Planning

Designation of Appropriate Body for British Schools Overseas

DEPARTMENT FOR EDUCATION

This public procurement record has 5 releases in its history.

Planning

02 Aug 2023 at 09:49

Market Engagement Notice
Planning

12 Jul 2023 at 12:37

Market Engagement Notice
Planning

28 Jun 2023 at 10:58

Market Engagement Notice
Planning

28 Jun 2023 at 08:23

Market Engagement Notice
Planning

27 Jun 2023 at 15:43

Market Engagement Notice
Summary of the contracting process

The Department for Education has initiated a tender process for the designation of an appropriate body to support statutory teacher induction in British schools overseas. The procurement process, currently in the planning stage, involves identifying organisations for designation to operate from the academic year 2024/25. Key milestones include the engagement end date of September 11, 2023. Interested parties can find further details on the JAGGAER e-tendering portal. The procurement is focused on education and training services, with an emphasis on supporting early career teachers through a competitive process.

This tender offers business growth opportunities for organisations with expertise in supporting statutory teacher induction within British schools overseas. Suitable businesses include those with experience working as or with appropriate bodies. The competitive process aims to designate one or more organisations specifically to operate as an appropriate body for early career teachers. With a focus on SMEs and VCSEs, this procurement presents an opportunity to provide services to cover costs for designated appropriate bodies. The Department for Education will communicate all future information through the DfE eTendering Portal.

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Notice Information

Notice Title

Designation of Appropriate Body for British Schools Overseas

Notice Description

Purpose: Since September 2021, significant reforms have been introduced to ensure that new teachers receive high-quality training based on the Early Career Framework (ECF) and are adequately supported throughout the early stages of their careers. As part of the reforms, the department also committed to establishing specialist appropriate body services to operate with British schools overseas. Appropriate bodies have a statutory role and are responsible for ensuring the quality assurance of statutory teacher induction and for ensuring early career teachers receive their entitled support. The purpose of this Prior Information Notice is to notify the sector of a planned competitive process to identify one or more organisations suitable for designation as an appropriate body to operate from academic year 2024/25. Organisations with the required capacity and expertise in working extensively as or with an appropriate body to support statutory induction within British schools overseas will be invited to apply for designation to operate as an appropriate body specifically for early career teachers serving induction in British schools overseas. The DfE will be presenting an online market warming event for British schools overseas stakeholders with an interest and organisations that may be interested in applying for designation as a specialist appropriate body serving only British schools overseas. The market warming event will provide further information on the designation process. Additionally, interested parties will have the opportunity to ask questions during the event, which the DfE will respond to after the event via the DfE eTendering Portal, JAGGAER (details below). Market Event for Stakeholders and Interested Parties: A market warming event will take place on 1pm BST (12 noon GMT) on 11th July. Please note that a maximum of two people from each organisation can attend the event. In the event that you are unable to attend the webinar, you will be able to access the webinar slides via JAGGAER after the scheduled webinar date. To sign up for the webinar that is due to take place on 11th July, 1pm BST (12 noon GMT), you should: 1. Follow this link: https://education.app.jaggaer.com/esop/guest/go/opportunity/detail?opportunityId=56528 2. Once registering/logging in, express your interest in the opportunity. Then choose the option as part of this to state that you would like to attend the webinar. 3. You will receive a link to join the webinar closer to the scheduled time. Please note that signing up for this event will allow your organisation to access the webinar but will not commit your organisation to applying for designation We expect the competitive process to open during Summer 2023, with a view to designating AB(s) to operate from academic year 2024/25. Additional information: This notice is for information only and is not a call for applications. Accordingly, the DfE will not be liable for any bid cost, expenditure, work, or effort incurred by an organisation in acting on the basis of this notice. Within this designation process, it is important to clarify that the department will not award funding to successful organisations. This designation process aims to establish a system in which designated appropriate bodies for British schools overseas will be able to charge schools for their services to cover costs. All future information will be issued via the DfE eTendering Portal. Applicants can access this system at: (https://education.app.jaggaer.com/) for details of how to register and the terms of free registration. All information included in this notice is indicative and subject to change. UPDATE 12th July 2023 - Slides and transcript from engagement event uploaded. UPDATE 2nd August 2003 - The competitive process for the designation of appropriate bodies for British school overseas is now live. The application pack can be accessed on the JAGGAER platform at: https://education.app.jaggaer.com/esop/guest/go/opportunity/detail?opportunityId=56528

Notice Details

Publication & Lifecycle

Open Contracting ID
ocds-b5fd17-665175d5-7805-41ab-bad3-b570418cfe00
Publication Source
Contracts Finder
Latest Notice
https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/360ea585-0c95-4e2e-8eea-53a8b11a11f6
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
2 Aug 20232 years ago
Submission Deadline
Not specified
Future Notice Date
11 Sep 2023Expired
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

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
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

Further Information

Notice Documents

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