Published date: 12 March 2020

Last edited date: 24 March 2020

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: 25 March 2020

Contract summary

Industry

  • Education and training services - 80000000

  • Higher education services - 80300000

  • Training services - 80500000

Location of contract

SR1 3SD

Value of contract

£0 to £180,000

Procurement reference

UOS/Student Knowledge Enhancement Courses/0220

Published date

12 March 2020

Closing date

25 March 2020

Contract start date

1 May 2020

Contract end date

30 November 2020

Contract type

Service contract

Procedure type

Open procedure (below threshold)

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

This procedure can be used for procurements below the relevant contract value threshold.

Contract is suitable for SMEs?

Yes

Contract is suitable for VCSEs?

No

Description

PLEASE NOTE THE BELOW TENDER IS CURRENTLY POSTPONED UNTIL FURTHER NOTICE
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The Faculty of Education & Society, within the University of Sunderland, as an Accredited Provider and Awarding Body responsible for delivering initial teacher training (ITT) to graduates, is looking to form a partnership with an established Students Knowledge Enhancement trainer. The successful bidder will provide elements of online training and support to students, whom the Authority have identified (at the recruitment selection stage) as requiring further development and enhancement in their knowledge of a specific subject area to maximise their potential. The ultimate aim is to ensure our students' have the suitable level of knowledge and skills to embark on the PGCE teaching profession programme ran by the Faculty of Education & Society. The course is currently not available to International students'.

Training Needs
The successful bidder will provide online training tailor-made to each individual student, which will then be enhanced with a blended training including face to face training provided by the University of Sunderland. The subjects currently required include Maths and individual Sciences (Biology, Chemistry and Physics) , however additional courses may be required in the future.

This will be a partnership approach, therefore student engagement and support from the successful bidder is essential, especially following up progress, recording abilities, and ensuring the individual completes all necessary training to meet the levels for the course requirements, whilst ensuring the Authority is updated with progress on a regular basis, and the evidence and collection of data meets the DfE requirements. Potential contract spend is up to £180,000 GBP over the lifetime of the contract.

All courses are to be taught in English, and the successful supplier must registered on the DfE list of approved SKE providers. Any future changes or non-inclusion on any forthcoming frameworks may result in having to cancel the contract. All training and support must be delivered by an accredited/QTS approved training provider.

The proposed training is required from May 2020 until November 2020 (subject to further funding there may be an opportunity for an extension of a year).

To express an interest, please register your organisation on our eprocurement platform In-Tend:

https://in-tendhost.co.uk/universityofsunderland/aspx/Home

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Please note this tender is currently suspended



Funding Type (WEFO or EU) : DfE

Is a Recurrent Procurement Type? : No

About the buyer

Contact name

Andrea Brook

Address

City Campus
Chester Road
Sunderland
SR1 3SD
United Kingdom

Telephone

0191 515 2851

Email

andrea.brook@sunderland.ac.uk

Website

http://services.sunderland.ac.uk/finance/sections/procurement/