Published date: 9 January 2017

This notice was replaced on 15 March 2019

This notice does not contain the most up-to-date information about this procurement. The most recent notice is:

Awarded contract (published 11 April 2019, last edited 11 April 2019)

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Contract summary

Industry

  • Education and training services - 80000000

Location of contract

Any region

Value of contract

£0

Procurement reference

2016/062

Published date

9 January 2017

Closing date

27 January 2017

Contract start date

1 April 2017

Contract end date

1 May 2020

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

Expressions of interest are sought for a National Centre to administer the Organisation for Economic Cooperation and Development's (OECD) International Early Learning Study (IELS) for Child Well-Being in England. IELS is a pilot developed and run by the OECD, in collaboration with interested countries.

As Wales has expressed an interest in taking part in the study, the National Centre may be required to administer the study in both England and Wales. A decision on the participation of Wales in IELS will be taken by early February and before the Invitation to Tender (ITT) is issued.

The Department for Education (DfE) participates in several international comparison studies. These enable the department to robustly compare our policies and performance to other countries, identify our relative strengths and challenges, and learn important lessons for our education system. IELS will help the DfE understand more about children's development and early learning experiences, both at home and in Early Education and Care (ECEC). This will facilitate our assessment and development of early years policy.

The National Centre will take on the National Project Manager (NPM) role. They will be required to implement the IELS study in England (and possibly Wales) according to the specifications issued by the OECD's International Contractor, and in line with the interests and requirements of the DfE. Work with OECD's international contractors to finalise the design and methodology of IELS in order to best meet the requirements of the DfE. The National Centre will be responsible for the recruitment of schools to participate in the study, manage the item trialling and field testing, and administer the study with the sampled children, their parent(s) and teachers/early years practitioners. The National Centre will be responsible for analysing the results and clearly and accurately presenting the findings in a national publication. They will also support the DfE in sharing the key findings and lessons with policy officials and external stakeholders. Further information will be provided in the ITT.

About the buyer

Address

Sanctuary Buildings, 20 Great Smith St, Westminster,
London
SW1P 3BT
England

Email

Max.STANFORD@education.gov.uk