Published date: 16 November 2018
This notice was replaced on 1 February 2019
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Awarded contract (published 7 June 2019)
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Contract summary
Industry
Education and training services - 80000000
Location of contract
Any region
Value of contract
£740,000
Procurement reference
29018
Published date
16 November 2018
Approach to market date
7 January 2019
Contract start date
1 May 2019
Contract end date
31 March 2020
Procedure type
Open procedure (above threshold)
Any interested supplier may submit a tender in response to an opportunity notice.
This procedure can be used for procurements above the relevant contract value threshold.
Contract is suitable for SMEs?
No
Contract is suitable for VCSEs?
No
Description
The Department for Education (DfE) intends to undertake a procurement exercise to establish a Training Centre for the English Hubs Network. Prior to this, DfE will undertake market engagement activity for interested providers to learn more about the services, network with other providers, and input into the development of the service model.
In December 2017, we announced funding for a network of English hubs as part of the DfE's Social Mobility Action Plan (SMAP), with a specific focus on improving early language and literacy teaching.
DfE will be seeking proposals from organisations or consortia to establish a Training Centre. The Training Centre will train up to 175 primary teachers from up to 35 English Hubs to be literacy specialists, giving them the skills to support other schools in improving early language and literacy teaching, and ensure that their work with supported schools is of a consistently high quality.
More information
Spend profile
| Financial year | Budget |
|---|---|
| 2019/2020 | £740,000 |
Additional text
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DfE will administer the procurement process electronically via the department's e-procurement portal (Bravo). No hard copy documents will be issued; all communications with DfE (including final tender submission) will be conducted via the portal.
A supplier event is planned for Wednesday, 5 December 2018 between 10:30-13:00 at:
Department for Education
Sanctuary Buildings
Great Smith Street
London SW1P 3BT
This event will enable organisations to gain a better understanding of DfE's requirements. We will explore the capacity of the market to deliver these services and take on board any suggestions from the sector about how they should be delivered.
To register for the supplier event (or for copies of the presentations if you cannot make it) please email: English.IMPLEMENTATION@education.gov.uk with the name of your organisation and attendees (maximum two).
Indicative dates for procurement:
• 07 January 2019 - tender opens
• 08 February 2019 - tender closes
• 01 April 2019 - indicative contract award
• 01 May 2019 - contract commences
ADDITIONAL INFORMATION Bidders who are not already registered on the Bravo Solution portal can register here: https://education.bravosolution.co.uk/web/login/shtml
For any assistance with the portal, bidders should contact the Bravo helpdesk: help@bravosolution.co.uk
About the buyer
Address
Department for Education
Sanctuary Buildings
London
SW1P 3BT
England
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