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Strengthening the Supported Internships Programme

Department for Education

This public procurement record has 4 releases in its history.

TenderUpdate

09 May 2025 at 14:35

Tender Notice
Award

08 Sep 2022 at 14:57

Award Notice
Tender

06 Apr 2022 at 13:56

Tender Notice
Planning

16 Feb 2022 at 22:45

Planning Notice
Summary of the contracting process

The Department for Education (DfE) in London is engaging in a public procurement process titled "Strengthening the Supported Internships Programme," aimed at enhancing services within the field of administrative educational services. Covering the UK region, this procurement focuses on providing supported internships for 16-24 year olds with special educational needs and disabilities (SEND). The procurement process began with initial tender planning on 16 February 2022 and has progressed through tender submission from 6 April 2022 to award on 8 September 2022. The procurement has undergone a recent update on 9 May 2025, extending the programme with revised contract values, emphasising its importance and commitment to increasing capacity to 4500 internships by 2025.

This tender offers substantial opportunities for businesses specialising in education and training services, particularly for those focusing on administrative educational services. It involves two significant contracts: "Strengthening the Supported Internships Programme" and "Delivery of Job Coach training," fostering partnerships between local authorities, educational providers, and employers to deliver quality work placements. Ideal candidates for this procurement include SMEs with expertise in SEND, job coaching, and systematic instruction, providing a competitive platform for growth by creating sustainable employment pathways for young individuals with SEND. The open procedure allows diverse entities, including consortia, to participate and benefit from service delivery aimed at impactful community engagement and innovation.

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Notice Information

Notice Title

Strengthening the Supported Internships Programme

Notice Description

Supported Internships (SIs) are a work-based study programme for 16-24 year olds with SEND who have an Education Health and Care plan, who want to move into employment and who need extra support to do so. SIs are designed to equip young people with the skills they need to secure and sustain employment through learning in the workplace. The DfE wants to build the capacity of the SI programme and are aiming to double the number of SIs from c.2,250 internship enrolments per annum to c.4,500 per annum by 2025. We are commissioning two contracts to deliver services to meet these aims. Lot 1 'Strengthening the Supported Internships Programme' Lot 2 'Delivery of Job Coach training'

Lot Information

Lot 1

* Support to Local Authorities to establish and develop SEND employment forums, including payment and administration of section 14 grants * Delivery of accredited job coach training programmes and training in systematic instruction * Engaging and supporting employers to offer high quality work placements * Establishing a sustainable audit process, to measure the quality of SI provision against a Quality Assurance framework Additional information: This notice does not constitute a call for competition to procure any services for the Department. The procurement of any services will be carried out in accordance with the provisions of the Public Contracts Regulations 2015. The purpose of this PIN is to stimulate early market interest and invite interested parties to take part in preliminary market consultations.

Strengthening the Supported Internships Programme

Activity will include: Support to Local Authorities to establish and develop SEND employment forums, including administering and monitoring of section 14 grants Engaging and supporting employers to offer high quality work placements Establishing a sustainable process to improve the quality of Supported Internship provision, using a Quality Assurance framework Communication activity Programme co-ordination

Delivery of Job Coach training

Delivery of accredited Job Coach training to support the programme.

Notice Details

Publication & Lifecycle

Open Contracting ID
ocds-h6vhtk-03180f
Publication Source
Find A Tender Service
Latest Notice
https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/020106-2025
Current Stage
Award
All Stages
Planning, Tender, Award

Procurement Classification

Notice Type
Planning Notice
Procurement Type
Standard
Procurement Category
Services
Procurement Method
Open
Procurement Method Details
Open procedure
Tender Suitability
Not specified
Awardee Scale
SME

Common Procurement Vocabulary (CPV)

CPV Divisions

75 - Administration, defence and social security services

80 - Education and training services

CPV Codes

75121000 - Administrative educational services

80000000 - Education and training services

Notice Value(s)

Tender Value
£6,400,000 £1M-£10M
Lots Value
Not specified
Awards Value
Not specified
Contracts Value
£5,766,992 £1M-£10M

Notice Dates

Publication Date
9 May 20251 years ago
Submission Deadline
13 May 2022Expired
Future Notice Date
1 Apr 2022Expired
Award Date
1 Sep 20223 years ago
Contract Period
Not specified - Not specified
Recurrence
Not specified

Notice Status

Tender Status
Complete
Lots Status
Cancelled, Planned
Awards Status
Active
Contracts Status
Active

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
Postcode Area
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

Supplier Information

Number of Suppliers
2
Supplier Names

Inclusive Trading Community Interest Company

National Development Team for Inclusion

Further Information

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