Tender

SEND Experts to Create Training Modules for Relationships, Sex and Health Education (RSHE)

DEPARTMENT FOR EDUCATION

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26 Mar 2020 at 11:15

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18 Mar 2020 at 12:54

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25 Feb 2020 at 15:56

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Summary of the contracting process

The "SEND Experts to Create Training Modules for Relationships, Sex and Health Education (RSHE)" tender is issued by the Department for Education, located in London, England. This procurement process falls under the services category and is currently in the Tender stage, with applications closing on 27 March 2020. The total budget allocated for this project is £40,000, and the contract is expected to start on 31 March 2020 and run until 30 September 2020. The tender uses an open procurement method, allowing all interested parties to submit proposals.

This opportunity presents a significant avenue for businesses that specialise in educational training services, particularly those focused on special educational needs and disabilities (SEND). Companies experienced in developing curriculum resources, teacher training, or digital educational content creation would be well-positioned to compete. The emphasis on creating sensitive and effective training modules also suggests that firms with expertise in safeguarding and mental health education will have a distinct advantage in this tender.

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Notice Information

Notice Title

SEND Experts to Create Training Modules for Relationships, Sex and Health Education (RSHE)

Notice Description

SEND Experts to create training modules for Relationships, Sex and Health Education (RSHE) The SEND Expert (Contractor) shall work with a team of digital content developers and user researchers commissioned by the DfE to create training modules. These training modules will be aimed at equipping teachers to effectively teach the RSHE curriculum to pupils with SEND in special schools. This includes enabling teachers to teach about the key knowledge and facts about the subjects. The purpose of the SEND experts review is to provide children and young people with the knowledge to lead safe, healthy and happy lives. Some of the statutory content will need to be handled with particular care and sensitivity, for example on safeguarding and mental health, and the Authority is committed to supporting high quality teaching. As part of this commitment, the Authority wants to provide teachers with a single point of access to online training modules that are aligned to the areas that teachers have told us, through research that they find most challenging. These training modules will be published alongside other support materials for schools such as the implementation guide, case studies and quality assured resources. The topics below have been identified by teachers as areas they find most challenging to teach and therefore require training. There may be other areas that schools identify as a training need when we begin to test the modules with a wider pool of schools during development. The Contractor shall work with the Authority's digital content developer to design the training modules as set out in the specification.

Notice Details

Publication & Lifecycle

Open Contracting ID
ocds-b5fd17-66a1bf66-3867-4411-8e60-af9714149d50
Publication Source
Contracts Finder
Latest Notice
https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/d4d91171-fcdf-4bfc-9d98-f2fc5eba59e8
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 (below threshold)
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
£40,000 Under £100K
Lots Value
Not specified
Awards Value
Not specified
Contracts Value
Not specified

Notice Dates

Publication Date
26 Mar 20205 years ago
Submission Deadline
27 Mar 2020Expired
Future Notice Date
Not specified
Award Date
Not specified
Contract Period
30 Mar 2020 - 30 Sep 2020 6-12 months
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
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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