Lot 1
No lot description published.
Statuscomplete
AwardedFind a Tender · award
Higher Education Provider - Step Up to Social Work
BuyerStoke-on-Trent City Council
StatusAwarded
DeadlineNot published
ValueValue not published
Published12 Sept 2025
What is being bought
Funded by the Department for Education (DfE) Step up to Social Work is an intensive, 14-month, full-time programme. On completion, students will qualify with a Postgraduate Diploma in Social Work. A Higher Education Institution (HEI) is required for delivery of the programme. Students are selected from across the West Midlands. Stoke-on-Trent City Council is the lead authority for this service, working in partnership with local authorities across the West Midlands
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Planning & early market engagement
BudgetNot published
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Planning documents0
Planning milestones0
No planning milestones published.
Related procurements
No linked framework, prior procurement or reprocurement published.
Awards
1
Statusactive
SupplierTHE UNIVERSITY OF BIRMINGHAM
Contracts
1
Statusactive
Value£1,671,858
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| OCID | ocds-h6vhtk-04e952 |
|---|---|
| Latest release ID | 056111-2025 |
| Latest release timestamp | Fri Sep 12 2025 10:42:09 GMT+0000 (Coordinated Universal Time) |
| Source | find-a-tender |
| Official notice URL | Not published |
| Tender status | complete |
| Procurement method | open |
| Procurement method details | Open procedure |
| Main procurement category | Not published |
| Above threshold | Not published |
| Legal basis | 2023/54 |
| Tender period: start | Not published |
| Tender period: end | Not published |
| Expression of interest deadline | Not published |
| Enquiry deadline | Not published |
| Award period: start | Not published |
| Award period: end | Not published |
| Submission method details | Not published |
| Submission languages | Not published |
| Electronic catalogue policy | Not published |
| Total tender value | Not published |
| Tender lots in source | 1 |
| Tender items in source | 0 |
| Tender documents in source | 1 |
| Awards in latest release | 1 |
| Contracts in latest release | 1 |
| Parties in latest release | 11 |
Notice history
| Date | Event | Reference |
|---|---|---|
| 12 Sept 2025 | award, contract | 056111-2025 |
| 6 May 2025 | award, contract | 019170-2025 |
| 11 Mar 2025 | tender | 008652-2025 |
| 4 Mar 2025 | planning | 007836-2025 |
All source data
Unmodified official OCDS data retained by Tenderline for this procurement process.
Complete current OCDS release JSON
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