Award

T Levels Wave 5 Marketing

INSTITUTE FOR APPRENTICESHIPS AND TECHNICAL EDUCATION

This public procurement record has 2 releases in its history.

Award

08 Nov 2023 at 15:47

Tender

01 Nov 2022 at 09:26

Summary of the contracting process

The Institute for Apprenticeships and Technical Education is conducting a procurement process for the T Levels Wave 5 Marketing tender. The procurement aims to select an Awarding Organisation to develop and deliver the new Marketing T Level qualification. The contracting authority is IfATE, and the procurement process involves two stages: a Selection Questionnaire stage and a Technical and Price Evaluation stage. Deadline for the SQ Response submission is 14/11/2022, and the deadline for the Tender submission is 21/02/2023. The estimated contract value is £9,790,000, with the contract expected to be awarded in August 2023.

This tender presents an opportunity for businesses in the education and training services industry to compete for the exclusive licensing to develop and deliver the Marketing T Level qualification. Businesses with expertise in designing educational content, upskilling providers, and assessment services would be well-suited to participate. The procurement method involves an Award procedure with prior publication of a call for competition, and interested businesses are required to submit their proposals electronically via the e-Sourcing Portal. The contracting authority will issue a standstill letter before awarding the contract, providing relevant economic operators with review mechanisms and remedies as per the Concession Contracts Regulations 2016 (Regulations).

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Notice Title

T Levels Wave 5 Marketing

Notice Description

T Levels are creating a new programme of Technical Education that introduces a high quality technical option to sit alongside the existing academic options for students aged 16 to 19. In line with Sainsbury Report recommendations, each T Level is being delivered by a single body or consortium under an "exclusive licence", awarded for a fixed time period following open competition. The purpose of this procurement will be to select and appoint an Awarding Organisation (AO) to be responsible for developing and delivering the new Marketing T Level qualification, under an exclusive licensing approach. The expected scope of the role of the AO is that it would be responsible for: designing the content of the qualification; upskilling providers (further education schools and colleges); providing of learning and teaching materials; updating content; and delivering qualification assessment IfATE will be the contracting authority, subject to commencement of the relevant provisions of the Technical and Further Education Act 2017. This procurement is for one contract.

Lot Information

Lot 1

T Levels are creating a new programme of Technical Education that introduces a high quality technical option to sit alongside the existing academic options for students aged 16 to 19. In line with Sainsbury Report recommendations, each T Level is being delivered by a single body or consortium under an "exclusive licence", awarded for a fixed time period following open competition. The purpose of this procurement will be to select and appoint an Awarding Organisation (AO) to be responsible for developing and delivering the new Marketing T Level qualification, under an exclusive licensing approach. The expected scope of the role of the AO is that it would be responsible for: designing the content of the qualification; upskilling providers (further education schools and colleges); providing of learning and teaching materials; updating content; and delivering qualification assessment IfATE will be the contracting authority, subject to commencement of the relevant provisions of the Technical and Further Education Act 2017. This procurement is for one contract. See the information and the procurement documents on Pro Contract for further details of the contract and services to be delivered. This procurement process is being run by the Institute for Apprenticeships and Technical Education. For the purpose of this notice the Authority means the Institute. The Authority administers procurement electronically via the Institute for Apprenticeships and Technical Education e-Sourcing Portal. No hard copy documents will be issued and all communications with the Authority (including submission of Tender responses) must be conducted via the e-Sourcing Portal. The Portal can be accessed via your web browser (https://procontract.due-north.com/Login). To ensure all communication relating to this procurement is received, potential suppliers must ensure that the point of contact nominated in the e-Sourcing Portal is accurate at all times. Access to the Portal is available 24 hours a day, 7 days a week and 365 days a year and anywhere in the world via the internet unless notified otherwise by the Portal. This procurement is being conducted under Directive 2014/23/EU and the Concession Contracts Regulations 2016 (Directive and Regulations respectively). As the services which are the subject of the procurement fall within Annex IV of the Directive and Schedule 3 of the Regulations, the Procurement is subject to lighter regulation in accordance with Article 19 and Regulation 19. Accordingly, whilst the Authority intends to conduct this procurement as a form of open procedure, it shall only be bound by those obligations referred to in Article 19 and Regulation 19. The estimated total contract values outlined above are based on delivery of the services in respect of five cohorts together with optional contract extensions of one plus another additional cohort. Any contract extension is at the sole discretion of the Authority. Variant bids should not be made and will not be accepted. The publication of this notice does not constitute a commitment by the Authority to award any contract or contracts as a result of this procurement process. This T Levels Wave 5 procurement will comprise of two stages. The Selection Questionnaire will need to be completed as part of stage 1, and the SQ Response as defined in the procurement documents must be submitted through the e-Sourcing Portal by 23:59 on 14/11/2022. Those potential suppliers that pass the Selection Questionnaire stage will progress on to stage 2 Technical and Price Evaluation. Tender(s) as defined in the procurement documents must be submitted by those potential suppliers through the e-Sourcing Portal by 23:59 on 21/02/2023. Following Contract award (anticipated to be in August 2023), the appointed Supplier will have a period to develop the Technical Qualification (TQ) and to prepare Providers in readiness for teaching the TQ from September 2024, for T Levels to be taught from September 2025.

Publication & Lifecycle

Open Contracting ID
ocds-h6vhtk-037de7
Publication Source
Find A Tender Service
Latest Notice
https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/033093-2023
Current Stage
Award
All Stages
Tender, Award

Procurement Classification

Notice Type
Tender Notice
Procurement Type
Standard
Procurement Category
Services
Procurement Method
Not Specified
Procurement Method Details
Award procedure with prior publication of a call for competition
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
£9,790,000 £1M-£10M
Lots Value
Not specified
Awards Value
Not specified
Contracts Value
£8,470,167 £1M-£10M

Notice Dates

Publication Date
8 Nov 20232 years ago
Submission Deadline
14 Nov 2022Expired
Future Notice Date
Not specified
Award Date
4 Jul 20232 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
INSTITUTE FOR APPRENTICESHIPS AND TECHNICAL EDUCATION
Additional Buyers

INSTITUTE FOR APPRENTICESHIPS & TECHNICAL EDUCATION

Contact Name
Institute for Apprenticeships and Technical Education
Contact Email
ifa.tlevelprocurement@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
TLC North East (England), TLD North West (England), TLE Yorkshire and The Humber, TLF East Midlands (England), TLG West Midlands (England), TLH East (England), TLI London, TLJ South East (England), TLK South West (England)

Local Authority
Westminster
Electoral Ward
St James's
Westminster Constituency
Cities of London and Westminster

Supplier Information

Number of Suppliers
1
Supplier Name

PEARSON EDUCATION

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