Award

Digital Languages Mentoring Project

DEPARTMENT FOR EDUCATION

This public procurement record has 2 releases in its history.

Award

22 Nov 2018 at 15:00

Tender

01 Oct 2018 at 09:47

Summary of the contracting process

The Department for Education is currently engaged in a public procurement process for the "Digital Languages Mentoring Project," aimed at enhancing the appeal of Modern Foreign Languages (MFL) among Year 9 students in state-maintained schools in England. The tender period ended on 16th October 2018, with the contract set to commence on 22nd October 2018 and concluding on 22nd May 2019. This initiative falls under the education and training services category and has a total budget allocation of £100,000. The procurement method utilised for this process is an open procedure under the threshold, ensuring broad participation.

This tender represents a significant opportunity for educational service providers, particularly those specialising in mentoring and language training, to contribute to an impactful project that seeks to inspire and engage students. Small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) and voluntary, community, and social enterprises (VCSEs) are especially encouraged to participate, given the project’s suitability for such organisations. By successfully bidding for this contract, businesses can not only expand their service offerings but also play a crucial role in empowering the next generation to embrace language studies, thus potentially increasing their profile and market reach within the educational sector.

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Notice Title

Digital Languages Mentoring Project

Notice Description

The DfE is seeking a provider to design and deliver a digital languages mentoring project to encourage pupils to choose Modern Foreign Languages (MFL) at GCSE level. The purpose of the project is to take a mentoring approach to engage pupils, inspire them to think globally, and show them the value of languages. The project is to be targeted at Year 9 pupils in state maintained schools in England, with the mentors being MFL undergraduate students at universities in England. The project will initially be a small trial to explore evidence of impact. Languages are important to our young people in developing skills and knowledge, offering a good grounding in knowledge about the world they live in, and opening more doors to more careers. In order to encourage more pupils to study language GCSEs, we are looking for interested providers to bid to run this digital languages mentoring project. For more information and a detailed requirement please refer to the tender documents. Additional information: Tender documents are available via the Bravo Solutions e-procurement platform. Suppliers can access this system at https://education.bravosolutions.co.uk where the details of how to register and the terms of free registration are presented.

Publication & Lifecycle

Open Contracting ID
ocds-b5fd17-62d1386d-0bf3-4581-b95a-252a125664b2
Publication Source
Contracts Finder
Latest Notice
https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/69411ff3-4807-4a3c-b47e-77f27fb46ad7
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 (below threshold)
Tender Suitability
SME, VCSE
Awardee Scale
Large

Common Procurement Vocabulary (CPV)

CPV Divisions

80 - Education and training services


CPV Codes

80000000 - Education and training services

Notice Value(s)

Tender Value
£100,000 £100K-£500K
Lots Value
Not specified
Awards Value
£94,182 Under £100K
Contracts Value
Not specified

Notice Dates

Publication Date
22 Nov 20187 years ago
Submission Deadline
16 Oct 2018Expired
Future Notice Date
Not specified
Award Date
25 Oct 20187 years ago
Contract Period
29 Oct 2018 - 30 Jun 2019 6-12 months
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
Not specified
Contact Email
catherine.gregory@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
Not specified

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

Supplier Information

Number of Suppliers
1
Supplier Name

CARDIFF UNIVERSITY

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