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Social work tenders from UK public buyers
Social work tenders open now: 2. In the 12 months to 22 October 2026, UK public buyers published 15 matching notices. The newest recorded award went to Anglia Ruskin University on 6 Jan 2026.
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Which social work tenders are open now?
2 notices with a deadline still ahead on 22 October 2026, closing soonest first, all matched by text.
Social work tenders matched by text
Each title, buyer or stated region matches this hub’s rule. That is a word match, not a judgment of what is bought.
- For the provision of a Higher Education Institution to deliver the Step Up to Social Work Programme for the East Midlands Regional Partnership (Cohorts 10 and 11)Derby City Council · Published 24 Sep 2026Derby City Council (the Council) is undertaking this procurement to establish a contract for the provision of a single Higher Education Institution to deliver the Step Up to Social Work Programme for the East Midlands Regional Partnership (EMRP) for up to two cohorts (Cohorts 10 and 11) beginning Ma£3,600,000Estimated value stated in the noticeCloses Fri 23 Oct 2026, 10:00 BST
- Health and Social Work ServicesProcurement Assist Limited c/o Integrated Facilities Management Bolton Ltd (iFM Bolton) · Published 14 Jan 2025PA invites organisations to participate in a 60-month DPS for the provision of Health and Social Work Services. The DPS will be accessible by all current and future Clients of PA. The DPS may be used by all NHS Trusts, Social Housing Providers, Local Authorities, Blue Light Services, Education and£300,000,000Framework ceiling or programme total, not a contract valueCloses Thu 31 May 2029, 17:00 BST
Which buyers publish the most social work notices?
Department for Education, with 3 notices of 15 in the 12 months to 22 October 2026.
Count of notices by the buyer name as published, 15 notices in the window, read 22 October 2026.
How many social work notices are published each month?
About 1 a month over the last eleven full months; the busiest month was September 2026, with 4.
0 of the 6 social work notices that stated a GBP value in the last 12 months fell in this band (0%). 0 of the open notices listed above are in it.
Counts come from this page’s data. A stated estimate is not the contract value, and frameworks are excluded.
| Stage | Notices |
|---|---|
| Award | 7 |
| Planning | 3 |
| Contract | 2 |
| Tender | 2 |
| Tender cancellation | 1 |
| Stated value | Notices |
|---|---|
| Under £25,000 | 0 |
| £25,000 to £100,000 | 0 |
| £100,000 to £500,000 | 3 |
| £500,000 to £2 million | 2 |
| £2 million or more | 1 |
Who has won social work contracts recently?
Anglia Ruskin University won 1 of the award notices read for this hub, the most of any supplier.
On 6 Jan 2026, Southend-on-sea Borough Council recorded an award to Anglia Ruskin University for “Social Work Apprenticeships”, at a recorded value of £144,000.
Read the award notice. Legacy award record; supplier allocation and signed-contract status unverified
| Supplier | Award notices won |
|---|---|
| Anglia Ruskin University | 1 |
| SIGNIS LIMITED | 1 |
What counts as social work tenders here?
Independent social work, Mental Health Act, mental capacity and deprivation-of-liberty assessments. Clinical diagnostic assessment is health-and-clinical-services; legal representation is legal-services.
Classified
The notice’s recorded classification (proposed by a model, each label checked by Jev) accepted this catalogue subject: social work and statutory assessments. Classified notices are not yet published to public pages, so none appear here yet.
Matched by text
The title contains one of: social work. A word match is not a judgment of what is bought, so these are labelled as matches.
Open the official notice
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The winners above show who has delivered this kind of contract recently and for which buyers.
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2 notices open now
Listed above, closing soonest first, each linked to its page and the official record.Department for Education published 3 notices
The most of any buyer here, out of 15 in the last 12 months.Anglia Ruskin University won 1 award
The most of any supplier in the 9 award and contract notices read for this hub.About 1 notice a month
Published on average over the last 11 full months, from 15 in the 12-month window.
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- 22 October 2025 to 22 October 2026, by publication date
- Classification
- Not yet published to public pages
- Classified notices are not yet published to public pages, so every notice here is matched by text.
- A text match means the notice's title, buyer or stated region fits this hub's rule. It is not a judgment of what is bought.
- Open means a stated deadline still in the future. Tender notices with no stated deadline are listed separately, and only when published in the last 60 days; planning and forecast notices are not counted as open.
- Award records come from the legacy award table, whose newest record is 23 July 2026.
- UK notices from Find a Tender and Contracts Finder only. EU (TED) notices are not counted.
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