Decision details
Step Up To Social Work Programme Procurement Strategy
PDF 153 KBDecision Maker: Cabinet Member for Children and Education (expired July 2024)
Decision status: Recommendations Approved
Is Key decision?: Yes
Is subject to call in?: Yes
Purpose:
The Step Up to Social Work Programme is a
fully funded training programme for social workers. We are seeking
approval for the contract award following a competitive procurement
exercise.
Decision:
The Cabinet Member for Children and Education approves:
1. The procurement strategy to recommission a new Step Up to Social Work Programme contract for a duration of two years with the option to extend twice, for an additional two years per extension period. The contract value will be £1,400,000 every 2 years, bringing the total contract value after extension to £4,200,000.The contract will only continue based on satisfactory performance by the Provider and continued funding from the Department for Education (DFE).
Reasons for the decision:
The current contract expires in June 2023 and there is no option to extend. There is now a need to go back out to the market to undertake a competitive tender process, in line with Contract Standing Order 19.1, to ensure there is a high quality, value for money contract in place to deliver this programme.
Alternative options considered:
Option 1 – Let provision of a Step-up to Social Work programme end in June 2023 and do not renew (Not recommended)
Option 2 – Let the current services continue under current arrangements and recommission the contract (Recommended)
Publication date: 16/02/2023
Date of decision: 13/02/2023
Effective from: 22/02/2023
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