CO0570 Systemic Training - Adult & Children & Families Services ESCA

Essex County Council
Open procedure
1 April 2025 to 31 March 2027

Delivery of systemic practice training across two lots, covering children and families and adult social care workforces. The programme includes face-to-face sessions at County Hall, Chelmsford, for qualified social workers, senior practitioners, and management, with one virtual requirement for team manager group supervision. Strategic leadership modules involve combined cohorts of staff from both service areas, focusing on core systemic theories and relational practice models.

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Awarded value: £154k; As published
Published: 17 January 2025; Contracts Finder
Awarded: 4 March 2025; Collective Space
Contract length: 24 months; Ends 31 March 2027

What the buyer is asking for

Provision of systemic social work training and strategic leadership development programmes for adult and children's social care practitioners.

Category: Vocational training services

Lifecycle

Publishedon Contracts Finder
17 January 2025
Contract awardedto Collective Space
4 March 2025
Contract starts
1 April 2025
Contract ends
31 March 2027

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How it compares

3.1× the typical social work training contract (£50k).

Cite this contract

Link: https://bidskim.com/tender/271952/co0570-systemic-training-adult-and-children-and-families-services-esca
Buyer reference: ECC001-DN758270-40725301
Open contracting ID: ocds-b5fd17-da968693-3881-4a22-9444-d58478032c53
Source: Contracts Finder
Last checked: 12 October 2026

Essex County Council. CO0570 Systemic Training - Adult & Children & Families Services ESCA. Contract award, 17 January 2025. BidSkim, https://bidskim.com/tender/271952/co0570-systemic-training-adult-and-children-and-families-services-esca (accessed 12 October 2026).