For the provision of a Higher Education Institution to deliver the Step Up to Social Work Programme for the East Midlands Regional Partnership (Cohorts 10 and 11)
This tender closed on 23 October 2026.
- Buyer
- Derby City Council
- Value
- £3,600,000
- Closed
- 23 October 2026
- Where
- Derby, the East Midlands
- Type
- Open tender
In plain English
Derby City Council is looking for a university to run a social work training programme called Step Up to Social Work across the East Midlands. The contract covers two cohorts of trainee social workers starting March 2027, funded by the Department for Education.
What the buyer wants
• Deliver a full graduate social work training programme to high-calibre candidates who already have relevant experience with vulnerable children or adults • Train candidates to become qualified social workers who will work in children's statutory services across nine local authorities in the East Midlands • Run the programme for two cohorts (Cohorts 10 and 11) with the ability to adapt if local government reorganisation changes council structures or responsibilities
Requirements
What could rule a small business out: This contract is exclusively for higher education institutions, so small businesses, independent trainers, or non-university providers cannot bid, no matter how experienced they are in social work training.
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