Published date: 24 July 2020

This notice was replaced on 4 November 2020

This notice does not contain the most up-to-date information about this procurement. The most recent notice is:

Awarded contract (published 2 November 2021)

Closed early engagement


Contract summary

Industry

  • Accounting, auditing and fiscal services - 79200000

Location of contract

North East, North West, Yorkshire and the Humber, East Midlands, West Midlands, East of England, London, South East, South West, Scotland, Wales, Northern Ireland

Procurement reference

tender_220227/872455

Published date

24 July 2020

Closing date

30 November 2020

Contract is suitable for SMEs?

Yes

Contract is suitable for VCSEs?

Yes

Description

The Department for Education (DfE) is exploring commercial options to appoint national delivery
partner(s) to deliver a number of services within a framework for the following services:
1. Insolvency Services including Insolvency Practitioner (IP)'s (IBR's, Administration and advice)
2. Audit & Assurance including but not limited to Annual programme of Audit and Funding Assurance reviews, ad hoc Audit & Assurance Services
3. Forensic Account & Investigation support
4. Legal Services specific to these areas (Please note this service may not be included within the final competition)

More information

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Additional text

The Department for Education would like to invite you to a Pre-Market engagement event in respect of the below procurement:
Organisation: Department for Education (DfE), Education and Skills Funding Agency (ESFA)
Programme: Provider Market Oversight
Title: Provider Market Oversight (PMO) Framework for the provision of Insolvency services, Forensic Accounting & Investigation Support services, Audit & Assurance and Legal Services

Event:The event will be hosted via Microsoft Teams (dial in details will be shared closer to the event)
Date of Market Engagement event: 7th August 2020 10.30am to 12 noon
Closing date to register for the event: 6th August 2020 - 12:00 noon
Please register your interest by clicking on the Eventbrite link below:
https://www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/pre-market-engagement-event-provider-market-oversight-pmoframework-tickets-114134776188
Please note there are a limited number of tickets, therefore attendees should only request tickets for their own use. A maximum of 2 tickets per supplier will be permitted. Please do not share the link to the event
with colleagues who have not registered for the event due to a limit in numbers of attendees.
Contract summary:
The purpose of this Pre-market Engagement event is to set out the proposed services, sourcing model, procurement process and high-level commercial principles alongside feedback on the proposed terms and
conditions for the Provider Market Oversight (PMO) Framework procurement.
We would like to invite potential suppliers who are interested in delivering these services to register for their interest in this market engagement.
Background: This procurement exercise is to put in place a framework for the provision of services to the Department of Education for services related to Insolvency, Restructuring, Audit & Assurance, Forensic accounting and Investigation and Legal services related to these areas (Please note the legal services lot may not be included within the final competition). The services will be required Nationally and some of the requirements are related to the Technical and Further Education
Act 2017, The Education Administration Rules 2018 and The Further Education Bodies (Insolvency) Regulations 2019 alongside other Insolvency Regimes.
Proposed Procurement Route: Open OJEU Competition via the Jaggaer E Procurement system used by the department.
The advert for the opportunity is estimated to be published on 29th October 2020.
We estimate that the advert for the opportunity will be published on 29th October 2020, with an indicative contract award date in Feb/March 2021, subject to internal approval. Service Delivery will be from April 2021.
Location of contract: Services are required Nationally throughout the UK
Next Steps:
Once registered via Eventbrite, DfE will contact the registered email address with the joining details for the Microsoft Teams event
Questions about the Market Engagement Event - Julia.goodwin@education.gov.uk

About the buyer

Address

Sanctuary Buildings, 20, Great Smith Street
London
SW1P 3BT
England

Email

Julia.goodwin@education.gov.uk

Website

https://www.gov.uk/government/organisations/department-for-education