Planning

Phase 3 of the Professional Development Programme rollout (PDP3)

DEPARTMENT FOR EDUCATION

This public procurement record has 2 releases in its history.

Planning

19 Jan 2022 at 11:02

Planning

26 Nov 2021 at 12:44

Summary of the contracting process

The Department for Education is initiating a procurement process for the "Phase 3 of the Professional Development Programme rollout (PDP3)", aimed at enhancing early childhood education across England. This tender falls under the education and training services category, with a planning stage currently in progress. The engagement for this tender is crucial, with a key milestone being the engagement end date set for 10 December 2021. Interested organisations may gain further insight during an early engagement event scheduled for 2 PM on 7 December 2021.

This procurement presents significant opportunities for businesses, particularly those specialising in educational training, professional development, and early years curriculum support. Small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) and voluntary, community, and social enterprises (VCSEs) would be well-suited to participate, especially those that can provide innovative training solutions focused on language, numeracy, and emotional development for children aged 2 to 4. The initiative responds to the heightened demand for quality education resources following the impacts of the COVID-19 pandemic, fostering a competitive landscape for businesses to engage with local authorities and enhance educational outcomes for disadvantaged children.

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Notice Title

Phase 3 of the Professional Development Programme rollout (PDP3)

Notice Description

The purpose of this notice is to notify the market of forthcoming procurement activity relating to Phase 3 of the Professional Development Programme rollout (PDP3) This notice is associated with the EY Recovery Programme strand 4 Phase 3 of the Professional Development Programme rollout (PDP3): Building on PDP1 and PDP2. Further details can be found via the link below. An early engagement event will be held at 2pm Tuesday 7th December 2021. To register for the event, email: ey.pdp@education.gov.uk You can also respond to this notice by completing our questionnaire. For a copy of the questionnaire please email the address above. Investing in focused professional development in the early years to improve skills and practice can lead to rapid improvements in setting-level quality, children's cognitive outcomes in language and numeracy development and their socio-emotional development. The need to ensure practitioners are fully equipped to best support 2 - 4 year olds has become even more vital following the potential impacts of the COVID-19 pandemic on child development. The Professional Development Programme (PDP) aims to ensure children develop the skills we know make the most difference to cognitive outcomes by providing early years practitioners with access to high-quality, evidence-based programme of training and professional development support. The existing PDP provision has been delivered in phases. The first phase, 'PDP 1', was rolled out to 50 Local Authorities (LAs) in 2019 through a PS20 million investment. Training here focused on early language and maths and utilised a cascade model to train champions who then embedded their learning in settings. Training was initially delivered face to face, but has pivoted to online provision following the COVID-19 pandemic. PDP 1 is due to finish in April 2022. PDP has been extended to around 50 new local authorities across England in the 2021 to 2022 academic year through a further PS10 million investment: 'PDP 2'. As well as early language and maths, PDP 2 will include 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 includes a focus on staff wellbeing. PDP 2 will be delivered online directly to practitioners, rather than using a cascade model, and training will commence in January 2022. We will expand the offer of PDP for frontline practitioners further through a third phase of the programme, i.e 'PDP 3'. This will be a key strand of the Department for Education's EY Recovery Programme which will support the very youngest children's learning and development following the Covid-19 pandemic. PDP 3 responds to concerns since the pandemic, ensuring national coverage of a training package that covers early language, numeracy and PSED which will be targeted to ensure we reach the most disadvantaged children. Additional information: Please note: this notice is for expressions of interest from organisations interested in Professional Development Programme rollout element of the Department's Early Years Recovery Programme. This notice is for information only and is intended to be indicative. Therefore, all information presented here is subject to change. Accordingly, DfE will not be liable for any cost, expenditure, work or effort incurred by any party acting on the basis of this PIN. All future information will be issued to potential providers via the DfE eTendering Portal. Providers can access this system at: https://education.app.jaggaer.com/ for details of how to register and the terms of free registration.

Publication & Lifecycle

Open Contracting ID
ocds-b5fd17-1da037b8-c8a5-4111-9955-e36aaac0ff21
Publication Source
Contracts Finder
Latest Notice
https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/63544fea-a16c-427f-bd06-dd4f9ccda80a
Current Stage
Planning
All Stages
Planning

Procurement Classification

Notice Type
Market Engagement Notice
Procurement Type
Standard
Procurement Category
Not specified
Procurement Method
Not Specified
Procurement Method Details
Not specified
Tender Suitability
SME, VCSE
Awardee Scale
Not specified

Common Procurement Vocabulary (CPV)

CPV Divisions

80 - Education and training services


CPV Codes

80000000 - Education and training services

Notice Value(s)

Tender Value
Not specified
Lots Value
Not specified
Awards Value
Not specified
Contracts Value
Not specified

Notice Dates

Publication Date
19 Jan 20224 years ago
Submission Deadline
Not specified
Future Notice Date
10 Dec 2021Expired
Award Date
Not specified
Contract Period
Not specified - Not specified
Recurrence
Not specified

Notice Status

Tender Status
Planning
Lots Status
Not Specified
Awards Status
Not Specified
Contracts Status
Not Specified

Contracting Authority (Buyer)

Main Buyer
DEPARTMENT FOR EDUCATION
Contact Name
Not specified
Contact Email
ey.pdp@education.gov.uk
Contact Phone
Not specified

Buyer Location

Locality
LONDON
Postcode
SW1P 3BT
Post Town
South West London
Country
England

Major Region (ITL 1)
TLI London
Basic Region (ITL 2)
TLI3 Inner London - West
Small Region (ITL 3)
TLI35 Westminster and City of London
Delivery Location
TLC North East (England), TLD North West (England), TLE Yorkshire and The Humber, TLF East Midlands (England), TLG West Midlands (England), TLI London, TLJ South East (England), TLK South West (England)

Local Authority
Westminster
Electoral Ward
St James's
Westminster Constituency
Cities of London and Westminster

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