Published date: 16 September 2025

Last edited date: 16 September 2025

Open opportunity - This means that the contract is currently active, and the buying department is looking for potential suppliers to fulfil the contract.


Closing: 14 October 2025, 12pm

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

£1,050,000

Procurement reference

tender_506180/1516141

Published date

16 September 2025

Closing date

14 October 2025

Closing time

12pm

Contract start date

24 November 2025

Contract end date

31 March 2029

Contract type

Service contract

Procedure type

Other: Open - Light Touch Procedure

Contract is suitable for SMEs?

Yes

Contract is suitable for VCSEs?

Yes

Description

THIS IS A CALL FOR COMPETITION

The Department for Education (DfE) has published this Invitation to Tender (ITT) for Curriculum Subject Experts through the Educational and Children's Social Care (ECSC) Framework.

This notice is to announce the launch of Lot 10: Curriculum Subject Drafters, a new, additional lot, through the ECSC for National Curriculum Subject Drafters, in anticipation of work, likely to commence in Autumn 2025, to revise the National Curriculum Programmes of Study and qualifications subject content including GCSE/A level following the publication of the final report of the Curriculum and Assessment Review.

Subject to the Secretary of State acceptance of the Review recommendations, any Subject Drafters appointed will support the DfE to draft National Curriculum Programmes of Study across key stages and/or subject content for qualifications including GCSE and A level. They may also be asked to support with the development of subject content for AS levels.

Subject Drafters will require substantial expertise in and experience of teaching and leading their subject, understanding of pedagogical approaches, curriculum planning including how to effectively sequence and structure content to support excellent teaching; and/or knowledge/experience of developing similar material for a curriculum or academic qualification. They will need to know how the subject is currently taught in schools, and, responding to Review recommendations, communicate clearly what teachers need to know to teach the subject effectively.

Interested suppliers are invited to submit tenders during the window from 16 September to 14 October 2025. Appointment to Lot 10 will be contingent upon meeting the published award criteria and successfully completing the evaluation process.

Work will be allocated to contractors appointed to the framework via a call-off process, either through direct award or further competition, as set out in Schedule 3.

Please note that appointment to the ECSC framework does not guarantee the allocation of any work.

More information

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Additional text

Suppliers interested in this opportunity should register on the DfE e-procurement portal, Jaggaer. Once registered and the expression of interest is submitted, suppliers will be able to access the tender documents, including:

Specification of requirements
Tender process details
Anticipated timescales


After logging into Jaggaer, please navigate to ITT Open to All Suppliers and locate ITT_3694.
For your reference, the Jaggaer registration link and a link to a guidance registration video have been included.

A copy of the ITT has been attached to this notice for your reference but all responses to the ITT need to be made electronically through Jaggaer by completing the My Responses sections and questions.

A copy of the ITT has been attached to this notice for your reference. However, all responses must be submitted electronically via Jaggaer by completing the 'My Responses' sections and associated questions.

All correspondence related to this procurement should be sent through Jaggaer using the Messaging option.

If you experience any technical issues during registration or have trouble accessing the tender documents within the Jaggaer platform, please contact us as soon as possible:
Commercial Team
commercial.schools@education.gov.uk
Alternatively, you can contact the Jaggaer Helpdesk:
0800 069 8630 / +44 203 608 4013
help_UK@jaggaer.com

How to apply

Follow the instructions given in the description or the more information section.

About the buyer

Address

Sanctuary Bld, Great Smith Street
London
S1 2JF
England

Email

commercial.schools@education.gov.uk