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Step Up to Social Work Cohort 10 +

Islington Council · Preliminary market engagement notice on Find a Tender

Tender information last checkedLast checked 3 Oct 2026, 22:22.

Opportunity overview

Islington Council is acting as the lead authority in a regional partnership of six London boroughs across North, Central and East London who will be seeking a grant from the Department for Education (DfE) to deliver Step Up to Social Work – Cohort 10. The NCEL RP has already delivered Cohorts 5 – 9 of the Step Up Programme. We are seeking to appoint a Higher Education Institution (HEI) to be the delivery partner of the academic learning with the option to extend this contract as per DfE funding for Cohorts 11 and 12.

Classification

  • CPV80400000 — Adult and other education services

Lots

  • Lot 1Value 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
2526-0211
Main Procurement Category
services
Above Threshold
Yes
Status
planning

Legal basis

Id
2023/54
Scheme
UKPGA

Special regime

lightTouch

Communication

Future Notice Date
12 Oct 2026, 23:59

Lots and requirements

Entry 1
Id
1
Has Renewal
Yes
Status
planning

Contract period

Starts
1 Apr 2027, 00:00
Ends
31 Mar 2029, 23:59
Max Extent Date
31 Mar 2033, 23:59

Items and delivery

Item 1
Id
1
Related Lot
1

Additional Classifications

Entry 1
Scheme
CPV
Id
80400000
Description
Adult and other education services

Delivery locations

Entry 1
Region
UKI
Country
GB
Country Name
United Kingdom

Planning and budget

Milestones

Entry 1
Id
engagement
Type
engagement
Description
The Authority has carried out preliminary market engagement for this requirement. This Notice is for informational purposes only and is not a formal invitation to tender. Its aim is to ensure transparency ahead of the upcoming Tender Notice. All details provided here may be updated or changed in the final tender notice. The Authority reserves the right to cancel, postpone, suspend or abort the procurement at any stage. The issue of this notice in no way commits the Authority to commence a procurement process. For more information please register your interest by logging into the Proactis eSourcing Portal at: https://procontract.due-north.com/Supplier/Advert/View?advertId=207fcb97-f71d-f111-813c-005056b64545
Due
24 Mar 2026, 23:59
Status
scheduled

Documents

Entry 1
Id
022238-2026
Document Type
marketEngagementNotice
Notice Type
UK2
Description
Preliminary market engagement notice on Find a Tender
Published
12 Mar 2026, 11:37
Format
text/html

Buyer, suppliers and contacts

Organisation 1
Name
Islington Council
Id
GB-PPON-PBMD-2513-CWJJ

Identifier

Scheme
GB-PPON
Id
PBMD-2513-CWJJ

Address

Street Address
Islington Town Hall
Locality
London
Postal Code
N1 2UD
Country
GB
Country Name
United Kingdom
Region
UKI43

Contact

Roles

buyer

Details

Classifications

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

Recorded locations

  • Buyer location · London · UKI43 · N1 2UD · United Kingdom
  • Delivery location · UKI · United Kingdom

Notice and amendment history

1 published notice version reviewed by ProcuraAxis.

1 VERSION
  1. 022238-2026Preliminary market engagement notice on Find a Tender ·