Source: https://tendernation.io/opportunities/01a13ccd-5ec6-70a6-a526-9bbc692b7703/step-up-to-social-care awarded GB restricted procedure # Step Up to Social Care [Kent County Council](https://tendernation.io/buyers/kent-county-council) Estimated value £207,000 Published 28 Jul 2023 Deadline Closed 12 Jun 2023 ## About this tender University of Kent to provide the Step Up to Social Care educational services in accordance with the requirement of Kent County Council's (KCC) which includes: - Provision of appropriate educational services inline with the Professional Standards for Education and Training", for a maximum of 20 students to produce high caliber social workers conversant with the necessary Knowledge and Skills Statements as set out by the Chief Social Worker, utilizing both theoretical classroom-based education and practice placements. - To ensure methods of teaching are carried out in a hybrid approach of in person and virtual learning opportunities. - Create, manage and execute, in partnership with the Council and its partners, an agreed admissions process, including DBS checking; - To achieve and maintain any and all standard both internal and external to the Provider required to provide the services, inline with "Social Work England Education and Training Standards 2021" - To provide Practice Educators for a maximum of 20 students for both 70 and 100 day placements and ensure that all expectations of their role are carried out including appropriate reporting of students progression of their learning and work via their assessments of their capability at each stage; - To undertake the programme within 14 months; - To ensure that the services are provided by appropriate, qualified staff at all times; - To provide all appropriate, agreed and otherwise necessary and reasonably expected student support services; - To provide all agreed and other reasonable required reports - To maintain the minimum service levels. This service is for a partnership between Kent County Council and Medway Council to deliver social worker training that will produce qualified social care workers. Kent holds the lead responsibility in the partnership. Funding for the service for Kent and Medway Council is fully provided in the form of a grant from the Department for Education (DfE). This procurement was carried out using a competitive procedure with negotiation and was advertised on the 8th March 2023 via the Kent Business Portal. This opportunity was advertised on the 8th March 2023 under reference KENT001-DN649906-06017295 on contracts finder Read full description ## CPV classification Education and training services Source Contracts Finder (UK) [View official notice](https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/notice/db7e884f-c90d-44fe-b9f8-32ce26f80844) 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. 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