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2526-0211 Step Up to Social Work Training Programme
- Buyer
- Islington Council
- Country
- United Kingdom
- Category
- Education and training services
- Value
- £1.1m GBP
- Deadline
- Closes in 21 days (27 Nov 2026 12:00 UTC+0)
- Published
- 3 Nov 2026
- Procedure
- Open
- CPV code
- 80400000
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What the buyer is asking for
The North, Central and East London Regional Partnership (NCEL RP), led by Islington Council, is seeking to appoint a Higher Education Institution (HEI) to co-design, develop and deliver the Step Up to Social Work Training Programme for Cohort 10. The successful provider will deliver a bespoke, high-quality, Social Work England approved programme at Postgraduate Diploma level, with a pathway to master’s level study available following successful completion. The programme will: lead to the award of a Postgraduate Diploma in Social Work; enable graduates to register with Social Work England; and prepare trainees for practice within statutory children’s social work settings. The programme itself will run for 15 months. The appointed HEI will also support the Regional Partnership with assessment and recruitment, trainee onboarding and pre-employment checks, curriculum design and programme planning, and securing the necessary Social Work England approval prior to programme commencement.
How this compares
- This is one of 43 open tenders in United Kingdom for Education and training services.
- Its stated value is higher than 67% of the 42 open tenders in this category that state a value in GBP.
- Bidders were given 24 days from publication to the deadline; the median for open tenders in United Kingdom is 30 days.
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