Published date: 11 August 2022

Awarded contract - This means that the contract has been awarded to a supplier.


Closing: 11 April 2022, 9am

Contract summary

Industry

  • Education and training services - 80000000

Location of contract

SW1P 3BT

Value of contract

£5,878,767

Procurement reference

tender_289039/1095854

Published date

11 August 2022

Closing date

11 April 2022

Closing time

9am

Contract start date

1 August 2022

Contract end date

31 August 2024

Contract type

Service contract

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?

Yes

Contract is suitable for VCSEs?

No

Description

The Department for Education intends to increase specialist expertise in SEND by increasing the number of Level 3 qualified SENCOs in group based settings and childminder settings, at a critical time for early years children, and in particular at a time when the Covid-19 pandemic has significantly reduced opportunities to identify and address SEND amongst children not yet of compulsory school age.

To further aid understanding of the SENCO role in these settings and what a qualification to enable an individual to perform this role should include, the department, with input from key EY sector stakeholders, put together two documents ("Early years level 3 SENCO qualification specification" and "Role description of the early years special educational needs coordinator") which are available on gov.uk.

The primary objective for this contract is to increase the number of Level 3 qualified SENCOs, available to children in group based settings and childminder settings, who have the knowledge and skills to properly fulfil the role of a SENCO described in the code of practice and in the role description.

The Supplier will deliver training of up to 5,000 SENCOs. Training will be available across England but with minimum % targets for each LA region. Training must take place between September 2022 and 31 August 2024. Training must result in an accredited Level 3 EY SENCO qualification.

More information

Previous notice about this procurement

Early Years: accredited Level 3 training for Special Educational Needs Coordinators

  • Opportunity
  • Published 8 March 2022

Attachments

Award information

Awarded date

21 June 2022

Contract start date

1 August 2022

Contract end date

31 August 2024

Total value of contract

£5,878,767

This contract was awarded to 1 supplier.

Best Practice Network Ltd

Address

Newminster House, 27-29 Baldwin Street, Bristol, BS1 1LT

Reference

Companies House number: 04472661

Supplier is SME?

Yes

Supplier is VCSE?

No

About the buyer

Address

Sanctuary Buildings, Great Smith Street
London
SW1P 3BT
England

Email

eyrecovery.sencotraining@education.gov.uk