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Supporting Holocaust Survivor Testimony in Teaching

DEPARTMENT FOR EDUCATION

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25 Jul 2025 at 14:00

UK4 - Tender Notice
Summary of the contracting process

The Department for Education has announced an open procurement process titled "Supporting Holocaust Survivor Testimony in Teaching." It aims to facilitate access to survivor testimony in schools, leveraging technology like AI and VR to enhance historical education. This opportunity, classified under education and training services, is located in the United Kingdom, with a total contract value of £2 million. The procurement is currently in the tender stage, with the tender period closing on 20th August 2025. Interested parties must submit their proposals electronically via the designated portal, with all inquiries to be made by 13th August 2025.

This tender presents significant opportunities for growth, particularly for Small to Medium-sized Enterprises (SMEs) and Voluntary, Community and Social Enterprises (VCSEs). Organisations with expertise in education services, digital technology development, and teacher training may find this contract particularly appealing. The Department for Education is open to collaborative proposals, encouraging consortia bids to leverage diverse skill sets and innovations. Businesses competitively positioned in the field of educational technology or with capabilities in developing comprehensive training programs will find this procurement a strategic opportunity for involvement and impact in national education initiatives.

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Notice Information

Notice Title

Supporting Holocaust Survivor Testimony in Teaching

Notice Description

The Department for Education (the department) is looking for a provider to help schools with fulfilling the ambition for young people to hear recorded survivor testimony by enabling access to support and guidance which they can continue to use in future years. It includes a future looking element to equip schools to critically engage with new technologies such as AI and VR whilst continuing to support the provision of testimony available in a wide range of formats. The programme will equip schools with tools, guidance and support, including signposting to high-quality sources for Holocaust survivor testimony. This will enable them to make the best use of this source material in teaching. It includes supporting schools to use new technological innovations around testimony and being mindful of the benefits and risks within such developments i.e. helping teacher/student digital literacy, and as with history sources, to critically engage with AI tools and recognise AI-generated misinformation. The requirements on the supplier are: - Development and roll-out of a resource pack supporting schools to use survivor testimony effectively in their teaching. This will provide assembly and lesson guidance (with a focus on history as a subject area), and use of survivor testimony from the wide array of existing resources available from expert organisations. - Provision of Continuing Professional Development/in class-help to support schools to use testimony effectively. - Encouragement of further development of AI/VR resources relating to survivor testimony. By: - including in the resource pack guidance and help on how to best use this form of emerging technology within Holocaust education, and support schools to be sensitive to the use of such technology in the teaching of the Holocaust as per the IHRA conference recommendations on use of AI in Holocaust memory; - enabling access to high-quality testimony which can be accessed in a VR environment via VR headsets ("VR Testimony") which is: - publicly available and/or - made available for education use and/or - made available by the Supplier and meeting all applicable licence and/or other requirements in order to enable schools to access the VR Testimony; and - supporting schools with the hardware needed to access such software programmes by buying VR headsets and putting in place a mechanism for sharing these with schools in order to demonstrate the potential with this new technology. The DfE is keen to maximise opportunities to participate in procurement for Small to Medium-sized Enterprises (SMEs) and Voluntary, Community and Social Enterprises (VCSEs). Consideration will also be given to consortia and collaborative bids from all forms of organisations. For access to the full suite of tender documents and to participate in this opportunity please registrt on our e-tendering portal Jaggaer, https://education.app.jaggaer.com * From the Jaggaer home page click 'View Opportortunities' and search for Supporting Holocaust Survivor Testimony in Teaching.

Notice Details

Publication & Lifecycle

Open Contracting ID
ocds-h6vhtk-05666e
Publication Source
Find A Tender Service
Latest Notice
https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/043199-2025
Current Stage
Tender
All Stages
Tender

Procurement Classification

Notice Type
UK4 - Tender Notice
Procurement Type
Standard
Procurement Category
Services
Procurement Method
Open
Procurement Method Details
Open procedure
Tender Suitability
SME, VCSE
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
£1,666,666 £1M-£10M
Lots Value
£1,666,666 £1M-£10M
Awards Value
Not specified
Contracts Value
Not specified

Notice Dates

Publication Date
25 Jul 20257 months ago
Submission Deadline
20 Aug 2025Expired
Future Notice Date
Not specified
Award Date
Not specified
Contract Period
5 Oct 2025 - 31 Mar 2027 1-2 years
Recurrence
Not specified

Notice Status

Tender Status
Active
Lots Status
Active
Awards Status
Not Specified
Contracts Status
Not Specified

Buyer & Supplier

Contracting Authority (Buyer)

Main Buyer
DEPARTMENT FOR EDUCATION
Contact Name
Anne Hardy
Contact Email
policyassurance.commercialqueries@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

Further Information

Notice Documents

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