Published date: 1 May 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.
Contract summary
Industry
Education and training services - 80000000
Location of contract
North East, North West, Yorkshire and the Humber, East Midlands, West Midlands, East of England, London, South East, South West
Value of contract
£0
Procurement reference
TF0052020
Published date
1 May 2020
Closing date
31 May 2020
Contract start date
1 January 2021
Contract end date
31 August 2023
Contract type
Service contract
Procedure type
Other: Not specified
Contract is suitable for SMEs?
Yes
Contract is suitable for VCSEs?
Yes
Description
Teach First, registered charity No 1098294, now seeks to secure a Higher Education (HE) provider for each of its Regions to contribute to the development and delivery of the Teach First Training Programme for the 2021 cohort, particularly in relation to the award of the Post Graduate Diploma in Education (PGDE).
The Teach First Regions are:
London
South East & South Coast
South West
East Midlands
West Midlands
East of England
North East
North West
Yorkshire and Humber
Together the Regions cover all of England and participants can be allocated in eligible schools anywhere within the Region.
Teach First seeks a single HE provider for each Region however, bidders may bid to deliver the services in more than one Region
Each year Teach First recruits a cohort of trainees for a 2-year Training Programme including a Summer Institute, readiness to start teaching in school, Initial Teacher Training (ITT), PGDE and leadership development.
This agreement will be for 1 cohort:
• Preparation during 2020/21: There will be preparation in advance of delivery.
• 2021 cohort: The services start with Summer Institute in June 2021. Delivery continues for the academic years 2021/22 and 2022/23.
Contract award is dependent on award of funding for the 2021 cohort. The anticipated date for this decision is June 2020.
Potential bidders will be required to sign a Non-Disclosure Agreement (NDA) before the tender documents will be released to them.
If you are interested in receiving the tender documents please contact ProviderContracts@TeachFirst.org.uk who will provide you with the NDA for signature.
On successful receipt of the completed and signed NDA you will be emailed the tender documents.
Please note that we will not be processing any new requests for NDAs from 17:30 on Friday 15 May.
The deadline for submission of tenders is 31 May 2020.
About the buyer
Contact name
Natasha Silcox
Address
Teach First, 6 Mitre Passage,Greenwich Peninsula
LONDON
SE100ER
England
Telephone
020 3862 8370
providercontracts@teachfirst.org.uk
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