Adult Social Care (ASC) Workforce Support Programme 2026
Details
- Value
- £52,633,898
- Topic
- Data services
- Published
- 15 July 2025
- Submission
- 15 August 2025
- Source
- uk:find_a_tender
Tender description
The Authority wishes to implement support for the adult social care workforce to deliver against the Authority’s objectives for adult social care Lot 2 awards a contract for quality assurance service of training and qualifications for the ASC workforce and signpost high-quality training to the sector that is aligned to DHSC’s CWP. This will require the supplier to take over delivery of the QACL Service and work with existing qualification regulators (for example Ofqual), Awarding Organisations, Training Providers, the ASC sector, and those with lived experience.
Timeline
- Completed: Tender published15 July 2025Current notice
- Completed: Submission date15 August 2025
About the buyer
The Department of Health and Social Care sets health and social care policy for England, and buys as a central healthcare organisation through contracts tiered by value. Suppliers register on Atamis, the department's e-tendering portal, to see live opportunities. Larger contracts also appear on Find a Tender once government thresholds are passed. Much of this procurement flows through framework agreements and the Crown Commercial Service. Every contract carries a 30-day payment term under the Procurement Act 2023.
UK health spending has nearly quadrupled to £241.8bn in 2024/25, £20bn up on the year before. £140.6bn of that went to procurement, the biggest sector of UK public spending and the fastest-growing.
Over the past 5 years, most of the Department of Health and Social Care's contract awards have been in business services, IT services and health and social work.
Relevant CPV codes
- 72300000 · Data services
- 75120000 · Administrative services of agencies
- 75122000 · Administrative healthcare services
- 75130000 · Supporting services for the government
- 80000000 · Education and training services
- 80561000 · Health training services
- 85000000 · Health and social work services
- 85321000 · Administrative social services
Decision makers
Connect with the people behind this procurement.
| Contact name | Job title | Phone number | Work email |
|---|---|---|---|
| Head of Procurement | +44 •••• •••••• | ••••••••@department-of-health-and-social-care.gov | |
| Commercial Director | +44 •••• •••••• | ••••••••@department-of-health-and-social-care.gov | |
| Procurement Manager | +44 •••• •••••• | ••••••••@department-of-health-and-social-care.gov | |
| Category Lead | +44 •••• •••••• | ••••••••@department-of-health-and-social-care.gov | |
| Senior Buyer | +44 •••• •••••• | ••••••••@department-of-health-and-social-care.gov | |
| Contracts Manager | +44 •••• •••••• | ••••••••@department-of-health-and-social-care.gov |
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