Published date: 18 March 2024

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: 5 April 2024, 11:59pm

Contract summary

Industry

  • Education and training services - 80000000

Location of contract

England

Value of contract

£18,337,238

Procurement reference

T Levels Generation 2 Wave 2

Published date

18 March 2024

Closing date

5 April 2024

Closing time

11:59pm

Contract start date

2 October 2024

Contract end date

31 July 2034

Contract type

Service contract

Procedure type

Other: Concessions Contract

Contract is suitable for SMEs?

Yes

Contract is suitable for VCSEs?

Yes


Description

T Levels are an academic option for students aged 16 to 19, following the recommendation by the Independent Panel on Technical Education - the Sainsbury report. The Sainsbury Report also recommended that a single body or consortium should deliver each qualification under an "exclusive licence" that would be awarded for a fixed time period following open competition.

The procurement will be to select and appoint Awarding Organisations (AO) to be responsible for developing and delivering the Generation 2 Wave 2 T Level qualification, under an exclusive licensing approach. The expected scope of the role of the AOs is they would be responsible for: - designing the content of the qualification; - upskilling providers (further education schools and colleges); - providing of learning and teaching materials; - updating content; and - delivering qualification assessment services.

This notice is in respect of Generation 2 Wave 2 T Levels and will cover the following T Levels:

• Health
• Healthcare Science
• Science

Further information on the procurement is provided on ProContract https://procontract.due-north.com/Register and on YouTube https://youtu.be/upL5rlAhiBQ.

All contracts will be public services concession contracts and accordingly the procurement will be governed by the Concession Contracts Regulations 2016, to the extent that the same apply to those services to which such contract (or contracts) would relate.


About the buyer

Address

Sanctuary Buildings, Great Smith Street
LONDON
SW1P 3BT
England

Email

IFA.TLEVELPROCUREMENT@education.gov.uk

Website

https://www.instituteforapprenticeships.org/