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West Northamptonshire Council Social Work Degree Apprenticeships

West Northamptonshire Council · Tender notice on Find a Tender

Tender information last checkedLast checked 3 Oct 2026, 19:17.

Opportunity overview

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.

Classification

  • CPV80000000 — Education and training services
  • CPV80300000 — Higher education services
  • CPV80400000 — Adult and other education services
  • CPV80430000 — Adult-education services at university level
  • CPV80500000 — Training services

Lots

  • Lot 1AED 480k · Source currency differs from tender

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
WNC00000627
Status
active
Procurement Method
open
Procurement Method Details
Below threshold - open competition
Main Procurement Category
services
Above Threshold
No
How to submit
Visit and register https://in-tendhost.co.uk/wnc/aspx/Home to find out further details of this opportunity.

Legal basis

Id
2023/54
Scheme
UKPGA

Special regime

lightTouch

Submission terms

Electronic Submission Policy
allowed

Tender Period

Ends
7 Apr 2026, 12:00

Enquiry period

Ends
30 Mar 2026, 12:00

Other Requirements

Reserved Participation Location

Gazetteer

Scheme
GB-ONS

Identifiers

K02000001

Lots and requirements

Entry 1
Id
1
Status
active
Has Renewal
Yes

Value

Including VAT
480,000
Amount
480,000
Currency
AED

Contract period

Starts
1 Sept 2026, 00:00
Ends
31 Aug 2029, 23:59
Max Extent Date
31 Aug 2030, 23:59

Renewal

Description
12 months optional extension

Award criteria

Description
100% Quality

Items and delivery

Item 1
Id
1
Related Lot
1

Additional Classifications

Entry 1
Scheme
CPV
Id
80000000
Description
Education and training services
Entry 2
Scheme
CPV
Id
80300000
Description
Higher education services
Entry 3
Scheme
CPV
Id
80400000
Description
Adult and other education services
Entry 4
Scheme
CPV
Id
80430000
Description
Adult-education services at university level
Entry 5
Scheme
CPV
Id
80500000
Description
Training services

Published documents

Entry 1
Id
023817-2026
Document Type
tenderNotice
Notice Type
UK4
Description
Tender notice on Find a Tender
Published
17 Mar 2026, 09:12
Format
text/html

Buyer, suppliers and contacts

Organisation 1
Name
West Northamptonshire Council
Id
GB-PPON-PGDV-8944-CMBP

Identifier

Scheme
GB-PPON
Id
PGDV-8944-CMBP

Address

Street Address
Angel Street
Locality
Northampton
Postal Code
NN1 1ED
Country
GB
Country Name
United Kingdom
Region
UKF24

Contact

Roles

buyer

Details

Classifications

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

Recorded locations

  • Buyer location · Northampton · UKF24 · NN1 1ED · United Kingdom

Notice and amendment history

1 published notice version reviewed by ProcuraAxis.

1 VERSION
  1. 023817-2026Tender notice on Find a Tender ·