Award

Early Years Stronger Practice Hubs

DEPARTMENT FOR EDUCATION

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Award

01 Aug 2022 at 12:29

Tender

11 Apr 2022 at 14:47

Summary of the contracting process

The Department for Education in the UK has initiated the "Early Years Stronger Practice Hubs" procurement process, focusing on education and training services. This open procurement exercise aims to establish a network of 18 Stronger Practice Hubs to support early years settings in adopting evidence-based practices, particularly in response to COVID-19 recovery needs. The contract period will commence in July 2022 and extend until December 2024, with an option for a one-year extension. Key dates for tender submissions are set until 11th May 2022, with the bid validity period running until 8th August 2022.

This procurement presents significant opportunities for businesses engaged in early years education, training services, and those with expertise in child development and community engagement. Companies that can demonstrate capability in delivering quality training and support for early years practices would be particularly well-suited to compete for this contract. The tender process encourages collaboration and quality assurance, making it an attractive opportunity for established organisations aiming to make a positive impact on child outcomes within local communities.

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Notice Title

Early Years Stronger Practice Hubs

Notice Description

The Department for Education aims to deliver a new network of Early Years Stronger Practice Hubs in England. The Hubs will be responsible for supporting other early years settings with adopting evidence-based practice improvements to address key COVID-19 recovery issues and build local networks for sharing effective practice. Building on the Early Years Foundation Stage reforms, the Hubs will be existing, well-established early years settings with expertise and knowledge of what works to support child outcomes, and the supporting evidence base. Hubs will also have demonstrable experience of delivering effective practice for the benefit of children. The programme is part of the Department for Education's PS180 million investment in recovery support in the early years sector. This contract is to support the delivery of 18 Hubs over the duration of the contract. This will involve co-designing and running an exercise to select the Stronger Practice Hubs, providing oversight and quality assurance of the Hubs throughout the delivery period and facilitating best practice and intelligence sharing between Hubs and with the Department for Education and other partners. This contract will run from July 2022 to December 2024, with a possible contract extension of one year. The programme set up period will run from July 2022 to November 2022, with Hubs expected to launch in November 2022. Programme delivery will run until October 2024, followed by a two-month wind-down period at the end of the contract.

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 DfE reserves the right to extend the contract at its sole discretion by 12 months.

Renewal: 12 month extension option

Publication & Lifecycle

Open Contracting ID
ocds-h6vhtk-032c41
Publication Source
Find A Tender Service
Latest Notice
https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/020956-2022
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
Large

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
£721,807 £500K-£1M

Notice Dates

Publication Date
1 Aug 20223 years ago
Submission Deadline
11 May 2022Expired
Future Notice Date
Not specified
Award Date
16 Jun 20223 years ago
Contract Period
Not specified - Not specified
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

NATIONAL CHILDREN’S BUREAU

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