Published date: 7 October 2024

This notice was replaced on 21 November 2024

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Opportunity (published 21 November 2024, last edited 21 November 2024)

Closed early engagement


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

Procurement reference

tender_432004/1412277

Published date

7 October 2024

Closing date

15 October 2024

Contract is suitable for SMEs?

Yes

Contract is suitable for VCSEs?

Yes

Description

The Department intends to publish a new procurement opportunity in November 2024 for one or more prime suppliers to deliver suite of Tackling Antisemitism in Education contracts from 2025 to 2028.

The aim of the Tackling Antisemitism in Education programme is to support schools, colleges, and universities to tackle antisemitism effectively by increasing the confidence of teachers and university staff to:

-Teach (in schools and colleges) and facilitate discussions related to antisemitism, including regarding the Israel/Palestine conflict.

-Recognise and respond to incidents of antisemitism

-Develop policies and procedures to tackle antisemitism and promote respect and tolerance.

The Department is seeking to appoint one or more Prime Supplier(s) or Consortia(s) to deliver the TAE Programme, from FY25-26 to FY27-28.

The Department proposes the requirements be split across three (3) Lots:

Lot 1 - Scholarships - two scholarship programmes for (i) school and college teachers and staff, and (ii) university administration and student union permanent staff which explores antisemitism in-depth and how it relates to the current experience of antisemitism in England today.

Lot 2 - Training and Resources for Universities - a programme of training, and resources aimed at: i) university administration including student support; ii) student union permanent and sabbatical staff; and iii) campus security.

Lot 3 - Training and resources for Schools & Colleges - online learning resources to be hosted on the Department for Education's Educate Against Hate portal and to create and deliver training for teachers/staff.

The Department is hosting an engagement event on 15th October 2024. The event will be hosted virtually via Teams. Access and further information is available via the Departments e-Tendering portal - Jaggaer: https://education.app.jaggaer.com/

Interested organisations must register an account on Jaggaer before expressing interest in this opportunity: 9130 Tackling Antisemitism in Education 2025/28.

Once your organisation is registered and has expressed your interest in the opportunity, you will receive further instructions regarding the engagement event through the Jaggaer system.

Please ensure you keep an eye on the message function within the opportunity to ensure you do not miss any communications relating to the opportunity.

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About the buyer

Address

Sanctuary Bld, Great Smith Stret
London
SW1P 3BT
England

Email

commercial.schools@education.gov.uk