Tender

Register of External Experts Re-Open Feb 2019

DEPARTMENT FOR EDUCATION

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Tender

21 Feb 2019 at 11:23

Tender Notice
Summary of the contracting process

The Department for Education (DfE) is currently conducting a public procurement process titled "Register of External Experts Re-Open Feb 2019" within the education and training services sector. This tender is part of an open procedure aimed at creating a register of individuals and organisations with expertise in various educational domains. The tender period is set to close on 14th March 2019, and the subsequent contract is scheduled to commence on 1st May 2019, lasting until 28th February 2023. Bidders are invited to submit proposals across several categories, which include safeguarding and counter extremism, among others, and the DfE aims to appoint up to 200 external experts based on their qualifications.

This procurement provides significant opportunities for businesses specialising in education consulting, advisory services, and related training fields. Businesses that possess expertise in safeguarding, curriculum development, or the establishment of educational institutions would be well-suited to compete for a place on the register. With an open procedure facilitating a broad range of applicants, this tender enables both small and medium enterprises (SMEs) as well as voluntary, community, and social enterprises (VCSEs) to participate, fostering growth and collaboration in the education sector.

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Notice Information

Notice Title

Register of External Experts Re-Open Feb 2019

Notice Description

The Secretary of State for Education (Contracting Authority) acting through the Department for Education (DfE) is inviting bids from individuals and organisations to create a register (the Register of External Experts or RoEE) of individuals who have expertise and experience at a senior level in the education sector to provide advice to the DfE when the DfE's need for advice arises (External Experts). Bidders are invited to bid against a series of six broad areas or 'categories'. Within those categories, individuals will be invited to confirm their ability to provide advice in a number of expertise/experience areas. Individuals will be expected to meet minimum mandatory requirements, and meet minimum thresholds of expertise/experience to be appointed to the RoEE. The categories are as follows: 1. Safeguarding 2. Counter Extremism 3. Free Schools 4. University Technical Colleges 5. Curriculum 6. General Educationalist When allocating places on the RoEE, the DfE will aim to ensure that specialist categories (being the higher categories on the above list) are adequately covered, whilst encouraging applications from those with a broad range of experience and expertise across the eight Regional Schools Commissioner (RSC) areas in England. The DfE intend to initially award the RoEE to a maximum of 200 External Experts. Following the initial award of the RoEE, the DfE will review the coverage of the experience/expertise and/or regions. If the DfE finds experience/expertise and/or regions without adequate coverage, then it will re-open the RoEE to allow new applicants and previous applicants not appointed to the RoEE for those experience/expertise and/or regions to apply for a place on the RoEE in respect of those gaps. The DfE reserves the right to increase the total number External Experts appointed to the RoEE during any re-openings as required to ensure adequate coverage of all of the experience/expertise and/or regions requirements identified. Notification of a re-opening opportunity will be by way of an advert issued in Contracts Finder only (https://www.gov.uk/contracts-finder). The advert will confirm the experience/expertise and/or Regions being sought. Appointment to the RoEE does not guarantee the award of any work. Appointment to the RoEE allows External Experts to bid for specific work opportunities made available by the DfE. This procurement is being conducted in accordance with Regulations 74 to 77 of the Public Contract Regulations 2015, which applies to contracts such as those for education and training services. . The procurement process has been developed in accordance with Regulations 74 to 77 of the Public Contract Regulations 2015. The Framework will be for a 4 year period commencing 01/03/2019 until 28/02/2023 with no further optional extensions Additional information: The procurement documents are available for unrestricted and full direct access, free of charge, at (URL) https://education.bravosolution.co.uk

Notice Details

Publication & Lifecycle

Open Contracting ID
ocds-b5fd17-cfdb1107-632c-4be9-9bf3-37fa26c1f740
Publication Source
Contracts Finder
Latest Notice
https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/dc8f76dc-d4a7-4eb7-9bc3-ca3ed9c469a3
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, 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
21 Feb 20197 years ago
Submission Deadline
14 Mar 2019Expired
Future Notice Date
Not specified
Award Date
Not specified
Contract Period
30 Apr 2019 - 28 Feb 2023 3-4 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
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)
Local Authority
Westminster
Electoral Ward
St James's
Westminster Constituency
Cities of London and Westminster

Further Information

Notice Documents

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