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Social Work National Professional Development Offer

Name: Social Work National Professional Development Offer
Creator: Department for Education
Published: 2026-06-23T15:32:07.000Z

The Department for Education (DfE) is inviting applications from suitably qualified suppliers to join a closed framework to design, develop and deliver a national learning and development offer for Child and Family Social Workers in England. Call Off Contracts will be awarded annually through Call Off exercises that are detailed within the Framework Agreement throughout the Framework Term. The Social Work National Professional Development Offer Framework is intended to strengthen qualified child and family social w...

Buyer

Department for Education

Value

£108,000,000

Published

23 Jun 2026

Closes

5 Aug 2026

Procurement details

Source

Find a Tender

Region

United Kingdom

Procurement method

Open

CPV classifications

80510000

Specialist training services

80000000

Education and training services

80400000

Adult and other education services

80530000

Vocational training services

Lots

Lot 1

£14,300,000

Lot 1 comprises of the Early Career Development Programme (ECDP), the Family Help Team Manager Programme (FHTMP), and the Lead Child Protection Practitioner Programme (LCPPP). The Framework Agreement will have a total value of £17.7m for year 1 and 2 with budgets outlined below. Funding from 2028-2029 is subject to future Spending Reviews and departmental bu...

Delivery: UKC · United Kingdom, UKD · United Kingdom, UKF · United Kingdom, UKG · United Kingdom, UKH · United Kingdom, UKJ · United Kingdom

Lot 2

£4,040,000

Lot 2 comprises of the Leadership programme (LP) and Directors of Children’s Services Leadership programme (DCSLP) The Framework Agreement will have a total value of £17.7m for year 1 and 2 with budgets outlined below. Funding from 2028-2029 is subject to future Spending Reviews and departmental business planning.

Delivery: UKC · United Kingdom, UKD · United Kingdom, UKF · United Kingdom, UKG · United Kingdom, UKH · United Kingdom, UKJ · United Kingdom

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