AwardedAwarded 18 May 2026
Adult Social Care (ASC) Workforce Support Programme 2026
Department of Health & Social Care · NHS and health
In brief
Department of Health & Social Care awarded care and healthcare work to Ipsos Limited and Skills for Care Ltd on 18 May 2026.
It is split into 3 lots, so a supplier can bid for part of the work.
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What the notice says
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.
Lots
| Lot | Trade | Value |
|---|---|---|
| Lot 1 | — | — |
| Lot 2 | — | — |
| Lot 3 | — | — |
Who won
| Winner | Lot | Value | Dates |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ipsos Limited 5 bids received | Lot 3 | £905,000 | 24 April 2026 to 31 March 2029 |
| Skills for Care Ltd | Lot 1 | £25,635,798 | 11 May 2026 to 31 March 2029 |
| Skills for Care Ltd | Lot 2 | £2,975,107 | 18 May 2026 to 31 March 2029 |
| Ipsos Limited 5 bids received | Lot 3 | £905,000 | Awarded 9 November 2025 |
| Skills for Care Ltd Ipsos Limited 5 bids received | Lot 1, Lot 2, Lot 3 | £52,541,973 | Awarded 19 November 2025 |
| Skills for Care Ltd | Lot 1 | £25,635,798 | Awarded 19 November 2025 |
| Skills for Care Ltd | Lot 2 | £2,975,107 | Awarded 19 November 2025 |
Values as the award notice gives them, excluding VAT where stated.
Timeline
- Contract award notice · UK6, notice 075431-2025
- Contract award notice · UK6, notice 027942-2026
- Contract award notice · UK6, notice 027979-2026
- Contract award notice · UK6, notice 028152-2026
- Contract details notice · UK7, notice 045343-2026
- Contract details notice · UK7, notice 045870-2026
- Contract details notice · UK7, notice 045873-2026
About the buyer
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From notice 075431-2025 on Find a Tender, first published 19 November 2025, last updated 19 May 2026. We last checked for changes on 28 September 2026.