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Adult Social Care (ASC) Workforce Support Programme 2026

Awarded to IPSOS Mori, Ipsos, Skills for Care Ltd

Department of Health & Social Care(buyer)

Published
Published 15 July 2025
Deadline
Closed 15 August 2025
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Overview

The Department of Health & Social Care awarded a contract on 19 November 2025 to IPSOS Mori, Ipsos, and Skills for Care Ltd for the Adult Social Care Workforce Support Programme 2026, valued at £111.6 million. Lot 2 comprises quality assurance services for ASC training and qualifications, including takeover of the QACL Service and coordination with regulators, awarding organisations, training providers, and the sector to deliver high-quality training aligned to DHSC's priorities.

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Lots (3)

  • Workforce Support

    A large, combined lot including retention, recruitment, upskilling, and adoption activities. This provides subject matter expertise to inform policy and provide implementation support for the sector.

    £78,177,771Won by Skills for Care LtdWon by IPSOS MoriWon by Skills for Care Ltd

  • Quality Assured Care Learning Service

    this ensures the availability and provision of quality training that is accessible to the workforce and reflects the needs of the populations they serve.

    £55,517,080Won by Skills for Care LtdWon by IPSOS MoriWon by Skills for Care Ltd

  • Market research

    targeted sector research and insights to aid policy development.

    £53,446,973Won by IpsosWon by Skills for Care Ltd

Key details

Country
United Kingdom
Status
In delivery
Category
Services
Estimated value
£52,633,898
Procedure
Competitive flexible procedure
Rules
Procurement Act 2023
SME suitable
Yes
Published
15 July 2025
Questions by
15 August 2025
Deadline
Closed
Classification (CPV)
Data servicesAdministrative services of agenciesAdministrative healthcare servicesSupporting services for the governmentEducation and training servicesHealth training servicesHealth and social work servicesAdministrative social services

Award outcome

Awarded value
£111,573,783
Award date
19 November 2025
Contract period
2 January 2026 → 31 March 2029
Contract length
3 years 3 months
Could run to
31 March 2031
Against estimate
112% above
Bids received
5
Winners
  • IPSOS Mori
  • Ipsos
  • Skills for Care Ltd

This contract ends on 31 March 2029, or 31 March 2031 if every extension is used.

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Competition and scoring

Bids received

5

Open and restricted tenders in IT services: consulting, software development, Internet and support drew a median of 3 bids over the last 24 months; 32% received only one.

Who bid

  • Skills for Care LtdWinner
  • IPSOS MoriWinner
  • Paratus Partners
  • QMC
  • Matt Hamnett & Associates

How bids were scored

  • Price
  • Quality
  • Social Value

Market context

Typical award in IT services: consulting, software development, Internet and support

£132,000

Median of 13,254 awards in the last 24 months

This award is 845.3× the median.

Department of Health & Social Care in the last 12 months

61

contracts awarded, worth £435,984,903 in total

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Notice history

Every published notice in this contracting process, newest first.

  1. Contract

    19 May 2026

  2. Contract

    19 May 2026

  3. Contract

    18 May 2026

  4. Contract

    26 March 2026

  5. Contract

    26 March 2026

  6. Contract

    26 March 2026

  7. Contract

    19 November 2025

  8. Tender Update

    23 July 2025

  9. Tender Update

    15 July 2025

  10. Contract Notice

    15 July 2025

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