Published date: 30 July 2018

Last edited date: 30 July 2018

Closed early engagement


Closing date: 6 August 2018

Contract summary

Industry

  • Education and training services - 80000000

Location of contract

Any region

Procurement reference

1517

Published date

30 July 2018

Closing date

6 August 2018

Contract is suitable for SMEs?

Yes

Contract is suitable for VCSEs?

Yes

Description

***New - The invitation to tender letter was launched on 5th July 2018 here - https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/c1330459-6b59-49b8-91c8-e26a476d454c. The deadline for return of tenders is Monday 6th August at 17:00***

See 'Attachments' for a word version of the description and further information. The purpose of this Prior Information Notice (PIN) is to notify the market of the Department for Education's (DfE) intention to undertake a procurement exercise to establish a Centre of Excellence for MFL pedagogy

More information

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Additional text

The DfE are hosting an early market engagement event on 12 March 2018. The event will enable interested organisations to gain a better understanding of our requirements for the Centre for Excellence. The event will:
• explore the capacity of the market to deliver this programme, and take on board any suggestions from the sector about how the services should be delivered
• cover the proposed commercial process / timeline
• deliver an interactive Q & A session
• provide an opportunity for networking and possible consortia discussions
Reservations to attend the early market engagement event should be made through our event page:

https://www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/modern-foreign-languages-mfl-hubs-early-market-engagement-event-tickets-43472888580
Ticket reservation will be available until 23:59 on 11 March 2018.

About the buyer

Address

Sanctuary Buildings, Great Smith Street, Westminster,
London
SW1P 3BT
England

Email

languages.info@education.gov.uk