Notice Information
Notice Title
Market Engagement for Mandatory Qualifications for Sensory Impairment (MQSI) Providers
Notice Description
It is a legal requirement for teachers of classes of pupils with sensory impairments to hold a mandatory qualification in sensory impairment (MQSI). This is a masters level course typically taken part-time over two years. This Prior Information Notice is regarding a market engagement event around proposals for the approval of providers of MQSIs as detailed below.
Lot Information
Lot 1
MQSI Approvals: We intend to develop a new commercial approval process to determine providers of MQSIs from the start of academic year 2023/2024. What we want from MQSIs: * To ensure a supply of teachers of children with visual, hearing and multi-sensory impairment, including those providing support in mainstream schools. * To ensure a high-quality, sustainable and resilient qualifications market that that supports high quality outcomes for children with sensory impairment. We are seeking feedback in advance of developing a new approvals process, from Higher Education Providers and other organisations - with Taught Degree Awarding Powers that would be interested in offering these qualifications. Details of a virtual pre-market engagement event will be given to all those who have registered. The Market Engagement Event will be during w/c 17 January 2022, with the specific date provided to all those that register interest. To register, please email sendbaea.education@gov.uk with your details by 14th January 2022. Questions will be shared with all those invited beforehand, please prepare a response to those questions that you are happy to discuss at the event itself. Please send any other questions you have prior to the event to: sendbaea.commercial@education.gov.uk by 4th January 2022. Your questions and feedback will be used to help us identify the best commercial process to achieve the aim/objectives outlined above. This notice does not constitute a call for competition to procure any services for the Department.
Notice Details
Publication & Lifecycle
- Open Contracting ID
- ocds-h6vhtk-02fd43
- Publication Source
- Find A Tender Service
- Latest Notice
- https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/030156-2021
- Current Stage
- Planning
- All Stages
- Planning
Procurement Classification
- Notice Type
- Planning Notice
- Procurement Type
- Standard
- Procurement Category
- Services
- 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
80300000 - Higher education services
80340000 - Special education services
Notice Value(s)
- Tender Value
- Not specified
- Lots Value
- Not specified
- Awards Value
- Not specified
- Contracts Value
- Not specified
Notice Dates
- Publication Date
- 3 Dec 20214 years ago
- Submission Deadline
- Not specified
- Future Notice Date
- 30 Sep 2023Expired
- Award Date
- Not specified
- Contract Period
- Not specified - Not specified
- Recurrence
- Not specified
Notice Status
- Tender Status
- Planned
- Lots Status
- Planned
- Awards Status
- Not Specified
- Contracts Status
- Not Specified
Buyer & Supplier
Contracting Authority (Buyer)
- Main Buyer
- DEPARTMENT FOR EDUCATION
- Contact Name
- Not specified
- Contact Email
- sendbaea.commercial@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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