Published date: 7 October 2022

This notice was replaced on 5 October 2023

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

Awarded contract (published 5 October 2023)

Closed early engagement


Contract summary

Industry

  • Administration services - 75100000

Location of contract

Any region

Procurement reference

tender_303941/1112137

Published date

7 October 2022

Closing date

14 October 2022

Contract is suitable for SMEs?

Yes

Contract is suitable for VCSEs?

Yes


Description

It is the Department for Education's intention to undertake a procurement exercise to appoint a suitably experienced organisation/s to deliver grant administration services on behalf of the Department for the SFDC Fund from 1 April 2023.

In order to provide further information on the opportunity, a market engagement webinar will be held on 17th October 2022 from 14:00 - 16:00. This will be an online event hosted through the Microsoft Teams platform.

This session will include a presentation at which representatives from the Department will provide detailed information to potential suppliers about the proposed scope of the services and how we intend they will be procured.

This will be followed by a Question-and-Answer session where potential suppliers will have the opportunity to ask questions of Departmental representatives.

Attached to this notice are four documents to provide further information to interested suppliers. A supplier engagement information booklet, a draft specification, a draft capability assessment and a summary of rules of consultation for this market engagement exercise.

To register your interest, go to the Jaggaer e-procurement system at https://education.app.jaggaer.com/web/login.html where you will have the opportunity to login or register on the system. Once you are registered navigate to SSQ 314.

The closing date for registering your interest is 12 noon on the 14th of October.


About the buyer

Contact name

Finn Morgan

Address

Piccadilly Gate, Store Street
Manchester
M1 2WD
England

Email

sfdc.procurement@education.gov.uk