Award

Planning and Delivery Support for Providers of T Levels, including the T Level Transition Programme and Industry Placements

DEPARTMENT FOR EDUCATION

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Award

08 Jun 2023 at 14:16

Tender

21 Dec 2022 at 18:02

Summary of the contracting process

The Department for Education has awarded contracts for the Planning and Delivery Support for Providers of T Levels, including the T Level Transition Programme and Industry Placements. The procurement process was divided into three lots: T Level Provider Support, T Level Industry Placements Employer Engagement, and Support with planning and delivering T Level Transition Programme. The contracts for each lot were signed on various dates in 2023, with the total value exceeding £3.4 million. The buying organisation is based in London, UK, and the procurement stage is now complete.

This public procurement opportunity in the education services sector offers lucrative potential for businesses specialising in technical and vocational secondary education services. Companies well-versed in delivering support packages for T Levels, industry placements, and transition programmes are well-suited to compete in this tender. The Department for Education provides vital support structures and resources to ensure high-quality programme delivery. Businesses interested in long-term collaborations and innovative solutions can benefit from participating in this procurement process.

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Notice Title

Planning and Delivery Support for Providers of T Levels, including the T Level Transition Programme and Industry Placements

Notice Description

The purpose of the support package is to ensure that providers of T Levels and TLTP are able to deliver high quality programmes, including sourcing suitable T Level Industry Placements and TLTP work experience for each learner. The package includes 3 strands of support. A link to each lot is available here: Lot 1: https://education.app.jaggaer.com/go/52545908018535B4B7CE Lot 2: https://education.app.jaggaer.com/go/52260753018535B51FD1 Lot 3: https://education.app.jaggaer.com/go/06053104018535B58016

Lot Information

Lot 1/2/3

The purpose of the support package is to ensure that providers of T Levels and TLTP are able to deliver high quality programmes, including sourcing suitable T Level Industry Placements and TLTP work experience for each learner. The package includes 3 strands of support. Each will be let as a separate lot: Lot 1: Support with planning and delivering T Levels, including (https://education.app.jaggaer.com/go/52545908018535B4B7CE): - provision of long-term support structures, including high-quality guidance resources and peer networks - a point of contact for each provider - development and delivery of events - industry placements support - monitoring of and reporting on providers' progress, including industry placement sourcing Lot 2: Support with industry placement employment engagement strategies, including (https://education.app.jaggaer.com/go/52260753018535B51FD1): - development of effective employer engagement strategy toolkits - guidance on implementing successful employer engagement strategies - direct hands-on support to embed engagement strategies using the toolkits Lot 3: Support with planning and delivering TLTP, including (https://education.app.jaggaer.com/go/06053104018535B58016 ): - provision of long-term support structures, including high-quality guidance resources and peer networks - regular contact for each provider preparing and delivering TLTP for the first time, and an ad hoc support facility for all providers - development and delivery of events - monitoring of and reporting on providers' progress

T Level Provider Support

The overarching purpose of the T Level Provider Support Package is to support providers with creating and sustaining a high-quality T Level programme. More specifically to: * provide support for two years prior to delivery to providers delivering their first T Levels in 2025 or 2026, including industry placement support; * pick up from the current Supplier to cover the second year of planning support for 2024 providers, including industry placement support; * provide industry placement support for 2023 providers, as this was not part of the previous planning support package; * include some in-delivery support for all waves; and * put in place longer-term support structures, including networks and online resources, that can be self-sustaining in the long-term. Given the complexity of the new courses, the demands on teachers' time, and the challenges of curriculum sequencing, industry placements sourcing and delivery and specialist teacher recruitment, the need for an effective support package is paramount.

Options: Extension Options +1 +1

T Level Industry Placements Employer Engagement

We are seeking a potential supplier to provide support to T Level providers in developing and implementing effective employer engagement strategies to source and deliver the number of high-quality T Level Industry Placements and Transition Programme work experience opportunities needed. This is contained across 2 specific Work Strands: * Work Strand 1: Industry Placements Employer Engagement * Work Strand 2: Collaboration

Options: Extension Options +1 +1

Support with planning and delivering T Level Transition Programme

The aim of the T Level Transition Programme (TLTP) is to provide a high-quality route onto T Levels, for young people who would benefit from additional study time and preparation before starting a T Level. The overarching purpose of the TLTP Provider Support Package is to support providers with preparing and delivering high quality TLTPs that effectively support young people to prepare for and progress onto T Levels. More specifically to: * provide preparation year and first delivery year support to providers planning to deliver the TLTP for the first time from 2024 * provide first delivery year support for 2023 TLTP providers, following on from preparation support received this year * provide preparation year support for providers planning to deliver the TLTP for the first time from 2025 * provide some continuing delivery support for earlier rounds of TLTP providers (2020, 2021 and 2022 TLTP providers) in their second or later year of TLTP delivery * build on existing lessons and evidence, and feed into any outstanding policy development for the TLTP; and report to the Department on how delivery is going * put in place longer-term support structures, including networks and guidance resources We are seeking a Potential Supplier to provide TLTP Provider Support by delivering services contained in 5 specific work strands. * Work strand 1: Set up period and initial diagnosis of provider need * Work strand 2: One-to-one support and challenge * Work strand 3: Events and facilitated peer networking * Work strand 4: Guidance resources * Work strand 5: Monitoring and Reporting

Options: Extension options +1 +1

Publication & Lifecycle

Open Contracting ID
ocds-h6vhtk-039382
Publication Source
Find A Tender Service
Latest Notice
https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/016321-2023
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

80210000 - Technical and vocational secondary education services

Notice Value(s)

Tender Value
£6,700,000 £1M-£10M
Lots Value
£6,700,000 £1M-£10M
Awards Value
Not specified
Contracts Value
£3,531,996 £1M-£10M

Notice Dates

Publication Date
8 Jun 20232 years ago
Submission Deadline
2 Feb 2023Expired
Future Notice Date
Not specified
Award Date
23 May 20232 years ago
Contract Period
30 Apr 2023 - 1 Sep 2025 2-3 years
Recurrence
Not specified

Notice Status

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

Contracting Authority (Buyer)

Main Buyer
DEPARTMENT FOR EDUCATION
Contact Name
Not specified
Contact Email
commercialdelivery.skills@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

Supplier Information

Number of Suppliers
2
Supplier Names

ASSOCIATION OF COLLEGES

SDN ENTERPRISES

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