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# West Northamptonshire Council Social Work Degree Apprenticeships

Source: [Tenderline](https://tenderline.uk/tenders/west-northamptonshire-council-social-work-degree-apprenticeships-ocds-h6vhtk-066bb5). UK public procurement intelligence compiled from official UK procurement notices.

> **Tenderline Executive Summary:** West Northamptonshire Council: "West Northamptonshire Council Social Work Degree Apprenticeships". Published status: active. Published Value: £480,000. 1 published lot. Recorded submission deadline: 7 Apr 2026, 12:00 BST. Published submission portal: in-tendhost.co.uk.

## Key Information
- **Status:** ACTIVE (the published submission deadline has passed)
- **Buyer:** [West Northamptonshire Council](https://tenderline.uk/buyers/west-northamptonshire-council-ons-e06000062)
- **Published Value:** £480,000 (GBP)
- **Submission Deadline:** 7 April 2026 at 12:00 BST
- **Lots:** 1
- **Procurement Method:** Below threshold - open competition
- **Main Category:** services
- **Classifications (CPV):** Adult and other education services, Adult-education services at university level, Education and training services, Higher education services, Training services
- **Delivery Location:** Not published
- **Legal Basis:** UKPGA 2023/54
- **Official Documents:** 1 published documents & notices ([view on Tenderline](https://tenderline.uk/tenders/west-northamptonshire-council-social-work-degree-apprenticeships-ocds-h6vhtk-066bb5#documents))
- **OCID:** `ocds-h6vhtk-066bb5`

## 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/west-northamptonshire-council-social-work-degree-apprenticeships-ocds-h6vhtk-066bb5#tl-md)

## Submission
- **Submission Platform:** [in-tendhost.co.uk](/out?url=https%3A%2F%2Fin-tendhost.co.uk%2Fwnc%2Faspx%2FHome)
- **How to bid:** https://tenderline.uk/tenders/west-northamptonshire-council-social-work-degree-apprenticeships-ocds-h6vhtk-066bb5#participate

## Description
West Northamptonshire Council (WNC) invites suitably qualified and experienced providers to submit quotations for the delivery of the Social Work Degree Apprenticeship Standards to its workforce, in accordance with the requirements set out in this Request for Quotation (RFQ). Eligible organisations must be listed on the Apprenticeship Providers and Assessment Register (APAR) as a main provider and hold an Ofsted rating of Good or Outstanding, or an Ofsted Report Card rating of Expected, Strong or Exceptional, have met all safeguarding requirements, and deliver apprenticeship provision in line with Skills England quality standards, or be a new provider that has received a monitoring visit outcome of at least Reasonable or Significant Progress. Providers without an Ofsted rating must evidence achievement rates above the national benchmark for the Social Work Degree Apprenticeship. All providers must also be approved by Social Work England (SWE) as an education provider. WNC seeks to appoint an experienced Higher Education Institution (HEI) partner that can demonstrate strong regulatory compliance, effective partnership working, and a commitment to developing sustainable professional capability within the Council’s social work workforce.

## Lots (1)
### Lot 1: Untitled lot
- **Lot id:** `1`
- **Status:** active
- **CPV codes:** 80000000, 80300000, 80400000, 80430000, 80500000

- **Estimated Value:** £480,000

- **Contract Period:** 31/08/2026 to 31/08/2029
- **Renewal published:** yes

## Provenance and Official Sources
- **Official Notice:** [Find a Tender notice](/out?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.find-tender.service.gov.uk%2FNotice%2F023817-2026)
- **Last Source Update:** 2026-03-17T09:12:57.000Z
- **This document generated:** 2026-10-28T15:35:29.137Z
- **Machine API:** https://tenderline.uk/api/public/tenders/ocds-h6vhtk-066bb5