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title: "DHSC:ASC:Workforce Reform – Qualifications Design Project"
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# DHSC:ASC:Workforce Reform – Qualifications Design Project

Source: [Tenderline](https://tenderline.uk/tenders/dhsc-asc-workforce-reform-qualifications-design-project-ocds-h6vhtk-039750). UK public procurement intelligence compiled from official UK procurement notices.

> **Tenderline Executive Summary:** Department of Health & Social Care: "DHSC:ASC:Workforce Reform – Qualifications Design Project". Published status: complete. Published Value: £260,000. 1 published lot. Submission deadline not published. See the official notice for participation instructions.

## Key Information
- **Status:** COMPLETE (no submission deadline published)
- **Buyer:** [Department of Health & Social Care](https://tenderline.uk/buyers/department-of-health-social-care-gov-d12)
- **Published Value:** £260,000 (GBP)
- **Submission Deadline:** Not published
- **Lots:** 1
- **Procurement Method:** Restricted procedure
- **Main Category:** services
- **Classifications (CPV):** Personal development training services, Specialist training services, Staff training services
- **Delivery Location:** UK
- **Legal Basis:** CELEX 32014L0024
- **Awarded Value:** £214,384 (exc. VAT, 1 contract)
- **OCID:** `ocds-h6vhtk-039750`

## 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/dhsc-asc-workforce-reform-qualifications-design-project-ocds-h6vhtk-039750#tl-md)

## Description
Service to develop framework specifications for the following qualifications:<br/>Care Certificate qualification - based on existing 15 standards at Level 2<br/>Digital Skills – a new Level 5 leadership award based on the Digital Skills Framework

## Lots (1)
### Lot 1: Untitled lot
- **Lot id:** `1`
- **Status:** complete
- **CPV codes:** 80511000, 80570000
- **Delivery regions:** UK

- **Description:** Pre-tender market Session Held: 20th January 2023 via Microsoft Teams <br/>Tender Published to DPS Suppliers:03/02/2023<br/>Tender Closed: 25/02/2023<br/>Mini competition on Learning and Training Services DPS  RM6219<br/><br/>Contract Start 31/03/202...

## Awards & Winning Suppliers (1)
- **Award:** 009298-2023-1 (active)

  - Supplier(s): **Skills for Care Ltd**
  - Supplier identifiers: `GB-FTS-88159`
  - Value: £214,384 † (exc. VAT)

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

## Contracts (1)
- **Contract:** 009298-2023-1 (active)
  - Signed Value: £214,384
  - Signed Date: 29/03/2023

## Provenance and Official Sources
- **Official Notice:** [Find a Tender notice](/out?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.find-tender.service.gov.uk%2FNotice%2F009298-2023)
- **Last Source Update:** 2023-03-30T12:09:14.000Z
- **This document generated:** 2026-10-27T07:52:03.854Z
- **Machine API:** https://tenderline.uk/api/public/tenders/ocds-h6vhtk-039750