Award

Early Years: accredited Level 3 training for Special Educational Needs Coordinators

DEPARTMENT FOR EDUCATION

This public procurement record has 2 releases in its history.

Award

11 Aug 2022 at 16:02

Tender

08 Mar 2022 at 22:45

Summary of the contracting process

The Department for Education has awarded a contract for the provision of accredited Level 3 training for Special Educational Needs Coordinators. The objective of this contract is to increase the number of qualified SENCOs available in early years settings. The training will be delivered by Best Practice Network Ltd and must take place between September 2022 and August 2024. The contract value is £5,878,767 and was signed on June 7, 2022. The procurement stage was completed, and the contracting authority is the Department for Education based in London, United Kingdom.

This tender presents an opportunity for businesses in the education and training services sector to provide training services for up to 5,000 SENCOs. Small and medium-sized enterprises with expertise in education and training delivery are well-suited to compete for this contract. The procurement method used was an open procedure, with an active status. The contract includes the option for a 12-month extension at the Department's discretion, aiming to enhance specialist expertise in Special Educational Needs provision within early years settings across England. The submission deadline was April 11, 2022, and the bid opening took place on the same date.

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Notice Title

Early Years: accredited Level 3 training for Special Educational Needs Coordinators

Notice Description

The Department for Education intends to increase specialist expertise in SEND by increasing the number of Level 3 qualified SENCOs in group based settings and childminder settings, at a critical time for early years children, and in particular at a time when the Covid-19 pandemic has significantly reduced opportunities to identify and address SEND amongst children not yet of compulsory school age. To further aid understanding of the SENCO role in these settings and what a qualification to enable an individual to perform this role should include, the department, with input from key EY sector stakeholders, put together two documents ("Early years level 3 SENCO qualification specification" and "Role description of the early years special educational needs coordinator") which are available on gov.uk. The primary objective for this contract is to increase the number of Level 3 qualified SENCOs, available to children in group based settings and childminder settings, who have the knowledge and skills to properly fulfil the role of a SENCO described in the code of practice and in the role description. The Supplier will deliver training of up to 5,000 SENCOs. Training will be available across England but with minimum % targets for each LA region. Training must take place between September 2022 and 31 August 2024. Training must result in an accredited Level 3 EY SENCO qualification.

Lot Information

Lot 1

This contract is as a result of a competitive tendering exercise subject to OJEU principles and PCR 2015. This is a single stage open procurement exercise taking into account quality, price and social value.

Options: The Department reserves the right at its sole discretion to extend this contract by up to 12 additional months.

Renewal: 12 month extension option

Publication & Lifecycle

Open Contracting ID
ocds-h6vhtk-031f8e
Publication Source
Find A Tender Service
Latest Notice
https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/022215-2022
Current Stage
Award
All Stages
Tender, Award

Procurement Classification

Notice Type
Tender 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

80 - Education and training services


CPV Codes

80000000 - Education and training services

Notice Value(s)

Tender Value
£10,000,000 £10M-£100M
Lots Value
Not specified
Awards Value
Not specified
Contracts Value
£5,878,767 £1M-£10M

Notice Dates

Publication Date
11 Aug 20223 years ago
Submission Deadline
11 Apr 2022Expired
Future Notice Date
Not specified
Award Date
6 Jun 20223 years ago
Contract Period
30 Jun 2022 - 31 Aug 2024 2-3 years
Recurrence
Not specified

Notice Status

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

Contracting Authority (Buyer)

Main Buyer
DEPARTMENT FOR EDUCATION
Contact Name
Not specified
Contact Email
craig.heatley@education.gov.uk
Contact Phone
+44 0000000000

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

Supplier Information

Number of Suppliers
1
Supplier Name

BEST PRACTICE NETWORK

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