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Step Up to Social Work Cohort 10 +

London Borough of Islington · Local authority

In brief

London Borough of Islington has announced plans to buy training work. This is an early notice: there is nothing to bid on yet, but it tells you a tender may follow.

The estimated value is £1,112,400 excluding VAT.

The contract runs for 2 years, up to 6 years with extensions, starting 1 April 2027.

Built from the notice's own fields. Always check the official notice before you bid.

Can I win this?

Competition

Typical: a median of 5 bids per contract for training contracts in this region (from 118 awards in the last 12 months).

What the notice says

Islington Council is acting as the lead authority in a regional partnership of six London boroughs across North, Central and East London who will be seeking a grant from the Department for Education (DfE) to deliver Step Up to Social Work – Cohort 10. The NCEL RP has already delivered Cohorts 5 – 9 of the Step Up Programme. We are seeking to appoint a Higher Education Institution (HEI) to be the delivery partner of the academic learning with the option to extend this contract as per DfE funding for Cohorts 11 and 12.

How to bid

  1. Read the full notice on Find a Tender, including any tender documents it links to.
  2. Register your organisation on the Central Digital Platform (through Find a Tender) if you have not already. Suppliers need to be registered to take part in procurements under the Procurement Act 2023.
  3. Follow the submission instructions in the notice; it does not name an e-tendering portal.

Timeline

  1. Preliminary market engagement notice · UK2, notice 022238-2026

About the buyer

London Borough of IslingtonLast 12 months

Procurements

159

Awards

69

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All tenders and awards from London Borough of Islington

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From notice 022238-2026 on Find a Tender, first published 12 March 2026. We last checked for changes on 28 September 2026.