Published date: 8 November 2021
Last edited date: 8 November 2021
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Contract summary
Industry
Education and training services - 80000000
Location of contract
Any region
Value of contract
£500,000,000
Procurement reference
tender_271513/1011920
Published date
8 November 2021
Closing date
20 December 2021
Closing time
12pm
Contract start date
14 April 2022
Contract end date
13 April 2028
Contract type
Service contract
Procedure type
Other: Tbc
Contract is suitable for SMEs?
Yes
Contract is suitable for VCSEs?
Yes
Description
The Department for Education (DfE) is seeking to appoint Providers to a national (England) multi-lot Framework Agreement relating to the National Professional Qualifications (NPQs) and Early Career Framework (ECF).
Delivering on the commitments set out in the Teacher Recruitment and Retention Strategy, the Department is creating a world-class teacher development system by transforming the training and support teachers and school leaders receive at every stage of their career.
Early Career Framework
The Department is fully funding the national roll-out of the ECF reforms from September 2021, giving all early career teachers access to a two-year package of structured training and support linked to the best available research evidence. Making sure new teachers receive excellent support at the start of their careers and embedding the early career reforms nationwide are vital elements of the Department's education recovery strategy.
Procuring an additional ECF lead provider via Lot 1 will expand the choice of high-quality early career teacher training programmes available to schools in their local area and will ensure the market remains sustainable and resilient so future early career teachers will continue to be able to access this high-quality support.
National Professional Qualifications
Beyond the first few years of teaching, our priority is to help all teachers and school leaders to continuously develop their expertise throughout their careers so every child in every classroom in every school gets the best start in life. We have replaced the existing Middle Leadership National Professional Qualification (NPQ) with three new specialist NPQs to best address the broad range of responsibilities of current and aspiring middle leaders. The new suite of specialist NPQs (Lot 2), which will be available for teachers and leaders from November 2021, consist of NPQs in Leading Teaching, Leading Behaviour and Culture, and Leading Teacher Development. The suite of reformed NPQs also includes refreshed school leadership programmes covering the knowledge and skills that school leaders need for the future. The frameworks for these qualifications can be found at the link below.
As part of the Government's education recovery plan the Department have developed additional NPQs to ensure teachers and leaders have access to best possible training and support. These additional NPQs (Lot 3) consist of qualifications in Leading Early Years education and in Leading Literacy. In addition, we will continue to consult with sector representatives to ensure that the suite of NPQs remain responsive to the needs of teachers and leaders and have included a mechanism to launch further NPQs via Lot 4 of the Framework Agreement.
More information
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Additional text
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The Public Contracts Regulations 2015 apply to this procurement (the "Regulations"). The Authority is using the Open Procedure in accordance with Regulation 27 of the Regulations. Services of the nature of those covered by this procurement are designated as "Schedule 3" Services (the Social and Other Specific Services) under the Regulations and as such are not subject to the full requirements of the Regulations. The Authority is only bound by the application of the Regulations to the extent that they are applicable to Schedule 3 services. The procurement is covered by Regulations 74 to 76 (the Light Touch Regime).
The procurement will be made up of 4 lots covering ECF and NPQ services:
- Lot 1 Early Career Framework - a single provider to design and deliver a Full Induction Programme for the national rollout of the ECF, as launched in 2021, from September 2022.
- Lot 2 reformed suite of NPQs - multiple providers to design and deliver the six reformed NPQs launched in 2021, from September 2022.
- Lot 3 NPQ for Early Years Leadership and NPQ for Leading Literacy - additional NPQs for the reformed suite - multiple providers to design and deliver the new, additional NPQs from September 2022.
- Lot 4 Future Services - to design and deliver new and additional Services, including additions to the suite of NPQs to strengthen leadership across the sector, improve capacity and support teacher development objectives.
Educational establishments that meet with the criteria listed below will be entitled (but not obliged) to access the framework at any time during the Contract Period.
Academy 16 to 19 sponsor led
Academy 16-19 converter
Academy alternative provision converter
Academy alternative provision sponsor led
Academy converter
Academy special converter
Academy special sponsor led
Academy sponsor led
City technology college
Community school
Community special school
Foundation school
Foundation special school
Free schools
Free schools 16 to 19
Free schools alternative provision
Free schools special
Further education
Local authority
Local authority nursery school
Non-maintained special school
Pupil referral unit
Secure units
Service children's education
Sixth form colleges/ sixth form centres
Special post 16 institution
Studio schools
University technical college
Voluntary aided school
Voluntary controlled school
British schools overseas
Higher education institutions
Independent schools
Welsh establishment
Offshore schools
Other independent school
Other independent special school
Institution funded by other Government Department
Other international schools*
Further information, including the ECF and NPQ service requirements, can be found within the tender documents available at https://education.app.jaggaer.com/
About the buyer
Contact name
Department for Education
Address
Sanctuary Building, 20 Great Smith Street
London
SW1P 3BT
England
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