Contract Timeline

Publication Date

28th November 2024 14:28:06 PM

Contract Summary

Procure services to set up, recruit and train Attendance Mentors to go in to schools and mentor Children and Young People that have less that 50% attendance and also support their families. This is to increase attendance in schools across England in chosen regions.

Contract Details

Open Contracting ID

ocds-h6vhtk-041c76

Publication Source

Find a Tender Service

Procurement Stage

TenderUpdate

Procurement Method

N/A

Procurement Method Details

N/A

Procurement Category

Services

Tender Suitability

Framework / DPS

Contract Classification

CPV Code(s)

73000000

CPV Division(s)

73 - Research and development services and related consultancy services

Awarding Authority

DEPARTMENT FOR EDUCATION

Buyer Name

Buyer Email

Sherie.BRAISBY@education.gov.uk

Buyer Phone

Buyer Address

Sanctuary Buildings, 20, Great Smith Street

London

SW1P 3BT

United Kingdom

Contract Timeline

Publication Date

27th November 2024 16:48:36 PM

Contract Summary

Regular attendance at school is vital for children’s education, wellbeing, and long-term development. Improving attendance is a priority. Support for pupils who are persistently absent was also the subject of a recent education select committee enquiry: Persistent absence and support for disadvantaged pupils - Committees - UK Parliament. The Department is currently piloting a 3-year intensive mentoring programme in 5 priority education investment areas (PEIAs), delivering attendance mentoring support for pupils in areas with high levels of persistent absence. We are now looking into options to expand this pilot programme into more PEIAs. The Department for Education is seeking to appoint a Supplier to deliver targeted, responsive, one-to-one support for at least 10,800 persistently and severely absent pupils across 10 Priority Education Investment Areas (PEIA). The successful Supplier would be expected to train mentors to be able to support pupils and families on a one-to-one basis with the intention of understanding barriers to the pupils attendance and supporting the pupil and family to resolve this. This support should be responsive to the individuals needs and may be delivered in the school, or in the pupil’s home. Depending on the pupil need, trained practitioners may also be expected to work with external local agencies to ensure all support to a particular family or pupil is aligned and drives towards overcoming attendance barriers. Mentor work could also involve working closely with families to support better engagement in education. The successful Supplier will also need to work with evaluators to evidence the impact of the support throughout the project lifecycle.  The initial contract period is for 29 months for delivery over 2 academic years plus the set up period, assuming that the contract will be signed in June 2024, to allow for implementation and mobilisation activities ahead of delivery commencing in October 2024 and conclude in October 2026. This initial contract period may vary slightly in duration if contract signature is delayed for any reason. There will be an option to extend for a further 12 months at the Department’s sole discretion. Continuation of the contract into academic years 2 and 3 will be subject to satisfactory performance. The maximum contract length would be 3 academic years of delivery plus the set up period.

Contract Details

Open Contracting ID

ocds-h6vhtk-041c76

Publication Source

Find a Tender Service

Procurement Stage

TenderUpdate

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

Sherie.BRAISBY@education.gov.uk

Buyer Phone

Buyer Address

Sanctuary Buildings, 20, Great Smith Street

London

SW1P 3BT

United Kingdom

Contract Timeline

Publication Date

10th October 2024 14:51:02 PM

Contract Summary

Procure services to set up, recruit and train Attendance Mentors to go in to schools and mentor Children and Young People that have less that 50% attendance and also support their families. This is to increase attendance in schools across England in chosen regions.

Contract Details

Open Contracting ID

ocds-h6vhtk-041c76

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

Contract Classification

CPV Code(s)

73000000

CPV Division(s)

73 - Research and development services and related consultancy services

Awarding Authority

DEPARTMENT FOR EDUCATION

Buyer Name

Buyer Email

Sherie.BRAISBY@education.gov.uk

Buyer Phone

Buyer Address

Sanctuary Buildings, 20, Great Smith Street

London

SW1P 3BT

United Kingdom

Awarded Supplier(s)

Supplier Name(s)

EMPOWERING EDUCATION INTERNATIONAL (ETIO)

