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Adult Social Care (ASC) Workforce Support Programme 2026

Department of Health & Social Care · Contract details notice on Find a Tender

Tender information last checkedLast checked 1 Oct 2026, 21:00.

Opportunity overview

The Authority wishes to implement support for the adult social care workforce to deliver against the Authority’s objectives for adult social care Lot 2 awards a contract for quality assurance service of training and qualifications for the ASC workforce and signpost high-quality training to the sector that is aligned to DHSC’s CWP. This will require the supplier to take over delivery of the QACL Service and work with existing qualification regulators (for example Ofqual), Awarding Organisations, Training Providers, the ASC sector, and those with lived experience.

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.

Skills for Care Ltd

Matched by exact name
Contract value
£3m
Awarded
Not supplied
Contract signed
17 May 2026
Including VAT
£3.5m
Award ID
7
Status
active
Identifier
GB-PPON PVRT-6359-JCPY
Location
Leeds, UKE42, LS1 2RP, United Kingdom

Classification

No classification was supplied.

Lots

  • Lot 2Value not stated

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
C361780
Status
complete
Procurement Method
open
Procurement Method Details
Competitive flexible procedure

Legal basis

Id
2023/54
Scheme
UKPGA

Lots and requirements

Entry 1
Id
2
Status
complete

Published documents

Entry 1
Id
conflictOfInterest
Document Type
conflictOfInterest
Description
Not published

Buyer, suppliers and contacts

Organisation 1
Name
Department of Health & Social Care
Id
GB-PPON-PMQG-9965-CHZR

Identifier

Scheme
GB-PPON
Id
PMQG-9965-CHZR

Address

Street Address
39 Victoria Street
Locality
London
Postal Code
SW1H 0EU
Country
GB
Country Name
United Kingdom
Region
UKI32

Contact

Name
Anila Kreku

Roles

buyer

Details

Classifications

Entry 1
Scheme
UK_CA_TYPE
Id
publicAuthorityCentralGovernment
Description
Public authority - central government
Organisation 2
Name
Skills for Care Ltd
Id
GB-PPON-PVRT-6359-JCPY

Identifier

Scheme
GB-PPON
Id
PVRT-6359-JCPY

Address

Street Address
West Gate, 6 Grace Street
Locality
Leeds
Postal Code
LS1 2RP
Country
GB
Country Name
United Kingdom
Region
UKE42

Contact

Roles

supplier

Details

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

Award information

Award 1
Id
7
Status
active
Main Procurement Category
services

Items

Item 1
Id
2
Related Lot
2

Additional Classifications

Entry 1
Scheme
CPV
Id
85321000
Description
Administrative social services
Entry 2
Scheme
CPV
Id
79315000
Description
Social research services
Entry 3
Scheme
CPV
Id
75122000
Description
Administrative healthcare services
Entry 4
Scheme
CPV
Id
80561000
Description
Health training services
Entry 5
Scheme
CPV
Id
85000000
Description
Health and social work services
Entry 6
Scheme
CPV
Id
80000000
Description
Education and training services
Entry 7
Scheme
CPV
Id
75120000
Description
Administrative services of agencies
Entry 8
Scheme
CPV
Id
75130000
Description
Supporting services for the government
Entry 9
Scheme
CPV
Id
72300000
Description
Data services

Suppliers

Supplier 1
Id
GB-PPON-PVRT-6359-JCPY
Name
Skills for Care Ltd

Related lots

2

Contracts and changes

Entry 1
Id
7
Award ID
7
Title
DHSC:ASC:Workforce Support Programme Lot 2
Status
active
Has Renewal
Yes
Has Options
Yes
Above Threshold
Yes
Date Signed
18 May 2026, 00:00

Period

Starts
18 May 2026, 00:00
Ends
31 Mar 2029, 23:59
Max Extent Date
31 Mar 2031, 23:59

Renewal

Description
Contract Term could be extended in 12 months increments for up to 2 years.

Options

Description
Possible option to extend to 31 March 2031

Value

Including VAT
3,480,130
Amount
2,975,107
Currency
GBP

Documents

Entry 1
Id
A-16256
Document Type
contractSigned
Format
application/pdf
Entry 2
Id
045873-2026
Document Type
contractNotice
Notice Type
UK7
Description
Contract details notice on Find a Tender
Published
19 May 2026, 16:25
Format
text/html

Agreed Metrics

Entry 1
Id
0447
Title
Access to Quality Assured training provider list.
Description
YOY increase in access to the QA’d training provider list. Measurement Period: Annually with Quarterly update reports.

Observations

Entry 1
Id
frequency

Period

Duration In Months
3

Recorded locations

  • Buyer location · London · UKI32 · SW1H 0EU · United Kingdom

Notice and amendment history

6 published notice versions reviewed by ProcuraAxis.

6 VERSIONS
  1. 027942-2026Contract award notice on Find a Tender ·
  2. 027979-2026Contract award notice on Find a Tender ·
  3. 028152-2026Contract award notice on Find a Tender ·
  4. 045343-2026Contract details notice on Find a Tender ·
  5. 045870-2026Contract details notice on Find a Tender ·
  6. 045873-2026Contract details notice on Find a Tender ·