Published date: 17 December 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.


Closing: 14 February 2019

Contract summary

Industry

  • Education and training services - 80000000

Location of contract

Any region

Value of contract

£1

Procurement reference

ITT 30448

Published date

17 December 2018

Closing date

14 February 2019

Contract start date

31 May 2019

Contract end date

30 July 2021

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 main purpose of the Early Years Professional Development Fund Programme is to support pre-reception early years practitioners to improve their practice in working with very young children between the ages of 2 and 4. This aims to improve outcomes in language, literacy and numeracy for the most disadvantaged children, with an emphasis on improving school readiness. The proposed contract period is from May 2019 to July 2021. A Third Party Evaluator will be appointed to undertake a robust assessment of the impact of the Programme. Subject to supplier performance, Ministerial approval and funding being available, the Department may extend the Contract up to a further 24 months should the Programme prove effective

More information

Attachments

Links

  • Tender notice
  • Tender notice

Additional text

Please be advised that the DfE is using its e-Sourcing tool for this procurement which can be accessed at https://education.bravosolution.co.uk where (if you have not already done so) you will need to register before being able to access the documents and submit a response
Please also be advised that no other means of submitting bids other than through this e-Sourcing Portal will be allowed nor will any other means of communication be utilized other than via the online message board accessed via the e-Sourcing Portal

About the buyer

Address

Department for Education
Sanctuary Buildings , Gt Smith Street
London
SW1P 3BT
England

Email

Sourcing.HELP@education.gov.uk