How to Find and Win DfE (Department for Education) Tenders

Looking for (DfE) Department for Education tenders can be a great way to grow your business. These contracts offer chances to work with schools and educational groups across the UK.

To find and win these tenders, you need to know where to look and how to make your bid stand out. Start by signing up to Tender Pipeline, Thornton & Lowe's bid research and forecasting tool! It lists many public sector opportunities, including those from the Department for Education. You can also search for awarded tenders, enabling you to identify the key players in the market... and your likely competition. At the bottom of this page there is a feed from Tender Pipeline which has all live tenders advertised from the Department for Education.

Once you've found a tender that fits your skills, read it carefully. Make sure you understand what they want and can deliver it. Then, craft a strong proposal that shows why you’re the best choice. Be clear about your experience and how you’ll meet their needs. With the right approach, you can boost your chances of winning these valuable contracts.

Understanding the Tendering Process

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The DfE tender process involves several key steps and important documents. Knowing how to navigate this process can boost your chances of winning contracts.

Steps in the Tender Process

Find a suitable tender using Tender Pipeline
Read the Invitation to Tender (ITT) carefully
Prepare your bid (or contact us to produce the bid on your behalf!)
Submit your proposal before the deadline
Wait for the evaluation process
Receive the award decision

The Department for Education will review all bids after the submission deadline. They’ll score each proposal based on set criteria.

If your bid is successful, you’ll receive an award notice. If not, you can ask for feedback to improve future bids.

Role of Bid Documentation in Winning Tenders

Proper documentation is vital for winning Department for Education tenders. Your bid must include all required documents, filled out correctly and completely.

Common documents include:

Proof of qualifications
Financial statements
Risk assessments
Project plans
Pricing schedules

Make sure to tailor your documents to the specific tender. Highlight how your skills and experience match the department’s needs.

Clear, well-organised documents make it easier for evaluators to understand your bid. This can give you an edge over less prepared competitors.

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Using Find a Tender Service

Find a Tender Service replaced the EU’s TED system after Brexit. It publishes high-value UK public sector tenders, including those from the Department for Education.

Key features:

Lists tenders worth over £118,000
Allows keyword and category searches
Provides tender documents and award notices

The site is updated daily with new opportunities. You can view tender details without registering, but an account lets you save searches and get notifications.

For DfE Tenders you are best seeing Find a Tender Service, as the place where opportunities are advertised but it is Jaggaer tender portal which it will point you to. You will also need to be registered on Jaggaer, which is an etendering system - where you will actually submit your bid.

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Best Practice when Submitting Department for Education Tenders

When submitting tenders for Department for Education (DfE) contracts, it's important to remember it is a competitive process. The nature and format of the tendering process can make bidders focus on compliance, which is of course important, but you still need to ensure your answers, solution and tender response is better!

Read all documentation carefully. Make sure you understand every requirement. Don't skip any details, no matter how small they seem.
Create a checklist of all needed items. This helps you stay organised and ensures you don't miss anything important.
Be clear and concise in your writing. Use simple language that's easy to understand. Avoid jargon or overly complex terms.
Highlight your relevant experience. Show how your skills match the tender's needs. Use concrete examples to prove your abilities.
Submit your tender early if possible. This gives you a buffer in case of technical issues. Ensure it isn't before the deadline for clarification questions, though as changes can still happen before this point.
Tailor your bid to each specific opportunity. Don't use a one-size-fits-all approach. Show you've done your homework on the project.
Proofread everything multiple times. Ask someone else to review it too. Fresh eyes can spot mistakes you might miss. Double-check all figures and calculations. Even small errors can hurt your bid's credibility.
Be honest about your capabilities. Don't promise more than you can deliver. Realistic proposals are more likely to succeed. It will feel real and genuine!
Using the scoring and evaluation criteria as a response framework.

Thornton & Lowe have complete hundreds of successful government tenders and frameworks each year, education and vocational learning opportunities. Our team of bid writers can be a key tool for your bid success.

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The Department for Education's (DfE) SME Action Plan

We have picked out three of the most practical and beneficial efforts that the DfE are doing to increasing their spending through tenders with smaller and medium businesses:

The DfE aims to reduce barriers for SMEs by simplifying procurement policies and increasing access to contracts. This includes revising templates and processes to incorporate SME considerations throughout the contract lifecycle, allowing more SMEs to meet procurement requirements. The plan also encourages using the Social Value Model to diversify the supply chain and increase SME participation.
They have also increased market engagement events, which are a great opportunity for suppliers to feedback and build relationships. This has led to changes such as reducing financial thresholds that often prevent SMEs from competing.
The DfE established governance structures to monitor and promote SME participation actively. This includes setting expectations for SME engagement within large contracts and conducting reviews to explore opportunities for breaking down contracts into smaller lots suitable for SMEs.

Department for Education Future Contracts

Department for Education Tenders: Commercial Pipeline 2024 - 2025

The Department for Education releases its commercial pipeline data for each year, which are the key tenders they will be advertising in the following year. This valuable information gives businesses a sneak peek at the potential commercial opportunities coming up within the department.

By sharing this pipeline, the DfE is helping companies plan ahead and prepare for future contracts. Firms can see what sorts of projects and services the department might need, giving them time to get ready to bid for the work.

This forward-looking approach is great for businesses of all sizes. It helps level the playing field by making sure everyone has access to the same information about upcoming opportunities. This is especially helpful for smaller firms those new to tendering, that might not have the resources to constantly track government contracts.

ITT scholarships - 2025 Re-procurement	A grant for scholarship awards in 5 priority subjects - Maths, Chemistry, Computing, Physics, and Languages which seeks to contribute to the overall Teacher recruitment
SKE Framework 2025 Re-procurement	Subject Knowledge Enhancement (SKE) is a key part of the department’s teacher supply strategy and supports recruitment to shortage subjects. It is for those who have a conditional offer of a place on an Initial Teacher Training (ITT) programme. Some applicants with the potential to become teachers may not have enough subject knowledge to begin a teacher training course. SKE programmes are designed to help these applicants gain the depth of subject knowledge needed to train to teach their chosen subject
National Careers Service Digital Services - Live Service and DevOps	National Careers Service are looking secure the provision of Digital services through agile delivery teams to support the management of the live service, the Course Directory and the Data Sharing service. Requirements will support the move from feature development to continuous delivery and support the running and the continuous improvement of the National Careers Service.
National Centre for Computer Education 3 (NCCE3)	National Centre for Computing Education 3 (2025 onwards) (NCCE3) CPD programme for teachers of computer science, includes grant administration
National Centre for Excellence in the Teaching of Mathematics (NCETM), from 2025	The NCETM manages the Maths Hub network to deliver its strategic priorities, including the delivery of the Teaching for Mastery (TfM) programme and build sector expertise in mathematics. The NCETM provides the central source of expertise, information and evidence on effective teaching, pupil knowledge acquisition and teacher professional development, supporting successful progression in mathematics from reception to key stages 5 implemented through the Hubs network. The NCETMs role is to deliver the national programme of mathematics support and continuing professional development (CPD) on behalf of DfE, in England.
National Careers Service Digital Delivery support	We are looking procure resources to help the service meet the ambitions of the Careers Strategy and Skills for jobs White paper whilst increasing user satisfaction across the National Careers Service website and deliver enhanced value on taxpayers’ monies. The proposed supplier will provide multi-disciplinary teams with the full range of delivery skills needed to develop the National Careers Service and Course Directory service. Typical skill mix includes Developers, Testers, Business analysts, Product Owners, Delivery Managers, as well as User Research and design professionals.
Artificial Intelligence and Data Systems	Artificial Intelligence and Data capabilities for the Apprenticeship Service. We require AI & Data specialists to support continued development of data systems and processes, artificial intelligence, and performance analysis across multi-disciplinary teams within the Digital Apprenticeship Service. This includes improving in-house capability and supporting knowledge transfer activity.
Recruitment and Training of High Potential Trainees into Teaching (HPITT Programme)	Appraisal of future re-procurement options to attract high potential individuals into teaching and develop the future leaders pipeline in areas of greatest need, as part of the Department’s Teacher Recruitment and Retention strategy. The current model is delivered as the High Potential Initial Teacher Training (HPITT) programme.
Advanced Mathematics Support Programme 2025	The Advanced Maths Support Programme (AMSP) delivers high quality teacher professional development as well as focused support and enrichment for students and institutions across AS/A level mathematics, further mathematics and Core Maths to improve participation and provision in level 3 mathematics.
Breakfast Clubs re-procurement	Re-procurement of Breakfast Clubs - national provision of breakfast club supplies including food/breakfast products (i.e. bread/bagels/cereals etc.) to schools in order to support them with operating breakfast clubs.
Digital Development Testing and Architecture	Digital Development Testing and Architecture capabilities for Apprenticeship Service. Require agile digital development, testing and solution/technical architecture services to support development of GDS compliant digital services users to support continued development and live running of the service. As service is already live we require a handover from incumbent suppliers and throughout a need for knowledge transfer to permanent staff.
Live Running Services Apprenticeship Service	We require Application & Performance Analyst (plus other associated live running roles as required) services supporting the development of GDS compliant digital services, continuous improvement and live running. The service is live therefore we require a comprehensive handover from incumbent suppliers and ongoing knowledge transfer to permanent staff in DFE.
Agile Service Delivery	This procurement seeks to deliver Agile Core Services for the Apprenticeship Service (AS) portfolio; and the 11 underpinning services. Agile delivery services will support the development of GDS compliant digital services for apprenticeship service users to support the continued development of the service. The Services required are described in detail within the document ‘Statement of Requirements
Data Science Services - Testing: Data Science utilises testing services across all programmes	Data Science Services - Testing: Data Science utilises testing services across all programmes
User Centred Design	The Apprenticeship Service require end to end user centred design services to deliver against a range of key projects covering discovery, alpha, beta and live phases.
Digital Development Principal Analysis	Digital Development and Principal Analysis capabilities for Apprenticeship Service. We require principal analysis services to support the development of GDS compliant digital services users to support the continued development and live running of the service. As the service is already live we will require a handover from incumbent-suppliers and throughout a need for knowledge transfer to permanent-staff within DfE

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Dynamic Purchasing System (DPS) for Employment and Health Related Test and Learn Provision

UK Leeds Department for Work and Pensions

This is a Contract Notice for social and specific services in accordance with regulation 75 of the Public Contracts Regulations 2015 (as amended). DWP established the Test and Learn DPS to procure these activities in in England, Scotland and Wales on 9 November 2018. The DPS is for the procurement of social and other services referred to in Regulation 74 of the Public Contracts Regulations (2015) and as such, the DPS was established using a light touch regime.This DPS presents opportunities for organisations, with a focus on innovation and local specialist support, to be involved and test the development of new approaches for employment and health related activity. This will be key to building evidence to support the delivery of future provision at both national and local level.DWP cannot confirm or guarantee any future business through the DPS, but it is anticipated that there will be some limited numbers of proof of concepts / test and learn projects over the duration of the DPS.The T&L DPS is open ended with a nominal end date of 30 September 2026 (which may be extended further) but can be terminated by the Authority with twenty (20) Working Days' notice.In line with the original OJEU notice, the expected total value of all call-off contracts under the T&L DPS is approximately £20,000,000.This DPS Contract will be for the use of the Department for Work and Pensions (DWP) and other contracting bodies (listed below), their Executive Agencies and those Non-Departmental Public Bodies (NDPBs) sponsored by them. Further information including a list of such Agencies and Public Bodies can be viewed by selecting "Ministerial Departments (link is external)" on the Departmental website (link is external):- The Department for Work and Pensions,- Ministry of Justice,- Department of Health and Social Care,- The Department for Education,- Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government,- Home Office,- Scottish Government,- Welsh Government,- Local Authorities in England, Scotland and Wales.

Value:	20000000
Published:	2024-02-09
Deadline:	2026-09-17

20000000

2024-02-09

2026-09-17

Solar Photovoltaic (PV) systems and Battery Energy Storage Systems (BESS)

UK Chichester West Sussex County Council

This Invitation to Tender (ITT) is issued by WSCC to seek and identify suitably qualified and interested organisations from the private, public and third (voluntary, community and charitable) sector to carry out surveys and to prepare a design and costing of the installation and maintenance of Solar PV and BESS, to install the equipment and to maintain the equipment at Designated Sites identified in Document No. 9 (Asset List). There is also the opportunity to add Pipeline Sites and Wider Estate to the Programme as detailed under 5- Scope of the ITT. The Solar PV and Battery Storage Programme (“SPVBS Programme”) is set up in three phases: Phase 1 NEC4 Term Services Contract (“NEC4 TSC for Phase 1”) for the survey, design and costing works, Phase 2 NEC4 Engineering and Construction Contract (“NEC4 ECC for Phase 2”) for the installation works and Phase 3 NEC4 Term Services Contract (“NEC4 TSC for Phase 3”) for the ongoing maintenance services. Following approval of the design and costing carried out in Phase 1 in relation to each Designated Site and/or Pipeline Site and/or Wider Estate, WSCC may then proceed to appoint the Contractor to carry out the installation of the equipment at that Site under Phase 2 and maintenance of the Equipment at that Site under Phase 3, in accordance with the relevant Contract Terms and Conditions as set out in Document 03 (Contract Terms and Conditions). WSCC is under no obligation to award a contract under Phase 2 and/or Phase 3 in respect of any Designated Site and/or Pipeline Site and/or Wider Estate that is subsequently incorporated into the Programme. The Works, as further described in Document No. 2 (The Specification) are being tendered by WSCC in accordance with WSCC’s Standing Orders on Procurement and Contracts and the Public Contracts Regulations 2015 (PCR 2015). This is the only programme in place for delivering retrofit roof-top solar PV and ‘Behind the Meter’ Battery Energy Storage Systems (BESS) across WSCC’s estate. The contract value (of up to £23m) therefore allows all remaining corporate sites and schools in the Wider Estate, in West Sussex, to be approached to register their interest in being surveyed and if found suitable to be brought into the SPVBS Programme over the Contract Period. Following a market engagement exercise and technical and structural feasibility surveys completed by WSCC’s multi-disciplinary contractor (MDC), AtkinsRealis (AR), 23 corporate and 56 school sites including Pipeline Sites (see Document No. 09 Asset List) have been identified to date as suitable for having Solar PV and, where suitable, BESS technology installations. All 56 schools registered their interest in having Solar PV, and where suitable, BESS installed. Of the 56 schools, 38 have formally committed to participating in the Programme (subject to the outcome of the Phase 1 detailed surveys) via a formal Letter of Intent (“LOI”). These are referred to as the “Designated Sites”. WSCC is currently working with the Department for Education (DfE) to gain formal commitment from the 14 academy schools (which form part of the 56 schools) to sign up to the Programme. The academy schools and the 4 other non-WSCC owned schools, require a lease agreement to be signed (“the Lease”) and the terms of the Lease agreements shall be agreed with the DfE and academy trusts. Once the approved draft Lease agreement has been shared with the academies, and other non-WSCC owned sites, these schools will also be asked to commit to participating in the Programme via an LOI. The schools and corporate sites not yet committed to the Programme are the “Pipeline Sites”. A further 44 potentially suitable sites have already been identified by WSCC or have expr

Value:	23000000
Published:	2024-02-08
Deadline:	2024-03-26

23000000

2024-02-08

2024-03-26

CR: Kinship Peer Support FTS

UK London Department for Education

The Department for Education are looking for a provider to facilitate peer to peer support groups for kinship carers in areas of most need across the country. The contract is due to commence on 1 July 2024 and will be for an initial period of 21 months, with a further optional extension of 2 years (+1, +1). The maximum budget for this contract is £1,399,992 (ExVAT).Kinship carers play a vital role in caring for children who may otherwise have entered care. Many struggle emotionally, physically and financially due to the caring responsibilities they take on. The service aligns with the recommendations in the Independent Review of Children’s Social Care Case for Change report, which was published in June 2021, calling for kinship care to be “prioritised and supported”. Establishing a better infrastructure for peer support groups is one way of responding to this.Peer groups are a high impact way of supporting thousands of kinship carers, and research shows that emotional support from kinship carers in similar positions is the most important form of support need after financial support.We are nearing the end of a 2 year contract aimed at creating and maintaining peer groups and peer support services. We want to maintain this high-quality peer support across the country, to ensure provision is sustained and continues to be available to those who need it. Therefore, we are seeking a supplier to maintain and deliver the peer support groups which have been created.You can access the Invitation to Tender and all relevant documents through the Jaggaer Portal (https://education.app.jaggaer.com). Please submit any questions and tender responses via Jaggaer.The closing date for this opportunity will be 12:00 Midday on Monday 15th January 2024.

Value:	1399992
Published:	2023-12-10
Deadline:	2024-01-15

1399992

2023-12-10

2024-01-15

CWC23097 - Managed Client Caseload Information System and Tracking Service

UK Wolverhampton Wolverhampton City Council

This procurement is for the provision of a Client Caseload Information System (CCIS) and a tracking service. The supplier will provide full implementation of the CCIS including management and tracking, on-going maintenance, training, data migration, and cleansing and report production as specified. The supplier will also provide a tracking service that conforms to the statutory responsibility to report to the Department for Education (DfE) on young people’s post-16 activities, as well as an additional tracking service of the activities of young people aged nineteen and beyond.The initial term of the contract is for 18 months followed by the option for the Local Authority to extend for two 1 year period.

