Tender

National Professional Qualification Quality Assurance

DEPARTMENT FOR EDUCATION

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Tender

05 Dec 2017 at 15:30

Tender Notice
Summary of the contracting process

The Department for Education is currently conducting a tender for the "National Professional Qualification Quality Assurance," aimed at securing quality assurance for the National Professional Qualifications (NPQs) across England, which is classified under the education and training services industry. The tender period will conclude on 19 January 2018, with the anticipated contract award in March 2018, commencing service delivery on 7 May 2018. The overall contract duration is three years, with a potential two-year extension, and the estimated value of the contract ranges from £6 million to £10 million.

This tender presents significant opportunities for businesses specialising in education and training services, particularly those with expertise in quality assurance and evaluation processes. Small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) and voluntary, community, and social enterprises (VCSE) are encouraged to participate, as the procurement method is an open procedure allowing broad participation. Companies that can demonstrate strong capabilities in monitoring, reporting, and providing educational support are particularly well-suited for this contract, as they will play a critical role in maintaining and improving the standards of NPQ providers throughout England.

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Notice Information

Notice Title

National Professional Qualification Quality Assurance

Notice Description

The Department is undertaking a procurement exercise to deliver quality assurance for the National Professional Qualifications (NPQs). NPQs are a suite of professional development programmes designed to ensure participants have the knowledge and skills they need to become effective school leaders. The department has recently reformed the NPQs, better to prepare new leaders for the wider range of leadership roles available in the education system. The reformed NPQs will be introduced in Academic Year 17/18 and delivered by 41 organisations that have been accredited by the DfE. We want the reformed NPQs to be grounded in the best available evidence and recognised as the gold standard for teachers' professional development. We are therefore seeking to partner with an organisation with the authority and expertise to establish this gold standard. The selected organisation (the 'QA Agent') will be responsible for quality assuring and improving NPQ provision throughout England through a range of activities. These include regularly gathering evidence on providers' performance, carrying out in-depth inspections of providers and moderating participants' assessment projects, in order to assess and improve providers' performance. The requirement is for a single national provider (or consortium) to provide quality assurance to National Professional Qualifications throughout England (for avoidance of doubt this excludes the Isle of Man and the Channel Islands). This will entail delivery of the following services: * Regular monitoring and improvement of NPQ providers' performance * Undertaking detailed performance reviews of providers * Moderating a sample of participants' assessment projects * Continuous improvement of NPQ provision * Partnership working with NPQ providers, participants and DfE * Regular reporting of management information and analysis on the quality of NPQ provision * Maintaining good governance arrangements The contract is for three years inclusive of set up, mobilisation and exit, with an option to extend for two further years if required. It is anticipated that a contract will be awarded in March 2018 and the provider should be able to mobilise themselves quickly in order to commence service delivery on 7 May 2018. This procurement exercise is being hosted on the Department for Educations e-procurement portal Bravo Solutions. To register your interest and access the tender documents please visit https://education.bravosolution.co.uk.

Notice Details

Publication & Lifecycle

Open Contracting ID
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Publication Source
Contracts Finder
Latest Notice
https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/c3f43bcc-f192-4f18-a2c6-94c8d5923de4
Current Stage
Tender
All Stages
Tender

Procurement Classification

Notice Type
Tender Notice
Procurement Type
Standard
Procurement Category
Services
Procurement Method
Open
Procurement Method Details
Open procedure
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
£10,000,000 £10M-£100M
Lots Value
Not specified
Awards Value
Not specified
Contracts Value
Not specified

Notice Dates

Publication Date
5 Dec 20178 years ago
Submission Deadline
19 Jan 2018Expired
Future Notice Date
Not specified
Award Date
Not specified
Contract Period
12 Mar 2018 - 12 Mar 2021 3-4 years
Recurrence
Not specified

Notice Status

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

Buyer & Supplier

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
QUINTON ROAD
Postcode
CV1 2WT
Post Town
Coventry
Country
England
Major Region (ITL 1)
TLG West Midlands (England)
Basic Region (ITL 2)
TLG3 West Midlands
Small Region (ITL 3)
TLG33 Coventry
Delivery Location
Not specified
Local Authority
Coventry
Electoral Ward
St Michael's
Westminster Constituency
Coventry South

Further Information

Notice Documents

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