# Support for the Principal Social Workers Networks in England

> A sourced UK public sector contract award published by Department of Health.

## Key facts

- Buyer: Department of Health
- Supplier: [Skills for Care](/suppliers/skills-for-care/public-sector-contract-awards)
- Award value: £155,286
- Tender value: £162,000
- Award date: 6 September 2018
- Published: 26 September 2018
- Contract start: 1 October 2018
- Contract end: 5 October 2020
- Stage: awarded
- Procurement category: services
- Notice ID: 765c6e2e-7fd2-4370-8a8a-ed05a16ebc87-242757
- OCID: ocds-b5fd17-37ec0b36-30a7-4385-a61a-abc70a9f82da

## Description

The contract will provide management of the PSW networks for both Adults and Children and Family social work, offering administrative and operational support to the network and its chairs and to coordinate meetings and conferences\. The contract includes a website to host resources and best practice guidance, proving a members' area for Principle Social Workers\. For DHSC work also includes providing a certification process for our Assessed and Supported Year of Employment \(ASYE\) programme for newly qualified social workers \(NQSWs\)

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## Source

[View the original notice on Contracts Finder](https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/765c6e2e-7fd2-4370-8a8a-ed05a16ebc87-242757)