Value:	346500
Published:	2023-11-18
Deadline:	2023-12-18

346500

2023-11-18

2023-12-18

Maths Hub Lead School Recruitment for SHaW Maths Hub and Yorkshire and the Humber Maths Hub

UK London Department for Education

Individual grants are available to become a Maths Hub Lead School for the SHaW Maths Hub and, separately, Yorkshire and the Humber Maths Hub. The indicative value of each individual grant is up to £900k. The actual value is dependent on fixed and variable costs based on actual hub delivery expenditure.Maths Hubs are led by one Lead School, College or Trust that is held accountable for the Maths Hub activity funded by the Department for Education through a Grant Funding Agreement. More information about the Maths Hubs Programme can be found on the NCETM website, including more information about individual hubs.Following many successful years of leading a Maths Hub, two of our Maths Hub Lead Schools will no longer continue the role in the academic year 2024/25. The Department is undertaking a competitive grant process to appoint and fund two new Lead Schools and/or accountable entities (lead school, college or Trust) for the following Maths Hubs:• ShaW Maths Hub (covering Herefordshire; Shropshire; Telford and Wrekin; Wolverhampton)• Yorkshire and the Humber Maths Hub (covering City of Kingston upon Hull; Kirklees; North East Lincolnshire; North Lincolnshire; Wakefield) The successful applicant must have an eligible named school or college located in one of the local authority districts listed above for the hub.Leading a Maths Hub is a significant and demanding system leadership role, which has the opportunity to enhance the teaching of mathematics education in your local area. By fostering a culture of collaboration and support between teachers of maths, both within their own schools and schools in the local area, the Maths Hub programme has been paving the way as an outstanding demonstration of how high-quality professional development can improve pupil outcomes and teacher satisfaction. As a Lead School, College or Trust running a Maths Hub you will have the opportunity to be part of this effort as a national network of schools which are transforming mathematics education and changing the lives of children across England. Each Maths Hub is open to working with any school or college, from Reception through to post-16, within the broad geographical area that it covers. The hubs draw on the expertise of local leaders of mathematics education across their area and the support of strategic partners including Teaching School Hubs, universities, maths experts and employers. The new Lead School will be expected to continue and build upon the successful work of the previous lead. The brand of SHaW Maths Hub and Yorkshire and the Humber Maths Hub are well established in their local area, it is expected that the Maths Hub brand will remain the same to provide continuity for the schools being supported by the hub.If the Maths Hub Programme continues into Academic Year 2025/26 and beyond the new Lead School will continue to retain the role of Maths Hub Lead School until they either (a) become ineligible or (b) a change in the Department’s policy for Maths Hubs. When the new Lead Schools are appointed in January 2024, there will be a two-term hand over during spring and summer 2024 where the new Lead Schools will receive information on all the responsibilities and part take in meetings up until they solely become the new accountable Lead School from 1st September 2024. You are invited to attend a Zoom facilitated Information Session led by the National Centre for Excellence in the Teaching of Mathematics (NCETM) on 24 November 2023 at:• 09:30-11:00 for SHaW Maths Hub• 11:30-13:00 for Yorkshire and the Humber Maths HubThe events will provide the opportunity to hear about the service requirement, the bidding process and for you to submit questions. See additional information for registration details...

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Published:	2023-11-10
Deadline:	2023-12-06

2023-11-10

2023-12-06

Independent Residential and Specialist Education Services (C-012547)

UK Newcastle upon Tyne Newcastle City Council

A Flexible Procurement Agreement for the purchase of the following placement services for Children and Young People:• A - Department for Education registered, independent special schools and colleges; day placements, weekly boarder placements and 52-week residential placements. All placements in these settings are for children and young people Pre-16 years,• B - Department for Education registered, independent special schools and colleges; day placements, weekly boarder placements and 52-week residential placements. All placements in these settings for children and young people Post-16 years,• C - Residential Children's Homes for Children and Young People aged 0 - 18 years; • D - Ofsted Registered Residential Short Break services for Children and Young People aged 0 - 18 years, and• E - Ofsted Registered Supported Accommodation for Young People 16 - 21 years.

Value:	74700000
Published:	2023-11-02
Deadline:	2023-12-05

74700000

2023-11-02

2023-12-05

External Audit Services

UK Hatfield University of Hertfordshire Education Corporation

The University is seeking a Contractor of external audit services who can offer a distinctive, innovative, proactive and professional approach to external audit, and one that meets all the external audit requirements of the Office for Students, Research England, the Education and Skills Funding Agency, Department for Education, Companies Acts and other relevant legislation, regulation and the UK Financial Reporting Framework. It is envisaged that the audit will comprise of an interim audit and a final audit.The Contractor will need to ensure that the service they provide meets all the requirements of the Office for Students regulatory framework. They will need to take account of any changing requirements providing assurance to the Audit and Risk Committee and the Board of Governors on the University’s corporate governance and risk management arrangements and respond positively to any further developments in this area. A proactive approach to providing information and support to the University is required.This contract is for a five year period with an option to extend by an additional year.All other information as per the invitation to tender documents.

Value:	1040000
Published:	2023-10-27
Deadline:	2023-12-08

1040000

2023-10-27

2023-12-08

CHIC Agency - Dynamic Purchasing System [DPS]

UK Birmingham Communities and Housing Investment Consortium Limited ("CHIC")

The Contracting Authority considers that this contract may be suitable for economic operators that are Small or Medium Enterprises (SMEs). However, any selection of tenderers will be based solely on the criteria set out for the procurement. Registered Providers who may become members of CHIC may include any of those listed in the list of Registered Providers at the time of Call Off from the DPS: https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/current-registeredproviders-of-social-housing All other potential members who may Call Off from the DPS, see link below: UK Government: Departments, Agencies and Public Bodies: https://www.gov.uk/government/organisations For the avoidance of doubt, all organisations listed in Schedule 1 to the Public Contracts Regulations 2015 shall be entitled to access this DPS: http://www.legislation.gov.uk/ uksi/2015/102/schedule/1/made Local Authorities England: http://local.direct.gov.uk/LDGRedirect/MapLocationSearch.do?mode=1.1 Local Authorities Wales: http://gov.wales/topics/localgovernment/?skip=1&lang=en Joint Authorities established under Part IV of the Local Government Act 1985; Body's corporate established pursuant to an order under Section 67 of the Local Government Act 1985; NDPBs: https://www.gov.uk/ government/publications/non-departmental-public-bodies-2010-2011 Educational Establishments in England and Wales, maintained by the Department for Education, Universities and Colleges but Not Independent Schools: https://www.gov.uk/government/organisations/department-foreducation Police Forces in the United Kingdom: https://www.police.uk/forces/ Citizens Advice: http://www.citizensadvice.org.uk/index/aboutus/citizens_advice_offices.htm Welsh Public Bodies National Assembly for Wales, Welsh Assembly Government and Welsh Local Authorities: http://gov.wales/?skip=1&lang=en NHS Wales: http://www.wales.nhs.uk/ourservices/directory NHS Wales GP Practices: http://www.wales.nhs.uk/ourservices/directory Registered Providers of Social Housing: https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/current-registered-providers-of-social-housing http://directory.scottishhousingregulator.gov.uk/Documents/Landlord%20Register.pdf http://gov.wales/topics/housing-and-regeneration/publications/registered-social-landlords-in-wales/?lang=en https://www.nidirect.gov.uk/contacts/housing-associations

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Published:	2023-10-26
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2023-10-26

CHIC Agency - Dynamic Purchasing System [DPS]

UK Birmingham Communities and Housing Investment Consortium Limited ("CHIC")

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Published:	2023-10-26
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2023-10-26

CHIC Agency - Dynamic Purchasing System [DPS]

UK Birmingham Communities and Housing Investment Consortium Limited ("CHIC")

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2023-10-26

Flexible Framework for the Provision of the Holiday Activities and Food (HAF) Programme 2024

UK Weston-super-Mare North Somerset Council

North Somerset Council is seeking applications for a Flexible Framework for the Provision of Healthy Activities and Food (HAF) Programme for 2024 onwards.North Somerset Council has been successful in obtaining grant funding from the Department for Education (DfE) to roll out a Healthy Activities and Food Programme for 2024.The purpose of the funding is to ensure that children and young people who are eligible to receive benefit-related Free School Meals have access to food and activities over the school holidays.Providers will be awarded a place on a four-year Flexible Framework under the light touch regime. This framework will be reopened once a year (if required). Call-Off contracts will be advertised to providers on the framework on an annual basis. This is dependent on receiving DfE funding for each year.The Holiday Activities and Food Programme for North Somerset must be delivered within the North Somerset local authority area boundariesPlease see Supplying the South West for full information and instructions.https://procontract.due-north.com/Advert?advertId=938f1ab4-c469-ee11-8124-005056b64545&p=696a9836-1895-e511-8105-000c29c9ba21

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Published:	2023-10-15
Deadline:	2023-11-13

2023-10-15

2023-11-13

Invitation To Tender for Fosterlink Service: FOSTER CARER RECRUITMENT

UK London Department for Education

The Department for Education is looking for an organisation to develop, co-ordinate and manage Fosterlink a support service for Local Authority (LA) fostering service providers, which will offer in-depth diagnostic support specifically focused on their recruitment and approval practices, with the aim of providing bespoke recommendations for improvement, alongside building a strong evidence base on which to share good practice nationally.The initial contract term will be 16 months. The contract is expected to commence on the 01 December 2023 and run until 31 March 2025. There will be an option to extend its term for an additional period of 12 months. The optional extension will be subject to supplier contract performance, the requirements of the Department, the outcomes of the upcoming Spending Review and the steers of the party in leadership following the General Election at the end of 2024.  The contract has an anticipated value of up to £700,000 (VAT inclusive)– for the initial term of 16 months. Funding allocated to the period between 01/12/23 to 31/03/24 - £500,000 (VAT inclusive) Funding allocated to the period between 01/04/24 to 31/03/25 - £200,000 (VAT inclusive)

Value:	560000
Published:	2023-09-22
Deadline:	2023-10-19

560000

2023-09-22

2023-10-19

Dynamic Purchasing System (DPS) for the provision of goods and services to drive social impact and improvement.

UK BEDFORD HEART ACADEMIES TRUST

The Department for Education annual funding is £57.3bn with £7,460 per pupil and an estimated £10bn is non-staffing costs. HEART Academies Trust's are focused on driving Sustainable practices and making them available to likeminded Customers. HEART believes sustainable procurement takes a wider view and incorporates the net benefits for both the Trust and the wider world. It considers the impact of environmental, economic and social factors along with price and quality for all activity that can be procured through the DPSWhen applying to the DPS, Suppliers are required to indicate which categories they are applying for, in order to be invited to the relevant competitions. Customers will use the categories to shortlist appointed Suppliers and invite them to further competitionThe Service Category will be selected from a list of categories of common goods and services against the Common Procurement Vocabulary (

Value:	500000000
Published:	2023-08-18
Deadline:	2023-08-18

500000000

2023-08-18

Independent Review Mechanism (IRM) for Fostering and Adoption 24.27

UK London Department for Education

The Department for Education is seeking to appoint a contractor for the provision of Independent Review Mechanism (IRM) for Fostering and Adoption 24.27 service.The IRM provides an essential statutory service to prospective and existing foster parents, adopters and adult adoptees. The main function of the IRM is to offer an objective and independent route for applicants to request a review of decisions made by fostering and adoption services about their approval status and access to their records. The service offered by the IRM is unique within the sector and enables applicants to have their case heard by an independent panel of children’s social care experts. The service is provided for in regulations and represents an important means of support, and a form of advocacy, for applicants.The initial contract term will be for a period of two (2) years with an optional extension period of one (1) year. The optional extension period is not guaranteed and will be at the absolute discretion of The Department. Any extension will be subject to the Departments approval process, availability of budget and current performance of the supplier.

Value:	730428
Published:	2023-08-01
Deadline:	2023-09-14

730428

2023-08-01

2023-09-14

Shared Prosperity Fund (Multiply)

UK Tonypandy Rhondda Cynon Taf CBC

Under this Framework, Rhondda Cynon Taf County Borough Council are seeking Providers to deliver bespoke numeracy activities to residents aged 19 or older and who do not currently have a level 2 qualification in numeracy.Funded through the UK Government Shared Prosperity Fund and managed by the Department for Education (DfE), Multiply is targeted at adults aged 19+ with the aim of improving their ability to understand and use maths in their daily life, home, and work (e.g. improving household finances and managing household budgets, improving sector specific numeracy skills).To meet this challenge, successful Providers will need to demonstrate that numeracy activities are innovative or have a proven track record of success, engaging, fit around people’s lives, and are tailored to individual needs with delivery taking place in the community or workplace, through sessions delivered in person or online. Activities will also need to demonstrate that they support improvement in skills and/or progression towards accredited learning and improved employment opportunities.The Department of Education (DfE) has suggested ten Interventions of which seven have been selected for Rhondda Cynon Taff, and split into Lots:Lot 1 - W44: Courses designed to increase confidence with numbers for those needing the first steps towards formal numeracy qualifications.Lot 2 - W47: Courses aimed at people who can’t apply for certain jobs because of lack of numeracy skills and/or to encourage people to upskill in numeracy order to access a certain job/career.Lot 3 - W48: Additional relevant math’s modules embedded into other vocational courses.Lot 4 - W49: Innovative numeracy programmes delivered together with employers – including courses designed to cover specific numeracy skills required in the workplace.Lot 5 - W51: Courses designed to help people use numeracy to manage their money.Lot 6 - W53: Numeracy activities, courses or provision developed in partnership with community organisations and other partners aimed at engaging the hardest to reach.Lot 7 - W46: Courses aimed at prisoners, those recently released from prison or on temporary licenceDelivery of this project is expected to start no later than 1st October 2023 and will run until 31st March 2025. Whilst we are inviting tenders to cover this eighteen month period, each financial year (April 2023 to March 2024 and April 2024 to March 2025) will be treated separately as there is no roll over of funding from one year to the next.

Value:
Published:	2023-06-23
Deadline:	2023-07-24

2023-06-23

2023-07-24

Family Voice and Lived Experience Service

UK LONDON Department for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities

The Department for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities (DLUHC), Department for Education (DfE), Department for Work and Pensions (DWP), and Department for Health and Social Care (DHSC), are seeking a provider to work with local authorities, other local organisations and families within their communities to collect the voice and experience ('Family Voice') of service users within the Early Help System. DLUHC will be the Contracting Authority.The procurement documents are available for unrestricted and full direct access, free of charge, athttps://mhclg.force.com/loginTenders or requests to participate must be submitted electronically viahttps://mhclg.force.com/loginIf you have any issues with accessibility, please contact commercialtenders@levellingup.gov.uk clearly referencing CPD4124064 Family Voice in your email.

Value:	376000
Published:	2023-05-11
Deadline:	2023-06-09

376000

2023-05-11

2023-06-09

Capital Projects - Consultancy and Architectural Services

UK Sawtry Meridian Trust

Meridian Trust (“MERIDIAN TRUST”) wishes to invite tenders for the supply of services in respect of consultancy/architect practise to support the Trust in medium to large scale projects. Also, to work with the Director of Estates to improve the estate and successfully work with external partners such as the Department for Education and Local Authorities. This service relates to projects which the Trust requires professional architectural support alongside an option to support with property management. These will vary in size and value but are all funded via the trust’s Capital and SCA allocation which must be spent in line with Government and Trust policy evidencing best value. The value of projects varies depending on need but typically range from 100k GBP to 5m GBP

Value:	500000
Published:	2023-04-18
Deadline:	2023-05-31

500000

2023-04-18

2023-05-31

BHCC DR Multiply Adult Education - Year 2 and 3

UK BHCC Families Children and Learning

Funded by the Department for Education (DfE), Brighton and Hove City Council have recently launched a new programme called Multiply Adult Numeracy which aims to provide a range of intensive and free flexible maths courses which are specifically targeted at adults without level 2 maths. These courses will result in a functional skills qualification and will support people with improving their ability to understand and use maths actively in daily life. The aim of this procurement is to identify providers who can deliver one or more of the specified numeracy interventions as part of the Multiply Adult Numeracy programme. The procurement will be run as an open tender and is open to all providers.Additional information: Is a Recurrent Procurement Type? : No

Value:	0
Published:	2023-03-31T00:00:00Z
Deadline:

2023-03-31T00:00:00Z

Trinity MAT - Provision and Supply of External Audit Services

UK Halifax TRINITY MULTI ACADEMY TRUST

Trinity MAT is looking to appoint a firm of Auditors to:1.Deliver an annual audit plan for the trust and its subsidiaries (currently only White Rose Education (WRE) Limited).2.Annual audit of annual financial statements of Trinity MAT and subsidiaries as per ESFA trust handbook.3.Prepare the annual financial statements of Trinity MAT, its subsidiary and consolidated accounts.4.Attend and present the Audit Findings and Financial Statements to the Audit Committee & WRE Directors for recommendation/signing in December.5.Prepare and audit of the Annual Accounts Return including the provision of an Independent Report on the Annual Accounts Return as required by the ESFA.6.Audit our Teachers’ Pensions End of Year Certificate. 7.Audit of any Department for Education/ESFA funding streams and related expenditure, as required.8.Any audit, corporation tax (including gift aid and R&D credits), payroll and VAT advice as required especially in relation to overseas tax regulations.9.Support, advice and guidance with annual stocktake quality assurance for Balance Sheet figures (mainly WRE).10.Computation and submission of Corporation Tax Return for WRE Ltd.11.Submission of all financial statements to Companies House12.Trinity MAT can accommodate a hybrid working model with the supplier during the contract, this will entail some onsite working, as well as work being carried out in relation to the Eternal Audit Service offsite. Tenderers proposals should not include remote and offsite only proposals. 13.Shall be fully compliant with Academies Financial Handbook. The Academies Financial Handbook sets out the financial management, control and reporting requirements that apply to all academy trusts. It describes a financial framework for trusts that focuses on principles rather than detailed guidance and reflects their accountability to Parliament and to the public. Compliance with the handbook is a condition of each trust’s funding agreement. The Academies Financial Handbook sets out the duties and obligations of academy trusts which have a funding agreement with the Secretary of State for Education. The handbook, together with the funding agreement (of which this document forms part) describes the financial relationship between EFA and academy trusts. The handbook covers all the requirements under the financial accountability system for academy trusts. The handbook sets out the areas of HM Treasury’s Managing Public Money that directly apply to trusts, and all references to it provide further explanation and clarification of these areas.

Value:	250000
Published:	2023-03-30
Deadline:	2023-05-02

250000

2023-03-30

2023-05-02

SC220334 - Step Up to Social Care

UK Maidstone Kent County Council

The Council, acting on behalf of the Kent & Medway Regional Partnership (KMRP) has submitted a bid to receive a grant from the Department for Education (DfE). Subject to agreement of the funding, the grant is to facilitate the delivery of Cohort 8 of the Step Up to Social Work programme. This eighth cohort of the Post-Graduate Diploma Step Up to Social Work programme will offer 20 funded student places (14 from Kent and 6 from Medway).This is part of an overall project which provides an accelerated entry route into social work for high-achieving graduates and career changers. It targets high caliber individuals who already have experience of working with children and young people and who want to train as social workers.The Provider shall provide educational services in accordance with the requirement of Kent County Council’s (KCC) invitation to tender, including but not limited to:1. Provision of appropriate educational services inline with the “Professional Standards for Education and Training”, for a maximum of 20 students to produce high caliber social workers conversant with the necessary Knowledge and Skills Statements as set out by the Chief Social Worker, utilizing both theoretical classroom-based education and practice placements.2. To ensure methods of teaching are carried out in a hybrid approach of in person and virtual learning opportunities.3. Create, manage and execute, in partnership with the Council and its partners, an agreed admissions process, including DBS checking;4. To achieve and maintain any and all standard both internal and external to the Provider required to provide the services, inline with “Social Work England Education and Training Standards 2021”5. To provide Practice Educators for a maximum of 20 students for both 70 and 100 day placements and ensure that all expectations of their role are carried out including appropriate reporting of students progression of their learning and work via their assessments of their capability at each stage;6. To undertake the programme within 14 months;7. To ensure that the services are provided by appropriate, qualified staff at all times;8. To provide all appropriate, agreed and otherwise necessary and reasonably expected student support services;9. To provide all agreed and other reasonable required reports; and10. To maintain the minimum service levels.This service is for a partnership between Kent County Council and Medway Council to deliver social worker training that will produce qualified social care workers. Kent holds the lead reasonability in the partnership.In the event that funding for the repetition of similar training for additional Cohorts is granted to the Council by the Department for Education (DfE) in the future, the Council shall reserve the right to purchase the supply of such services directly from the Provider to which the Council awarded the original contract for these services (i.e. training for Cohort 8) in accordance with Regulation 32 (9)-(12) (Additional ground relevant to new works or services which repeat similar ones) of the Public Contracts Regulations 2015. 1.2 The Council shall reserve this right for up to 3 years following the conclusion of the original contract. 1.3 The total estimated cost of subsequent services for additional Cohorts (in addition to Cohort 8) shall be £360,000Candidates who wish to be considered for this opportunity are initially required to submit a Selection Questionnaire via the Kent Business Portal no later than 11th April 2023. Documentation will be automatically issued on expression of interest on the Kent Business Portal.

