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Open for bidsUnited KingdomServicesFramework agreement£108,000,000

Social Work National Professional Development Offer

Published
Published 28 January 2026
Deadline
Deadline: 5 August 2026 (12 days left)

Overview

The Department for Education is establishing a closed framework to design, develop and deliver a national learning and development offer for child and family social workers in England, split into two lots: Lot 1 covering early career, family help team manager and lead practitioner programmes, and Lot 2 covering leadership programmes for senior roles. Up to three suppliers will be appointed to Lot 1 and up to two to Lot 2, with call-off contracts awarded annually over a 5 year and 11 month framework term, covering end-to-end service delivery including programme design, content development, training delivery, digital platform hosting and supporting resources for approximately 4,930 participants annually across all programmes.

Key details

Country
United Kingdom
Status
Open for bids
Category
Services
Estimated value
£108,000,000
Procedure
Open
Contract type
Framework agreement
SME suitable
Yes
Published
28 January 2026
Questions by
23 July 2026
Deadline
5 August 2026
Classification (CPV)
Education and training servicesAdult and other education servicesSpecialist training servicesVocational training services

Notice history

Every published notice in this contracting process, newest first.

  1. Tender Update

    23 June 2026

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  2. Contract Notice

    23 June 2026

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  3. Planning Update

    10 March 2026

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  4. Planning Update

    10 March 2026

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  5. Prior Information Notice

    10 March 2026

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  6. Planning Update

    29 January 2026

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  7. Prior Information Notice

    28 January 2026

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