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Career Changer Programme 2022 and 2023 Cohorts (con_11852)

DEPARTMENT FOR EDUCATION

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25 Oct 2023 at 09:28

Award

22 Oct 2021 at 12:36

Tender

18 Jun 2021 at 14:25

Summary of the contracting process

The Department for Education has awarded a contract for the Career Changer Programme 2022 and 2023 Cohorts. The programme aims to bring experienced career changers into teaching, enhancing age diversity in Initial Teacher Training. The contract involves designing and delivering a national programme to attract, recruit, and support career changers. It spans two cohorts, starting in September 2022 and 2023, with training completion expected by August 2025. The contract value is £4,472,522 and will run until October 2026, with a possible 12-month extension.

This tender offers an opportunity for businesses involved in education and training services, especially those with experience in career development and recruitment. The Department for Education, as the buying organisation, seeks contractors to provide services such as candidate attraction, recruitment, placement, and ongoing support. Small and medium enterprises (SMEs) and voluntary, community, and social enterprise (VCSE) organisations are encouraged to participate in this open procedure procurement process.

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Notice Title

Career Changer Programme 2022 and 2023 Cohorts (con_11852)

Notice Description

The Secretary of State for Education, through the Department for Education (the Authority) has undertaken a procurement to appoint a contractor to deliver a single national (England) contract (the "Contract"), for the provision of the Career Changer Programme ("the Programme"). The Programme will secure a stream of highly experienced career changers into teaching and contribute to the age diversity of new entrants to Initial Teacher Training (ITT). The contractor will attract, recruit and support experienced career changers who have a substantial career, significant previous employment and industry experience and might not otherwise have considered teaching. The contractor will design and develop a national (England) programme that will support participants to make a successful transition into teaching, provide added value in the schools where they are placed drawing on their prior experience and expertise and retain participants in the profession once trained. The Contractor will not be expected to deliver ITT. The solution will wrap around an existing ITT course leading to Qualified Teacher Status delivered by an accredited ITT provider. The Contractor is required to design, develop, and deliver a high quality and bespoke Programme to deliver the following services: - Attraction of Candidates - Candidate Recruitment and Selection - Participant Placement - Participant Retention and Ongoing Support - Contractor Management Information - Programme Evaluation - Continuous Improvement - Data Management and Security - Contractor Performance Management - Contractor Assurance - Implementation and Resourcing - Demobilisation and Exit Planning The Contract will require recruitment of and delivery of transitional support to two cohorts (the "2022 Cohort" and the "2023 Cohort") of career changers. The two cohorts shall commence the training element of the Programme as follows: - The 2022 cohort to start Year 1 of the Programme in September 2022 and Year 2 of the Programme, employed as a newly qualified teacher, by September 2023; and - The 2023 cohort to start Year 1 of the Programme in September 2023 and Year 2 of the Programme, employed as a newly qualified teacher by September 2024; - The 2022 Cohort shall complete the Programme by August 2024 and the 2023 Cohort by August 2025. The Initial Contract Period shall commence on the date on which the contractor begins to deliver the services and shall expire in October 2025, subject to earlier termination in accordance with the provisions of the Contract with an option, at the Authority's discretion, to extend the Contract for a further period of up to a maximum of 12 months in duration. A further 12 months extension provision option has been exercised by the authority and as such Notice has been amended accordingly.

Publication & Lifecycle

Open Contracting ID
ocds-b5fd17-269e0a08-bfed-4d7a-b8e5-043855017a4a
Publication Source
Contracts Finder
Latest Notice
https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/c7103c3e-7a8e-4419-9550-6fe629b42dee
Current Stage
Award
All Stages
Tender, Award

Procurement Classification

Notice Type
Award Notice
Procurement Type
Standard
Procurement Category
Services
Procurement Method
Open
Procurement Method Details
Open procedure (above threshold)
Tender Suitability
SME, VCSE
Awardee Scale
SME

Common Procurement Vocabulary (CPV)

CPV Divisions

80 - Education and training services


CPV Codes

80000000 - Education and training services

Notice Value(s)

Tender Value
£4,472,522 £1M-£10M
Lots Value
Not specified
Awards Value
£4,472,522 £1M-£10M
Contracts Value
Not specified

Notice Dates

Publication Date
25 Oct 20232 years ago
Submission Deadline
26 Jul 2021Expired
Future Notice Date
Not specified
Award Date
11 Oct 20214 years ago
Contract Period
11 Oct 2021 - 31 Oct 2026 Over 5 years
Recurrence
Not specified

Notice Status

Tender Status
Complete
Lots Status
Not Specified
Awards Status
Active
Contracts Status
Not Specified

Contracting Authority (Buyer)

Main Buyer
DEPARTMENT FOR EDUCATION
Contact Name
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Contact Email
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Contact Phone
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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

Supplier Information

Number of Suppliers
1
Supplier Name

NOW TEACH

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