Published date: 26 May 2022
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Awarded contract (published 9 November 2022, last edited 9 November 2022)
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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
£19,500,000
Procurement reference
tender_291831/1074231
Published date
26 May 2022
Approach to market date
10 June 2022
Contract start date
7 November 2022
Contract end date
31 March 2025
Contract is suitable for SMEs?
Yes
Contract is suitable for VCSEs?
Yes
Description
The purpose of this Prior Information Notice (PIN) is to notify the market of forthcoming procurement activity relating to the Department for Education's Early Years Recovery Programme.
The Department for Education will be seeking to engage a provider to deliver the third phase of the Early Years Professional Development Programme (PDP3). PDP3 will build on two earlier phases of the programme (PDP1 and PDP2).
The objective of PDP3, a Continuing Professional Development (CPD) programme, is to equip Early Years Practitioners (EYPs) with the skills they need to provide high quality support for early years children (age 2 - 4). The overall aim is to ensure EYPs have the skills they need to support children to catch up when they are in settings and are able to refer them to the right services if required. The aim is at least 8,000 EYPs (with an optimum target of 10,000 ) trained by 31 March 2025.
The Department aims to cover all 152 Local Education Authorities nationally (England) under the PDP3 programme, with particular need to reaching areas with high levels of disadvantaged children whose learning has been most affected by COVID-19.
History of PDP 1 and 2 for information only:
The first phase, 'PDP 1', was rolled out to 50 Local Authorities (LAs) in 2019. Training here focused on early language and mathematics and utilised a cascade model to train champions who then embedded their learning in settings. Training was initially delivered face to face, but was pivoted to online provision following the COVID-19 pandemic. PDP 1 ends in July 2022.
PDP was extended to around 50 additional LAs across England in the 2021 to 2022 academic year under 'PDP 2'. As well as early language and mathematics, PDP 2 included content on personal, social and emotional development (PSED) for 2 to 4-year-olds in direct response to the COVID-19 pandemic to ensure that children's mental health and wellbeing is prioritised. The training also included a focus on staff wellbeing. PDP 2 was delivered online directly to practitioners, rather than using a cascade model.
Dates and Contract values within this Notice are only indicative.
PDP 3 Tender Notice will be launched at https://education.app.jaggaer.com/web/login.html
Early Market Engagement event was held following a publication which can be found at the link below: https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/63544fea-a16c-427f-bd06-dd4f9ccda80a
About the buyer
Address
Department for Education Sanctuary Buildings, 20 Great Smith Street
London
SW1P 3BT
England
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