Request for Information relating to Social Worker (Integrated) Degree Apprenticeships for Herefordshire

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29 Oct 2026

Herefordshire Council

Primary CPV: 80300000 *
Higher education services
Location: 🇬🇧 Herefordshire, County of, West Midlands
Value: No value specified
Contract: 4.3 years Duration
01/04/2027 31/07/2031
Contract Types: 80 *Education & training services
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SME suitable: Not stated

Publisher Address

Herefordshire Council, Plough Lane, Hereford, HR4 0LE, United Kingdom · UKG11

Contact

commercialservices@herefordshire.gov.uk

Award Criteria

Not specified

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Reference: ocds-h6vhtk-07938b

Herefordshire Council is issuing this Request for Information (RFI) to seek feedback from the market in relation to the delivery of Social Worker (Integrated) Degree Apprenticeships. The Council is particularly interested in face-to-face delivery models that could be provided within a reasonable travel distance from Hereford City. The Council is interested in understanding: - The different programme delivery models available, including approaches to practice placements - The practice education support available throughout these programmes - Commercial and contractual consideration for situations where the number of apprenticeships required is not known or subject to future change. This exercise is being undertaken for information seeking purposes only to help inform the Council's approach to future procurements

Full CPV breakdown

80300000 — Higher education services (primary)

Notice details

Buyer type: Local authority
Contract type: Services
Main category: Services
Above threshold: No
Legal basis: UKPGA 2023/54
Notice status: Planning
Reserved / special regime: Light Touch
Language: EN
Published: 29 Oct 2026 13:39
OCID: ocds-h6vhtk-07938b
Notice ID: ocds-h6vhtk-07938b

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Organisations

Name	Herefordshire Council
Address › Street	Herefordshire Council, Plough Lane
Address › Town / city	Hereford
Address › Postcode	HR4 0LE
Address › Country	GB
Address › Country	United Kingdom
Address › Region (NUTS)	UKG11
Contact › Email	commercialservices@herefordshire.gov.uk
Role	buyer
Classification › Description	Public authority - sub-central government

Buyer

Name	Herefordshire Council

Planning

Milestone › Type	engagement
Milestone › Description	This Request for Information takes the form a written questionnaire. Herefordshire Council has published this market engagement exercise on the ‘Supplying the Southwest Portal’. To view the documentation related to this opportunity you will need to register on the portal if you are not already registered with Procontract, and express an interest in the opportunity. To register with Procontract on the Supplying the Southwest Portal, click on the link below or copy and paste the link into your browser’s address bar: https://www.supplyingthesouthwest.org.uk
Milestone › Due	12 Nov 2026
Milestone › Status	scheduled
Document › Document type	Market engagement notice
Document › Description	Preliminary market engagement notice on Find a Tender
Document › Link	https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/102638-2026
Document › Published	29 Oct 2026

Tender

Title	Request for Information relating to Social Worker (Integrated) Degree Apprenticeships for Herefordshire
Item › CPV › CPV 1 › Description	Higher education services
Item › CPV › CPV 2 › Description	Adult and other education services
Item › Delivery › Region (NUTS)	UKG11
Item › Delivery › Country	GB
Item › Delivery › Country	United Kingdom
Category	services
Special regime	Light touch
Above threshold	No
Lot › Suitable for › SMEs	Yes
Lot › Suitable for › VCSEs	Yes
Lot › Contract period › Start	1 Apr 2027
Lot › Contract period › End	31 Jul 2031
Lot › Status	planning
Status	planning

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