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

Source: [Tenderline](https://tenderline.uk/tenders/contract-extension-relating-to-the-fast-track-mental-health-social-work-graduate-programme-ocds-h6vhtk-041a87). UK public procurement intelligence compiled from official UK procurement notices.

> **Tenderline Executive Summary:** Department of Health & 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.

## Key Information
- **Status:** RECORDED (no submission deadline published)
- **Buyer:** [Department of Health & Social Care](https://tenderline.uk/buyers/department-of-health-social-care-gov-d12)
- **Published Value:** Value not published (currency not published)
- **Submission Deadline:** Not published
- **Lots:** 1
- **Procurement Method:** Not published
- **Main Category:** services
- **Classifications (CPV):** Education and training services
- **Delivery Location:** UK, UKI32
- **Legal Basis:** CELEX 32014L0023
- **Awarded Value:** £46,141,134 (exc. VAT, 1 contract)
- **OCID:** `ocds-h6vhtk-041a87`

## 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/contract-extension-relating-to-the-fast-track-mental-health-social-work-graduate-programme-ocds-h6vhtk-041a87#tl-md)

## Lots (1)
### Lot 1: Untitled lot
- **Lot id:** `1`
- **Status:** Not published

- **Delivery regions:** UKI

- **Description:** 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 provis...
- **Contract Period:** 30/06/2020 to 31/03/2025

## Awards & Winning Suppliers (1)
- **Award:** Fast-Track Mental Health Social Work Graduate Programme (active)
  - Award id: `033970-2023-599-1`
  - Supplier(s): **The Think Ahead Organisation, Think Ahead**
  - Supplier identifiers: `GB-FTS-98504`

## Contracts (1)
- **Contract:** Fast-Track Mental Health Social Work Graduate Programme (active)
  - Signed Value: £46,141,134
  - Signed Date: 30/06/2020

## Provenance and Official Sources
- **Official Notice:** [Find a Tender notice](/out?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.find-tender.service.gov.uk%2FNotice%2F033970-2023)
- **Last Source Update:** 2023-11-16T15:26:03.000Z
- **This document generated:** 2026-10-16T06:13:05.730Z
- **Machine API:** https://tenderline.uk/api/public/tenders/ocds-h6vhtk-041a87