Value:
Published:	2023-03-09
Deadline:	2023-04-11

2023-03-09

2023-04-11

560000.00

UK London Department for Education

Scope of the serviceThe advocacy helpline and 'safety net' service will address the following objectives: a) To provide a national (England) advocacy advice helpline and website to signpost children to local advocacy. b) To provide direct advocacy support where advocacy is denied locally to looked after children or care leavers as well as supporting a looked after child or care leaver to pursue a complaint, likely in partnership with an Independent Reviewing Officer (unless concerns centre on the IRO service itself). c) To collect and maintain information about the range and availability of advocacy support provided to local children and young people based on calls to the service, contact with Local Authorities and through networks. Through this knowledge, the service will be able to support swiftly and effectively looked after children to obtain advocacy. d) To raise concerns, immediately, where there is a risk to a child's safety or welfare by referring to a local authority's child protection and safeguarding teams (and the police as appropriate). e) Where there are persistent concerns about the availability or quality of local advocacy services in a particular area, Ofsted should be informed, and reports made to the Department for Education as part of regular progress and monitoring arrangements. Quarterly information around safeguarding referrals is also to be shared with Ofsted. Where a serious safeguarding incident occurs, Ofsted would need to be informed immediately.

Value:
Published:	2023-02-24
Deadline:	2023-03-23

2023-02-24

2023-03-23

Adult Education Budget 2023/24 Procurement

UK London Department for Education

Existing ESFA-Funded AEB contracts for services will come to an end on 31 July 2023 and therefore the Department for Education (the “Authority”) is required to undertake a further procurement exercise to secure this provision. The Authority, on behalf of the ESFA, is conducting a competitive procurement exercise (carried out in accordance with the Light Touch Regime, applying the principles of the Open Procedure as set out in the Public Contract Regulations 2015) for new ESFA-funded AEB contracts for services. It is envisaged that these contracts will start on 1 August 2023 for an initial period of twelve months covering the 2023/24 academic year, with options to extend further by up to three 12-month periods (extension will depend on factors including individual supplier performance and government spending priorities). Providers will need to meet the criteria and quality standards that will be set out in the procurement documents. The contracts awarded through this procurement exercise will be for qualifications-based provision and/or their components described in the AEB funding rules and/or the Free Courses For Jobs (“FCFJ”) offer. Multiple providers are sought to deliver the service across the non-devolved regions of England only. This means individual suppliers will be limited to a maximum contract value, referred to as a ‘tender cap’ according to factors including their experience of providing similar services and the size of the bidding organisation. Note however that the Authority does not guarantee that providers who are successfully appointed will necessarily receive funding in an amount equivalent to their applicable tender cap.Separately to this, an overall maximum contract value of £2.5 million per year will apply (albeit subject to availability of funding/provider performance, the Authority may award funding beyond the afore-mentioned ‘caps’ to providers if/when further funding becomes available and therefore annual contract values may increase in due course).Following award, contract values may be increased or decreased according to factors including performance by the contractor and government funding priorities as further explained in the procurement documents.Given the duration of the contract, the Authority may (at its absolute discretion) agree to variations in respect of the subject-matter of the courses delivered to the extent that such courses continue to fall within the auspices of adult education and the relevant funding rules as described above.The procurement will be open to providers who are seeking to deliver adult education and training provision funded by the ESFA AEB and FCFJ (and/or any other relevant public sector funding which may become available to deliver adult education programmes from time to time). Providers must deliver such provision in accordance with the then current funding rules applicable to such funding (such that the provision is wholly fundable within the scope of those funding rules). The procurement process will be carried out electronically via Jaggaer, an online e-Procurement Solution portal. Potential bidders should therefore ensure they are registered on this portal, under the name of the legal organisation that intends to enter into a contract deliver the services. It can be accessed via your web browser at https://education.app.jaggaer.com. For full details of the instructions to tenderers and the terms of participation, please refer to the Invitation to Tender documents (including attachments) which are available through Jaggaer.The estimated value of all the contracts to be awarded pursuant to this procurement process is £290,000,000, taking into account all potential extension options and the possibility of further funding becoming available during the lifetime of the contract.

Value:	29000000
Published:	2023-02-04
Deadline:	2023-03-06

29000000

2023-02-04

2023-03-06

Dynamic Purchasing System for Employment and Health Related Test and Learn Provision

UK Leeds Department for Work and Pensions

This is a Contract Notice for social and specific services in accordance with Directive 2014/24/EU Article 24. The Department for Work and Pensions (DWP) intends to establish a Dynamic Purchasing System (DPS) to procure these activities in in England, Scotland and Wales. The DPS is for the procurement of social and other services referred to in Regulation 74 of the Public Contracts Regulations (2015) and as such, the intention is to use a light touch regime, rather than the full regime described in Regulation 34 (Dynamic Purchasing System).This DPS will present opportunities for organisation, with a focus on innovation and local specialist support, to be involved and test the development of new approaches for employment and health related activity. This will be key to building evidence to support the delivery of future provision at both national and local level.DWP cannot confirm or guarantee any future business through the DPS, but it is anticipated that there will be some limited numbers of proof of concepts / test and learn projects over the duration of the DPS. The Test & Learn (T&L) DPS commenced on the first date that DWP signed the first DPS Contract, which was on 09 November 2018. The T&L DPS will be open ended with a nominal End date of 30 September 2024 (which may be extended further) but can be terminated by the Authority with twenty (20) Working Days’ notice.This DPS Contract will be for the use of the Department for Work and Pensions (DWP) and other contracting bodies (listed below), their Executive Agencies and those Non-Departmental Public Bodies (NDPBs) sponsored by them. Further information including a list of such Agencies and Public Bodies can be viewed by selecting “Ministerial Departments (link is external)” on the Departmental website (link is external):— The Department for Work and Pensions,— Ministry of Justice,— Department of Health and Social Care,— The Department for Education,— Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government,— Home Office,— Scottish Government,— Welsh Government,— Local Authorities in England, Scotland and Wales.

Value:	20000000
Published:	2022-12-17
Deadline:	2024-09-17

20000000

2022-12-17

2024-09-17

WNC Holiday and Food Activity Programme

UK Northampton West Northamptonshire Council

West Northamptonshire Council is seeking to work with a Provider on the coordination and implementation of the Holiday Activities and Food Programme. This is a Department for Education (DFE) funded programme to deliver holiday activities, including a meal, to eligible children and their families during the Easter, Summer and Christmas school holiday.The Provider will be responsible for ensuring there is a sufficient supply of places for eligible children to attend Holiday Activity and Food programme provision in each of the holiday periods. It is not expected that the supplier will deliver services directly themselves but that they will work with local deliver partners who will deliver the services to children, young people and their families.

Value:	4400000
Published:	2022-11-24
Deadline:	2023-01-05

4400000

2022-11-24

2023-01-05

Green School Trust - IT Managed Service

UK London Department for Education

The Green School Trust (TGST) is a multi-academy trust based in Isleworth, Middlesex. It currently consists of two secondary schools which are unusually geographically very close, located virtually opposite each other on London Road. Currently TGST outsources much of the management of their ICT infrastructure to a third-party provider. A single MS Windows Active Directory domain operates across both sites and both schools utilise Google Workspace for Education and use Chromebooks and MS Windows Desktops. The Trust is seeking a new provider of this service.The Contract(s) will cover the period from 15h February 2023 to 15th February 2026, with a possibility to extend the contract by 1+1 years, the trust is under no obligation to extend the arrangement after the 3 years.The proposed Contract has a value of up to £200,000 Annually with a potential contract £1m for the maximum life of the contract (3 Years, with options to extend 1+1).Please not the contract will be formed between The Green School Trust and the successful supplier. The procurement process is being managed by The Get Help Buying for Schools Service of The Department for Education

Value:	500000
Published:	2022-11-15
Deadline:	2022-12-15

500000

2022-11-15

2022-12-15

Language Hubs - FTS

UK London Department for Education

The Department for Education (DfE) is seeking to procure a provider to establish a Centre of Excellence to manage the Language Hubs Programme. The role of the Centre of Excellence will include: Managing a network of lead and partner hub schools, with national coverage, to deliver their strategic priorities; Delivering continuous professional development (CPD) courses to language teachers nationally; Managing, or arrange for a sub-contractor to manage, a discrete German Promotion Programme; Increasing the profile of, and access to, home, heritage, and community languages; Complementing other DfE language initiatives and wider curriculum programmes. The contractor will deliver the aims of the Language Hubs programme. This includes increasing primary and secondary teacher quality and confidence in languages teaching, improving transition from Key Stage 2 to Key Stage 3, and increasing opportunities to study languages for those students from disadvantaged backgrounds. The contract is expected to begin on 02 March 2023. The contract will run for 3 years with potential for extension. A supplier market engagement event will take place via Teams on Monday 28th November 2022, 11:00-12:30 Details of this event will be sent to interested parties following registration. Bidders who are not already registered on the portal can register here: https://education.app.jaggaer.com For any assistance required in registering please contact the Jaggaer helpdesk: help_UK@jaggaer.com 

Value:
Published:	2022-11-15
Deadline:	2022-12-05

2022-11-15

2022-12-05

Green School Trust - IT Managed Service

UK Isleworth, The Green School Trust

Value:	500000
Published:	2022-11-12
Deadline:	2022-12-15

500000

2022-11-12

2022-12-15

For the provision of a Higher Education Institution to deliver the Step Up to Social Work Programme for the East Midlands Regional Partnership

UK Derby Derby City Council

Tenders are invited for the provision of a Higher Education Institution to deliver the Step Up to Social Work Programme for the East Midlands Regional Partnership (EMRP). The Step up to Social Work programme is funded by the Department for Education (DfE) with the intention of raising the standard of social workers who work in children's statutory services. The programme recruits high calibre candidates who have a 2:2 degree and who already have experience of working with vulnerable children, young people or adults who want to train as social workers.The DfE have announced that they will fund a cohort 8 of the Step up to Social Work programme and the EMRP is seeking to contract a Higher Education Institution (HEI) to work with the East Midlands EMRP to deliver and quality assure a Cohort 8 Step Up to Social Work Programme to train students who will be attached to Local Authorities in the East Midlands Region.Derby City Council is acting as the lead authority in the procurement of this new contract on behalf of all Local Authorities in the EMRP.

Value:	1283370
Published:	2022-11-12
Deadline:	2022-12-14

1283370

2022-11-12

2022-12-14

NEPO602 - Education, Health and Social Care Interim Contract (C-012151) - Opening 1

UK NEWCASTLE-UPON-TYNE Newcastle City Council

The Participating Local Authorities are seeking to appoint multiple Providers to deliver Services for the provision of;A) Department for Education registered, independent special schools and colleges; day placements, weekly boarder placements and 52-week residential placements. All placements in these settings for Children and Young People Pre-16,B) Department for Education registered, independent special schools and colleges; day placements, weekly boarder placements and 52-week residential placements. All placements in these settings for Children and Young People Post-16,C) Residential Children's Homes for Children and Young People aged 0 - 18 years,D) Ofsted Registered Residential Short Break Services for Children and Young People 0 - 18 years.In relation to Residential Children's Homes, where applicable, Homes must evidence that they are registered with the appropriate regulatory body; for example, Ofsted, Care Quality Commission or Care Inspectorate Scotland in order to be eligible to apply to the Flexible Procurement Agreement (the Contract).on a non-exclusive basis.The Provider acknowledges that, in entering this Flexible Procurement Agreement (the Contract), no form of exclusivity or volume guarantee has been granted by the Participating Authorities for Services from the Provider and that the Participating Organisations are at all times entitled to enter into other contracts and agreements with other Providers for the provision of any of the Services.The Lead Authority are carrying out the Opening of this bespoke Flexible Procurement Agreement (Contract) under the Public Contract Regulations 2015 (as amended), within the Social and Other Specific Services Procurement Route. This means that the Lead Authority will invite all interested parties to tender as a single stage.

Value:
Published:	2022-10-01
Deadline:	2022-10-28

2022-10-01

2022-10-28

North Northamptonshire Council Holiday Activities and Food Programme Coordination and Implementation

UK Kettering North Northamptonshire Council

North Northamptonshire Council is seeking to procure a supplier to work with the council on the coordination and implementation of the Holiday Activities and Food Programme. This is a Department for Education Funded programme to deliver holiday activities, including a meal, to eligible children and their families during the Easter, Summer and Christmas school holiday.This holiday provision is for school aged children from reception to year 11 (inclusive) who receive benefits-related free school meals. Local authorities have discretion to use up to 15% of their funding to provide free or subsidised holiday club places for children who are not in receipt of benefits-related free school meals but who the local authority believe could benefit from HAF provision.The Department for Education have confirmed that funding will continue to be available until at least 2025. The Council is therefore procuring a supplier to deliver the service for two years (until the end of the 2024-25 financial year, with the option to extend for a further 2 years (1+1) should further funding be available).The supplier is responsible for ensuring there is a sufficient supply of places for eligible children to attend Holiday Activity and Food programme provision in each of the holiday periods.It is not expected that the supplier will deliver services directly themselves but that they will work with local deliver partners who will deliver the services to children, young people and their families.Overall, the supplier is expected to offer the equivalent of 6 weeks' holiday provision to eligible children.Over Easter:- we expect that all participating children should benefit from at least a week of face-to-face provision at Easter, which should be for a minimum of 4 days- for most children, each day at Easter should consist of at least 4 hours of provision, but the local authority should ensure that provision is tailored to needOver summer:- participating children should be offered at least 4 weeks of face-to-face provision, which cover a minimum of 16 days- for most children, each day during summer should consist of at least 4 hours of provision, but the local authority should ensure that provision is tailored to needOver Christmas:- we expect that all participating children should benefit from a week of support which covers a minimum of 4 days- for most children, each day of face-to-face provision at Christmas should consist of at least 4 hours of provision but the local authority should ensure that provision is tailored to need.

Value:	4400000
Published:	2022-09-29
Deadline:	2022-10-28

4400000

2022-09-29

2022-10-28

22 077 Holiday Activities & Food Programme

UK Sandbach Cheshire East Borough Council

Cheshire East Council is seeking a number of providers to deliver lot 1 holiday activities scheme within easy access of families currently in receipt of Free School Meals in line with DfE (Department for Education), guidelines for this funding. The criteria of the DfE funding must be met by a suitable range of providers and the activities session must run for a minimum of 4 hours. Providers should provide a hot meal which could necessitate the use of sub-contracting.As per the title of this lot 'Main provision including SEND support if appropriate' this may or may not also include support for vulnerable children/young people, as specified; there is a detailed specification of requirements. It is anticipated that the total value of this Lot over the full time period including the optional extension should equate to between £1,400,000 to £1,800,000 with an average session price of £12.50 being targeted.

Value:
Published:	2022-09-24
Deadline:	2022-10-24

2022-09-24

2022-10-24

Early Years Foundation Stage (EYFS) Engagement Partner

UK London Department for Education

The Early Years Foundation Stage Reform Implementation team from the Strategy, Quality and COVID-19 Response division, are seeking to continue their system of support to the Early Years (EY) sector.As EY policy continues to develop and the Early Years Education recovery programme is rolled out, there is a clear need from the sector for support from the department as we deliver our key objectives and support with implementing the reforms into their second year.Continuing to maintain consistent engagement is essential to ensure the reforms are implemented confidently and successfully. We know from sector feedback that for some the reforms have presented challenges, and it is vital that we still have a mechanism to engage with them, ensuring the aims of the reforms are realised.The Foundation Years website also enables us to share guidance, information, and effective practice on potential forthcoming changes under consultation, such as those on staff to child ratios, supervision requirements while children are eating and potential changes to provide increased support for childminders.We want to make sure that those helping to deliver the Department for Education policies are fully supported to do so with a long term, sustained commitment through an engagement contract.The EYFS engagement partner we are seeking, will provide continued essential support to the sector following the COVID-19 pandemic, and deliver relevant messaging and crucial information about the Early Years Education Recovery programme.As we now look to the future and recovery from COVID-19, it is more important than ever that we are able to continue to work with an engagement partner to support the sector by providing key information and timely communication regarding both EYFS policy / implementation and the COVID-19 recovery programme.We anticipate the contract will be for an initial period of 12-month with an option to extend for up to 6 months.

