Notice Information
Notice Title
High Potential ITT and Leadership Development Programme 2022/23 (was con8379) con_8477
Notice Description
The Secretary of State for Education, through the Department for Education (the Authority) undertook a Competitive Procedure with Negotiation (CPN) procurement to appoint a contractor to deliver a single national (England) contract (the "Contract"), for the provision of the High Potential Initial Teacher Training and Leadership Development Programme ("the Programme"). The Contract will provide the recruitment of and delivery of teacher training to two cohorts (the "2022 Cohort" and the "2023 Cohort") of high-quality graduates and career changers. The contractor will be required to commence the recruitment activities for the 2022 Cohort on or before October 2021. The Initial Contract Period shall commence on the date on which the contractor begins to deliver the services and shall expire in October 2025, subject to earlier termination in accordance with the provisions of the Contract with an option, at the Authority's discretion, to extend the Contract for a further period or periods of up to a maximum of 24 months in duration. The contractor is required to design and develop a high quality and innovative Programme to deliver the following services which are described further in the Procurement Documents: - Attraction of Candidates - Candidate Recruitment and Selection - Initial Teacher Training - Leadership Development - Participant Retention and Ongoing Support - School Recruitment and Placements - Contractor Management Information - Programme Evaluation - Continuous Improvement - Data Management and Security - Contractor Performance Management - Contractor Assurance - Implementation and Resourcing - Demobilisation and Exit Planning The Authority signed the Contract in May 2021 with the activities to attract, recruit and select candidates for the Programme to commence on or before October 2021. The two cohorts who shall commence the training element of the Programme as follows: - The 2022 Cohort shall start Year 1 of the Programme by the 30 September 2022 and Year 2 of the Programme by 30 September 2023; and - The 2023 Cohort shall start Year 1 of the Programme by 30 September 2023 and Year 2 of the Programme by 30 September 2024. The 2022 Cohort shall complete the Programme by August 2024 and the 2023 Cohort by August 2025. The Authority anticipates that Contract exit activity for the Initial Contract Period shall be completed by October 2025. The value of the Contract (including any possible extension period) is one hundred and twelve million seven hundred and thirty three thousand six hundred and seventy one pounds (GBP) (PS112,733,671.67) (excluding VAT). APRIL 2023: An extension to the Contract has been agreed to include cohorts beginning in 2024 and 2025. This option was allowed for within the original Contract. The extension now means the Contract shall be completed by October 2027. A redacted version of the Change Control Notice of the Contract extension is attached to this award notice. Additional information: March 2025: An extension to the Contract has been agreed to include a cohort beginning in 2026. Further information on this modification can be viewed at https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/010407-2025. A redacted version of the Change Control Notice of the Contract extension is attached to this award notice.
Notice Details
Publication & Lifecycle
- Open Contracting ID
- ocds-b5fd17-6ec31c9e-ad19-491e-8eb7-822b15f43f38
- Publication Source
- Contracts Finder
- Latest Notice
- https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/f59286d2-87ae-4f48-a096-da0bb8d79bae
- Current Stage
- Award
- All Stages
- Award
Procurement Classification
- Notice Type
- Award Notice
- Procurement Type
- Standard
- Procurement Category
- Services
- Procurement Method
- Selective
- Procurement Method Details
- Competitive procedure with negotiation (above 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
- £137,264,507 £100M-£1B
- Lots Value
- Not specified
- Awards Value
- £112,733,671 £100M-£1B
- Contracts Value
- Not specified
Notice Dates
- Publication Date
- 21 Mar 202511 months ago
- Submission Deadline
- 23 Dec 2020Expired
- Future Notice Date
- Not specified
- Award Date
- 3 May 20214 years ago
- Contract Period
- 3 May 2021 - 31 Oct 2028 Over 5 years
- Recurrence
- Not specified
Notice Status
- Tender Status
- Complete
- Lots Status
- Not Specified
- Awards Status
- Active
- Contracts Status
- Not Specified
Buyer & Supplier
Contracting Authority (Buyer)
- Main Buyer
- DEPARTMENT FOR EDUCATION
- Contact Name
- Available with D3 Tenders Premium →
- Contact Email
- Available with D3 Tenders Premium →
- Contact Phone
- Available with D3 Tenders Premium →
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
- TLC North East (England), TLD North West (England), TLE Yorkshire and The Humber, TLF East Midlands (England), TLG West Midlands (England), TLI London, TLJ South East (England), TLK South West (England)
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- Local Authority
- Westminster
- Electoral Ward
- St James's
- Westminster Constituency
- Cities of London and Westminster
Further Information
Notice Documents
-
https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/f59286d2-87ae-4f48-a096-da0bb8d79bae
21st March 2025 - Awarded contract notice on Contracts Finder -
https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/Attachment/ed2b3193-7cb0-4485-b59d-758bf0f35feb
Part 1 of the redacted Contract -
https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/Attachment/edd08788-9333-4c2a-a9c4-875fcf1e2dee
Part 2 of the redacted Contract -
https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/notice/c5ec3999-b77b-4a55-abad-e0132ecd90a2?origin=SearchResults&p=1
Link to Contracts Finder Opportunity Notice -
https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/Attachment/c8abe061-6481-4730-b329-69570ca4569b
Redacted version of the Contract extension Change Control Notice
Open Contracting Data Standard (OCDS)
View full OCDS Record for this contracting process
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