Contract Timeline

Publication Date

22nd February 2024 16:45:36 PM

Tender Deadline

25th March 2024 14:00:00 PM   Expired

Contract Summary

Regular attendance at school is vital for children’s education, wellbeing, and long-term development. Improving attendance is a priority. Support for pupils who are persistently absent was also the subject of a recent education select committee enquiry: Persistent absence and support for disadvantaged pupils - Committees - UK Parliament. The Department is currently piloting a 3-year intensive mentoring programme in 5 priority education investment areas (PEIAs), delivering attendance mentoring support for pupils in areas with high levels of persistent absence. We are now looking into options to expand this pilot programme into more PEIAs. The Department for Education is seeking to appoint a Supplier to deliver targeted, responsive, one-to-one support for at least 10,800 persistently and severely absent pupils across 10 Priority Education Investment Areas (PEIA). The successful Supplier would be expected to train mentors to be able to support pupils and families on a one-to-one basis with the intention of understanding barriers to the pupils attendance and supporting the pupil and family to resolve this. This support should be responsive to the individuals needs and may be delivered in the school, or in the pupil’s home. Depending on the pupil need, trained practitioners may also be expected to work with external local agencies to ensure all support to a particular family or pupil is aligned and drives towards overcoming attendance barriers. Mentor work could also involve working closely with families to support better engagement in education. The successful Supplier will also need to work with evaluators to evidence the impact of the support throughout the project lifecycle.  The initial contract period is for 29 months for delivery over 2 academic years plus the set up period, assuming that the contract will be signed in June 2024, to allow for implementation and mobilisation activities ahead of delivery commencing in October 2024 and conclude in October 2026. This initial contract period may vary slightly in duration if contract signature is delayed for any reason. There will be an option to extend for a further 12 months at the Department’s sole discretion. Continuation of the contract into academic years 2 and 3 will be subject to satisfactory performance. The maximum contract length would be 3 academic years of delivery plus the set up period.

Contract Details

Open Contracting ID

ocds-h6vhtk-041c76

Publication Source

Find a Tender Service

Procurement Stage

Tender

Procurement Method

Open

Procurement Method Details

Open Procedure

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

Jess Roberts

Buyer Email

jess.roberts@education.gov.uk

Buyer Phone

Buyer Address

Sanctuary Buildings, 20, Great Smith Street

London

SW1P 3BT

United Kingdom

Contract Timeline

Publication Date

23rd November 2023 18:25:25 PM

Contract Summary

This PIN is for market engagement only. It does not signify the commencement of any procurement process and does not constitute any commitment by the Department for Education. If the Department for Education decides to commence any procurement process as contemplated by this notice, a separate notice will be published at the relevant time. The requirements and values set out below may be subject to change. Regular attendance at school is vital for children’s education, wellbeing, and long-term development. Improving attendance is priority. Support for pupils who are persistently absent was also the subject of a recent education select committee enquiry: Persistent absence and support for disadvantaged pupils - Committees - UK Parliament. The department is currently piloting a 3-year intensive mentoring programme in 5 priority education investment areas (PEIAs), delivering attendance mentoring support for pupil in areas with high levels of persistent absence. We are now looking into options to expand this pilot programme into more PEIAs. We are looking for a contractor that would recruit and train mentors to provide targeted 1 – 1 support for an identified pupil or their family to overcome barriers to attendance. This relationship would need to be responsive to the individuals needs, with the ultimate goal of specific pupil barriers and improving attendance. Mentors work intensively with pupils to support excellent attendance. We would be looking for a possibility to deliver an attendance support offer, initially for one year with the intention to extend to three years (total). The pilot would work in around ten identified priority education investment areas (PEIAs). We expect around 3,600 pupils to be supported by mentors each year. More information on PEIAs can be found here.  We would need a supplier to support vulnerable children and families in each of the identified PEIAs to improve attendance. Through this work we aim to enhance capacity for early help/intervention, by working with pupils who are persistently (missing with <10% attendance) and severely absent (missing with <50% attendance).  The successful contractor would be expected to train mentors to be able to support pupils and families on a one-to-one basis with the intention of understanding barriers to the pupils attendance and supporting the pupil and family to resolve this. This support should be responsive to the individuals needs and may be delivered in the school, or in the pupil’s home. Depending on the pupil need, trained practitioners may also be expected to work with external local agencies to ensure all support to a particular family or pupil is aligned and drives towards overcoming attendance barriers. Mentor work could also involve working closely with families to support better engagement in education. The successful contractor will also need to work with evaluators to evidence the impact of the support throughout the project lifecycle.  SSQ460

Contract Details

Open Contracting ID

ocds-h6vhtk-041c76

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)

80532000

CPV Division(s)

80 - Education and training services

Awarding Authority

DEPARTMENT FOR EDUCATION

Buyer Name

Buyer Email

Sherie.BRAISBY@education.gov.uk

Buyer Phone

Buyer Address

Sanctuary Buildings, 20, Great Smith Street

London

SW1P 3BT

United Kingdom