Source: https://tendernation.io/opportunities/01a13c07-2979-70a5-ac44-6e2a33076d4d/development-of-child-and-family-social-worker-employer-endorsement-guidance-as-p closed GB open procedure Suitable for SMEs # Development of child and family social worker employer endorsement guidance as part of the assessment and accreditation system [Department For Education](https://tendernation.io/buyers/department-for-education) Estimated value £50,000 to £150,000 Published 9 Nov 2015 Deadline Closed 7 Dec 2015 ## Who can bid - Buyer says suitable for SMEs The buyer ticked “suitable for SMEs” on the notice. Anyone can still bid. - Buyer says suitable for VCSEs The buyer ticked “suitable for voluntary, community and social enterprises” on the notice. - Open procedure Anyone can submit a full tender; there is no shortlisting stage. [More contracts for small businesses and VCSEs](https://tendernation.io/opportunities/for-small-businesses) ## About this tender We require a contractor with the relevant experience and expertise to develop guidance that will enable employers to confidently endorse their child and family social workers as having the appropriate knowledge and skills required to be confident, high quality Frontline Practitioners and Practice Supervisors. This contract is in the context of the development of the assessment and accreditation system and will provide consistency for employers to endorse their Frontline Practitioners and Practice Supervisors for the assessment. This contract will need to be performed in two stages: - Preparation of the Guidance: The employer endorsement guidance will need to be ready for publication and dissemination by March/April 2016. It will need to have considered and, where suitable, incorporated current employer endorsement practices already undertaken in the sector. - Dissemination of the Guidance: A number (to be recommended by the tenderer) of network/ information sharing sessions will be required to take place between April and May 2016. Additional information: The contract value is up to £150K including VAT. Tenders must be returned by 5.30pm on 7th December 2015 Please e-mail for an invitation to tender letter. ## CPV classification Health and social work services Source Contracts Finder (UK) [View official notice](https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/notice/f8683808-adc8-11e6-9901-0019b9f3037b) Never miss a tender like this again Get AI summaries, deadline alerts and a bid pipeline for tenders matched to your business. Free to start. [Track tenders free](https://tendernation.io/register) [Buyer profile Department For Education: past awards and live tenders](https://tendernation.io/buyers/department-for-education) [Sector More Health and social work tenders](https://tendernation.io/sectors/health-social-work) ## More tenders like this [Doncaster, Rotherham and Sheffield Integrated Community Equipment Loans Service (DRS ICELS) · Sheffield City Council · 31 days left · 20 Nov 2026](https://tendernation.io/opportunities/01a15a78-750a-727d-8968-69a28f377653/doncaster-rotherham-and-sheffield-integrated-community-equipment-loans-service) [Non Clinical Integrated Crisis Model · Tees, Esk and Wear Valleys NHS Foundation Trust · 28 days left · 17 Nov 2026](https://tendernation.io/opportunities/01a15a0a-9b5d-738b-8218-2141df568f5d/non-clinical-integrated-crisis-model) [Pharmaceutical Dispensing Services including the Supply and Delivery of Medicine · Lincolnshire Partnership NHS Foundation Trust · 45 days left · 4 Dec 2026](https://tendernation.io/opportunities/01a15a0a-a09e-739f-b8ff-413c088ac2a4/pharmaceutical-dispensing-services-including-the-supply-and-delivery-of-medicine) [2026 - Aberdeen City - Integrated Children with Disabilities Services · Aberdeen City Council · 42 days left · 1 Dec 2026](https://tendernation.io/opportunities/01a1592e-ec2f-73b8-a16d-0305bfde1756/2026-aberdeen-city-integrated-children-with-disabilities-services) [Welfare services for children and young people – Einrichtung, Organisation und Betrieb einer Ganztagsferienbetreuung · Landkreis Diepholz · 30 days left · 18 Nov 2026](https://tendernation.io/opportunities/01a156a9-7b3c-72d6-bf80-e1ddde45aeec/germany-welfare-services-for-children-and-young-people-einrichtung-organisa) [Medical practice services – Usługi medyczne obejmujące profilaktyczne badania lekarskie (wstępne, okresowe, kontrolne, dodatkowe, sanitarno-epidemiologiczne, badania diagnostyczne, laboratoryjne, konsultacje specjalistyczne) żołnierzy i pracowników jednostek i instytucji z rejonu odpowiedzialności 24 WOG w Giżycku z podziałem na 4 zadania w 2027r. · 24 Wojskowy Oddział Gospodarczy · 15 days left · 4 Nov 2026](https://tendernation.io/opportunities/01a156a9-7d95-70ec-8f76-458d7aa7a9e6/poland-medical-practice-services-uslugi-medyczne-obejmujace-profilaktyczne-b)