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DHSC: ASC: Best Practice Training Material Transition From Children to ASC

Authority: Department of Health and Social Care (DHSC)

Open procedure (above threshold)
CPV: Training services (80500000)
Published contract value£276,000Exc. VAT
Contract ends 1 Mar 2027
Awarded to Social Care Institute of Excellence
Contract starts 31 Mar 2026

What is being bought

Published requirement description

Best practice principles and training to improve the transition from children's services to adult social care. This tender requires the successful organisation to develop a set of materials that will seek to upskill practitioners and leaders across social care in good transitions from children's services to adult social care (ASC). This project must include i) the development of a set of best practice principles for good transitions, ii) bespoke training materials for social workers and social care leaders, as well as iii) a 'dissemination strategy' for DHSC and its partners to deploy.

Published procurement details

Procedure
Open procedure (above threshold)
Buyer reference
CF-3471600D0O000000rwimUAA
Category
Goods
Tender status
Complete
Award status
Active
Suitable for SMEs
Yes
Suitable for voluntary, community and social enterprises
Yes
Min Value
£230,000.00
Tender deadline
Procurement method
Open
Item 1: Delivery locations as published
SW1H 0EU; United Kingdom

Key dates

Published dates
  1. Award decision
    18 Mar 2026
  2. Contract starts
    31 Mar 2026
  3. Notice published
    7 Apr 2026
  4. Contract ends
    1 Mar 2027

Contracting authority & participating public bodies

  • Department of Health and Social Care (DHSC)Contracting authority 39 Victoria Street, London, SW1H 0EU, United KingdomContact name, email

Suppliers named on the notice

  • Social Care Institute of ExcellenceSupplier Isosceles Head Office One High Street Egham TW20 9HJ
    Business size
    SME

Official documents & specifications (2)

Official links; attachments are not copied

Tender pack and attachments

Notices published for this procedure

Source record

Source
Contracts Finder
Notice language
en
Release reference
ocds-b5fd17-f3ee988d-1cee-424e-9e14-e1d80011faa9-2026-04-07T15:37:00+01:00
Published
7 Apr 2026
Latest update
7 Apr 2026
Procedure reference
ocds-b5fd17-f3ee988d-1cee-424e-9e14-e1d80011faa9
Contract reference
ocds-b5fd17-f3ee988d-1cee-424e-9e14-e1d80011faa9-1