Published date: 3 April 2017

Last edited date: 3 April 2017

This notice was replaced on 11 December 2017

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

Awarded contract (published 12 October 2018, last edited 12 October 2018)

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

Any region

Value of contract

£5,000,000 to £10,000,000

Procurement reference

1431

Published date

3 April 2017

Closing date

2 May 2017

Contract start date

12 June 2017

Contract end date

31 March 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

See 'Attachments' for full description and further information.
Contracts for projects which will support more and better provision of teachers' continuing professional development (CPD) and Leadership Development, focussed on challenging areas and schools.

The Teaching and Leadership Innovation Fund (TLIF), announced by the Secretary of State for Education in October 2016, aims to improve pupil outcomes in priority areas by:

• Stimulating more and better provision of teachers' CPD and Leadership Development in challenging areas and schools;

• Stimulating demand for provision of teachers' CPD and Leadership Development in challenging areas and schools;

• Support development of a sustainable market in CPD and Leadership Development that will be capable of becoming self-funding in the future

The Department for Education expects to run a limited number of TLIF bidding rounds during the current spending review period (ending March 2020). This contract notice pertains to Round 1 only.

More information

Attachments

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Additional text

Please note the deadline for receipt of tenders is 9am on 2nd May 2017.

Estimated total value:

The total value of the Teaching and Leadership Innovation Fund is £75m. The Authority's current thinking is to award no more than £10 million (inclusive of any VAT) for any given contract within any Lot over its lifetime under this first Round.

The Authority reserves the right to extend any contract by up to 24 months.

A supplier WebEx Event will take place at 14:30 on 30 April for interested organisations to gain a better understanding of the TLIF scheme. Details of how to register for this event are provided in the Authority's documentation. This event will be recorded and the recording made available in Redimo2.

Please note that all questions about Round 1 must now be submitted through Redimo2 and not through the TLIF mailbox.

DfE will use an e-tendering system (REDIMO2- see above to register and take part in section 4) in this procurement exercise and reserves the right to use reverse auction. DfE considers that this contract may be suitable for economic operators that are small or medium enterprises (SMEs). However, any selection of bidders will be based solely on the criteria set out for the procurement, and the contract will be awarded on the basis of the most economically advantageous tender. If the potential supplier bidding for the requirement is part of a consortium joint venture or special purpose vehicle (SPV), DfE will require full details of the consortium joint venture or SPV.
Please e-mail our helpdesk Commercial.contactpoint@education.gov.uk if you have any queries with registering your details on REDIMO2.

About the buyer

Address

Sanctuary Buildings, Great Smith Street, Westminster
London
SW1P 3BT
England

Email

Mailbox.TLIF@education.gov.uk