was recently extended last year for a final 3rd cohort which starts in 2023 and ends in 2025.<br/>This is the last cohort in the current contract, to initiate the process of extending TA for a further two cohorts starting in 2024 and 2025. The contract would end in 2027.
    Contract periodNot published
    EligibilityNot published
    Options / renewalNot published
Timeline
  1. Procedure published
    16 Nov 2023, 15:26 GMT
  2. Award active
    Not published · Not published
  3. Contract active
    Signed 1 Jul 2020, 00:00 BST · £46,141,134
Commercial outcome and competition
Awards
The Think Ahead Organisation, Think Ahead
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Contracts
Fast-Track Mental Health Social Work Graduate Programme
£46,141,134 · signed 1 Jul 2020, 00:00 BST · active
Contract period: 10 Oct 2023, 00:00 BST — 31 Aug 2027, 23:59 BST
Bid statisticsNo aggregate bid statistics published
Buyer and organisations in this procedure

Department of Health and Social Care

Contracting authority GB-FTS-43
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  • Department of Health and Social Care
    buyer

    39 Victoria Street, London, UKI32, SW1H 0EU
    Helen.Kelly@dhsc.gov.uk

  • High Court
    reviewBody

    39 Victoria Street, London, SW1H 0EU

  • The High Court
    mediationBody

    The Strand, London, WC2A 2LL

  • The Think Ahead Organisation, Think Ahead
    supplier

    Unit 318, Record Hall, 16-16a Baldwins Gardens, London, UKI32, EC1N 7RJ
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