Value:
Published:	2022-09-23
Deadline:	2022-10-24

2022-09-23

2022-10-24

FTS - Improving the teaching of Physical Education in primary schools

UK London Department for Education

This notice is to notify the market of the Department for Education (DfE) intention to undertake a procurement exercise to source a potential supplier via the competitive award of a contract to lead programme to support primary schools to improve the teaching of Physical Education. The objective will be to improve the quality of Physical Education taught in English primary schools and contribute to greater recognition of the value of Physical Education as a subject.A supplier market engagement event will take place via Teams on Thursday 1st September 2022, 11:00 - 12:00Details of this event will be sent to interested parties following registration.Bidders who are not already registered on the portal can register here: https://education.app.jaggaer.com

Value:
Published:	2022-08-17
Deadline:	2022-09-16

2022-08-17

2022-09-16

Skills Bootcamps (Wave 3): Manufacturing

UK Manchester Greater Manchester Combined Authority

Value:	1000000
Published:	2022-07-14
Deadline:	2022-08-11

1000000

2022-07-14

2022-08-11

Skills Bootcamps (Wave 3) Construction and Green Skills

UK Salford Greater Manchester Combined Authority

As part of the “Plan for Jobs” the Department for Education (DfE) are providing £2.5bn for the National Skills Fund (NSF) to help adults build skills for the economy of the future; complementing provision available through Adult Education Budget (AEB). NSF comprises of Skills Bootcamps and the Level 3 Free Courses for Jobs Offer. Skills Bootcamps offer free flexible courses of up to 16 weeks giving people the opportunity to build up sector specific skills and fast track to an interview with a local employer.The key objectives of skills bootcamps are to:• Address the needs of employers to fill skills shortage vacancies requiring specialist skills and improve business productivity.• Address the needs of adults to retrain and upskill whatever their starting point. Providing clear line of sight to a new role / opportunity / contract.• Diversifying the talent pipeline by targeting groups underrepresented in key sectors.Skills Bootcamps are targeted at all adults aged 19+ who are in-work, self-employed, unemployed, returning to work after a career break and prisoners on temporary release or due to be released within six months. With a focus on specific priority groups.This funding round will open on Thursday 23rd June and close on Monday 25th July at 12 noon. Late applications will not be accepted. Consortia can bid for a minimum of £100,000 and a maximum of £500,000. There is £1.5m of funding available in total. (Funding Period is until 31st March 2023 with the potential to extend until 31st March 2025).This opportunity is specifically targeted at consortia of employers and providers with innovative ideas for construction and green skills training that could open up opportunities for people to enter and/or progress within the industry.*** Further information on this opportunity and details on how to submit your tender response can be found at https://www.the-chest.org.uk/ ***

Value:	1500000
Published:	2022-06-24
Deadline:	2022-07-25

1500000

2022-06-24

2022-07-25

Post-16 English and maths Continuous Professional Development to the Further Education Workforce (GCSE/FSQ resits)

UK London Department for Education

Achieving a Level 2 qualification in both maths and English, through General Certificate in Secondary Education (GCSE) or Functional Skills Qualifications (FSQs), helps students to progress to further study, training and skilled employment. The maths and English Condition of Funding policy ensures that all 16 to 19-year-olds have the best chance of achieving this standard and get the necessary support to do so.DfE is committed to this policy and therefore it is important that teachers in Further Education providers have access to the best development which focuses on the skills needed to help resit learners achieve their potential. DfE is issuing this Invitation to Apply for grant funding from organisations whose policies, objectives and activities are aligned to those of the DfE, to better achieve the desired outcomes for FE providers and learners in England. This will be achieved by the provision of continuous professional development to teachers of resit learners that is focussed on pedagogy, curriculum, and assessment training, delivered by skilled and experienced experts.Please note that the maximum grant that can be awarded under this competition for the grant funding period up to 31 March 2025 is £1,000,000, per Grantee.How to ApplyDfE is issuing the Invitation to Apply and full application package via the Jaggaer portal, https://education.app.jaggaer.com. Organisations should search for: Project_6711 Post-16 English and maths Continuous Professional Development to the Further Education Workforce (16-19 GCSE/FSQ resits). No hard copy documents will be issued and all communications with the Authority (including submission of Application responses) must be conducted via the e-Sourcing Portal.There is an opportunity to attend a webinar on 06 July 2022 at 3 pm, delivered by the Department, to explain the programme and its objectives.Interested organisations must ensure they are registered on the Jaggaer portal to participate in this competition. Please ensure that the person who will be conducting the communications for your Application is the official contact in your Jaggaer registration.The publication of this notice does not constitute any commitment by the Department for Education to award funding and commits only to the call for competition and subsequent invitation to apply.

Value:	1000000
Published:	2022-06-23
Deadline:	2022-08-02

1000000

2022-06-23

2022-08-02

NEPO605 - Independent Visitors Services (P-007793 / C-012202)

UK NEWCASTLE-UPON-TYNE Newcastle City Council

Newcastle City Council (''the Lead Authority'') is acting as the lead authority on behalf of the North East Procurement Organisation (NEPO) and its Member Authorities, in respect of the procurement of this Framework Agreement (Contract) for Independent Visitor Services.The North East regional governance arrangements have determined that this is a non-mandatory collaborative exercise, and as a result, Local Authorities can 'opt-in' to the solution, with some Local Authorities choosing to continue to purchase some of these services through other local arrangements.The Participating Local Authorities 'opting in' to the initial phase of this solution will be:1. Durham 2. Gateshead 3. Newcastle (Lead Authority) 4. North Tyneside5. Northumberland 6. South Tyneside 7. Together for Children Local Authorities who have 'opted out' at this initial period of the solution may 'opt-in' to use the solution during its term.The agreement will be available for use by all NEPO Members. A list of member organisations is available in the About section of the NEPO website at: www.nepo.org.This agreement will also be made available to all current and future NEPO Associate Members. Current Associate Members are listed in the Associate Member section of the NEPO website at: www.nepo.org/associate-membership/list. NEPO intends to make the resulting agreement available for use by all Contracting Authorities throughout all administrative regions of the UK (as defined by the Public Contracts Regulations 2015) including but not limited to Government Departments and their Agencies, Non-Departmental Public Bodies, Central Government, NHS Bodies, Local Authorities, Emergency Services, Coastguard Emergency Services, Educational Establishments, Registered Social Landlords and Registered Charities who have a need to purchase the above services.Please see the following websites for further details:http://www.direct.gov.uk/en/Dl1/Directories/Localcouncils/index.htm https://www.gov.uk/government/organisations/department-for-education https://www.gov.uk/check-a-university-is-officially-recognised/recognised-bodieshttp://www.schoolswebdirectory.co.uk/localauthorities.php http://www.ukschoolsdirectory.net https://www.gov.uk/find-school-in-england https://education.gov.scot/ParentZone http://hwb.wales.gov.uk/ https://www.education-ni.gov.uk/ https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/open-academies-and-academy-projects-in-development http://unistats.direct.gov.uk/institutions/ http://www.hefce.ac.uk/workprovide/unicoll/heis/ http://www.hefce.ac.uk/workprovide/unicoll/fecs/ http://www.nhs.uk/ServiceDirectories/Pages/AcuteTrustListing.aspx http://www.wales.nhs.uk/nhswalesaboutus/structure http://www.scottishambulance.com/TheService/organised.aspx http://www.hscni.net/index.php?link=trusts http://www.scottishambulance.com/TheService/organised.aspx http://www.direct.gov.uk/en/Dl1/Directories/A-ZOfCentralGovernment/index.htm https://www.gov.uk/government/organisations http://www.northernireland.gov.uk/gov.htm http://www.nidirect.gov.uk/local-councils-in-northern-ireland http://www.scotland.gov.uk/Publications/2012/02/2421/1 https://www.communities-ni.gov.uk/contact https://www.finance-ni.gov.uk/articles/list-public-bodies-which-ni-public-procurement-policy-applies https://www.ons.gov.uk/ https://www.police.uk/forces/ http://www.police-information.co.uk/index.html http://www.psni.police.uk/index.htm http://www.scotland.police.uk/ https://www.gov.uk/government/organisations/maritime-and-coastguard-agency http://www.fireservice.co.uk/information/ukfrs http://www.gov.scot/Topics/archive/law-order/Police/Poli

Value:	900000
Published:	2022-06-10
Deadline:	2022-07-14

900000

2022-06-10

2022-07-14

Norfolk and Suffolk Skills Bootcamps

UK NORWICH NEW ANGLIA LOCAL ENTERPRISE PARTNERSHIP LIMITED

We are inviting suppliers to submit proposals to join a Framework Agreement to deliver skills bootcamps that meet local employer needs.We have identified the following initial subject areas for delivery - with the first cohorts expected to commence before the end of August 2022.• Digital Core• Digital Bespoke• Technical Core• Technical Bespoke• Construction• Green Skills• Logistics• Pathways to Accelerated Apprenticeships120 learners need to have commenced training by the end of September 2022. We will expect successful providers to show how they can partially/fully support this requirement. The Department for Education has suggested that there may be an extension of contract in time and value if delivery of this contract is successful.We have also been given approval to use up to 10% of the value of our grant in FY 2022-23 to test Skills Bootcamps in the additional sectors set out below at Levels 3-5 or equivalent.• Health and Social Care (inc Life Sciences)• Creative Industries• Hospitality• Leadership and Management• Professional Services (inc Finance)We know there is a demand for enhanced Leadership and Management training in Norfolk and Suffolk but we would seek interest in any of these areas at this stage.Bootcamps should be a minimum of 60 Guided Learning Hours (GLH) and a maximum of 16 weeks. Bootcamps can be accredited or non-accredited and it is expected that learners will be provided with a Certificate of Completion as a minimum.We expect all successful suppliers to provide a clear indication of how they intend to recruit learners across Norfolk and Suffolk to ensure equal and fair opportunities for all residents.A training needs assessment is required for all learners to ensure they meet the learner eligibility requirements and are 'employment ready'. Any pre-requisites on learners should be fully evidenced by providers. Any learner who does not meet the required entry criteria should be actively directed to other positive opportunities to support their education and/or employment journey. The LEP Skills Bootcamp team can work with providers to identify the current suite of funded skills and employment programmes.Providers should ensure that risk management procedures are in place.In terms of geography, the focus of this Framework Agreement is to support businesses in Norfolk and Suffolk. However, support for other areas may be considered, particularly if learners live outside of the area, but work within Norfolk or Suffolk or vice versa. Any proposals to provide support to wider areas would need to be discussed with New Anglia LEP. Successful suppliers will be expected to work constructively and collaboratively with local and regional partners and other providers to support learner engagement, progression into work and referral arrangements. The intention through collaboration is to provide strong, place-based relationships delivering more skills and support for local residentsAll suppliers must demonstrate how they propose to work with employers, business intermediaries, sector groups and relevant catapults to validate the content of the bootcamps and secure positive outcomes for learners upon successful completion of their programmes. We anticipate this support to come in the form of guaranteed interviews, shared content creation and ringfenced roles. A skills broker will be appointed by New Anglia LEP to support providers and engagement with businesses. It is the joint responsibility of the skills broker and provider(s) to ensure successful delivery of cohorts from an employer engagement perspective. Actual delivery of the skills bootcamps remains solely the responsibility of the provider(s).In addition to the development of employment and progression opportunities from employers, we anticipate Norfolk and Suffolk businesses supp

Value:	712500
Published:	2022-06-09
Deadline:	2022-07-10

712500

2022-06-09

2022-07-10

Framework Agreement for Connectivity for Educational Establishments

UK NORWICH Norfolk County Council

Norfolk County Council has a requirement for partners to supply and install broadband connectivity suitable for education environments, in line with the Department for Education Digital and Technology Standards for Schools and Colleges (March 2022).The framework agreement will be open to all educational establishments including schools, academies, trusts, federations, Universities and further education colleges, adult learning centres, nurseries, preschools and alternative provisions, to purchase from within the counties of Norfolk, Suffolk, Cambridgeshire, Lincolnshire and Essex and all Unitary authorities therein.

Value:	3500000
Published:	2022-06-02
Deadline:	2022-07-08

3500000

2022-06-02

2022-07-08

Engaging SMEs in the Apprenticeship market

UK London Department for Education

The Department for Education (DfE) are seeking to procure outcome driven engagement plans from suppliers to increase levels of awareness of apprenticeship markets and benefits amongst Employers, and to stimulate and support the generation of new or renewed participation in Apprenticeships starts within the Small and Medium Sized Employer (SME) landscape.This focus on SMEs and the new starts created will increase the economic value of skills being supplied by the post 16 system, these improved skills will lead to increased productivity, social mobility and will support economic recovery.

Value:	2250000
Published:	2022-05-31
Deadline:	2022-06-29

2250000

2022-05-31

2022-06-29

National Centre of Computing Education

UK London Department for Education

The Department for Education (DfE) is inviting bids for a lead supplier to deliver the programme the National Centre of Computing Education 2 (“NCCE 2”). The NCCE 2 programme aims to improve the quality of computing teaching for primary and secondary state-maintained schools and colleges in England. This will be delivered through a network of computing hubs providing continuous professional development (CPD) for teachers, events for teachers and pupils, delivery of digital products including GCSE and A level online platforms and teacher resources, school engagement, stakeholder and sector expertise and a programme management office to ensure that the NCCE 2 provides a clear and joined up computing education offer for schools, teachers and pupils. The programme delivery compromises a package of interrelated functions. The overall programme will be delivered via a contract and the contract will include the administration and management of grants to support the hub network and a grant claims service. The funding values associated with the grant elements are not included in the overall contract value, as the grant elements will require funding drawn down from DfE. This is further explained in the Invitation to Tender documentation.The overall programme delivery is through a contract, which will include:1. Mobilisation and set up of NCCE 22. Programme management and co-ordination to ensure a seamless experience for teachers, schools and pupils3. Grant administration of an existing network of computing hub schools and colleges and their satellites 4. Delivery and support of CPD to teachers in state-maintained schools and events for teachers and pupils5. Delivery of digital products and resources, including online platforms for GCSE and A level Computer Science and teacher resources6. Stakeholder expertise and engagement to enhance the experience of computing education in schools in England7. Providing subject matter expertise and industry outreach (representing the NCCE 2 programme and feedback to the DfE)8. Social value The DfE undertook market engagement activity in September and October 2021 for interested organisations to learn more about its delivery objectives and to provide insight into the new programme. The DfE will be seeking bid proposals from individual organisations or consortia to deliver this programme. The contract start date will be 4th November 2022 to allow for the set up and mobilisation period, and the handover of the existing programme from the NCCE 1 supplier including transfer of assets and knowledge. This will require working collaboratively with the incumbent supplier whose contract will end on 31st March 2023. The set up and mobilisation period for NCCE 2 will end on 31st March 2023. The contract commencement date for the NCCE 2 will be 1st April 2023. This is when 'business as usual’ delivery for the NCCE 2 programme will commence. The DfE has allowed up to £1 million for the set up and mobilisation period, and the criteria for this is detailed in the Invitation to Tender documentation.The initial contract period is for the 1st April 2023 to 31st August 2025 with a value of £21.54 million (this excludes the set up costs). This includes a five month period of delivery between April to August 2025 which is subject to further internal approvals. Subject to performance and approvals through departmental governance, the DfE may extend the contract by up to one year to 31st August 2026, with an additional value of up to, and not exceeding, £14.3 million. The total estimated value is made up of:• Set up and mobilisation costs capped at £1 million for the period 4th November 2022 to 31st March 2023 • The approved contract value for the initial term at £21.54 million for the period 1st April 2023 to 31st August 2025. (The period covering April 2025 to August 2025 will be subject

Value:	22540000
Published:	2022-05-24
Deadline:	2022-05-30

22540000

2022-05-24

2022-05-30

Department for Education National Education Nature Park and Climate Leaders Award

UK London Department for Education

The Department is looking for a successful lead provider, or consortia, to successfully deliver the following key areas of activity: A prestigious National Education Nature Park that will drive and increase in engagement with nature for all children and young people whilst also developing their scientific, analytical and biodiversity skills for future studies and careers alongside driving an improvement in the biodiversity of the education estate. It will have an engaging digital presence that will inspire children, young people and teachers to participate with the range of activities it has developed and curated from various stakeholders. It will have a credible, high profile and prestigious presence amongst education and children’s services providers and biodiversity stakeholders. Over time, it will become the main portal through which the education system looks for advice, guidance and learning resources on this important issue and on climate change more broadly. It will be important that the successful provider has a lead public facing figure for the programme. A well-respected Climate Leaders Award recognised by employers and further and higher education providers that will increase and recognise the efforts of young people in improving the biodiversity of the education estate and their communities, as well as helping to develop their analytical, scientific, biodiversity and sustainable technology skills through a structured, accredited programme of activity in conjunction with the development of the Nature Park. Alongside the two main programme initiatives listed above, the successful provider and/or consortia, will also be required to: Develop climate education resources for each of the key stages, from early years through to further education. Resources to either be produced from new and/or quality assuring existing materials. Resources to then be made available and accessible to educational institutions on a Nature Park online hub, at least in the short-term (note: a medium to longer term online presence may be considered and the Department will work collaboratively with the successful provider as and when more strategic decisions are made on material hosting). Be able to administer grants on behalf of the Department to support participation and engagement in the Nature Park – activity is subject to the Department securing additional funding. The costing matrix template asks bidding organisations to define the percentage management fee charge which the provider (or sub-contractor within their consortia) would charge should such funding grants be made available. All grant funding will need to be managed and assured in line with government requirements which would be clearly outlined by the Department.

Value:
Published:	2022-05-19
Deadline:	2022-06-22

2022-05-19

2022-06-22

Holiday Activity and Food (HAF) Programme

UK Southend-on-Sea Southend-on-Sea City Council

Southend-on-Sea Borough Council is seeking to commence an Approved Provider List (APL) for the provision of Holiday Activity and Food Programme Services in Southend-on-Sea.The Healthy Activities and Food programme (HAF) has been funded by the Department for Education to deliver activities and food to vulnerable children during school holiday periods.The provision must be used to provide access to holiday activity programmes as follows:- At least 4 hours for 4 days a week for 4 weeks the Summer, and- a week in Easter and- a week at Christmas- Inclusive and accessible provision - Provision offered to all FSM children of statutory school age in the LAThe minimum standards for the delivery of high-quality provision include healthy food (meeting the school food standards) enriching activities, physical activities, nutritional education, and robust policies and procedures. Government wants children attending clubs to:• Eat more healthily• Be more active• Take part in engaging and enriching activities• Be safe and not isolated• Have greater knowledge of health and nutrition• Be more engaged with school and other services• Have greater knowledge and awareness of holiday club provisionService providers are invited to view the documents and submit their tender to join the APL and the first round will close on 12 Noon on Wednesday 8th June 2022. The APL will remain open for providers to join, but evaluations will be carried out 3 times a year 2 months before the next term commences.Please view the documents here: https://procontract.due-north.com with the reference DN610396.

