Notice Information
Notice Title
Stronger Practice Hubs Delivery Partner
Notice Description
The purpose of this Prior Information Notice (PIN) is to notify the market of a potential upcoming procurement activity to initiate market consultation; it is not a call for tenders. The PIN is intended to: 1. Raise awareness with the market of a potential future procurement process, and to enable time for organisations to begin early discussions with the Department for Education (the department) and each other as to how they may be able to deliver any future contract. 2. Inform the market that the department will be undertaking market consultation activity, to gather information about the supply market; to explore potential delivery models and associated benefits of those models; and to inform its understanding of the risks and issues relevant to managing transition to, and mobilisation of, any new service arrangements. This will consist of an online event which will take place on 5th February 2025 at 10am. This PIN, and online event, relate to potential procurement activity for to the Department for Education's Stronger Practice Hubs programme. Stronger Practice Hubs support early years providers and educators to adopt evidence-based approaches to enhance the quality of practice and improve children's outcomes. They have built networks to encourage peer to peer support and use these to disseminate resources and opportunities for professional development. There are currently 18 Hubs in total distributed across England (2 Hubs per government office region). Hubs are an appointed partnership of up to 5 settings and/or childminders, with a designated lead group-based setting carrying overall responsibility for establishing and developing the Hub. They were originally established as part of the Department for Education's early years education recovery programme. The programme adopts a system leadership approach, encouraging sector-led support to develop a shared language and understanding of evidence-based practice. Stronger Practice Hubs predominantly target settings and children most in need, with a focus on supporting children from socio-economically disadvantaged backgrounds. The supplier will need to: * Understand the evidence base of 'what works' in supporting child outcomes in the Early Years and the Government's Early Years Foundation Stage (EYFS) reforms * Facilitate collaboration between Hubs to develop a consistent national support offer * Oversee and quality assure the work of each Stronger Practice Hub * Actively promote the Stronger Practice Hubs programme with external partners and ensure there is alignment between Hub and local authority priorities * Collect and report management information that evidences the impact of the Hubs programme Potential providers that are interested in attending must register their interest via the Microsoft teams link below: https://events.teams.microsoft.com/event/903148e5-0501-4ef5-95cb-9014a2c14eb5@fad277c9-c60a-4da1-b5f3-b3b8b34a82f9 Attendance will be limited to two attendees per organisation, when requesting an invite please provide the email address of the one/two attendees from your organisation that will attend the online event.
Lot Information
Lot 1
The purpose of this Prior Information Notice (PIN) is to notify the market of a potential upcoming procurement activity to initiate market consultation; it is not a call for tenders. The PIN is intended to: 1. Raise awareness with the market of a potential future procurement process, and to enable time for organisations to begin early discussions with the Department for Education (the department) and each other as to how they may be able to deliver any future contract. 2. Inform the market that the department will be undertaking market consultation activity, to gather information about the supply market; to explore potential delivery models and associated benefits of those models; and to inform its understanding of the risks and issues relevant to managing transition to, and mobilisation of, any new service arrangements. This will consist of an online event which will take place on 5th February 2025 at 10am. This PIN, and online event, relate to potential procurement activity for to the Department for Education's Stronger Practice Hubs programme. Stronger Practice Hubs support early years providers and educators to adopt evidence-based approaches to enhance the quality of practice and improve children's outcomes. They have built networks to encourage peer to peer support and use these to disseminate resources and opportunities for professional development. There are currently 18 Hubs in total distributed across England (2 Hubs per government office region). Hubs are an appointed partnership of up to 5 settings and/or childminders, with a designated lead group-based setting carrying overall responsibility for establishing and developing the Hub. They were originally established as part of the Department for Education's early years education recovery programme. The programme adopts a system leadership approach, encouraging sector-led support to develop a shared language and understanding of evidence-based practice. Stronger Practice Hubs predominantly target settings and children most in need, with a focus on supporting children from socio-economically disadvantaged backgrounds. The supplier will need to: * Understand the evidence base of 'what works' in supporting child outcomes in the Early Years and the Government's Early Years Foundation Stage (EYFS) reforms * Facilitate collaboration between Hubs to develop a consistent national support offer * Oversee and quality assure the work of each Stronger Practice Hub * Actively promote the Stronger Practice Hubs programme with external partners and ensure there is alignment between Hub and local authority priorities * Collect and report management information that evidences the impact of the Hubs programme Potential providers that are interested in attending must register their interest via the Microsoft teams link below: https://events.teams.microsoft.com/event/903148e5-0501-4ef5-95cb-9014a2c14eb5@fad277c9-c60a-4da1-b5f3-b3b8b34a82f9 Attendance will be limited to two attendees per organisation, when requesting an invite please provide the email address of the one/two attendees from your organisation that will attend the online event. More information: This notice is for information only and is intended to be indicative. Therefore, all information presented here is subject to change. Accordingly, DfE will not be liable for any cost, expenditure, work, or effort incurred by any party acting on the basis of this PIN. All future information will be issued to potential providers via the DfE e-Tendering Portal. Providers can access this system at: https://education.app.jaggaer.com/
Notice Details
Publication & Lifecycle
- Open Contracting ID
- ocds-h6vhtk-04d68f
- Publication Source
- Find A Tender Service
- Latest Notice
- https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/002758-2025
- 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
-
- CPV Codes
80000000 - Education and training services
Notice Value(s)
- Tender Value
- Not specified
- Lots Value
- Not specified
- Awards Value
- Not specified
- Contracts Value
- Not specified
Notice Dates
- Publication Date
- 27 Jan 20251 years ago
- Submission Deadline
- Not specified
- Future Notice Date
- 21 Feb 2025Expired
- 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
Buyer & Supplier
Contracting Authority (Buyer)
- Main Buyer
- DEPARTMENT FOR EDUCATION
- Contact Name
- Not specified
- Contact Email
- sahir.iqbal@education.gov.uk
- Contact Phone
- +44 3700002288
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
Further Information
Open Contracting Data Standard (OCDS)
View full OCDS Record for this contracting process
The Open Contracting Data Standard (OCDS) is a framework designed to increase transparency and access to public procurement data in the public sector. It is widely used by governments and organisations worldwide to report on procurement processes and contracts.
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