Tender

Planning and Delivery Support for Providers of T Levels, including the T Level Transition Programme and Industry Placements

DEPARTMENT FOR EDUCATION

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Tender

21 Dec 2022 at 18:00

Tender Notice
Summary of the contracting process

The Department for Education is seeking Planning and Delivery Support for Providers of T Levels, including the T Level Transition Programme and Industry Placements. This contract falls within the industry category of Technical and vocational secondary education services, and has a value of £6,700,000. The tender deadline is set for 2nd February 2023, with a contract period starting on 1st May 2023 and ending on 1st September 2025.

This opportunity is particularly suitable for small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) who can provide support in planning and delivering T Levels and TLTP. Businesses involved in technical and vocational education services are well-suited to compete in this open procedure tender. The Department for Education is the buying organisation leading this procurement process.

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Notice Information

Notice Title

Planning and Delivery Support for Providers of T Levels, including the T Level Transition Programme and Industry Placements

Notice Description

The purpose of the support package is to ensure that providers of T Levels and TLTP are able to deliver high quality programmes, including sourcing suitable T Level Industry Placements and TLTP work experience for each learner. The package includes 3 strands of support. Each will be let as a separate lot: Lot 1: Support with planning and delivering T Levels, including: - provision of long-term support structures, including high-quality guidance resources and peer networks - a point of contact for each provider - development and delivery of events - industry placements support - monitoring of and reporting on providers' progress, including industry placement sourcing Lot 2: Support with industry placement employment engagement strategies, including: - development of effective employer engagement strategy toolkits - guidance on implementing successful employer engagement strategies - direct hands-on support to embed engagement strategies using the toolkits Lot 3: Support with planning and delivering TLTP, including: - provision of long-term support structures, including high-quality guidance resources and peer networks - regular contact for each provider preparing and delivering TLTP for the first time, and an ad hoc support facility for all providers - development and delivery of events - monitoring of and reporting on providers' progress

Notice Details

Publication & Lifecycle

Open Contracting ID
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Publication Source
Contracts Finder
Latest Notice
https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/41bfe42d-ff14-42ac-985e-67913a7e6657
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 (above threshold)
Tender Suitability
SME
Awardee Scale
Not specified

Common Procurement Vocabulary (CPV)

CPV Divisions

80 - Education and training services

CPV Codes

80210000 - Technical and vocational secondary education services

Notice Value(s)

Tender Value
£6,700,000 £1M-£10M
Lots Value
Not specified
Awards Value
Not specified
Contracts Value
Not specified

Notice Dates

Publication Date
21 Dec 20223 years ago
Submission Deadline
2 Feb 2023Expired
Future Notice Date
Not specified
Award Date
Not specified
Contract Period
30 Apr 2023 - 1 Sep 2025 2-3 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
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

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