Value:
Published:	2022-05-07
Deadline:	2022-06-08

2022-05-07

2022-06-08

Invitation to Tender for the provision of Digital Skills Bootcamps - EMPLOYERS

UK Salford Greater Manchester Combined Authority

As part of the “Plan for Jobs” the Department for Education (DfE) are providing £2.5bn for the National Skills Fund (NSF) to help adults build skills for the economy of the future; complementing provision available through Adult Education Budget (AEB). NSF comprises of Skills Bootcamps and the Level 3 Free Courses for Jobs Offer. Skills Bootcamps offer free flexible courses of up to 16 weeks giving people the opportunity to build up sector specific skills and fast track to an interview with a local employer.The key objectives of skills bootcamps are to:• Address the needs of employers to fill skills shortage vacancies requiring specialist digital skills and improve business productivity.• Address the needs of adults to retrain and upskill whatever their starting point. Providing clear line of sight to a new role / opportunity / contract.• Diversifying the talent pipeline by targeting groups underrepresented in key sectors.Skills Bootcamps are targeted at all adults aged 19+ who are in-work, self-employed, unemployed, returning to work after a career break and prisoners on temporary release or due to be released within six months. With a focus on specific priority groups. This funding round will open on Tuesday 26th April and close on Monday 6th June at 12 noon. Late applications will not be accepted. Consortia can bid for a minimum of £100,000 and a maximum of £500,000. There is £1.5m of funding available in total. (Funding Period is until the end of March 2023 with the potential to extend until March 2025).This opportunity is specifically targeted at employers with innovative ideas for digital training that could open up opportunities for people to enter the industry. This could be upskilling the existing workforce and/or developing a pipeline for the wider industry. (For specific details on eligibility to bid please see section four within the specification).** Tender documents and instructions on how to apply can be found on The Chest https://www.the-chest.org.uk/ ****

Value:
Published:	2022-04-27
Deadline:	2022-06-06

2022-04-27

2022-06-06

University of York - Construction of a New Nursery Building

UK York University of York

The University of York ("the University") wishes to appoint a suitable contractor ("the Contractor") to construct its new Nursery facility to be located at the University's Campus East location. The projects principle aim is to provide a new nursery setting that is in keeping with Ofsted (Office for Standards in Education, Children's Services and Skills), EYFS (Early Years Foundation Stage) and DfE (Department for Education) guidelines. It is hoped that the new Nursery will help the maintain the "Good" rating currently held by the University Nursery team, and allow the Nursery to go for an "excellent" rating in the future.The new Nursery shall accommodate 94 nursery spaces, and will incorporate a flexible use space that will have potential to develop a Crèche facility. The Nursery shall also take into account the proposed change in how the setting is catered for (move away from food being prepped by a third party and just warmed up on site) with the provision of a more substantial kitchen.The University nursery reflects the strategic commitment of the University of York towards providing childcare for the University itself and its wider community. It provides a high quality service that echoes the values of the University and this is due to the highly qualified and professional staffing group. The successful Contractor shall provide a new contemporary Nursery that will sit seamlessly within the existing landscape. The setting itself will provide ample indoor and outdoor play spaces, the transition between these spaces will be designed to be safe and where possible barrier free. The new setting will make use of the woodland nearby providing opportunities for outdoor learning and experience of the natural environment. The aims of the Nursery shall be:(a) To provide support and a framework so that the needs of the University community with regard to preschool age children are met;(b) To advance the education of children below compulsory school age by providing a safe, satisfying and developmentally appropriate curriculum in which parents are encouraged to take part.(c) To comply with OFSTED regulations in providing the above services.(d) A highly sustainable building constructed to achieve 2030 carbon neutral targets.Pre-pandemic, a range of options were explored and approval was gained to build a new Nursery on Campus East with funding of £4.5m for construction.The University shall follow the Restricted procedure with expressions of interest sought before inviting tenders. Tenders shall be single stage, with the Contractor appointed following a Traditional procurement using the JCT Standard Building Contract form of contact with University amendments.The key dates for the procurement are proposed as follows: Publish contract notice and procurement documents: 14th April 22Deadline for the return of completed Selection Questionnaires: 16th May 22Selection Questionnaire evaluation and shortlising of bidders: by the 30th May 22Invitation to tender period (6 weeks): from 30th May through to the 11th June 22Award decision: 25th June 22Please note that the full planning application will have a 13 week determination period, this coupled with the production time required for the application information the scheme will not have full planning approval until August 2022.

Value:	4500000
Published:	2022-04-14
Deadline:	2022-05-16

4500000

2022-04-14

2022-05-16

Holiday Activities and Healthy Food programme (HAF) - ASCHIW/2022/237*

UK Stoke-on-Trent Stoke-on-Trent City Council

The Department for Education (DfE) have recently announced an expansion of their Holiday Activities and Healthy Food programme (HAF) so that children on free school meals in England will be offered free healthy food and enriching activities over the holidays in 2022 - 2024. This investment is being delivered through every local authority to work with a wide range of partners including local community and voluntary organisations. This contract will allow the Council to commission a provider to deliver these services through 2022 – 2024 Pending DFE Funding.

Value:	3855126
Published:	2022-04-08
Deadline:	2022-05-12

3855126

2022-04-08

2022-05-12

Learning Community Trust Tender for Catering Services

UK Oswestry Learning Community Trust

The Learning Community Trust is a Telford and Shropshire based multi-academy Trust which was established in July 2017, with the backing of the Department for Education. The Trust serves the community of Telford and Shropshire, with schools from across all phases including three mainstream primaries with nurseries and three large secondaries (one of which is all-through) as well as two Special Schools. They are looking for a contractor to provide catering services at the following schools:• Charlton School, Apley Avenue, Wellington, Telford,TF1 3FA (Secondary)• Ercall Wood Academy, Golf Links Lane, Telford, TF1 2DT (Secondary)• Wrekin View Primary School, North Road, Wellington, Telford, TF1 3ES• Crudgington Primary School, Crudgington, Telford, TF6 6JF• Queensway South Campus, Hinkshay Road, Dawley, Telford, TF4 3PP (Special School)• Queensway North Campus, Queensway, Hadley, Telford, TF1 6AJ (Special School)The contract will be awarded for a period of 3 years commencing MOND

Value:	2100000
Published:	2022-01-28
Deadline:	2022-02-26

2100000

2022-01-28

2022-02-26

National Apprenticeship Awards - Sponsorship Tender

UK London Department for Education

This tender opportunity will result in an initial 1 year contract period with the option to extend for three periods of 12 months each (1+1+1+1). The breakdown of budget per year is included within the procurement documents - the overall value stated here is for the maximum 4 year period. The Department for Education (DfE) is inviting you to tender to support the Awards team in line with the National Apprenticeship Awards strategy and targets. The appointed supplier/organisation will support by providing sponsorship services to raise sponsorship & funding for the National Apprenticeship Awards 2022 cycle, to include the national and regional ceremonies. The National Apprenticeship Awards celebrate and recognise both employers who are successfully using apprenticeships to improve their business performance and tackle skills shortages, and apprentices whose contribution to the workplace has exceeded their employers’ expectations and resulted in measurable benefits or who have overcome difficulties to succeed through their apprenticeship.

Value:	300000
Published:	2022-01-26
Deadline:	2022-02-28

300000

2022-01-26

2022-02-28

Trialing and Sampling Framework 2022-25

UK London Department for Education

The Standards and Testing Agency's remit is to develop and deliver statutory national curriculum tests for English Reading, English Grammar, Punctuation and Spelling (GPS), Mathematics, Phonics and Reception Baseline Assessment for use in schools. The Agency is responsible for ensuring these tests are of the highest quality, accessible to all, inclusive and free from bias.The Agency has launched a new procurement process with the objective to create a new Trailing and Sampling Framework to support the conduct of delivery of the assessments. The contractors appointed to the framework will work with the Agency to ensure that Trials and Sampling assessments are managed successfully.The initial framework term will be 3 years, with an option to extend it for an additional period of one year.The prospective contractors are invited to submit a tender for the provision of the Trialing and Sampling Framework services.Further information along with procurement timescales can be found in the tender documents published on the e-procurement Solution portal - Jaggaer.The procurement will be administered electronically via the Department for Education e-procurement Solution portal (Jaggaer ).No hard copy documents will be issued and all communications with the Authority (including final submission of Tender responses) must be conducted via Jaggaer.To:- view this tender opportunity- ask clarification questions- submit tender responsesall potential suppliers should register with Jaggaer e-tending portal following a link provided below:Jaggaer - Supplier registration link https://www.gov.uk/government/organisations/department-for-education/about/procurement#jaggaer-the-dfe-etendering-portal

Value:
Published:	2022-01-22
Deadline:	2022-03-01

2022-01-22

2022-03-01

Invitation to Tender for Free Schools Support Service

UK London Department for Education

The Department for Education wishes to appoint a contractor for the provision of the Free Schools Support Service.The Free School Programme remains a key part of this government’s plan to level up standards and respond where there is a need for more high-quality school places. The programme has delivered hundreds of new schools and provided thousands of good new school places across the country.The contract is being tendered on the basis of a single round of mainstream approvals in 2022-23, though providers’ bids should demonstrate how their proposals could be scalable to deliver further rounds. Bids should also demonstrate how lead generation activity will be responsive to the criteria set by the department for assessing free school applications within an approval round, taking account of demographic needs and the government’s priority to raise education standards across the country.The contract will run for an initial period of two years from March 2022 to March 2024 with the provision to extend for a further year.

Value:	1485000
Published:	2021-12-16
Deadline:	2022-01-18

1485000

2021-12-16

2022-01-18

National Child Safeguarding Facilitator Role (Local Government Focus)

UK London Department for Education

Strong and effective multi-agency safeguarding arrangements sit at the heart of cross-government efforts to ensure the best outcomes for all children and families. The Department for Education is inviting bids for the role of a“National child safeguarding facilitator (local government focus)”. The Department is looking for an individual who understands and has experience of the workings of local government and in particular multi-agency safeguarding for children at a senior level, to work in partnership with national facilitators for police and health in supporting and challenging local safeguarding children’s partnerships. The individual will be required to support the local government response to the safeguarding partners reform work and the development of existing national policy to improve safeguarding outcomes for children and young people. This will include, but is not limited to:• Identifying and assessing emerging issues and threats within local multi-agency safeguarding partnerships and developing plans to address these in partnership with other national facilitators. • Liaising with all local safeguarding partnerships in England and engage relevant safeguarding leads in local government to promote effective arrangements, to map and share best practice. • Providing appropriate peer review and challenge to support development of robust local arrangements. Relevant safeguarding experience within a multi-disciplinary team along with knowledge and understanding of children’s social care practice including guidance, appropriate legislation and issues relevant to children particularly the Children and Social Work Act 2017 is essential.We anticipate this will be for 15-month service contract with an option to extend for 12 months at an approximate total contract cost of £194,400The Department will be holding a market engagement event on 2nd November 2021 10:00 – 11:00. If you wish to attend the market engagement event please message the Department through Jaggaer to register. The event will be held via Microsoft Teams. The presentation slides will be made available on Jaggaer after the eventThe opportunity is available on our electronic tendering system: https://education.app.jaggaer.com

Value:	194400
Published:	2021-10-22
Deadline:	2021-11-22

194400

2021-10-22

2021-11-22

Plan and Deliver two FE Sector Leadership Programmes- FE Strategic Leadership & Preparing for CEO Programmes

UK London The Education and Training Foundation

To deliver the FESLP programme the ETF will commission a delivery partner who has an outstanding track record in the delivery and impact of leadership development. The delivery partner will co-design the programme, alongside the ETF and a sector steering group, that includes representation from the Department for Education. The successful delivery partner will be able to demonstrate significant added value to the co-design of the programme with ETF; it is critical that its status contributes to enhancing of the reputation of FE senior leadership both within, and outside of the sector.The successful tenderer will work with ETF to review and develop the content and design of the most recent FESLP programme to ensure it meets the current needs of the sector, and then deliver the Programme.The FESLP alumni programme is delivered twice a year, typically June and December, to further support the previous cohorts of the FESLP programme by engaging them in up to date education policy changes, support on evolving systems leadership practice, building on their network and creating a culture of change that will support the whole sector. The alumni events are an opportunity for current leaders to network, share best practice and support the sector as policies change, grow and develop. The ETF would like the tenderer to build in a programme of alumni activity that will compliment the FESLP programme but also look to a changing horizon of leadership in order to encourage development in a supportive environment.Preparing for CEO programme, targeted at aspiring CEOs/Principals, has been a critical contribution to the ETF’s leadership offer, which aims to address challenges within the FE sector and build its leadership capacity. Preparing for CEO develops the confidence, skills and leadership tools to support participants to step-up to the roles of Principal and CEO, and ensures that there is a talent pipeline to the most senior executive roles within the FE sector.Preparing for CEO is specifically aimed at experienced FE senior leaders who are looking to step-up to the role of Principal or CEO within the next 1-2 years. Usually, participants on this programme have the role title of Deputy Principal or Deputy CEO.Since 2018, the ETF has delivered the Preparing for CEO Programme to approximately 150 participants, with a further 25 currently going through the programme. The success of this programme is demonstrated by the 35 alumni who have been promoted to CEO or Principal since it began.The programmes require the tenderer to be ready to deliver an outstanding high quality executive leadership programme that will meet the needs of the senior and executive leaders, the demands of the Department of Education, the individual organisation, and set a standard of excellence to inspire future leaders.The contract duration will be from Wednesday 24 November 2021 to 31 December 2023.The budget available for the two programmes and the FESLP alumni event is GBP1,455,000- GBP1,470,000 (inclusive of VAT).Year 1 Budget for both programmes November 2021 to March 2022- Up to GBP225,000Year 2 Budget for both programmes April 2022 to March 2023- Up to GBP735,000Year 3 Budget for both programmes April 2023 to December 2023- Up to GBP510,000Building on the current FESLP and Preparing for CEO programmes, the ETF seeks to develop its support further, taking into account current leadership approaches, research into effective learning and development.As a result of the nature of grant funding received from the Department for Education (“DfE”), ETF may be required to terminate this Contract at any time by providing the Supplier with one month’s written notice. This will only be invoked where ETF considers that continuing with this Agreement is or shall become economically unviable because of the cessation of ETF’s funding for this Contract.

Value:	1184000
Published:	2021-10-06
Deadline:	2021-11-03

1184000

2021-10-06

2021-11-03

Queens Jubilee Commemorative Book on the Queens Reign

UK London Department for Education

The Department for Education (DfE) is seeking to appoint a suitably experienced single contractor to procure a potential contractor to publish and distribute commemorative book to mark the Queen’s Platinum Jubilee.Aims of the book are to:• be a unique commemorative piece that children will take home and treasure, and• focus, not only on the Queen herself, but also on events of the last 70 years throughout the United Kingdom and the CommonwealthThe contractor can be either one organisation, or a group of economic operators. In accordance to the public contract regulations Open Procedure DfE has published this Contract Notice, which is a call for competition, following the PIN published earlier for ESEE - The market engagement which was not call for competition, the documents are available along with the ITT documents within the DFE Jaggaer system. Interested parties will need to register via Jaggaer to access the documents.

Value:
Published:	2021-09-29
Deadline:	2021-10-28

2021-09-29

2021-10-28

Top Apprenticeship Employers Rankings - Entries and Administration

UK London Department for Education

The Department for Education is looking to procure an organisation to deliver the Top Apprenticeship Employers 2022, 2023 and 2024. This will initially be a one-year contract with the option to extend for two extension periods of 12 months each, subject to financial approvals and supplier performance. Building on a successful test and learn event in 2020, the Top Apprenticeship Employers rankings celebrates some of England’s most outstanding apprenticeship employers. They assist potential apprentices, parents and careers advisers to identify the best apprenticeship opportunities in England. The appointed supplier will develop an end-to-end application process to identify and rank England’s Top 100 Large Apprentice Employers and the Top 50 Small Medium Enterprises (SMEs) apprentice employers for three cycles, 2022, 2023 and 2024. This will include sourcing sponsorship for an announcement event.The Department for Education will publish two Top Apprenticeship Employer rankings annually, one recognising the Top 100 large employers (with over 250 employees), and new for 2022 the Top 50 Small Medium Enterprises (SMEs).

Value:	540332
Published:	2021-09-11
Deadline:	2021-10-11

540332

2021-09-11

2021-10-11

Strategic Reform Partner

UK London Department for Education

Through this procurement we are aiming to improve outcomes for children and young people with SEND. This will be achieved through one contract which will provide services that support the Department for Education in policy development and implementation.

Value:	993288
Published:	2021-08-13
Deadline:	2021-09-20

993288

2021-08-13

2021-09-20

BHCC MAH Holiday Activity and Food Programme

United Kingdom UK IN-TEND LIMITED

Funded by the Department for Education (DfE), HAF offers enriching activities and nutritious meals to children and young people, aged four to 16, who are eligible for benefits-related free school meals (FSM). DfE guidance can be found here. School holidays are recognised as a pressure point for some families because of increased costs (such as food and childcare) and reduced incomes. For some children that can lead to a holiday experience gap, with children from disadvantaged families: less likely to access organised out-of-school activities more likely to experience 'unhealthy holidays' in terms of nutrition and physical health more likely to experience social isolation The purpose of HAF is for children and young people who attend provision to: eat more healthily over the school holidays be more active during the school holidays take part in engaging and enriching activities which support the development of resilience, character, and wellbeing along with their wider educational attainment be safe and not to be socially isolated have a greater knowledge of health and nutrition be more engaged with school and other local services The programme should also ensure that families participating: develop their understanding of nutrition and food budgeting are signposted towards other information and support, for example, health, employment, and education.

Value:	500000
Published:	2021-05-19T00:00:00Z
Deadline:

500000

2021-05-19T00:00:00Z

Independent Review Mechanism (IRM) Services

UK London Department for Education

Department for Education are looking for a provider to run and manage the Independent Review Mechanism in line with the Regulations http://www.legislation.gov.uk/uksi/2009/395/contents/made (The Department recommends that bidders read the Regulations before writing their bid).The successful provider must be able to demonstrate the following mandatory requirements:• an innovative approach to running an efficient, independent panel review service for foster carers, adopters and adult adoptees seeking a review of their qualifying determination;• a clear understanding of the purpose and value of the IRM and a commitment to sharing this within the sector;• excellent customer service and confidence to support people who may be in distress;• a commitment to collaborating with stakeholders to drive improvements, establishing the service as a (leader of best practice in this area);• a highly organised and efficient approach to administration, with excellent timekeeping;• an ability to produce detailed thematic, data driven reporting;• knowledge of, or desire to learn, about children’s social services;• dynamic approach to processes and openness to try new ways of doing things in order to achieve efficiencies and ensure value for money;• passion for using technology and innovation to make services more efficient.How to access the documents1) The web address is https://education.app.jaggaer.com/web/login.html and click the link to register— accept the terms and conditions and click 'Continue';— enter your correct business and user details;— note the username you chose and click 'Save' when complete;— you will shortly receive an email with your unique password (please keep this secure).2) Express an Interest in the tender— login to the portal with the username/password;— click the 'PQQs/ITTs Open To All Suppliers' link. (These are Pre-Qualification Questionnaires or Invitations to Tender open to any registered supplier);— click on the relevant PQQ/ITT to access the content;— click the 'Express Interest' button at the top of the page;— this will move the PQQ /ITT into your 'My PQQs/ My ITTs' page. (This is a secure area reserved for your projects only);— you can now access any attachments by clicking 'Buyer Attachments' in the 'PQQ/ ITT Details' box.3) Responding to the tender— click 'My Response' under 'PQQ/ ITT Details', you can choose to 'Create Response' or to 'Decline to Respond' (please give a reason if declining);— you can now use the 'Messages' function to communicate with the buyer and seek any clarification;— note the deadline for completion, then follow the onscreen instructions to complete the PQQ/ ITT;— there may be a mixture of online and offline actions for you to perform (there is detailed online help available). You must then submit your reply using the 'Submit Response' button at the top of the page. Please give yourself enough time to complete this before the deadline. If you require any further assistance please consult the online help, or contact the e-Tendering help desk.

