Published date: 9 April 2018

Last edited date: 9 April 2018

Closed future opportunity - This means that a potential contract has passed its approach to market date. A buyer can choose to consider any supplier interest or convert this notice into an opportunity ready for live procurement.


Approach to market date: 20 April 2018

Contract summary

Industry

  • Education and training services - 80000000

Location of contract

Any region

Value of contract

£0

Procurement reference

EOI - EW001

Published date

9 April 2018

Approach to market date

20 April 2018

Contract start date

1 September 2018

Contract end date

31 August 2021

Procedure type

Other: Expression of Interest

Contract is suitable for SMEs?

No

Contract is suitable for VCSEs?

No

Description

This is not an invitation to bid.
The Department for Education (DfE) is inviting organisations to take part in market engagement that will:
• establish supplier interest in;
• obtain market insights about; and
• explore commercial options for
The delivery of the ITT Scholarships programme by organisations working in partnership with the Department for Education.
The programme is one of a range of initiatives to boost teacher supply in priority subjects. Aimed at high quality subject experts, who might not have otherwise considered teaching a viable career option, scholarships are awarded to the most gifted teacher trainees in physics, maths, chemistry, computing, modern foreign languages or geography. Scholars receive a tax-free bursary and wraparound support during their teacher-training year.
We want insights on the market offer to enable scholars to become the next generation of outstanding teachers and use their enhanced subject knowledge/skills during a successful teaching career.

More information

Spend profile

This table displays the spend profile of the notice
Financial year Budget
2018/2019 £0

Attachments

Additional text

How to express an interest in this opportunity
Interested organisations should complete the questionnaire attached to this notice and submit it to itt.scholarships@education.gov.uk by 20 April 2018.

Please note that this Notice is not a call to competition and the DfE is not bound to enter into any procurement activity because of it.

Scheduled date for publication of notice: May 2018

Start and End dates of Contract: September 2018 to August 2021 though this is an estimate only and will be further informed by responses.

Delivery Area
National (England).

Timescales
Organisations interested in expressing an interest as a potential provider would be need to be able to mobilise their provision with the intention of recruiting in autumn 2018 to deliver scholarships from 2019/20.

About the buyer

Contact name

Elaine Watson

Address

Piccadilly Gate,
Store Street,
Manchester
M1 2WD
England

Email

itt.scholarships@education.gov.uk

Website

https://getintoteaching.education.gov.uk/funding-and-salary/overview/scholarships