Published date: 28 March 2024
This notice was replaced on 15 January 2025
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Awarded contract (published 15 January 2025)
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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
£250,000,000
Procurement reference
tender_390192/1327020
Published date
28 March 2024
Closing date
20 June 2024
Closing time
5pm
Contract start date
8 December 2024
Contract end date
7 December 2028
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
This notice is to make Suppliers aware of a Procurement that is intended to source Suppliers to be appointed to a Framework Agreement to deliver ITTECF-based Training for ECTs from 2025. The Department has published a Contract Notice for the Procurement, please refer to: https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/010425-2024
Successful tenderers in the Procurement will design and deliver a 2-year training programme for ECTs and a 1-year training programme for Mentors that choose to undertake their training with providers contracted to the Department.
Suppliers will become part of the group of 'Lead Providers' that deliver a range of Continuous Professional Development (CPD) to new and existing teachers and leaders in the school sector. Suppliers to the Framework Agreement will deliver ITTECF-Based Training to ECTs and Mentors alongside the National Institute of Teaching who are contracted to the Department via their own framework agreement to deliver a range of teacher recruitment and development services.
Subject to the procurement process, the Framework Agreement is anticipated to commence in Autumn/Winter 2024 and last for a duration of 4 years. The Department anticipates awarding a number of call-off contracts under the Framework Agreement with the first being for the set up and delivery of the 2025 Cohort which will commence no later than September 2025. All call off contracts are subject to the terms of the procurement and the Framework Agreement. Call-off contracts will last for a period of 40 (forty) months but subject to extension provisions to accommodate service delivery to non-standard inductions.
More information
Previous notice about this procurement
Market engagement for the future provision of Early Career Framework (ECF)-based training
- Early engagement
- Published 17 October 2023, last edited 17 October 2023
Links
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- https://education.app.jaggaer.com
- Please refer to the Procurement Documents for full details of this opportunity
Additional text
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Full details on the how the Framework Agreement will operate, the service requirements, the commercial arrangements and how to submit a Tender can be found in the Procurement Documents.
The Department is using its e-sourcing portal to administer the procurement. Organisations interested in participating in this Procurement must register with https://education.app.jaggaer.com ("Jaggaer"). Once registered, you will be able to search for the opportunity and express an interest. Following this, you will be able to download the Procurement Documents
About the buyer
Address
Sanctuary Buildings, 20 Great Smith Street
London
SW1P 3BT
England
daniel.taylor@education.gov.uk
Website
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