Value:	900000
Published:	2020-12-22
Deadline:	2021-01-29

900000

2020-12-22

2021-01-29

Delivery of a Post-Graduate Certificate for Step Up to Social Work Cohort 7

UK Sheffield Sheffield City Council

Step Up to Social Work is a department for education funded programme for graduates who meet the entry requirements to undertake studies and placement to achieve a post-graduate diploma in social work or equivalent.Sheffield City Council acts as the lead agency for the Yorkshire and Humberside Regional Partnership, which is made up of Sheffield City Council (lead authority), Barnsley MBC, Calderdale Council, Doncaster Children Services Trust, East Riding Council, Hull City Council, North Lincolnshire Council, North East Lincolnshire, Rotherham MBC, and City of York Council.

Value:	665019
Published:	2020-11-04
Deadline:	2020-11-27

665019

2020-11-04

2020-11-27

Health Provision for Children and Young People in Barnsley Special Schools with Special Educational Needs and Disability Service

UK Barnsley NHS Barnsley Clinical Commissioning Group

This service specification outlines the additional health provision to be provided to all such children and young people in the borough of Barnsley, focusing initially on those children attending Greenacre school (including Greenacre Satellite schools) and Springwell Learning Community but evolving to support similar children and young people in mainstream schools within Barnsley.Greenacre School and Springwell Learning Community recognise and are committed to fulfilling their statutory duties, roles and responsibilities under section 100 of the Children and Families Act 2014 in making arrangements for supporting pupils at the schools with medical conditions. In meeting the duty, the schools have regard to Department for Education statutory guidance issued by the Secretary of State ‘Supporting pupils at school with medical conditions- (December 2015)’ and referenced above.To support the Barnsley Special Schools to fulfil their statutory duties in making arrangements for supporting pupils at school with medical conditions, Barnsley Clinical Commissioning Group (CCG) wishes to commission an ‘on-site’ health care provision. This health care provision will enable Barnsley Special Schools to adhere to their ‘Supporting Children with Medical Needs’ policies.The aim of this policy is to ensure that:Every child attending a Barnsley Special School (including pupils at satellite schools) with medical conditions is properly supported so that they have full access to education, including school trips and physical education.Arrangements are in place on-site at Greenacre School to support pupils at school with often complex medical conditions, and supportive arrangements are in place at Springwell Learning Community to ensure that staff are equipped with the skills, knowledge and mechanisms to meet the medical needs of all pupils.Health and social care professionals, pupils and parents are consulted to ensure that the needs of children with medical conditions are properly understood and effectively supported.The contract will be for a term of 3 years with the opportunity to extend for 2 years subject to mutual agreement between the successful bidder and the authority. The maximum term of contract is consequently 5 years. The contract value in this notice is based on a 5-year contract duration.

Value:
Published:	2020-10-07
Deadline:	2020-11-02

2020-10-07

2020-11-02

Item Writing Framework — 2021-2025

UK London Department for Education

The Department for Education requires a supplier framework of multiple suppliers to draft and develop potential items and their mark schemes ready for formal trialling. The proposed framework will run from 1 April 2021 until 31 March 2024 with an option to extend by an additional year (subject to STA requirements). The total framework value is not expected to exceed GBP 4 million.STA’s remit is to develop and deliver statutory assessments, including national curriculum tests for English Reading, English grammar, punctuation and spelling, Mathematics and Science for use in schools at the end of key stage 1 and key stage 2. It is responsible for ensuring these tests are of the highest quality, accessible to all, inclusive and free from bias. Maintaining item writing contract services is essential to STA’s operating model of delivering brand new tests for key stage 1 and key stage 2.

Value:	4000000
Published:	2020-09-07
Deadline:	2020-12-11

4000000

2020-09-07

2020-12-11

TD1623 — Opportunity Area Inclusion Programme

UK Derby Derby City Council

Derby City Council, working on behalf of the derby opportunity area (OA) and the Department for Education, is inviting tenders for the supply of a package of support that together, will form our Inclusion programme in year 4 (2020/2021 academic year).This project aims to strengthen collaborative working and leave in place a shared Derby citywide approach on inclusion, as well as heightened awareness of behaviour, mental health and SEND issues and early, effective identification intervention, improved practice, and consistent messages to families and pupils. By facilitating greater collaboration and partnership working, encouraging collective ownership of these issues, as well as increasing the capacity and capability of mainstream schools to provide effective inclusion and behaviour interventions and support all pupils, particularly the most vulnerable.This project will complement and enhance the support available through Derby City Council’s Early Help team and support their vision ‘to work with children, young people, families and partners across the city to prevent risks and needs escalating, by intervening at the earliest possible time and the lowest possible level’.

Value:	800000
Published:	2020-09-02
Deadline:	2020-09-30

800000

2020-09-02

2020-09-30

Continued Professional Development (CPD) for Advanced Practitioners

UK London The Education and Training Foundation

This programme is subsidised through a grant from the Department for Education (DfE). Improving the quality of teaching, learning and assessment in maths and English is a high priority for the DfE and the ETF. This tender seeks to enable the professional development of advanced practitioners who support the delivery and embedding of these subjects across all settings in the FE and training sector. The programme will consist of a range of CPD activities including: online/face-to-face training; communities of practice; practitioner-led events and networks; and a conference.The broad aim of this programme is to offer high-quality, innovative CPD for aspiring, current and experienced advanced practitioners. This year’s programme should build on and develop the ETF’s existing advanced practitioner offer.

Value:	240000
Published:	2020-05-12
Deadline:	2020-06-08

240000

2020-05-12

2020-06-08

Practice Development Groups for Teachers and Trainers in the Further Education and Training Sector

UK London The Education and Training Foundation

The Education and Training Foundation (ETF) is seeking up to nine tenderers to lead its Professional Development Groups (PDGs).This programme is funded through our grant from the Department for Education (DfE). Improving the quality of teaching, learning and assessment in maths and English is a high priority for the DfE and the ETF and the PDGs are designed to complement ETF’s wider maths and English offer. Participants of PDGs will seek to develop an aspect of teaching, learning and assessment to enhance their teaching of English or their embedding of maths or English into other programmes of study.

Value:	160000
Published:	2020-05-05
Deadline:	2020-06-01

160000

2020-05-05

2020-06-01

Delivery of Subject Knowledge Enhancement (SKE) Training Courses

UK London Department for Education

The Department for Education (DfE) is seeking multiple providers to design and deliver subject knowledge enhancement (SKE) courses supporting recruitment to initial teacher training (ITT). A framework agreement will replace the grant funding model currently in place for the SKE programme and will be the only means of drawing down funding from the DfE for SKE courses delivered from October 2020.SKE is a key part of the Department's teacher supply strategy and supports recruitment to ITT in hard-to-recruit subjects. It is for applicants who have a conditional offer of a place on an ITT programme. SKE programmes are designed to help these applicants gain the depth of subject knowledge needed to train to teach in their chosen subject.SKE courses:— support conditional offers to places on ITT courses or high potential initial teacher training (HPITT) programmes,— must only be offered to participants who, without SKE, would be highly unlikely to meet the subject knowledge requirements of the teachers’ standards by the time their ITT course is complete,— enable participants to train to teach their chosen subject,— need to include a mechanism for informing the ITT provider of progress made by the participant on completion of the course,— must end before the participant completes their ITT course and before a recommendation for the award of qualified teacher status (QTS) is made, and— cannot be longer than the minimum duration recommended by the ITT provider to address the subject knowledge gaps of a Participant.For more information on the service requirement, the procurement process and to access the tender documents please go to: https://education.app.jaggaer.com/Please note: the estimated value is the maximum budget for funding SKE courses over the term of the framework agreement and includes both provider payments and participant bursary payments. Acceptance onto the framework will not guarantee any funding and individual call-offs will be made on the instruction of the participant undertaking the SKE course.Please note: there is no restriction on the number of providers that can be appointed to the framework and the Department intends to run subsequent procurements on an annual basis to appoint further providers to deliver SKE training courses.

Value:	122500000
Published:	2020-02-19
Deadline:	2020-04-14

122500000

2020-02-19

2020-04-14

Richard Huish Trust — Catering Services Tender

UK Taunton Richard Huish Trust

Richard Huish CollegeBased in Taunton, Richard Huish College is more than a Sixth Form College. Huish delivers high quality education to 2 400 students a year with around 250 teaching and support staff. Rated ‘Outstanding’ by Ofsted, it is a place where you can expand your horizons and develop among like-minded people. The Richard Huish Group is an independent charitable organisation established by Richard Huish College, an academy sponsor approved by the Department for Education, to support local schools. Richard Huish has a clear vision to provide exceptional education and training through the delivery of a holistic and vocational curriculum. Huish is one of the leading inspected state Sixth Form Colleges in the country and regularly ranked amongst the best state colleges nationally for A level results.As a Tier 4 sponsor with UK Visas and Immigration we welcome applications from students around the world to study at our elite English college alongside British students.Catering requirements on site include a refectory for breakfast, mid-morning break and lunch, Costa Coffee outlet, other food outlets, vending machines and hospitality events, both in and out of core times.Oak House AccommodationOak House is our purpose-built student accommodation which opened in September 2017. This house offers our students a more independent living experience in preparation for university life and beyond. Oak House is walking distance to college, allowing for easy access into college life, both academically and socially.Oak House offers a fantastic communal area and living space downstairs, and has both single and twin bedrooms. All rooms are en-suite. Catering requirements are breakfast and a 3-course evening meal to be provided each day.The contract/s covers the scope for the provision of all catering services on each site plus send-out meals to 2 local primary schools from The Taunton Academy, and meals for Oak House at Richard Huish College 7 days per week.Contract value over the 2 of sites is circa 475 000 GBP per year: Richard Huish College 322 000 GBP and The Taunton Academy 157 000 GBP.The tender will be managed on a group basis; however, the College and the Academy will require individual operational budgets and contracts, and may wish to appoint the supplier they would like for their particular site. As the contract will not therefore necessarily be awarded on a group basis, suppliers will have the option to show additional financial benefits on a separate upload if one or more site were to be awarded to one supplier.The contract/s will be awarded for 3 years with a possible extension of 2 years by mutual consent and on the same terms and conditions as the original contract/s.Please note the site visits will be held on 16.4.2020 at the same time at each site. Suppliers are to arrive at the relevant site reception 15 minutes prior to breakfast and mid-morning break. Suppliers will leave site after mid-morning break and return 10 minutes prior to lunch service. With regard to Oak house this will be visited to view the evening meal.Please note that no further unit site visits will be held after this date.Each suppliers’ site visit attendees will need to be notified to Ruth Lile by 13.4.2020.Suppliers’ sales and operations teams should be made fully aware of this requirement for them to have time to plan resources for these visits to be undertaken.

Value:
Published:	2020-02-13
Deadline:	2020-03-13

2020-02-13

2020-03-13

Delivery of the National Assessment and Accreditation System (NAAS) for Child and Families Social Wo

UK London Department for Education

NAAS is now in its second phase of delivery with 56 local authorities and Trusts on-board.The demand from the sector to join as early adopters means the project is now very different to how it looked 2 years ago, when the last procurement was carried out.This procurement exercise is to ensure that the successful delivery of NAAS to date is built on, and a delivery partner is in place to deliver all that we need in phase 2 between September 2019 and March 2020.The incumbent supplier will provide a full handover to the new supplier.This tender is for:— management of the whole NAAS assessment delivery system including—— operational delivery of NAAS assessment centres, which includes delivery of practice simulation with actors,—— continuation of existing digital platform,—— governance of the service,—— delivery of a minimum of 800 high quality assessments to a maximum of 1950 high quality assessments between September 2019 and March 2020.— monthly light touch support and universal communications offer to NAAS site employers,— collaborative working with users, stakeholders and partners.To ensure the continued delivery of assessment centres, 65 centres have been booked for the period September 2019-December 2019, using additional funding outside of this contract to pay for; venues, staff (a centre manager, assessment facilitators, assessors and actors) and logistical arrangements for the IT equipment to be delivered to the centres by courier. Information about these booked assessment centres will be handed over to the successful supplier as part of the implementation period.On commencement of this contract, the supplier will be expected to deliver associated management and quality assurance of those booked assessment centres, and immediately commence booking and operational delivery of assessment centres for the period of January-March 2020.The competition will commence on 19 July and the contract will be for 6 months, with 2 options to extend for a further 3 months (6 months + 3 months + 3 months). The Department wishes to assess market capability and capacity to administer and deliver a response for this service.There will be a pre-market engagement event on 30 July from 11-1 at the Department for education, sanctuary buildings, Great Smith Street, London, SW1P 3BT. Please register an interest in attending, max 2 per organisation, to email: NAASDelivery.PROCUREMENT@education.gov.uk by 12:00 24 July.

Value:
Published:	2019-07-24
Deadline:	2019-08-12

2019-07-24

2019-08-12

Senior Leads for Mental Health Training Programme

UK London Department for Education

The Department for Education are seeking a supplier, or consortium of suppliers to deliver a national senior mental health leads training programme. This involves the development and subsequent delivery of a training programme across all state-funded schools and colleges in England to be delivered over a period from January 2020 up to July 2024 (subject to contract extension periods being taken up at the department’s discretion). The training will support education settings to make existing senior mental health lead roles effective, and incentivise education settings without a lead to establish such a role.The national roll out of this training is part of proposals to improve mental health provision for children and young people outlined in the mental health Green Paper ‘Transforming children and young people’s mental health provision’ published in December 2017.The training will support the mental health of children and young people, by providing the opportunity for schools and colleges to equip a member of staff with the knowledge and skills to implement effective processes for ensuring pupils and students with mental health problems receive appropriate support, and to promote positive mental health within the setting so that it becomes a key part of how education settings operate. The senior mental health lead is not a mandated role, rather, education settings may choose whether and how to embed the role, for instance, creating a new role or integrating it with existing arrangements for pastoral care to make the most of their existing roles responsible for discharging formal statutory requirements.The core training objectives are to:— support the identification of children and young people at-risk and those exhibiting signs of mental ill health,— knowledge of the local mental health services and working with clear links into children and young people’s mental health services to refer children and young people into NHS services where it is appropriate to do so,— coordination of the mental health needs of young people within the school or college and awareness of the delivery of interventions where these are being delivered in the educational setting – including by the new mental health support teams where these are in place,— support staff in contact with children with mental health needs to help raise awareness, and give all staff the confidence to work with young people and parents,— support the delivery and measurement of outcomes of interventions on children and young people’s education and mental health,— support a positive whole school/college approach to mental health, including advising on how this is reflected in the design of behaviour policies, curriculum and pastoral support, working with parents, how staff are supported with their own mental well-being and how pupils/students are engaged.The successful provider is required to:— develop the training course materials and products in order for training to begin by June 2020,— ensure training has been made available to all state-funded schools and colleges in England by the end of the academic year 2023/24,— deliver between 2-4 face to face workshops as part of the training,— provide the ability for senior mental health leads to self-assess their current and ongoing whole school/college approach to mental health,— allow senior mental health leads to develop and sign-off an action plan to implement/improve their school or college’s whole school/college approach to mental health.Allow senior mental health leads to engage with a peer support network of other senior mental health leads to support each other in implementing the senior mental health lead’s whole school/college approach to mental health.

Value:	30000000
Published:	2019-07-08
Deadline:	2019-09-13

30000000

2019-07-08

2019-09-13

CWC19041 — Managed Client Caseload Information System and Tracking Service

UK Wolverhampton Wolverhampton City Council

All Local Authorities (LAs) in England are required, under the Education Act 2008, to track the participation in learning of all 16 and 17 year old residents and report the outcomes to the Department for Education (DfE).LAs must identify and support those young people not participating, or who are at risk of not participating in education, employment and training.To do this LAs must maintain a Client Caseload Information System (CCIS) that is compliant with the specification and data catalogue drawn up by the DfE and local data requirements. The CCIS is used to record tracking information required for reporting purposes and to record case work undertaken with young people to support them into education employment and training.The CCIS enables LAs to report to DfE via the National Client Caseload Information System (NCCIS). Management Information from NCCIS is used to report performance to DfE and is published nationally in a range of tables available on Gov.ukThese tables include information about the proportions of young people in learning and not in education, employment and training (NEET) and those whose activity is not known in each Local Authority in England. The tables also show rankings for each LA and indicate which local authorities are under performing.The reporting requirements are published annually by DfE in the ‘NCCIS Management Information Requirement’.This procurement is for the provision of the tracking service including the collection, cleansing and processing of data from schools, colleges and other providers of learning and the provision of a DfE approved CCIS database platform. The provider will be expected to ensure that City of Wolverhampton’s current good performance in the NEET/Not known measures is maintained.The procurement includes ongoing maintenance of the system, training and support to system users and meeting all the reporting requirements for DfE and local reporting of the data.

Value:	244000
Published:	2019-05-28
Deadline:	2019-06-24

244000

2019-05-28

2019-06-24

WSCC — TH — Learning and Development Dynamic Purchasing System Category 8

UK Chichester West Sussex County Council

Learning and development services in relation to 16-19 Study Programme.To engage young people residing in West Sussex who are Not in Employment, Education or Training (NEET) into provision which meets the expectations set out by the DfE (Department for Education) in their 16-19 Study Programmes guidance.

Value:	50000
Published:	2019-05-21
Deadline:	2019-07-01

50000

2019-05-21

2019-07-01

Targeted Impartial Information Advice and Guidance Service

UK Wakefield Wakefield Council

Wakefield Council invites tenders, subject to the conditions set out in the invitation to tender documents, for the provision of the targeted impartial information advice and guidance service.The contract for the service with the current independent provider is due to expire on 30.9.2019.The Targeted Impartial Information Advice and Guidance (TIIAG) service will discharge Wakefield Council’s duties set out in the Education and Skills Act 2008 enabling, encouraging and assisting young people to participate in education and training with a specific emphasis being on identifying and supporting those 16 and 17 year olds who are not in education, employment or training (NEET) including those who are NEET up to 25 with special educational needs and/or disabilities and care leavers.The service provider must provide TIIAG through a digital and e-enabled service along with a telephone advice line service for information and support services for these service users.The service provider must also collect and record information in accordance with the national client caseload information system management information requirement and report this information to the department for education monthly.The contract period for the TIIAG service will be with effect from 1.10.2019 for period of 42 months ending on 31.3.2023.The Council anticipates that delivery of this service will cost no more than 180 000 GBP per annum.

Value:	630000
Published:	2019-04-30
Deadline:	2019-05-31

630000

2019-04-30

2019-05-31

National Poetry Recitation Competition

UK London Department for Education

Poetry forms part of the national curriculum for English at all key stages, and is an integral part of specifications for English Literature GCSEs. The Department for Education (Department) wants to encourage schools to improve pupils’ knowledge and enjoyment of poetry and engagement in poetry recitation and recall, in particular learning and memorising poetry by heart.The Department is looking to commission an organisation to support the undertaking of a national poetry recitation competition and develop associated resources.This will be an initial 9-month contract for the delivery of the 2019/20 competition, with provision to extend for a future 2 delivery years at the Department's discretion.The primary aims of a 2019 competition are:— to encourage and boost student engagement and participation in poetry, which is an important part of the national curriculum. We are extending participation in the competition so that it covers pupils in key stage 2 as well as key Stages 3 and 4, to widen pupil participation further,— to support students’ preparation for taking the English literature GCSE and potentially the A level. The Department has not funded a poetry recitation competition since the reformed GCSEs were implemented,— to provide an opportunity to draw together existing high quality poetry resources from different sources to support schools; and possibly develop appropriate new resources if gaps in the market are identified to support the teaching of poetry, especially at key Stage 3. For teachers already focusing on the teaching of poetry, these resources could also potentially have the added benefit of supporting their teaching by reducing their need to acquire and/or produce their own resources, and— to help build character, resilience and cultural capital, and improve pupils’ mental health and wellbeing.For more information, please see the ITT pack on the Department's e-procurement system, Bravo.

