Notice Information
Notice Title
Modern Foreign Languages Centre of Excellence
Notice Description
***New - The invitation to tender letter was launched on 5th July 2018 here - https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/c1330459-6b59-49b8-91c8-e26a476d454c. The deadline for return of tenders is Monday 6th August at 17:00*** See 'Attachments' for a word version of the description and further information. The purpose of this Prior Information Notice (PIN) is to notify the market of the Department for Education's (DfE) intention to undertake a procurement exercise to establish a Centre of Excellence for MFL pedagogy Additional information: The DfE are hosting an early market engagement event on 12 March 2018. The event will enable interested organisations to gain a better understanding of our requirements for the Centre for Excellence. The event will: * explore the capacity of the market to deliver this programme, and take on board any suggestions from the sector about how the services should be delivered * cover the proposed commercial process / timeline * deliver an interactive Q & A session * provide an opportunity for networking and possible consortia discussions Reservations to attend the early market engagement event should be made through our event page: https://www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/modern-foreign-languages-mfl-hubs-early-market-engagement-event-tickets-43472888580 Ticket reservation will be available until 23:59 on 11 March 2018.
Notice Details
Publication & Lifecycle
- Open Contracting ID
- ocds-b5fd17-c9f48db3-1a4b-4033-8fbd-42f38f184479
- Publication Source
- Contracts Finder
- Latest Notice
- https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/1b5f4322-8f0e-4d07-86ca-85954d8b75dd
- 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
- 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
- 30 Jul 20187 years ago
- Submission Deadline
- Not specified
- Future Notice Date
- 6 Aug 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/1b5f4322-8f0e-4d07-86ca-85954d8b75dd
30th July 2018 - Early engagement notice on Contracts Finder -
https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/Attachment/f31e326c-421a-4ba2-b742-ce929653b6d8
Description and further information -
https://www.gov.uk/government/news/plan-to-boost-social-mobility-through-education
Social Mobility Action Plan (SMAP) -
https://www.tscouncil.org.uk/wp-content/uploads/2016/12/MFL-Pedagogy-Review-Report-2.pdf
'Modern Foreign Languages Pedagogy Review - A review of modern foreign languages teaching practice in key stage 3 and key stage 4': -
https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/Attachment/f927f761-d099-4883-a757-ed0a131ca8f7
Description and further information revised 23.2.18 -
https://www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/modern-foreign-languages-mfl-hubs-early-market-engagement-event-tickets-43472888580
Reservations to attend the early market engagement event -
https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/Attachment/8e65a0d5-85b0-47cc-a6be-3a877a1f1719
Description and further information revised 8.3.18 -
https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/Attachment/80fa6102-e48a-456b-8a33-da467982946b
Market Engagement Day slides -
https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/Attachment/6d1ab7cf-95b4-4e5e-a93b-2797541f0aa4
Question and Answer document
Open Contracting Data Standard (OCDS)
View full OCDS Record for this contracting process
The Open Contracting Data Standard (OCDS) is a framework designed to increase transparency and access to public procurement data in the public sector. It is widely used by governments and organisations worldwide to report on procurement processes and contracts.
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