Notice Information
Notice Title
Quality Assurance of National Professional Qualifications (NPQs)
Notice Description
***UPDATE: 18th August The next supplier engagement event will take place on Wednesday 23rd August at 11.00, please email NPQ.reform@education.gov.uk now to secure your place***See 'Attachments' for full description. This notice is issued by the Department for Education (DfE) to engage the market in the provision of services for the quality assurance and improvement of National Professional Qualifications (NPQs) throughout the whole of England. Additional information: ***New on 16th August - An audio recording of Supplier Engagement Presentation delivered on 16/08/17 and a feedback survey on these proposals see 'Links' for both. Also 2 new attachments NPQ Quality Assurance Agent Presentation and NPQ Quality Framework*** This PIN is to instigate an Early Market Engagement exercise to help DfE determine the interest, capacity and capability within the market. The first supplier engagement event is scheduled to take place on Wednesday 16 August. Please email npq.reform@education.gov.uk for further details with 'QA AGENT' in the title. Please note this does not equate to a formal expression of interest in any future procurement activity. Further information will be published in due course as an addendum to the PIN. Please note, this notice does not commit the DfE to undertake any procurement activity as a result of this market engagement exercise. The anticipated requirement may be subject to change as a result of Early Supplier Market Engagement, funding opportunities and changes in governmental priorities.
Notice Details
Publication & Lifecycle
- Open Contracting ID
- ocds-b5fd17-71d1da28-4b95-476d-abd8-b2527a46aa9f
- Publication Source
- Contracts Finder
- Latest Notice
- https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/a5582ae2-7033-4934-b1a8-ef5aa266243a
- 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
- Not specified
- 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
- 27 Sep 20178 years ago
- Submission Deadline
- Not specified
- Future Notice Date
- 23 Feb 2018Expired
- 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
- 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
- Not specified
-
- 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/a5582ae2-7033-4934-b1a8-ef5aa266243a
27th September 2017 - Early engagement notice on Contracts Finder -
https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/Attachment/cb238dec-fe2d-41c2-829c-d00c781655e7
Description and additional information -
https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/Attachment/b957998f-15d2-4b84-90e7-1c926ab16e18
NPQ Quality Assurance Agent Presentation -
https://nationalcollege.webex.com/ec3100/eventcenter/recording/recordAction.do?theAction=poprecord&siteurl=nationalcollege&entappname=url3100&internalRecordTicket=4832534b000000042175d203965c50207d3dff3bdba2c66a7b3bcd84a8f580a15903d66c686da42a&renewticket=0&isurlact=true&format=short&rnd=7884826677&RCID=562be56c16804719aa2d86a71461a1ef&rID=59323407&needFilter=false&recordID=59323407&apiname=lsr.php&AT=pb&actappname=ec3100&&SP=EC&entactname=%2FnbrRecordingURL.do&actname=%2Feventcenter%2Fframe%2Fg.do
An audio recording of Supplier Engagement Presentation delivered on 16/08/17 -
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https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/Attachment/0240db61-2531-4342-884a-10d43e01a3e2
Frequently asked questions
Open Contracting Data Standard (OCDS)
View full OCDS Record for this contracting process
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