Opportunity Overview
DHSC is undertaking preliminary market engagement to understand supplier interest, capability and capacity to deliver a Leadership Development Programme for new and aspiring Directors of Adult Social Services (DASS). This exercise gives potential bidders an opportunity to review the requirement and provide market feedback to help DHSC develop the final Invitation to Tender (ITT) fairly and transparently.
The government recognises that its significant ambitions for adult social care reform and improvement will require strong leadership at local level. We need to ensure that new and aspiring DASSs are equipped with the confidence and capability to harness the benefits of reforms and to deliver improvements in outcomes for residents. In order to develop leadership capacity, support career progression and enable reform and improvement across adult social care, we are exploring a new leadership development programme for new and aspiring DASSs.
The proposed Leadership Development Programme for adult social care aims to help develop adult social care leadership capacity and capability, specifically amongst those new to leadership. The programme should support up to 50 participants across two streams, one for aspiring DASSs and one for those recently appointed to the role. Its aims are to:
• Rapidly equip a cohort of aspiring DASSs with the necessary capability and confidence to be exemplary leaders.
• Support a cohort of new to post DASSs to develop their capability and confidence–contributing to improving attrition rates within the sector by helping DASSs remain in post for longer periods.
• Support DASSs to drive sustainable, strategic improvement in councils.
• Help to increase the number of councils rated as ‘Good’ and ‘Outstanding’ in the CQC’s local authority adult social care assessments.
Although this PME is being made available via the open market, DHSC currently expects to conduct the procurement through the GCA Learning and Training Services Dynamic Purchasing...
The government recognises that its significant ambitions for adult social care reform and improvement will require strong leadership at local level. We need to ensure that new and aspiring DASSs are equipped with the confidence and capability to harness the benefits of reforms and to deliver improvements in outcomes for residents. In order to develop leadership capacity, support career progression and enable reform and improvement across adult social care, we are exploring a new leadership development programme for new and aspiring DASSs.
The proposed Leadership Development Programme for adult social care aims to help develop adult social care leadership capacity and capability, specifically amongst those new to leadership. The programme should support up to 50 participants across two streams, one for aspiring DASSs and one for those recently appointed to the role. Its aims are to:
• Rapidly equip a cohort of aspiring DASSs with the necessary capability and confidence to be exemplary leaders.
• Support a cohort of new to post DASSs to develop their capability and confidence–contributing to improving attrition rates within the sector by helping DASSs remain in post for longer periods.
• Support DASSs to drive sustainable, strategic improvement in councils.
• Help to increase the number of councils rated as ‘Good’ and ‘Outstanding’ in the CQC’s local authority adult social care assessments.
Although this PME is being made available via the open market, DHSC currently expects to conduct the procurement through the GCA Learning and Training Services Dynamic Purchasing...
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| Issuing agency | Department of Health & Social Care |
|---|---|
| Country | United Kingdom |
| Category | Government Procurement |
| Estimated value | $1.2M |
| Published | September 18, 2026 |
| Procurement stage | Request for Proposal (RFP) |
| Response due | Not specified / rolling |
| Status | Open — accepting responses |
| Official source | View original notice |
| Last verified | October 11, 2026 |
Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Source: UK Government (Find a Tender).
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