For the provision of a Higher Education Institution to deliver the Step Up to Social Work Programme for the East Midlands Regional Partnership (Cohorts 10 and 11)

Derby City Council is procuring a single higher education institution to deliver the Step Up to Social Work programme for nine local authorities in the East Midlands. The programme trains graduates with relevant experience to become social workers in children's services over two cohorts starting March 2027.

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Closed23 October 2026, 10:00
Published24 September 2026
Value£3.6m
BuyerDerby City Council
WhereEast Midlands
CategoryEducation & training
RegionEast Midlands

You'll want to look if you are a higher education institution with capacity to deliver accredited social work training programmes to multiple cohorts across the East Midlands.

You'll need

Must be a higher education institution
Must deliver DfE-funded Step Up to Social Work programme
Must recruit candidates with minimum 2:2 degree and experience working with vulnerable children, young people or adults