Tender

3000000

DEPARTMENT FOR EDUCATION

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Tender

10 Oct 2022 at 15:39

Tender Notice
Summary of the contracting process

The Department for Education has issued a tender for the Accelerator Fund, aiming to support schools in accessing evidence-based programs primarily focused on literacy, numeracy, and science education. The contract opportunity focuses on providing market and capability building support for 3 Academic Years (AY 2022/23- AY 2024/25), helping programs expand sustainably while maintaining quality. The procurement stage is currently active, with a submission deadline of 11th November 2022.

This tender from the Department for Education presents an opportunity for businesses specializing in educational consultancy, software development, and support services to engage with schools seeking evidence-based programs. Companies with expertise in educational effectiveness trials, capability building support, and engaging with schools to make informed decisions would be well-suited to compete in this procurement process.

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Notice Information

Notice Title

3000000

Notice Description

* The Accelerator Fund (AF) is a government funded initiative which seeks to support and encourage schools to access well-evidenced Programmes, predominantly focused on literacy and numeracy, by growing a pipeline of Programmes with a view to scaling-up those that demonstrate a good evidence base. A small number of these Programmes will be focused on science education (no more than 10%). The AF aims to ensure there is a quality supply of Programmes that can be accessed confidently and easily by schools and to spark a behavioural change in how schools spend their Pupil Premium Funding. For the purpose of this document, "schools" includes early years and post-16 education settings, but most Programmes are for primary and secondary schools.

Lot Information

Lot 1

The key objectives of the AF are to: A. Increase the pipeline of evidence-based Programmes by investing in: practices that fill key evidence gaps, which are not yet formed into a 'Programme', and developing those into Programmes, with the support of schools; testing the feasibility of Programmes' delivery models to identify potential benefits and move to the next stage of the pipeline; and Efficacy Trials to evaluate the impact of existing Programmes on pupil attainment ("Objective A"). B. Scale-up existing Programmes by: generating more evidence of their impact at a larger scale through Effectiveness Trials; offering grants to subsidise the cost to schools to encourage take up; providing direct grants to support Programme development for scale; and providing market and capability building support ("Objective B"). C. Support schools to choose evidence-based Programmes, focused on school engagement and supporting schools to make informed decisions about what Programme or trial opportunities they might take part in ("Objective C"). This contract opportunity focuses on providing market and capability building support for 3 Academic Years (AY 2022/23- AY 2024/25) to Programmes that have shown promising evidence of impact on pupil attainment, as outlined in Objective B above. The Supplier will support promising Programmes to grow their reach to schools sustainably, while maintaining quality. The Supplier will be the main deliverer of capability building support to Programmes but may sub-contract other organisations to provide specific expertise to Programmes, if required.

Notice Details

Publication & Lifecycle

Open Contracting ID
ocds-h6vhtk-037485
Publication Source
Find A Tender Service
Latest Notice
https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/028468-2022
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
Tender Suitability
Not specified
Awardee Scale
Not specified

Common Procurement Vocabulary (CPV)

CPV Divisions

72 - IT services: consulting, software development, Internet and support

CPV Codes

72000000 - IT services: consulting, software development, Internet and support

Notice Value(s)

Tender Value
Not specified
Lots Value
Not specified
Awards Value
Not specified
Contracts Value
Not specified

Notice Dates

Publication Date
10 Oct 20223 years ago
Submission Deadline
11 Nov 2022Expired
Future Notice Date
Not specified
Award Date
Not specified
Contract Period
2 Jan 2023 - 1 Sep 2025 2-3 years
Recurrence
Not specified

Notice Status

Tender Status
Active
Lots Status
Active
Awards Status
Not Specified
Contracts Status
Not Specified

Buyer & Supplier

Contracting Authority (Buyer)

Main Buyer
DEPARTMENT FOR EDUCATION
Contact Name
Not specified
Contact Email
megan.kelly@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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