Published date: 15 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: 20 October 2025, 5pm

Contract summary

Industry

  • Education and training services - 80000000

Location of contract

Any region

Value of contract

£1

Procurement reference

tender_478865/1513182

Published date

15 September 2025

Closing date

20 October 2025

Closing time

5pm

Contract start date

1 January 2026

Contract end date

31 March 2028

Contract type

Service contract

Procedure type

Competitive quotation (below threshold)

The buyer selects a group of potential suppliers to invite to tender.

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

Contract is suitable for SMEs?

No

Contract is suitable for VCSEs?

No

Description

The Department for Education (DfE) is inviting applications from schools to deliver the 2026, 2027 and 2028 Teaching Internships Programme.

Successful applicants will be awarded a 3-year grant funding agreement to design and deliver a three-week teaching internship, which typically takes place towards the end of each academic year in June and July.

Teaching internships are available for undergraduates in their second, third or final year, and master's students, who are studying for a degree in STEM-related subjects and modern foreign languages.

For 2026, funding will be up to £2,065 per intern and divided as follows:

· £1,365 (£455 per week) paid to the intern on completion of the full 3-week internship

· up to £700 paid directly to the school for coordination and delivery costs, recruitment of interns, but not including marketing costs


Eligibility:

The grant is available for schools in England whose most recent Ofsted inspection was rated 'good' or higher.

Schools must have the capacity to recruit and deliver a teaching internship to at least 5 interns, which include maths and physics interns.


Participating schools are expected to deliver the following outcomes:

A Teaching Internships programme targeted at undergraduates in their second, third or final years, and master's students, who could potentially teach maths, physics, chemistry, computing, design and technology or modern foreign languages. In summer 2026, we are piloting the inclusion of design and technology internships.

A recruitment strategy that will attract students in the target group to teach maths, physics, chemistry, computing, design and technology and modern foreign languages.

A programme that offers interns the chance to gain a deep understanding and first-hand experience of teaching.

More information

Links

Additional text

Please submit any questions through the DfE e-tendering portal (Jaggaer) programme portal system.

DfE will be hosting webinars to answer any questions you may have about the programme on:

- Wed 24 Sep, 12:30 - 13:30
- Thu 02 Oct, 16.00 -17.00

Additional Information:

The department reserves the right not to enter a formal procurement process and not to proceed with grant award. Accordingly, the department will not be liable for any bid cost, expenditure, work, or effort incurred by any school or other organisation based on this Prior Information Notice.

This grant competition will be run via the department's e-tendering portal, Jaggaer. It is recommended that to avoid missing out, applicants access this system to register as soon as possible using the link provided above.

All information included in this notice is indicative and may be subject to change. Please note that the department is not bound to enter into any grant agreement. Funding is subject to change at the department's absolute discretion.

How to apply

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

About the buyer

Address

20 Great Smith Street
London
SW1P 3BT
England

Email

Teaching.INTERNSHIPS@education.gov.uk