Value:
Published:	2019-04-23
Deadline:	2019-05-23

2019-04-23

2019-05-23

Initial Training for Educational Psychologists

UK Manchester Department for Education

The Department for Education has a requirement to deliver up to at least 206 new educational psychologists per year into the market over three annual cohorts. Contractors shall be responsible for all activities in delivering new educational psychologists, including:1) Recruitment of suitable trainees;2) Delivery of a level 8 Doctoral training course, including at least 1 trainee placement in a Local Authority in England, accredited to HCPC standards;3) Recruiting and management of Local Authorities to provide suitable placements in Educational Psychology;4) Payment to trainees of Authority provided bursaries;5) Ensuring trainees work for a Local Authority within England for at least 2 years after completing the programme.

Value:	31600000
Published:	2019-03-22
Deadline:	2019-05-02

31600000

2019-03-22

2019-05-02

TD1427 — Lead Coordinating Organisation for TALK Derby

UK Derby Derby City Council

Derby City Council, working on behalf of the Derby Opportunity Area (OA) Board and the Department for Education, is tendering for the supply of a number of services that together, will form the TALK Derby programme.A previous tender (TD1408) for the delivery of the programme is currently undergoing evaluation. No bids were received for Lot 1 of that tender, so we are now launching this tender to allow organisations the opportunity bid again.TALK Derby is a programme of support to strengthen the development of speech, language and communication skills in the early years in Derby. The overall aim of TALK Derby is to increase the social mobility of children in some of the most disadvantaged areas of Derby.Tenderers are required to demonstrate their relevant knowledge and experience of having provided similar services to this being tendered. Tenders are invited from sole traders, individual organisations or a consortium of organisations working in partnership to deliver the services. Where a consortium approach is proposed, the lead service provider will be contracted. Tenderers should be clear how the services will be delivered and managed as a whole service.Proposals involving subcontracting will be considered, however if this approach is proposed then tenderers should identify how the arrangement will be managed and how they will ensure that the contract conditions are adhered to.Please note suppliers wishing to express interest and obtain the documentation must do so by 23:00 on 3.3.2019. It is recommended that you express interest and obtain the documentation well before this time to allow sufficient time to prepare and submit a bid.The deadline for returns is 10:00 on 4.3.2019.

Value:	315000
Published:	2019-02-04
Deadline:	2019-03-04

315000

2019-02-04

2019-03-04

National Mathematics Centre

UK London Department for Education

The Department for Education (DfE) is seeking to procure a provider of a National Mathematics Centre (NMC) to coordinate the Maths Hub Network and deliver the Teaching for Mastery programme.The role of the National Mathematics Centre will include: i) managing a network of Maths Hubs (schools) to deliver on their strategic priorities; ii) delivering the Teaching for Mastery programme; iii) the China–England Teacher Exchange; iv) providing expert advice to DfE on mathematics and v) acting as a lynchpin for DfE’s other programmes on mathematics.The contract will deliver the aims of the National Mathematics Centre. This includes the Government’s ambitions for mastery and the Maths Hub network. The contract is expected to begin on 1.7.2019 and to run for 3 years and 2 months until 31.8.2022. This includes a 1-month transition period at the end of the incumbent supplier’s contract, which runs until 31.7.2019, in order to allow the smooth transfer of functions.

Value:	9040000
Published:	2018-12-13
Deadline:	2019-01-23

9040000

2018-12-13

2019-01-23

Step Up to Social Work (Cohort 6) — Post Graduate Diploma for Social Workers

UK Sheffield Sheffield City Council

“Step Up to Social Work” is a DfE funded initiative and is currently being delivered over 14 months at postgraduate diploma level. We anticipate the successful Higher Education Institution (HEI) to offer a self-funding pathway through to MA level on successful completion of the programme, should trainees wish to progress.Trainees will be high calibre graduates with an existing qualification at degree level with a minimum of 2:1 classification in any academic discipline or 2:2 classification with a post-graduate certificate or level 7 equivalent qualification. They will also require experience of working with vulnerable children, young people and their families and be seeking to re-train as social workers. The programme will enable trainees to build upon their existing knowledge and skills and develop the expertise required for social work practice. Following an initial selection of potential candidates against Department for Education (DfE) criteria, selection will be made through an “Assessment Centre” approach. We require significant involvement of the successful HEI in the Assessment Centres and the selection of students. Assessment Centres are expected to take place for up to 10 x days during June/July 2019. We expect these to be held in both Leeds and Sheffield and any attendance costs to the HEI to be covered in the pricing schedule. A Keeping in Touch day with all students from across the region including those in the West Yorkshire and North Yorkshire Partnership will be held in September 2019 to finalise details of the programme and answer any questions that students may have prior to signing of trainee contracts. The HEI will be expected to attend this event in Leeds, giving any necessary presentations to students as agreed with the Lead Authority.

Value:	543000
Published:	2018-11-28
Deadline:	2019-01-04

543000

2018-11-28

2019-01-04

Targeted Impartial Information Advice and Guidance Service

UK Wakefield Wakefield Council

Wakefield Council is seeking a service provider to deliver provision of a Targeted Impartial Information Advice and Guidance ServiceThe Contract for the service with the current independent provider is due to expire on 31.3.2019.The Targeted Impartial Information Advice and Guidance Service (TIIAG) will discharge Wakefield Council’s duties set out in the Education and Skills Act 2008 enabling, encouraging and assisting young people to participate in education and training with specific emphasis being on identifying and supporting those 16 and 17 year-old who are not in education, employment or training including those up to 25 with special educational needs and disabilities and care leavers.The Service Provider will provide TIIAG through a digital and e-enabled service along with a telephone advice line service for information and support services for these service users. The Service Provider will also collect and record information in accordance with the national client caseload information system management information requirement and report this information to the Department for Education monthly.The Contract period for the TIIAG Service will be with effect from 1.4.2019 for an initial period of 24 months (with the option to extend up to a maximum of a further 24 months subject to annual review of performance and availability of funding).

Value:	720000
Published:	2018-11-28
Deadline:	2019-01-02

720000

2018-11-28

2019-01-02

Provision of a Higher Education Provider to Deliver the Step Up to Social Work Programme for the Eas

UK Derby Derby City Council

The step up to social work programme is funded by the Department for Education (DfE) with the intention of raising the standard of social workers who work in children’s statutory services. The programme recruits high calibre candidates who have a 2i degree and have had experience of working in childcare. The programme is managed by regional partnerships and the East Midlands partnership currently consists of the following local authorities:— Derby City – Lead Authority,— Northamptonshire,— Nottinghamshire,— Nottingham City,— Leicester City, *— Derbyshire,— Lincolnshire.* subject to approval and signing of the Regional Partnership Agreement.The East Midlands Regional Partnership is now seeking to contract with a Higher Education Provider to deliver and quality assure a cohort 6 step up to social work programme in the East Midlands Region.Students are assigned to each local authority in the regional partnership with the intention that, on qualifying, they will be appointed to work in that local authority. The local authorities commit to providing placements for the students they are supporting. Local authorities have a vested interest in ensuring that students are trained in a way that meets the needs of the children’s services.The step up to social work programme leads to a Post Graduate Diploma at MA level and the duration of the programme is to be approximately 14 months commencing in January 2020 and ending in March 2021. The programme must be validated by the HCPC by March 2019 and be prepared to meet the requirements of Social Work England when these come into force. The programme must enable and support students to meet the refreshed Professional Capabilities Framework (PCF) (August 2018) and the Post-qualifying standard: knowledge and skills statement for child and family practitioners, May 2018. Students will register with the HEI.The East Midlands Regional Partnership plan to recruit between 30 and 40 students to Cohort 6 although this number may vary.The intention of the programme is to train children’s social workers who will provide a high-quality service for the children and young people in the region.

Value:	933360
Published:	2018-11-21
Deadline:	2018-12-20

933360

2018-11-21

2018-12-20

Register of External Experts

UK London Secretary of State for Education

The Secretary of State for Education (Contracting Authority) acting through the Department for Education (DfE) is inviting bids from individuals and organisations to create a register (the Register of External Experts or RoEE) of individuals who have expertise and experience at a senior level in the education sector to provide advice to the DfE when the DfE's need for advice arises (External Experts).Bidders are invited to bid against a series of six broad areas or 'categories'. Within those categories, individuals will be invited to confirm their ability to provide advice in a number of expertise/experience areas. Individuals will be expected to meet minimum mandatory requirements, and meet minimum thresholds of expertise/experience to be appointed to the RoEE.The categories are as follows:1) Safeguarding;2) Counter extremism;3) Free schools;4) University technical colleges;5) Curriculum;6) General educationalist.When allocating places on the RoEE, the DfE will aim to ensure that specialist categories (being the higher categories on the above list) are adequately covered, whilst encouraging applications from those with a broad range of experience and expertise across the eight Regional Schools Commissioner (RSC) areas in England.The DfE intend to initially award the RoEE to a maximum of 200 External Experts. Following the initial award of the RoEE, the DfE will review the coverage of the experience/expertise and/or regions. If the DfE finds experience/expertise and/or regions without adequate coverage, then it will re-open the RoEE to allow new applicants and previous applicants not appointed to the RoEE for those experience/expertise and/or regions to apply for a place on the RoEE in respect of those gaps. The DfE reserves the right to increase the total number External Experts appointed to the RoEE during any re-openings as required to ensure adequate coverage of all of the experience/expertise and/or regions requirements identified. Notification of a re-opening opportunity will be by way of an advert issued in Contracts Finder only (https://www.gov.uk/contracts-finder). The advert will confirm the experience/expertise and/or Regions being sought.Appointment to the RoEE does not guarantee the award of any work. Appointment to the RoEE allows External Experts to bid for specific work opportunities made available by the DfE.This procurement is being conducted in accordance with Regulations 74 to 77 of the Public Contract Regulations 2015, which applies to contracts such as those for education and training services. The procurement process has been developed in accordance with Regulations 74 to 77 of the Public Contract Regulations 2015.The Framework will be for a 4 year period commencing 1.3.2019 until 28.2.2023 with no further optional extensions

Value:	10000000
Published:	2018-10-26
Deadline:	2018-11-16

10000000

2018-10-26

2018-11-16

Dynamic Purchasing System for Employment and Health Related Test and Learn Provision

UK Leeds Department for Work and Pensions

This is a Contract Notice for social and specific services in accordance with Directive 2014/24/EU Article 24. The Department for Work and Pensions (DWP) intends to establish a Dynamic Purchasing System (DPS) to procure these activities in in England, Scotland and Wales. The DPS is for the procurement of social and other services referred to in Regulation 74 of the Public Contracts Regulations (2015) and as such, the intention is to use a light touch regime, rather than the full regime described in Regulation 34 (Dynamic Purchasing System).This DPS will present opportunities for organisation, with a focus on innovation and local specialist support, to be involved and test the development of new approaches for employment and health related activity. This will be key to building evidence to support the delivery of future provision at both national and local level.At this stage we cannot confirm or guarantee any future business through the DPS but it is anticipated that there will be some limited numbers of proof of concepts in specific parts of the country in the next 6-12 months. However, it is expected that as the DPS develops the activity will increase involving most, if not all, parts of the country.The T&L DPS will commence on the first date that DWP signs the first DPS Contract, expected to be in November 2018. The T&L DPS will be open ended, but can be terminated by the Authority with twenty (20) Working Days’ notice. The expectation is that it will run for 4 years.The expected total value of all Call-Off contracts for the DPS will be approximately 2 000 000 GBP for 2018-19. Thereafter funding for DPS procurement will be annually agreed (amounts to be confirmed), and may include monies from other funding streams.This DPS Contract will be for the use of the Department for Work and Pensions (DWP) and other contracting bodies (listed below), their Executive Agencies and those Non-Departmental Public Bodies (NDPBs) sponsored by them. Further information including a list of such Agencies and Public Bodies can be viewed by selecting “Ministerial Departments (link is external)” on the Departmental website (link is external):— The Department for Work and Pensions,— Ministry of Justice,— Department of Health and Social Care,— The Department for Education,— Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government,— Home Office,— Scottish Government,— Welsh Government,— Local Authorities in England, Scotland and Wales.

Value:	20000000
Published:	2018-10-24
Deadline:	2023-03-17

20000000

2018-10-24

2023-03-17

Tackling Child Exploitation

UK London Department for Education

This procurement is being run through Bravo, the e-Procurement system for the department. Bidders will need to register with Bravo at https://education.bravosolution.co.uk/web/login.shtmlThe Department for Education is looking to fund a service from April 2019, for 3 years, to provide support local areas to build their capacity and capability to respond effectively to safeguarding challenges to young people related to child sexual exploitation and other extra-familial threats. These threats include, but are not limited to, Child Sexual Exploitation (CSE), Child Criminal Exploitation (CCE) including gangs and offending activity, county lines, trafficking and model slavery of children.The Department for Education wishes to engage a supplier to provide a resource that will support professionals and agencies in local areas in working together. The aim is to make sure that areas are equipped to respond effectively to risks and threats to their young people, both arising in their area as well as in other parts of the country linked by exploitation activity.

Value:	1900000
Published:	2018-10-23
Deadline:	2018-12-19

1900000

2018-10-23

2018-12-19

Modified Tests Framework for the Standards and Testing Agency

UK Coventry Department for Education

The Standards and Testing Agency (STA), an Executive Agency of the Department for Education (DfE) is looking to procure suppliers for its new Modified Tests Framework – A framework for the development and delivery of modified versions of Key Stage 1 and Key Stage 2 National Curriculum Tests for children with visual and hearing impairments. The new framework will be for 4 years from 31.1.2019 to 1.2.2023.

Value:	5000000
Published:	2018-07-27
Deadline:	2018-10-15

5000000

2018-07-27

2018-10-15

Commissioning of construction training consistent with Construction Skills Fund (CSF)

UK King's Lynn Construction Industry Training Board (CITB)

The Construction Skills Fund is a part of the Government’s National Retraining Scheme. The fund is focused on increasing the number of people trained in construction skills to create a workforce to meet the needs of the sector.The Construction Skills Fund (CSF) will seek to fund at least 20 on-site training hubs, to help build the homes and infrastructure England needs.An On-Site Training Hub is a mobile training centre which has facilities to deliver educational and practical skills. Supporting the need of significant construction projects or truly mobile in supporting a programme of projects, the CSF is seeking innovative approaches to creating alignment between the employment needs of construction projects and the employment opportunities which can be created within the community of the construction work.To maximise the opportunity to address skills shortages through the fund, the focus is on employer-led approaches to construction training. The approach should complement existing entry routes into the sector, prioritising projects which aim to retrain older adults to work in the construction sector so that everyone – regardless of their age – has the chance to gain the skills they need to make the most of the opportunities that lie ahead.The on-site training hubs also have the potential to contribute to the phased implementation of T-levels in offering a longer-term consideration within this investment.The Department for Education has provided the investment for the CSF for an eighteen-month period, with funds available until 31.3.2020. The CSF is an early pilot to inform the development of the National Retraining Scheme, announced in the Industrial Strategy and 2018 Budget.This application for funding will enable CITB to assess how each proposal will contribute to the aims of the CSF and enable the construction sector to address skills shortages in home building and infrastructure. The application seeks to understand how the construction project/s will enable a collaborative approach which aligns training opportunities with the potential to maximise employment opportunities, enabling industry to realise a significant return on investment through these funds.

Value:	28500000
Published:	2018-06-22
Deadline:	2018-08-08

28500000

2018-06-22

2018-08-08

Hackney New School ~ Tender for Catering Services

UK London Hackney New School

Whilst the Supplier will be responsible for recording meal uptake it will not be responsible for collecting or administering payments. As such, the contract will be based on ‘cost plus’ with an estimated turnover during the initial 18 months being approx. 350 000 GBP.Hackney New Primary School:Following the successful opening of the Free Secondary School, the Hackney New School Academy Trust gained a Funding Agreement from the Department for Education to open a new community Primary School in September 2015 with a cohort of 50 children in two Reception classes. By 2020 it is anticipated that the Primary School will have reached full capacity of 350 pupils.The Primary School is currently on a temporary site with its own catering provision and it is anticipated that the school will move to its permanent site in autumn 2019. Consideration will be given to the benefit of merging the secondary and primary schools’ catering provision.Basis of Contract:The School wishes to participate in a tender process with the intention of appointing a Supplier to deliver the catering provision for its secondary school. The contract is for the provision of full outsourced catering services including the delivery and management of the catering services and the subsequent purchasing of light equipment to support the requirement. The contract will commence in January 2019 and will be awarded for an initial period of 18 months, after or during which point the Hackney New School Academy Trust will consider the benefits or combining the catering provision for its Primary School. If the contract is not merged after the initial period then the contract will continue on a rolling basis until such point a decision is made. The contract will not account for sales and will operate solely under a ‘cost plus’ with fixed guaranteed lines on food and labour costs.Objectives:The appointed Supplier will have significant experience of delivering high quality catering services and provide nutritious meal that comply with the Government's minimum nutritional and food-based standards for school lunches. The Supplier should ideally have a strong operational base in London together with a compelling attitude towards forging a congenial partnership with the school that stimulates a joint determination to achieve success and promote possible income generation streams for the school, whilst involving the wider community. It is It is expected that the Supplier will present ideas to representatives of the school within 3 months of appointment.Ultimately it is important that the Supplier can demonstrate integrity with an ability to manage an efficient catering service through the application of best practice and innovation and as a result will be expected to deliver sustainable quality and ‘best value’ to the school.

Value:	350000
Published:	2018-06-13
Deadline:	2018-07-13

350000

2018-06-13

2018-07-13

Kingston Community School (KCS)

UK London Department of Health

The purpose of this project is to procure a Development Partner (“Developer”) to manage the construction ofthe proposed Kingston Community School development at 15 Coombe Road, Kingston upon Thames. This is a very exciting development comprising the construction of a 2 form entry (2FE) 420 place primary school and 19 residential units for private sale. The project represents an attractive mixed-use development opportunity with planning permission with the school aspect funded by the Department for Education (“DfE”).Proposals are being sought from a Developer to deliver the project for the ESFA/LocatED (on behalf of the Secretary of State) and the associated Free Schools Trust, Chapel Street Community Trust (“The Trust”). The Secretary of State (“SoS”) owns and contributes the land to the project. The SoS retains freehold ownership of the land and intends to grant a 250 year leasehold interest to the Developer, on entering a DevelopmentAgreement. The Developer will be required to complete the design and construction of the school and residential elements of this project, fund the residential build cost and has the opportunity to manage the residential sales. The educational elements of the build will funded by the DfE. An anticipated deal structure isset out in the procurement documents.

