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Step Up To Social Work Cohort 10 Emerging Talent Contractor

Published
Published 19 May 2026
Deadline
Deadline: 6 August 2026 (13 days left)

Overview

The Department for Education is procuring a contractor to manage the application and assessment process for Step Up to Social Work Cohort 10, an accelerated post-graduate route into social work running February to November 2027. The scope includes developing marketing materials, designing and hosting a web portal to handle at least 5,000 applications with online assessment capabilities, operating a candidate helpline, conducting eligibility checks, managing an applicant tracking system, hosting assessment centre bookings, and providing ongoing management information and candidate engagement support for Regional Partnerships.

Key details

Country
United Kingdom
Status
Open for bids
Category
Services
Estimated value
£458,333
Procedure
Open
SME suitable
Yes
Published
19 May 2026
Questions by
30 July 2026
Deadline
6 August 2026
Classification (CPV)
Recruitment servicesSocial work and related services

Notice history

Every published notice in this contracting process, newest first.

  1. Contract Notice

    9 July 2026

    View notice ↗
  2. Planning Update

    19 May 2026

    View notice ↗
  3. Prior Information Notice

    19 May 2026

    View notice ↗

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