Published date: 11 June 2020
Last edited date: 11 June 2020
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Contract summary
Industry
Primary education services - 80100000
Pre-school education services - 80110000
Location of contract
Any region
Value of contract
£20,000
Procurement reference
tender_242615/861638
Published date
11 June 2020
Approach to market date
13 July 2020
Contract start date
1 October 2020
Contract end date
31 March 2021
Contract is suitable for SMEs?
Yes
Contract is suitable for VCSEs?
Yes
Description
The purpose of this early engagement notice is to notify the market of the Department for Education's (DfE) intention to undertake a procurement exercise to appoint a suitably experienced body to support delivery of the Early Years Foundation Stage reforms. This will involve delivering a series of virtual events to support local authorities in preparing for the reforms. These events will form part of a wider package of support around the reforms which will be advertised separately.
The Department intends to reform the learning and development and assessment requirements stipulated by the Early Years Foundation Stage statutory framework, with national implementation anticipated in September 2021 and an early adopter year expected from September 2020.
Contractors will be responsible for delivering a series of virtual events, in early 2021, that will support Early Years representatives from all local authorities in preparing for the reforms. This will ensure that LAs are prepared to start offering advice and implementation support to all schools as they prepare for national implementation in the lead up to September 2021.
We expect approx. ten virtual events, offering free places for up to two representatives from each Local Authority.
We would expect the supplier to plan and deliver ten virtual events for Local Authority representatives in early 2021, including:
- Managing communications with LAs and organising sign-up to events;
- Acting as facilitator for all ten events;
- Liaising with external speakers stipulated by the DfE;
- Providing a suitable online platform for hosting these sessions;
- Collating and evaluating event feedback.
In order to maximise impact of the events we are seeking a delivery organisation with experience of working with the Early Years sector.
More information
Attachments
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- EYFS LA events Market Engagement SlidesFINAL.pptx
- Tender notice
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- EYFS Webinar Q&A - FINAL.pdf
- Tender notice
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Additional text
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A market engagement webinar was hosted by the DfE on 20 February 2020 in relation to the Reform Programme as a whole.
The DfE will be administering the procurement processes electronically via the DfE e-Tendering Portal; Jaggaer. No hard copy documents will be issued and all communications with DfE (including final submission of tenders) will be conducted via the Jaggaer Portal.
Bidders who are not already registered on the portal can register here: https://education.app.jaggaer.com
For any assistance required in registering bidders should contact the Jaggaer helpdesk: help_UK@jaggaer.com
This prior information notice is to advertise a future opportunity. The Department reserves the right not to enter a formal procurement process and not award contract(s). Accordingly, the Authority will not be liable for any bid cost, expenditure, work or effort incurred by a supplier in acting on the basis of this notice
About the buyer
Address
Department for Education. Sanctuary Buildings, Great Smith Street, Westminster
London
SW1P 3BT
England
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