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    ContractsSocial Work Training and Development Framework for Child and Family Social Workers
    Awarded contract

    Social Work Training and Development Framework for Child and Family Social Workers

    Awarded
    £40.6m
    Published 23 Jun 2026

    Framework opportunity for suppliers to deliver national professional development and leadership training programmes for child and family social workers across England over 5 years 11 months.

    🇬🇧United Kingdom· EnglandPublished 23 Jun 2026· 4 months agoviaFind a Tender
    Awarded
    £40.6m
    Published 23 Jun 2026

    Decision brief

    4 fields
    • Contract value
      £40,648,386
      Pounds sterling
    • Tender closed
      5 Aug 2026
      3 months ago
    • Sector
      Education & Training
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    • Location
      🇬🇧United Kingdom
      England

    Suppliers

    2 suppliers
    • FO
      The Frontline Organisation
    Lead contractor
  1. VP
    VSC Plus Ltd
    Consortium partner
  2. Lifecycle

    Awarded

    Contract awarded. Originally published 4 months ago.

    23 Jun 2026Today5 Aug 2026

    Brief

    The Department for Education (DfE) is seeking qualified suppliers to join a closed framework to design, develop, and deliver professional development programmes for Child and Family Social Workers across England. This 5-year 11-month framework aims to strengthen social workers' skills and support structured career development aligned to specialist knowledge requirements. The framework is split into 2 lots: Lot 1 covers Early Career Development (approximately 2,800 participants annually), Lead Child Protection Practitioner (up to 500 annually), and Family Help Team Manager programmes (approximately 500 annually); Lot 2 covers Leadership (up to 130 annually) and Director of Children's Services Leadership programmes (minimum 20 aspirants annually). Up to 3 suppliers will be appointed to Lot 1 and up to 2 suppliers to Lot 2. Suppliers are responsible for end-to-end delivery including programme design, content development, training delivery, digital platform hosting, and supporting materials. Programmes will be delivered through a digital platform to ensure flexible access and consistency across the workforce. Suppliers may bid for multiple lots or individual lots. Interested suppliers must submit all communications via the Jaggaer portal.

    Track record

    42 awards · 36 winners
    Open field

    No single supplier dominates the field.

    In education training, DEPARTMENT FOR EDUCATION has awarded 42 contracts to 36 suppliers.

    Who wins here
    1. Ambition Institute4× · 10%
    2. Empowering Education International Limited2× · 5%
    3. TITUS LEARNING LTD.2× · 5%
    4. THE SCHOOL OF GOOD SERVICES LTD2× · 5%
    5. Forge Academy1× · 2%
    6. Professor Jeremy Hodgen (Individual)1× · 2%

    +30 more suppliers

    Across education training, the most active winners are SHANNON TRUST, QA Ltd, FAREPORT TRAINING ORGANISATION LIMITED — the field to beat, or your route in as a partner.

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    Publisher
    UK Cabinet Office
    Licence
    OGL v3.0
    Source
    find-tender.service.gov.uk
    Record ID
    ocds-h6vhtk-061118

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