Published date: 10 January 2018

Last edited date: 10 January 2018

Closed opportunity - This means that the contract is currently closed. The buying department may be considering suppliers that have already applied, or no suitable offers were made.


Closing: 23 January 2017

Contract summary

Industry

  • Recruitment services - 79600000

Location of contract

Any region

Value of contract

£120,000 to £300,000

Procurement reference

RFX159

Published date

10 January 2018

Closing date

23 January 2017

Contract start date

17 February 2017

Contract end date

16 February 2018

Contract type

Service contract

Procedure type

Open procedure

Any interested supplier may submit a tender in response to an opportunity notice.

Contract is suitable for SMEs?

Yes

Contract is suitable for VCSEs?

Yes

Description

NCTL is seeking a national provider (or consortium) to provide an international supply of maths and physics teachers for secondary schools.

NCTL seeks 50 overseas qualified maths/physics teachers for placements in English schools to commence by 1 September 17. Contract award in February 17 for immediate commencement to guarantee delivery of placements/vacancies being filled. The initial focus is maths/physics teachers with flexibility to increase the scope to cover subjects that are challenging to recruit to (prior agreement between both parties and subject to a change control).
Requirements include: generate interest from eligible candidates; collaborate with identified school partnerships; sifting and selection of candidates with school involvement; organising and arranging interviews with schools responsible for hiring; collaboration with schools to place candidates; based on needs/preferences. Potentially provide incentive package, e.g. flights to/from England for interviews.

See 'Attachments' for full description and further information.

More information

Attachments

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Additional text

NCTL are holding a supplier WebEx event on 05 January 2017.
This event will provide the opportunity for interested organisations to gain a better understanding of the requirement and the indicative timelines.

To register your interest in the supplier WebEx, please email International.TEACHERRECRUITMENT@education.gov.uk and we will provide further details. Please note that this does not equate to a formal expression of interest in any future procurement activity.

Once the host approves your request, you will receive a confirmation e-mail with instructions for joining the meeting.

The invitation to bid will be launched and managed through the NCTL e-procurement system, REDIMO2. Bidders who are not already registered on REDIMO2, will need to register their company details on the NCTL e-procurement portal in order to access this tender opportunity. Information about how to register is available at
Https://supplierlive.proactisp2p.com/account/login/?cid=DFE
The Redimo2 reference number is RFX159.

About the buyer

Address

National College for Training and Leadership (NCTL), 53-55 Butts Road, Earlsdon Park
Coventry
CV1 3BH
England

Email

International.TEACHERRECRUITMENT@education.gov.uk