Value:	13500000
Published:	2018-05-23
Deadline:	2018-06-18

13500000

2018-05-23

2018-06-18

Get into Teaching Information Service

UK Manchester Department for Education

The Department for Education (the Authority) wishes to procure a contact centre solution and a one-to-one advice service for eligible Registrants to the Get into Teaching Website to maximise the recruitment of trainee teachers and the number of former teachers that return to the profession each year throughout England.The DfE runs a comprehensive programme of initiatives to bolster teacher recruitment, including marketing campaigns to encourage graduates, those with equivalent qualifications, those considering changing career or those considering returning to teaching, to pursue a career in teaching. These marketing campaigns are designed to inform, generate interest and stimulate action.DfE uses the following channels to support marketing campaigns to maximise the number of potential candidates that are recruited to the teaching profession within England:a) the Get into Teaching website: which, in addition to acting as an information source, enables candidates to register their interest in teaching so that they can receive additional support;b) the Get into Teaching Information Service (which is the focus of this planned procurement): which comprises:— a contact centre: where over the phone and via chat, potential candidates can access advice and guidance from an agent and, register to the Get into Teaching website on an assisted digital basis. The contact centre makes outbound calls to potential candidates that have registered interest in teaching via the Get into Teaching website. This is to support and encourage them to apply to teach a priority recruitment subject and to validate their eligibility for one-to-one support from a dedicated advisor. The next step for eligible registrants that accept support from an advisor, is to start working with the dedicated advisor on a one-to-one basis,— Registrant Advice Service: this is delivered by a team of advisors, whose role is to act as both an inspiring champion of teaching and a practical, pragmatic advisor on applying successfully to teacher training courses or to return to the profession. There are currently 3 elements to this service to support different groups of potential candidates — these are currently referred to as Early Education Advisors, Premier Plus Advisors and Return to Teaching Advisors.Additionally, the contact centre is used to address queries from potential candidates on social media. Phone, email and SMS are also used as communication channels for outbound marketing campaigns and help desks.The estimate forecast volumes for the services during the period of October 2018 — September 2019 are:— webchat total minutes: 629 742,— inbound call total minutes: 698 257,— outbound call total minutes: 666 754,— number of registrants eligible for and accepting registrant advisor support: 8 064.The Authority wishes to enter into an initial 5 year contract for the Get into Teaching Information Service with operational delivery commencing 1.10.2018. The Authority may exercise the option to extend the contract by up to a maximum further 24 month period.Further details are available within the procurement documents.

Value:	38500000
Published:	2018-05-04
Deadline:	2018-06-04

38500000

2018-05-04

2018-06-04

Accountancy services and automated data collection development

UK London Department for Education

The Department for Education (DfE) secured agreement from Parliament to remove the academy sector from its consolidation boundary from the financial year 2016-2017 and to prepare a separate standalone Annual Report and Accounts (ARA) for the academy sector for the academic year 2015/16 onwards – the academies Sector Annual Report and Accounts (SARA).The Department for Education has secured, through open competition, an organisation to assist in the production of the SARA. The existing contract expires on 8.12.2018, and the Department is seeking to secure an organisation to assist with the future production of the SARA.The services covered by this invitation to tender form a critical part of the Department’s strategy for continuing to improve its financial reporting relating to academy trusts. At its core, our vision is for a financial reporting system where:— the data supplied by academy trusts is used to provide a range of products and services that add value to both the individual institution and the academy sector as a whole,— the cost to academy trusts of providing information is minimised, thereby releasing resources to invest in the provision of education,— the Department is highly efficient and effective in delivering its reporting responsibilities to a range of stakeholders, at a time of growing numbers of academies, offering value for money for the public purse.We are looking for proposals from individual bidders about opportunities for increasing value and reducing costs for the academies sector and the Department. However, we believe there is scope to deliver improvements in many of the following areas:— removing process inefficiencies,— improving systems,— removing unnecessary requirements,— reducing existing demands on people’s time,— increasing insight around financial management,— supporting better use of resources,— increasing timeliness,— supporting the Department to perform its financial reporting functions more effectively.To deliver these outcomes the Department requires a supplier that is highly professional, innovative and experienced in effective implementation. The supplier will be confident in engaging with a wide range of stakeholders — sometimes with competing priorities — and able to persuade and influence in a manner consistent with the programme’s priorities. In addition, the supplier will have extensive experience in managing change – crucial to the Department’s intention to bring in-house aspects of the service over the life of this contract. These requirements will combine into a set of services and products that represent excellent value to the taxpayer, bring genuine benefit to the academy sector, whilst also allowing the Department to continue to meet its financial reporting responsibilities.Our approach with this ITT is to be explicit about the outcomes we are seeking to achieve and the parameters within which we – and the successful supplier – will need to operate. Beyond this context, we have attempted to provide bidders with the space to develop an innovative solution that meets the Department’s objectives. We have actively avoided mandating requirements unless it is critical to the delivery of the service. We are hoping bidders use this opportunity to look strategically at what the Department is seeking to achieve and the best approach to delivering this whilst offering confidence about delivery of the stated outcomes.A new contract will commence in June 2018, leading to services commencing in October 2018. The contract is likely to require the delivery of services to the end of June 2021, with a one (1) year extension option included.It is anticipated that the value of the contract will be approximately 7 500 000 GBP for an initial 3-year term, increasing in line with extension options. Please note these figures do not include VAT that may be applicable.

Value:	7500000
Published:	2018-03-23
Deadline:	2018-04-27

7500000

2018-03-23

2018-04-27

Institutes of Technologies (IoTs)

UK Coventry Department for Education

This notice is published under regulation 51(4) of the Public Contracts Regulations (the Regulations) (article 51(6) of Directive 2014/24 on public procurement (the Directive)). The Department for Education considers that the arrangements between it and Institutes of technologies (IoTs) falls outside the scope of the regulations and the directive. However, it publishes this notice to provide the maximum opportunity to participate for those wishing to become IoTs.A brief description of the main features of the award procedure to be applied: the Guidance notes for applicants details the award procedure. In summary: there are 2 stages in the competition.— Stage 1 will check bids for eligibility and readiness. It will then apply a quality evaluation leading to a ranking in order. A threshold will be set, above which bids will be invited to Stage 2.— Stage 2 will apply a further quality evaluation leading to a ranking in order. A threshold will be set, above which bids will be successful.

Value:
Published:	2018-02-16
Deadline:

2018-02-16

Student Bursary Support Service

UK Coventry Department for Education

The Student Bursary Support Service (SBSS) is a service to:— process student applications for Care to Learn financial support, which involves eligibility checks of the student (circ 3 000 applications annually),— process institution funding claims for the 16 to 18 Bursary Fund for vulnerable students (circ 4 000 claims annually),— process student application details for Professional and Career Development Loans (circ 38 000 applications/data adjustments annually),— carry out monthly verification of course attendance at education institutions (circ 3 000 students annually),— carry out monthly verification of child attendance at eligible/registered childcare providers (circ 3 000 students annually),— carry out weekly verification of Ofsted registration of childcare providers (circ 1 000 childcare providers annually),— provide support for students, education institutions and childcare providers that need additional information and advice (circ 50 000 enquiries annually),— the SBSS makes circa 22 000 support payments annually to education institutions (schools, colleges and providers) and childcare providers worth approximately 37 000 000 GBP per academic year. DfE provides the funds to make these payments on a weekly basis,— students, childcare providers and education institutions are the primary customers for the Student Bursary Support Service and they must receive the support and payments to which they are entitled.The current contract to provide the Student Bursary Support Service will expire on 31.8.2019.The service provider will be required to provide the necessary office accommodation, infrastructure, IT systems, staff and resources to administer these student support schemes. The service provider will provide an end to end service, from the submission of the applications by the students/education institutions to the payments to the providers.Contract will cover the set-up and implementation of the service from May 2018 to August 2019, operation for 3 academic years from September 2019 to August 2022 (initial term).Subject to government policy and available funding there will be an option to extend the service for a 4th and 5th academic year (September 2022 to August 2023 and September 2023 to August 2024.We will consider a variety of service delivery options including fully outsourced to a single supplier or multiple suppliers working in partnerships or as a consortium. This contract will not be offered as lots and will require a main contractor to delivery the service during the term of the contract. We will also consider other options, if proposals do not meet our cost benefit expectations.This procurement exercise follow the Open OJEU procedure electronically via the Redimo 2 system.To prevent delays accessing this exercise and all related documentation, please self-register on this system in advance.Guidance on how to register is available on the gov website at www.gov.uk/government/organisations/department-for-education/about/procurement

Value:	8500000
Published:	2018-02-12
Deadline:	2018-03-12

8500000

2018-02-12

2018-03-12

Provision of Consultancy Services — Regional Adoption Agency

UK Preston Lancashire County Council

This tender is for a single provider Agreement whereby the successful tenderer will be asked to provide consultancy services in relation to the establishment of a Regional Adoption Agency (RAA).Further Action on Adoption: Finding More Loving Homes outlines a vision of a new adoption system. It sets out that a system is needed where there are fewer organisations recruiting and assessing adopters – with most of them operating at a much greater scale.There is a drive for all local authorities to be part of a RAA, in order to accelerate the pace of change to ensure those children, for whom adoption is the right path, are given the best chance of finding a loving, forever family as quickly as possible.A new RAA is to be established covering the Lancashire County Council (LCC) and Blackpool Borough Council areas, with LCC as the host organisation who shall contract on behalf of itself and Blackpool Borough Council (the Authorities).The Authority is in the process of applying for/ securing funding from the Department for Education from April/May 2018 for a period of twelve (12) to fifteen (15) months to enable the design and full implementation of the new RAA.The anticipated value of the Services will be in the range of 192 0000 GBP (maximum for 12 month project term) to 240 0000 GBP (maximum for 15 month term).A ceiling budget of 192 000 GBP for a 12 month project period and 240 0000 GBP for a 15 month project period (total of 48 0000 GBP to cover a potential 3 month extension) has been identified.Tenderers are also informed that the Authority is currently in the process of applying for DfE funding in relation to delivery of this contract. Award of this contract is dependent upon the application for DfE funding being successful, in the event that the application is unsuccessful, the Authority will not be in a position to proceed with contract award.

Value:
Published:	2018-02-12
Deadline:	2018-03-06

2018-02-12

2018-03-06

Governance leadership and clerking development.

UK London Department for Education

The Department for Education (DfE) intends to procure contract(s) to deliver Governance Leadership Development and/or Clerking Development to the boards of state-funded institutions providing education to children of compulsory school age across the 8 Regional School Commissioner (RSC) regions of England between 2017–18 and 2019–2020.The aim of the contract(s) is to build the capacity of governing boards across the country through a focus on supporting chairs to drive change in their boards and professionalising the quality of clerking support.This procurement pertains to establishments that are maintained by a local authority (LA) and those establishments with whom the Secretary of State has entered into academy arrangements, including primary and secondary maintained schools and academies, special schools and special academies, free schools, UTCs, studio schools and alternative provision institutions that are LA maintained or are academies. It does not cover further and higher education providers such as 6th Form Colleges, FE Colleges and Universities, or educational institutions outside of England.

Value:
Published:	2017-07-27
Deadline:	2017-09-22

2017-07-27

2017-09-22

Get into Teaching Information Service.

UK Manchester Department for Education

The National College for Teaching and Leadership (NCTL) is an executive agency sponsored by the Department for Education (DfE). Its purpose is to improve the quality of the education and early years workforce and to help schools to help each other improve. This is for an initial 3-year term, with the option to extend for 1+1.NCTL is responsible for ensuring that enough high quality trainees enter initial teacher training (ITT) to meet the needs of the sector. It also supports qualified teachers returning to the profession; those looking to apply for Early Years ITT; and schools/teachers looking to gain accreditation as a teaching school/leader of education.To support teacher supply in England, NCTL is seeking one national provider (or consortium) to support and motivate people to enter teaching careers, either through ITT or through returning to the profession. This service relates to recruitment to teacher training courses and teaching posts in England, although enquiries can be made by candidates from anywhere in the world.The Provider will offer a personalised service based on the specific needs of each enquirer, through:— An initial point of contact and information including, but not limited to, voice, web-chat and social media channels.— A 1:1 tailored advisory service to eligible candidates, offered over a period of time and delivered by professionals.— Delivery of NCTL's customer relationship management programme.— Support for Train to Teach events and other targeted activities to support marketing campaigns.— Systems to evaluate and improve the customer experience, and provide a range of management information.— An accessible system for schools and candidates to arrange classroom experience days.The Service will lead interactions with enquirers, helping each individual to identify next steps that could increase their chances of both applying to ITT and being successful. The service requirements may change over time in response to Government policy.The Service gives NCTL a means of providing accurate, impartial and consistent messages about ITT and teaching for the state sector in England, guiding them to making a successful application. Services are focussed on registrants who could train to teach a priority subject. Current priority subjects for ITT are mathematics, physics, chemistry, languages, computing, geography and biology. This list is subject to change on an annual basis.Estimated total value: The maximum indicative value range for Year 1 of the contract term is 3 000 000 - 4 750 000 GBP exclusive of VAT. NCTL expects year on year savings across the service, and improvements to be made to candidate journey that will enable the cost per successful applicant to reduce. This contract will have an option to extend for up to a further 2 years.

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Published:	2017-03-21
Deadline:	2017-04-24

2017-03-21

2017-04-24

Step Up to Social Work Programme — Recommissioning HEI Provider.

UK London London Borough of Hammersmith and Fulham

The procurement is a competitive tender to select a Higher Education Institution provider to deliver the Step Up to Social Work Programme which is fully funded by the Department for Education (DfE). It will be conducted in accordance with the Open Procedure (Public Contracts Regulations 2015).The participating host authorities are all members of the West London Alliance (WLA) and include the London boroughs of Brent, Ealing, Hammersmith and Fulham, Harrow, Hillingdon, Hounslow, the Royal Borough of Kensington and Chelsea, and Westminster City Council. Hammersmith and Fulham Council will lead on the procurement and award the contract on behalf of other WLA members which will be for an initial period of 2 years, with an option to extend for periods of up to 24 months to a total of 88 months — subject to satisfactory biennial performance reviews and there being available funding from the DfE.The Step Up programme trains aspiring social workers to Postgraduate Diploma level over a 14-month course that is accredited by the Health and Care Professions Council. Graduates have the option to complete the remaining credits in a further course of studies to obtain a Master's degree in social work.

Value:	1100000
Published:	2017-02-22
Deadline:	2017-03-20

1100000

2017-02-22

2017-03-20

Step Up To Social Work.

UK Salford Salford City Council

Step Up to Social Work — Delivery of Post Graduate Diploma In Social Work. The course will start in January 2018 for a period of 14 months. The successful provider will be expected to take part in the recruitment and selection process of candidates to the Step Up to Social Work programme at the Assessment Centres scheduled to take place in June 2017. There will be an option to extend this contract for delivery of a further cohort of the Step Up to Social Work programme. This will be subject to the following conditions:The continuing existence of the Regional Partnership for the Step Up to Social Work programme.Announcement by the Department for Education (DfE) of further Cohorts to the Step Up to Social Work programme.The Regional Partnership successfully securing funding from the DfE for further Cohorts to the Step Up to Social Work programme.Successful delivery of Cohort 5 by the successful Higher Education Institution.Satisfactory performance and quality levels achieved for Cohort 5 by the successful Higher Education Institution.

Value:	270000
Published:	2016-12-16
Deadline:	2017-01-16

270000

2016-12-16

2017-01-16

Teacher Recruitment Support Service (TRSS).

UK Manchester Department for Education

The National College for Teaching and Leadership (NCTL) is an executive agency sponsored by the Department for Education (DfE). Its purpose is to improve the quality of the education and early years workforce and to help schools to help each other improve.NCTL is responsible for ensuring that enough high quality trainees enter initial teacher training (ITT) and early years teacher training to meet the needs of the sector. It also supports qualified teachers returning to the profession or those who have been awarded qualified teacher status and not gone into teaching.The new contract.NCTL is seeking one national provider (or consortium) to support and motivate people to enter teaching careers, either through ITT or through returning to the profession, by providing:— A first point of contact and advice for anyone interested in a teaching career, via telephone and webchat.— One-to-one support from dedicated advisors for eligible candidates who want to train to teach shortage subjects.— A targeted advisory service for qualified teachers looking to return to the profession in designated subjects.— A database of those who have registered their interest in training or returning to teaching. NCTL will issue targeted emails and request outbound calls to registered candidates as part of its marketing campaign, delivered through the service provider.— Support for the School Experience Programme (SEP) through an online portal that gives potential trainee teachers easy access to schools offering classroom experience.— Social media support for NCTL recruitment and marketing activity, responding to online enquiries and encouraging candidates to register with the service.— Support to school leaders for applications to become designated as a Teaching School or System LeaderThe service will give NCTL a means of providing accurate, impartial and consistent messages about ITT and teaching; this enables candidates to then explore which ITT provider or school they wish to apply to. It also enables NCTL to highlight government priorities and messaging to drive teacher recruitment, particularly in shortage subjects.The indicative value range for the primary contract term (3 years) is 9 000 000 GBP to 12 000 000 GBP inclusive of all expenses but exclusive of VAT. It is anticipated that the contract would be awarded in June 2016, with delivery of the contract commencing from 1.9.2016. The primary term would run from September 2016 to August 2019. Subject to satisfactory contractor performance; ministerial agreement; and availability of funding, there will be an option to extend the contract for up to 2 academic years. Any extension would run from September 2019 to August 2020 for 1 year, and from September 2020 to August 2021 for a further year.The service is provided to support candidates who are interested in applying for teacher training at English training providers and schools, and teachers who are looking to return to the English state school sector. This includes taking enquiries from candidates who are not domiciled in England. The service does not support recruitment to teacher training outside of England.The annual volume of people using the service is high; detailed indicative volumes are listed in the Specification document.Channel Indicative volumesInbound Calls 81 000Decision Maker Contacts 61 000Webchats Handled 34 000The service makes an important contribution to boosting the number of successful applicants in shortage subject areas. From September 2014 to August 2015 it enabled 4 027 candidates to gain school experience prior to submitting an application to ITT. Over the same period, one-to-one advisors supported 7 761 candidates in hard to fill subjects.NCTL will be looking for innovative proposals in line with government expectations in securing greater value for money.

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Published:	2016-03-11
Deadline:	2016-04-14

2016-03-11

2016-04-14