National Assessment and Accreditation System (NAAS) for child and family social workers: Future content development and maintenance.

See 'Attachment' for further information.

The Department expects to roll out the assessment and accreditation system (NAAS) for child and family social workers in a phased delivery model from July 2018. National rollout is expected to begin in Spring 2020. For more information, see https://consult.education.gov.uk/social-work-reform-unit/naas-consultation/

The purpose of this Notice is:

• i.to inform the market of potential future procurement for the production and maintenance of future assessment content (questions and exercises) and to enable the potential suppliers to plan for this;

• ii.to advise the market and potential suppliers that we intend to hold a market engagement event on 18 July 2018 from 13:00 to 16.00 at the Radisson Blu Edwardian Hotel, 20 Mercer Street, Covent Garden, London, WC2H 9HD.

Additional information: We intend to hold the Market Engagement Event on 18 July 2018 from 13:00 to 16.00 at the Radisson Blu Edwardian Hotel, 20 Mercer Street, Covent Garden, London, WC2H 9HD.

The purpose of the event will be to engage with market suppliers that are interested in the potential contract and consider themselves as capable of delivering the services required, and to provide details of the procurement process.

There will be the opportunity for those interested to book a slot for individual conversations with the project team involved in the procurement. Allocations of individual conversations will be on a first come first serve basis and will be limited to one 15-minute slot per organisation.

Please contact the NAASContent.Procurement@education.gov.uk to book your individual conversation.

Further information will be provided on the day. Should you be unable to attend the event, but wish to receive the information, please contact the email above.