Published date: 8 December 2021

Last edited date: 27 January 2022

This notice was replaced on 28 July 2022

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

Awarded contract (published 28 July 2022)

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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 to £17,472,000

Procurement reference

tender_283635/1021083

Published date

8 December 2021

Closing date

11 February 2022

Closing time

12pm

Contract start date

1 July 2022

Contract end date

31 July 2024

Contract type

Service contract

Procedure type

Open procedure (above threshold)

Any interested supplier may submit a tender in response to an opportunity notice.

This procedure can be used for procurements above the relevant contract value threshold.

Contract is suitable for SMEs?

Yes

Contract is suitable for VCSEs?

Yes

Description

The Advanced Maths Support Programme (AMSP) aims to deliver high quality teacher professional development (CPD) and focused support and enrichment for students and institutions across AS/A level Mathematics, Further Mathematics and Core Maths to improve participation and provision in level 3 mathematics.



Our aim is that every child, no matter what challenges they face, should have access to an excellent education that prepares them for life in the modern world.



DfE Priorities

The Department has outlined the following priority outcomes for delivery:



Providing the best start in life: high-quality early education and childcare to raise standards and help parents to work;



Levelling up education standards: so that children and young people in all areas of the country are prepared with the knowledge, skills and qualifications they need;



Driving economic growth: improve the skills pipeline and support people to work; and



Support for the most disadvantaged and vulnerable: to ensure no one is left behind.



Our post-16 investment opportunities centre on levelling up education standards by driving up the quality of teaching for all and driving economic growth through increasing the number of people with higher-level STEM skills in the employment pipeline.



DFE has funded the AMSP since 2018, with a contract value of £16 million. The contract has been extended twice for 12 months and 15 months, to align with the academic year, at a contract value of £8 million and £10 million respectively. The contract is due to end in July 2022.



The new contract will continue to deliver the aims of the AMSP and is expected to begin on 1 Jul 2022, running for two years, with the option to extend by a further year until 31 July 2025. The AMSP brand and associated intellectual property rights owned by the Crown will be made available to the winning bidder to use during the term of the contract only.



Your organisation must be able to commit to recruiting and delivering in line with the reach and scope outlined in this tender between 2022 and 2024. This includes compliance with all key performance indicators (KPIs) and obligations, and your attention is drawn to Sections 6 and 8 of the Specification, Document 3. DfE, at its sole discretion, has an option to extend for a further 12 months, from August 2024, in multiples of its choice. Any such extension will be subject to the relevant DfE approvals and notifications.

All proposed delivery of the contract must be located in England.

More information

Previous notice about this procurement

Mathematics Curriculum Support Programmes - England

  • Early engagement
  • Published 27 July 2021, last edited 27 July 2021

Links

Additional text

Organisations wishing to participate in this contract opportunity must do so through DfE's eTendering portal (Jaggaer).
Registration is free of charge and full system support is available via the Jaggaer homepage.

In order to access this opportunity in Jaggaer potential suppliers must first click 'view opportunities' from the Jaggaer homepage and then express their interest to gain access to the full document suite.

About the buyer

Address

20 Great Smith Street
London
SW1P 3BT
England

Email

maths.programme@education.gov.uk