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Social Care Leadership Programme

Awarded to City St George's, University of London

Essex County Council(buyer)

Published
Published 27 April 2026
Deadline
Closed 26 May 2026

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Overview

Essex County Council has awarded a contract to City St George's, University of London worth £409,454 to deliver a face-to-face Social Care Leadership Programme for leaders across residential care homes, nursing homes, domiciliary care agencies, extra care schemes, and supported living services. The supplier will develop the programme, provide all materials, arrange venues and refreshments, cover trainer travel costs, manage participant administration, and evaluate programme outcomes and effectiveness.

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Country
United Kingdom
Status
In delivery
Category
Services
Estimated value
£435,000
Procedure
Below threshold - open competition
Rules
Procurement Act 2023
SME suitable
Yes
Published
27 April 2026
Questions by
13 May 2026
Deadline
Closed
Classification (CPV)
Training services

Award outcome

Awarded value
£409,454
Award date
24 June 2026
Contract period
9 September 2026 → 9 September 2029
Contract length
3 years
Against estimate
6% below
Bids received
11
Winner
  • City St George's, University of London

This contract ends on 9 September 2029.

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About the winner

City St George's, University of London

Based in
London
Public contracts won
19
Across UK and EU notices

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Competition and scoring

Bids received

11

11 from SMEs

Open and restricted tenders in Education and training services drew a median of 4 bids over the last 24 months; 20% received only one.

How bids were scored

Price 30% · Quality 70%

  • Quality65%
  • Commercial30%
  • Social Value5%

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Market context

Typical award in Education and training services

£56,250

Median of 7,125 awards in the last 24 months

This award is 7.3× the median.

Essex County Council in the last 12 months

77

contracts awarded, worth £1,152,486,727 in total

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Notice history

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  1. Contract

    3 September 2026

  2. Contract

    25 June 2026

  3. Contract Notice

    27 April 2026

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