Recruitment and Training of High Potential Trainees into Teaching - Early Engagement of organisations with potential service solutions

Department for Education

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Planning

18 Apr 2023 at 13:50

Summary of the contracting process

The Department for Education is planning a tender titled "Recruitment and Training of High Potential Trainees into Teaching - Early Engagement of organisations with potential service solutions" in the services procurement category. This initiative aims to attract high potential graduates and career changers into teaching, enhancing teacher supply and pupil attainment in areas of greatest need across England. The tender process is in the planning stage, with the future notice date set for May 1, 2024. The Department is actively seeking market insights and alternative solutions to meet their requirements.

This tender by the Department for Education presents a significant opportunity for organisations experienced in graduate and teacher recruitment, initial teacher training, and professional development. Businesses with insights into the education sector and a focus on training services, health services, and social work are well-suited to compete. Interested parties can engage with the Department through an Early Engagement Questionnaire or by registering interest on the e-procurement platform Jaggaer. The initiative seeks innovative delivery solutions, scalable service configurations, and robust contract strategies to drive positive impacts on teacher quality and pupil attainment.

How relevant is this notice?

Notice Title

Recruitment and Training of High Potential Trainees into Teaching - Early Engagement of organisations with potential service solutions

Notice Description

The Department for Education is exploring options for the future delivery of a programme to: - attract high potential graduates and career changers into teaching and - train them to be highly skilled teachers and emerging leaders to have a positive impact on teacher supply and pupil attainment in areas of greatest need across England.

Lot Information

Lot 1

The Department is interested in hearing from organisations with relevant experience and insight to inform options to achieve the following objectives: - Attracting high potential graduates or career changers who might not have otherwise considered teaching - Delivering a high-quality initial teacher training and leadership development programme - Creating a positive impact on teacher supply and pupil attainment in areas of greatest need across England - Developing a school leadership pipeline at scale Attracting high potential candidates into teaching to help improve pupil attainment in areas of the greatest need is a key element of the Department's 'Teacher recruitment and retention strategy (2019)' - GOV.UK . The Department currently procures a High Potential Initial Teacher Training and Leadership Development programme for annual cohorts of trainees. The programme seeks to recruit and train high potential graduates and career changers who are likely to be in high demand across the labour market (and may have been unlikely to have otherwise joined the profession). Trainees are placed in schools serving low-income communities with high numbers of disadvantaged pupils. It is currently an employment based route with trainees completing a two-year Leadership Development Programme, with the award of Qualified Teacher Status (QTS) at the end of year one and a Postgraduate Diploma in Education (PGDE) at the end of year two. Further details of the existing arrangement are attached (Key Information about the current HPITT Programme). We are keen to gain market insights and understand market capacity, capability and interest. In addition to understanding this in relation to the current delivery model which is deployed to meet the Department's requirements, we are receptive to understanding alternative and innovative solutions to meeting our requirements. This will inform our design, delivery and commercial strategies. We are inviting engagement on: * Potential delivery solutions * Service Scope - configuration and level of aggregation of service requirements * Scale - geographical coverage - including national, regional, sub-regional * Commercial Delivery Model - prime contractor, consortia, multiple suppliers * Market Development - supplier capability and capacity, barriers to entry * Risk - IPR, branding, assumptions, TUPE, risk allocation * Contract Strategy - term, value, extension/variation options * Financial Mechanisms - charging model, outcome-based, open-book * Performance Management - metrics, outcomes, KPIs, incentives, remedies Organisations with understanding and/or experience of graduate or teacher recruitment, assessment and job placement; undergraduate and post-graduate initial teacher training; and/or professional and leadership development are encouraged to participate. Additional information: Please note: Estimated date of publication of contract notice (II.3) is approximate only and subject to change. This is not a call for competition.

Publication & Lifecycle

Open Contracting ID
ocds-h6vhtk-03bf74
Publication Source
Find A Tender Service
Latest Notice
https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/011091-2023
Current Stage
Planning
All Stages
Planning

Procurement Classification

Notice Type
Planning Notice
Procurement Type
Standard
Procurement Category
Services
Procurement Method
Not Specified
Procurement Method Details
Not specified
Tender Suitability
Not specified
Awardee Scale
Not specified

Common Procurement Vocabulary (CPV)

CPV Divisions

80 - Education and training services

85 - Health and social work services


CPV Codes

80000000 - Education and training services

80570000 - Personal development training services

85100000 - Health services

85300000 - Social work and related services

Notice Value(s)

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

Notice Dates

Publication Date
18 Apr 20233 years ago
Submission Deadline
Not specified
Future Notice Date
1 May 2024Expired
Award Date
Not specified
Contract Period
Not specified - Not specified
Recurrence
Not specified

Notice Status

Tender Status
Planned
Lots Status
Planned
Awards Status
Not Specified
Contracts Status
Not Specified

Contracting Authority (Buyer)

Main Buyer
Department for Education
Contact Name
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Contact Email
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Contact Phone
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Buyer Location

Locality
LONDON
Postcode
SW1P 3BT
Postcode Area
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

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