Contract Timeline

Publication Date

10th January 2025 12:07:46 PM

Contract Summary

This Award Notice is to confirm that the Department for Education has awarded the Framework Agreement for the provision of Initial Teacher Training and Early Career Framework (ITTECF)-Based Training. Four Suppliers have appointed to the Framework Agreement.

Contract Details

Open Contracting ID

ocds-h6vhtk-040c92

Publication Source

Find a Tender Service

Procurement Stage

Award, Contract

Procurement Method

Open

Procurement Method Details

Open Procedure

Procurement Category

Services

Tender Suitability

Framework / DPS

Framework

Contract Classification

CPV Code(s)

80000000

CPV Division(s)

80 - Education and training services

Awarding Authority

DEPARTMENT FOR EDUCATION

Buyer Name

Buyer Email

daniel.taylor@education.gov.uk

Buyer Phone

+44 3700002288

Buyer Address

Sanctuary Buildings, 20, Great Smith Street

London

SW1P 3BT

United Kingdom

Awarded Supplier(s)

Supplier Name(s)

AMBITION INSTITUTE
EDUCATION DEVELOPMENT TRUST
TEACH FIRST
UCL CONSULTANTS LTD

Contract Timeline

Publication Date

28th March 2024 17:06:53 PM

Tender Deadline

20th June 2024 16:00:00 PM   Expired

Contract Summary

The Early Career Framework (ECF) reforms were rolled out nationally in September 2021 entitling all Early Career Teachers (ECTs) in England to access high quality professional development for the first two years of their career. All head teachers whose schools offer statutory induction are required to provide an induction training programme for their ECTs and schools can choose to offer provider-led or school-led training. From September 2025, the induction training programme for ECTs is expected to be based on the Initial Teacher Training and Early Career Framework (ITTECF). The ITTECF sets out what both trainee teachers, and ECTs are entitled to learn about and learn how to do when they start their careers. Please refer to https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/initial-teacher-training-and-early-career-framework. The Department (the "Authority") is seeking to appoint Supplier(s) to a framework agreement ("Framework Agreement”) to provide ITTECF-based training for ECTs and mentors from 2025. Successful tenderers in the Procurement will design and deliver a 2-year training programme for ECTs and a 1-year training programme for Mentors that choose to undertake their training with providers contracted to the Department. Suppliers will become part of the group of 'Lead Providers' that deliver a range of Continuous Professional Development (CPD) to new and existing teachers and leaders in the school sector. Suppliers to the Framework Agreement will deliver ITTECF-Based Training to ECTs and Mentors alongside the National Institute of Teaching who are contracted to the Department via their own framework agreement to deliver a range of teacher recruitment and development services. Subject to the procurement process, the Framework Agreement is anticipated to commence in Autumn/Winter 2024 and last for a duration of 4 years. The Department anticipates awarding a number of call-off contracts under the Framework Agreement with the first being for the set up and delivery of the 2025 Cohort which will commence no later than September 2025. All call off contracts are subject to the terms of the procurement and the Framework Agreement. Call-off contracts will last for a period of 40 (forty) months but subject to extension provisions to accommodate service delivery to non-standard inductions. The services that are the subject of this procurement are governed by the Public Contracts Regulations 2015 (the "Regulations") Chapter 3, Section 7 (Social and other specific services); the so called "Light Touch Regime". The Department is managing this Procurement as an open tendering procedure as set out and described in the Procurement Documents. The Department is only bound by the application of the Regulations to the extent that they are applicable to Schedule 3 services.

Contract Details

Open Contracting ID

ocds-h6vhtk-040c92

Publication Source

Find a Tender Service

Procurement Stage

Tender

Procurement Method

Open

Procurement Method Details

Open Procedure

Procurement Category

Services

Tender Suitability

Framework / DPS

Framework

Contract Classification

CPV Code(s)

80000000

CPV Division(s)

80 - Education and training services

Awarding Authority

DEPARTMENT FOR EDUCATION

Buyer Name

Buyer Email

Daniel.Taylor@education.gov.uk

Buyer Phone

+44 3700002288

Buyer Address

Sanctuary Buildings, 20, Great Smith Street

London

SW1P 3BT

United Kingdom

Contract Timeline

Publication Date

17th October 2023 08:55:15 AM

Contract Summary

The purpose of this Prior Information Notice (PIN) is to invite potential providers to participate in market engagement activity and to notify the market of a planned procurement for provision of Early Career Framework (ECF)-based training. The Department is conducting market engagement via its sourcing portal, Jaggaer (please see: https://www.education.app.jaggaer.com). Potential providers and organisations interested in becoming delivery partners are encouraged to register their interest. An online presentation (via MS Teams) will take place on 30th October 2023. Potential providers that are interested in attending must register their interest and request an invite via Jaggaer. All future information relating to this market engagement will be issued to potential providers via the DfE e-Tendering Portal. Potential providers can access this system at: https://education.app.jaggaer.com. The e-Tendering Portal provides details of how to register and the terms of free registration.

Contract Details

Open Contracting ID

ocds-h6vhtk-040c92

Publication Source

Find a Tender Service

Procurement Stage

Planning

Procurement Method

N/A

Procurement Method Details

N/A

Procurement Category

Services

Tender Suitability

Framework / DPS

Contract Classification

CPV Code(s)

80000000

CPV Division(s)

80 - Education and training services

Awarding Authority

DEPARTMENT FOR EDUCATION

Buyer Name

Buyer Email

Daniel.TAYLOR@education.gov.uk

Buyer Phone

+44 3700002288

Buyer Address

Sanctuary Buildings, 20, Great Smith Street

London

SW1P 3BT

United Kingdom