Published date: 9 November 2022

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: 7 December 2022, 12pm

Contract summary

Industry

  • Education and training services - 80000000

Location of contract

North East, West Midlands

Value of contract

£0 to £1,740,000

Procurement reference

tender_319410/1140931

Published date

9 November 2022

Closing date

7 December 2022

Closing time

12pm

Contract start date

1 September 2023

Contract end date

31 August 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

Individual grants are available to become a Maths Hub Lead School for: the Great North Maths Hub and, separately, SHaW Maths Hub.

The indicative value of each individual grant is up to £870,000.00. The actual value is dependent on fixed and variable costs based on actual hub delivery expenditure.

Maths Hubs are led by one Lead School, College or Trust that is held accountable for the Maths Hub activity funded by the Department for Education through a Grant Funding Agreement. More information about the Maths Hubs Programme can be found on the NCETM website, including more information about individual hubs.

Following eight successful years of leading a Maths Hub, two of our Maths Hub Lead Schools are stepping down from the role at the end of academic year 2022/23. The Department is undertaking a competitive grant process to appoint and fund two new accountable entities (lead school, college or Trust) for the following Maths Hubs:

- Great North Maths Hub (covering Gateshead; Newcastle upon Tyne; North Tyneside; Northumberland; South Tyneside; Sunderland local authorities)

- ShaW Maths Hub (covering Herefordshire; Shropshire; Telford and Wrekin; Wolverhampton)

The successful applicant must have an eligible named school or college located in one of the local authority districts listed above for the hub.

Leading a Maths Hub is a significant and demanding system leadership role, which has the opportunity to enhance the teaching of mathematics education in your local area. By fostering a culture of collaboration and support between teachers of maths, both within their own schools and schools in the local area, the Maths Hub programme has been paving the way as an outstanding demonstration of how high-quality professional development can improve pupil outcomes and teacher satisfaction.

Now, more than ever, schools need support and guidance to get children's education back on track following unprecedented disruption because of the Coronavirus pandemic. As a Lead School, College or Trust running a Maths Hub you will have the opportunity to be part of this effort as a national network of schools which are transforming mathematics education and changing the lives of children across England.

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Each Maths Hub is open to working with any school or college, from Reception through to post-16, within the broad geographical area that it covers. The hubs draw on the expertise of local leaders of mathematics education across their area and the support of strategic partners including Teaching School Hubs, universities, maths experts and employers.

The new Lead School will be expected to continue and build upon the successful work of the previous lead. The brand of Great North Maths Hub and ShaW Maths Hub are well established in their local area, it is expected that the Maths Hub brand will remain the same to provide continuity for the schools being supported by the hub.

The new Lead School will continue to retain the role of Maths Hub Lead School until they either (a) become ineligible or (b) a change in the Department's policy for Maths Hubs.

When the new Lead Schools are appointed in January 2023 there will be a two-term hand over during spring and summer 2023 where the new Lead Schools will receive information on all the responsibilities and part take in meetings up until they solely become the new accountable Lead School in September 2023.

Information Sessions will provide the opportunity for you to hear about the service requirement, the bidding process and for you to submit questions. The sessions will be led by the National Centre for Excellence in the Teaching of Mathematics (NCETM) on 17 November 2022.

You are invited to attend a Zoom facilitated Information Session led by the National Centre for Excellence in the Teaching of Mathematics (NCETM) on 17 November at:
- 09:30-11:00 for NE1
- 14:30-16:00 for WM2
The events will provide the opportunity to hear about the service requirement, the bidding process and for you to submit questions.

To register your attendance and receive dial-in details, please email mathshubs@ncetm.org.uk by 12pm Noon, 16 November. Please state which briefing, give details of who will be attending, and put "New Lead School briefing" in the subject line. Invites are limited to two individuals from each organisation. Attendance at the webinar is not mandatory and for Potential Bidders that are not able to attend, the slides and Q&A log will be circulated via the messaging facility on the Jaggaer eSourcing Portal following the briefing.


In order to participate in this grant opportunity please express your interest in the opportunity via the Departments eTendering portal: Jaggaer.

About the buyer

Contact name

Department for Education

Address

Sanctuary Buildings, Great Smith Street,
London
SW1P 3BT
England

Email

maths.programme@education.gov.uk