Planning

WorldSkills UK Grant

DEPARTMENT FOR EDUCATION

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Planning

08 Nov 2021 at 11:39

Planned Procurement Notice
Summary of the contracting process

The Department for Education is initiating a procurement process for the "WorldSkills UK Grant," aimed at awarding a grant to a Non-Government Organisation to operate as WorldSkills UK from April 2023. This procurement falls under the education and training services category and is currently in the planning stage. Key dates include a market engagement session on 1st December 2021 and a future notice expected by 28th February 2022. The contract period is set from 1st April 2023 to 31st March 2025, encompassing delivery across the United Kingdom and other regions.

This tender presents significant opportunities for businesses, particularly small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) and voluntary, community, and social enterprises (VCSEs) involved in education and vocational training. Successful bidders will have the chance to contribute to the enhancement of national standards in technical and vocational provision through their participation in international skills competitions. Engaging in this process can help organisations expand their reach and impact within the sector, as well as foster innovative approaches to educational curricula and training methodologies.

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Notice Information

Notice Title

WorldSkills UK Grant

Notice Description

The purpose of this Prior Information Notice (PIN) is to notify the market of a forthcoming application process aimed at awarding a grant to a Non-Government Organisation(NGO) to operate as WorldSkills UK from 2023. The Education & Skills Funding Agency (ESFA), grant fund an NGO to operate as WorldSkills UK (WSUK). This organisation is the Government's representative in WorldSkills International and WorldSkills Europe. The ESFA want to use Team UK's entry into WorldSkills International and WorldSkills Europe competitions to support raising the national standards of technical and vocational provision. International skills competitions occur every year with upcoming competitions scheduled in Shanghai 2022, St Petersburg 2023, Lyon 2024 and Herning 2025. Team UK's performance in future international Skills competitions and individual colleges' and competitors' performances in the national skills competitions should act as a barometer for the progress being made in transforming our Further Education sector to a world class standard. We require WSUK to use their access to international best practice and cutting-edge technical content and distribute it to businesses, employers, training providers and educational establishments. This is to support raising their standards and quality of technical and vocational provision. The ESFA started managing the WorldSkills UK programme in 2018-19 and have been aligning the longstanding grant arrangement to the mandatory Government Functional Standard for Grants. In the next phase of alignment we are inviting organisations to take part in a programme of market engagement to test how the Minimum Grant Requirement Five: competition could be applied to this programme. Our market engagement session will take place on Wednesday 1st December 2021 from 1pm until 3pm with follow up 1-2-1 sessions available during the days following that. This will be conducted via Microsoft Teams. At the market engagement event we are looking to: a) Share the government's expectations of what is required from the programme from 2023. b) Seek innovative ideas, approaches and thoughts on the future delivery model. c) Understand the appetite from the market. Suppliers wishing to attend an event must: 1) Register for a Jaggaer account (DfE's eTendering Portal) here https://education.app.jaggaer.com. 2) Go to the live opportunities and express interest in this opportunity. 3) Submit your attendee list. 4) Once received, the specific event timings and detailed joining instructions will be issued to you. Following this market engagement, the intention is to then publish the grant application process for operating as WorldSkills UK beyond 2023 in early 2022. Additional information: Please see attachment for full details of the notice. All future information will be issued to potential providers via the DfE eTendering Portal URL: https://education.app.jaggaer.com. The grant competition will be run using this system and all bidding organisations must be registered and submit their applications through this portal. If you have any questions or issues in accessing the system, please contact WorldSkills.UK@education.gov.uk. This notice is for information only and is not a call for competition at this stage. The Department reserves the right not to enter a formal competition process and not proceed with the grant award. Accordingly, the Department will not be liable for any bid cost, expenditure, work or effort incurred by any organisation in acting on the basis of this Prior Information Notice. All information included in this notice is indicative and subject to change.

Notice Details

Publication & Lifecycle

Open Contracting ID
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Publication Source
Contracts Finder
Latest Notice
https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/f3fa31e0-35f1-4ca4-b145-635ee5f4ec55
Current Stage
Planning
All Stages
Planning

Procurement Classification

Notice Type
Planned Procurement Notice
Procurement Type
Standard
Procurement Category
Not specified
Procurement Method
Not Specified
Procurement Method Details
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
8 Nov 20214 years ago
Submission Deadline
Not specified
Future Notice Date
28 Feb 2022Expired
Award Date
Not specified
Contract Period
31 Mar 2023 - 31 Mar 2025 2-3 years
Recurrence
Not specified

Notice Status

Tender Status
Planned
Lots Status
Not Specified
Awards Status
Not Specified
Contracts Status
Not Specified

Buyer & Supplier

Contracting Authority (Buyer)

Main Buyer
DEPARTMENT FOR EDUCATION
Contact Name
Not specified
Contact Email
worldskills.uk@education.gov.uk
Contact Phone
Not specified

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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