# STEP UP TO SOCIAL WORK

> Contract award record from UK public-sector procurement sources.

## Key facts

- Public buyer: [Leeds City Council](/buyers/leeds-city-council/contract-awards)
- Contract winner: [The University of Salford](/contract-winners/university-of-salford/public-sector-contract-awards)
- Award value: £370,000
- Award date: 4 April 2023
- Published: 4 April 2023
- Contract start: 1 April 2023
- Contract end: 31 March 2025
- Stage: awarded
- Procurement category: services
- Notice ID: 60b4680b-30f4-48f6-90eb-c31329978581-631691
- OCID: ocds-b5fd17-524bef41-0d8c-43a9-aad3-e1e4d2c233e5

## Description

The Step Up to Social Work programme provides an accelerated entry route into social work for high-achieving graduates and career changers\. It is delivered through the development of a bespoke work-based 14 month postgraduate diploma programme, led by groups of local authorities working in regional partnerships and contracting with Higher Education Institutions \(HEIs\)\.

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## Source

[View the original notice on Contracts Finder](https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/60b4680b-30f4-48f6-90eb-c31329978581-631691)