Published date: 5 June 2024

Last edited date: 27 September 2024

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


Closing: 30 September 2028, 12pm

Contract summary

Industry

  • Education and training services - 80000000

Location of contract

South East

Value of contract

£6,000,000

Procurement reference

792d3d68-dd65-4429-8eac-56eb9f45e80f

Published date

5 June 2024

Closing date

30 September 2028

Closing time

12pm

Contract start date

1 October 2028

Contract end date

1 October 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

East Sussex County Council (ESCC) is seeking applications from suitably qualified providers in order to become Approved Providers of the Education Division Approved Provider List (EDAPL). The EDAPL will enable the procurement of services from external providers to support the Council's Education Division's objective of driving improvements in East Sussex schools, academies, colleges and other educational settings.
The contract start date is 01 October 2024 and the contract end date is 30 September 2028. Applications are welcome at any time. The Contracts Finder notice template will not allow the submission date to be after the contract start date, hence why the dates above differ. Please go by the dates in this description.
If Applicants will only be able to work virtually, please note that the Education Division would like someone to be able to work in a hybrid capacity.

For those not based in the U.K. there is a concern that if individuals have not had experience in working in a school in the UK, they may not have the appropriate knowledge (of UK school governance structures, or UK school curriculum and assessment), or qualifications required for the roles, and therefore wouldn't be able to support the schools effectively.

The Division is seeking consultants and providers who can deliver on any, or all, of the following areas:
(i) Provide training and support to schools and settings to improve outcomes for all pupils, including support for: leadership, interim leadership support, governance, staff development, curriculum development, moderation and assessment, pedagogy, behaviour, and attendance.
(ii) Undertake roles associated with the local authority's statutory powers of intervention as outlined in the Department for Education's Schools Causing Concern Guidance (as updated).
(iii) Undertake reviews and provide challenge and support to leaders and managers in educational settings and across local partnerships.
(iv) Independent chair roles, and interim governance roles, to support the development of a range of education partnerships.
(iv) Provide support to identified schools and settings to ensure effective safeguarding arrangements.
(v) Research and evaluation of effective practice and development of new models and approaches across the range of the Division's work and priorities.
(vi) Support for the development and implementation of new strategies.
(vii) Project and leadership support across the range of the Division's work and priorities.

There will be no cap on the number of Approved Providers, who can apply at any time, and more than once, until they are successful. It is anticipated that the annual aggregate expenditure under the EDAPL will be up to £1,000,000.
The EDAPL will be in place for four years, with an option to extend for up to two years. There is no minimum or maximum duration for call-off contracts, and they may expire after the expiry of the EDAPL.

More information

Links

Additional text

The Closing Date is not 30 September 2024 but 30 September 2028 as applications can be submitted at any point whilst the Approved List is open, however the Contracts Finder template does not allow a Closing Date later than the Contract Start Date.

How to apply

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

About the buyer

Contact name

Amy Wilkinson

Address

East Sussex County Council, County Hall, St Anne's Crescent
Lewes
BN7 1UE
England

Telephone

+447701394756

Email

amy.wilkinson@eastsussex.gov.uk