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Step up to social work training programme

Leeds City Council · Tender notice on Find a Tender

Tender information last checkedLast checked 29 Sept 2026, 23:05.

Opportunity overview

The Step Up to Social Work programme provides an accelerated entry route into social work for high-achieving graduates and career changers. It is delivered through the development of a bespoke work-based 14 month postgraduate diploma programme, led by groups of local authorities working in regional partnerships and contracting with HEIs. Leeds City Council's tender opportunity was to contract with a training provider of the programme.

Awarded to

Amounts belong to published awards or contracts. Where several suppliers share one value, it is labelled as shared and is not a supplier-specific allocation.

UNIVERSITY OF SALFORD(THE)

Matched by number
Published award value
£421k
Awarded
3 Jun 2025
Award ID
1
Status
active
Identifier
GB-COH RC000666
Location
Salford, UKD34, M5 4WT, United Kingdom

Classification

  • CPV80000000 — Education and training services

Lots

  • Lot 1£500k · Including VAT

Documents and notices

Published notice details

Additional information from the published procurement release. Fields appear only when supplied by the source; check the original notice and tender documents before acting.

Scope, procedure and submissions

Id
70399
Status
complete
Above Threshold
Yes
Procurement Method
open
Main Procurement Category
services
How to submit
Tender responses to be submitted via https://yortender.eu-supply.com/login.asp?B=YORTENDER
Procurement Method Details
Open procedure

Legal basis

Id
2023/54
Scheme
UKPGA

Expected award period

Ends
30 May 2025, 23:59

Tender Period

Ends
15 Apr 2025, 12:00

Submission terms

Electronic Submission Policy
allowed

Languages

en

Lots and requirements

Entry 1
Id
1
Status
complete
Has Options
Yes
Has Renewal
Yes

Value

Currency
GBP
Including VAT
500,000

Options

Description
6 months extension

Renewal

Description
6 months extension

Suitability

Sme
Yes

Award criteria

Weighting Description
Price/quality separated approach will be used

Criteria

Criterion 1
Name
Quality
Type
quality

Contract period

Ends
31 Mar 2027, 23:59
Starts
30 May 2025, 00:00
Max Extent Date
30 Sept 2027, 23:59

Items and delivery

Item 1
Id
1
Related Lot
1

Delivery locations

Entry 1
Region
UKE
Country
GB
Country Name
United Kingdom

Additional Classifications

Entry 1
Id
80000000
Scheme
CPV
Description
Education and training services

Published documents

Entry 1
Id
conflictOfInterest
Description
Not published
Document Type
conflictOfInterest
Entry 2
Id
010456-2025
Format
text/html
Notice Type
UK4
Description
Tender notice on Find a Tender
Document Type
tenderNotice
Published
20 Mar 2025, 15:17

Planning and budget

No Engagement Notice Rationale
A market sounding exercise was published on 14 November 2024, Procurement reference 20241114180746-104105 for expressions of interests for the delivery of the step up to social work training programme. The close date was 29 November 2024. Three submissions were received.

Buyer, suppliers and contacts

Organisation 1
Id
GB-PPON-PJYG-6658-PPMY
Name
Leeds City Council

Roles

buyer

Address

Region
UKE42
Country
GB
Locality
Leeds
Postal Code
LS1 1UR
Country Name
United Kingdom
Street Address
Civic Hall, Calverley Street

Details

Classifications

Entry 1
Id
publicAuthoritySubCentralGovernment
Scheme
UK_CA_TYPE
Description
Public authority - sub-central government

Identifier

Id
PJYG-6658-PPMY
Scheme
GB-PPON

Contact

Name
Philippa Elliott
Organisation 2
Id
GB-COH-RC000666
Name
UNIVERSITY OF SALFORD(THE)

Roles

supplier

Address

Region
UKD34
Country
GB
Locality
Salford
Postal Code
M5 4WT
Country Name
United Kingdom
Street Address
The Crescent

Details

Vcse
No
Scale
large
Sheltered Workshop
No
Public Service Mission Organization
No

Identifier

Id
RC000666
Scheme
GB-COH

Contact

Additional Identifiers

Entry 1
Id
PGBR-6657-LPLJ
Scheme
GB-PPON

Award information

Award 1
Id
1
Date
4 Jun 2025, 00:00
Title
Step up to social work programme
Status
active
Has Renewal
Yes
Above Threshold
Yes
Main Procurement Category
services
Assessment Summaries Date Sent
4 Jun 2025, 00:00

Items

Item 1
Id
1
Related Lot
1

Delivery locations

Entry 1
Region
UKE42
Country
GB
Country Name
United Kingdom
Entry 2
Region
UKE42
Country
GB
Country Name
United Kingdom

Additional Classifications

Entry 1
Id
80300000
Scheme
CPV
Description
Higher education services

Value

Currency
GBP
Including VAT
421,000

Renewal

Description
The extension provision depends on whether all the services have been delivered by the end date of the contract. If there some elements of the contract that need to be finalised, the contract may be extended by 6 months.

Documents

Entry 1
Id
029858-2025
Format
text/html
Notice Type
UK6
Description
Contract award notice on Find a Tender
Document Type
awardNotice
Published
4 Jun 2025, 12:50

Suppliers

Supplier 1
Id
GB-COH-RC000666
Name
UNIVERSITY OF SALFORD(THE)

Milestones

Entry 1
Id
1
Type
futureSignatureDate
Status
scheduled
Due
16 Jun 2025, 23:59

Related lots

1

Contract period

Ends
31 Mar 2027, 23:59
Starts
16 Jun 2025, 00:00
Max Extent Date
30 Sept 2027, 23:59

Standstill Period

Ends
13 Jun 2025, 23:59

Contracts and changes

Entry 1
Id
1
Title
Step up to social work programme
Status
active
Award ID
1
Date Signed
14 Aug 2025, 00:00
Has Renewal
Yes
Above Threshold
Yes
No Agreed Metrics Rationale
Not applicable, the contract value is above the threshold but not more than £5 million

Value

Amount
350,000
Currency
GBP
Including VAT
420,000

Period

Ends
31 Mar 2027, 23:59
Starts
14 Aug 2025, 00:00
Max Extent Date
30 Sept 2027, 23:59

Renewal

Description
1 x 6 months

Documents

Entry 1
Id
056369-2025
Format
text/html
Notice Type
UK7
Description
Contract details notice on Find a Tender
Document Type
contractNotice
Published
12 Sept 2025, 17:34

Recorded locations

  • Buyer location · Leeds · UKE42 · LS1 1UR · United Kingdom
  • Delivery location · UKE · United Kingdom

Notice and amendment history

1 published notice version reviewed by ProcuraAxis.

1 VERSION
  1. ocds-h6vhtk-04efd4-2025-09-12T17:34:34+01:00Tender notice on Find a Tender ·