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Published 16 Nov 2023, 15:26 GMT

Official UK procurement notice

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

Official notice

Authority: Department of Health & Social Care (Central government)

Services
Sectors: Education & Training (80) Delivery: UKLondon (UKI32)
Awarded value£46,141,134published contract · exc. VAT
Awarded 1 Jul 2020
Awarded to The Think Ahead Organisation, Think Ahead
Contract term 4 yrs 9 moends 31 Mar 2025 · starts 1 Jul 2020

What is being bought

Published requirement description

No description was published on the notice. See the official documents.

CPV: Education and training services

The lotProcurement structure

single lot · no lot value published
Lot #1The Department of Health and Social Care (DHSC) is extending the term of the Contract… 4 yrs 9 mo

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 period: 1 Jul 2020 – 31 Mar 2025 (4 yrs 9 mo)
Delivery: London · London

Procedure terms & legal framework

From the official record
Legal basis
CELEX · 32014L0023 Concession Contracts Regulations 2016 (Directive 2014/23/EU)
Procurement category
Services
Notice status
Awarded
Procurement threshold
Unspecified in notice
Regulatory regime
Standard
Commercial structure
Stand-alone contract (no framework)
Competition type
Competitive procedure
GPA / WTO covered
Unspecified in notice
Recurring procurement
Unspecified in notice
First published
16 Nov 2023, 15:26 GMT
Last source update
16 Nov 2023, 15:26 GMT
FTS notice number
2023/S 000-033970
Classification (CPV)
Education and training services
Delivery area
UKLondon (UKI32)
Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-041a87 Find a Tender

How it was run

Official notice
Submission deadline
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Timeline

1 Jul 2020 → 16 Nov 2023 · 2 dates
  1. Contract starts
    1 Jul 2020, 00:00 BST
  2. Notice published
    16 Nov 2023, 15:26 GMT

Commercial outcome & contract awards

Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecast
Awards 1
Awarded value £46,141,1341 contract exc. VAT
Contracts signed 1latest 1 Jul 2020
Awarded toValueDateStatus
The Think Ahead Organisation, Think AheadSMEFast-Track Mental Health Social Work Graduate Programme——Awarded

Contracts

  • Fast-Track Mental Health Social Work Graduate Programme · The Think Ahead Organisation, Think AheadSME

    Signed
    1 Jul 2020
    Value
    £46,141,134
    Period
    10 Oct 2023 – 31 Aug 2027
    Status
    active
    • Change In July 2023, the Authority agreed to amend this Contract to allow for an additional 2 Cohorts for the Fast-Track Mental Health Social Work Graduate Programme and to amend the payment terms in light of recommendations received from the Authority’s Commercial <br/>Assurance Board. Following a review in July 2023, 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/>The total value of this contract extension is £18,994,230.00<br/>The Authority believes this extension is under eg.72(1)(a): Clear precise and unequivocal review clauses., Need for modification brought about by circumstances which a diligent contracting authority/entity could not foresee: The Authority believes this extension is compliant under eg.72(1)(a): Clear precise and unequivocal review clauses.<br/><br/>Following a review in July 2023, 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.

Contracting authority & participating public bodies

Department of Health and Social Care

Contracting authorityCentral Government 39 Victoria Street, London, London, SW1H 0EUContact name, email

Dispute resolution & review bodies

  • High CourtReview body London
  • The High CourtMediation body London

Bidders & participating suppliers

1 commercial party on the notice

Official documents & specifications

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No document links were published on the notice.