# Tender for Social Worker \(Degree\) Apprenticeships

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

## Key facts

- Public buyer: [Herefordshire Council](/buyers/herefordshire-council/contract-awards)
- Contract winner: [University of Worcester](/contract-winners/university-of-worcester/public-sector-contract-awards)
- Award value: £528,000
- Tender value: £528,000
- Award date: 27 February 2025
- Published: 18 March 2025
- Contract start: 1 April 2025
- Contract end: 31 July 2031
- Stage: awarded
- Procurement category: services
- Notice ID: ffbdb49f-57b3-46c9-9702-f757e0bff867-834238
- OCID: ocds-b5fd17-a011936f-d33a-4a1e-8b8c-4a05210b424c

## Description

The council seeks to commission an approved training provider to deliver Social Worker \(Degree\) Apprenticeships\. The Supplier will be required to draw down the Apprenticeship Levy funding\.\\r \\r Suppliers will be required to provide face-to-face training for apprentices at suitable venue\(s\) in an easy to access location within 2-hours of Hereford City by car or public transport\.\\r \\r This tender relates to 'social and other specific services' as listed in Schedule 3 of The Public Contract Regulations 2015\.\\r \\r The contract is anticipated to be for up to 76 months from 1st April 2025 to 31st July 2031 \(or until all apprentices have completed their degrees\) to deliver up to a maximum of 22 apprenticeships over two cohorts\. Additional information: Herefordshire Council has published this contract opportunity on the 'Supplying the Southwest Portal'\. To view the documentation related to this opportunity you will need to register on the portal if you are not already registered with Procontract, and express an interest in the opportunity\. To register with Procontract on the Supplying the Southwest Portal, click on the link below or copy and paste the link into your browser's address bar: https://www\.supplyingthesouthwest\.org\.uk

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## Source

[View the original notice on Contracts Finder](https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/ffbdb49f-57b3-46c9-9702-f757e0bff867-834238)