Step up to Social Work Cohort 10 Emerging Talent Tender - 144896458

Procurement Summary

Country: United Kingdom

Summary: Step up to Social Work Cohort 10 Emerging Talent Contractor

Deadline: 06 Aug 2026

Posting Date: 10 Jul 2026

Other Information

Notice Type: Tender

TOT Ref.No.: 144896458

Document Ref. No.: project_9850

Competition: ICB

Financier: Self Financed

Purchaser Ownership: Public

Tender Value: Refer Document

CPV Classification

85300000 - Social work and related services
79600000 - Recruitment services

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Tender Details

The Department for Education (DfE) is responsible for the Step Up to Social Work (SUSW) programme and is inviting applications from suitably qualified suppliers to bid for the opportunity to be the contractor to manage the application and assessment process for Cohort 10. SUSW is an established part of the social work sufficiency pipeline, training high-quality post-graduate students to become qualified, practising social workers. SUSW is a local authority led, accelerated, practice-focused route into social work. SUSW commenced in 2010 and runs every 2 years. There have been 8 completed cohorts to date, training 3, 500 Social Workers. Cohort 9 (640 students) commenced in January 2026 and will complete March 2027. Programme Scope a) Develop a marketing plan and supporting materials with clear, consistent branding, ensuring alignment across all Regional Partnerships and coherence between local communications and the national strategy to maximise impact and reach. b) Design, manage and host a web portal allowing potential applicants to; - Register interest in the programme - Access information about the programme - Complete and submit applications. - Undertake an online written assessment - Book an appointment for the assessment centre, meet and greet and applicant support sessions. -The web portal should allow for at least 5, 000 applications. c) Work with the DfE and Regional Partnerships (RP) to develop web content for the platform (web content from the previous cohort can be...

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