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title: "Essential Digital Skills Workforce Development Programme"
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# Essential Digital Skills Workforce Development Programme

Buyer: THE EDUCATION AND TRAINING FOUNDATION  
Current stage: Award  
OCID: ocds-b5fd17-081bdfb6-9408-43c6-b790-6a5fa16514d1

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## Summary

The Education and Training Foundation is conducting a public procurement process for the "Essential Digital Skills Workforce Development Programme." This programme aims to enhance the digital skills of practitioners in the Further Education sector, with the procurement currently at the Award stage following an open tender procedure. The contract, valued at £199,960, has a start date of 24 July 2019 and will run until 31 March 2020. The project will take place across various regions in the United Kingdom, including London, the North East, and the South East, with a tender period that ended on 24 June 2019.

This tender presents significant opportunities for businesses involved in education and training services, particularly those capable of delivering blended learning solutions and engaging with community stakeholders. Companies specialising in course content development, digital training tools, and continuing professional development materials would be particularly well-suited to participate in this contract. The emphasis on local delivery across numerous UK regions also indicates a positive landscape for both small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) and voluntary, community, and social enterprises (VCSEs) to contribute to the project.

## Notice

The ETF is seeking to appoint a tenderer / consortium to produce the following elements to enable the upskilling of practitioners in the Further Education (FE) sector to deliver the Essential Digital Skills (EDS) entitlement from September 2020:- programme design and structure- content, including an interactive self-assessment tool and a Teacher CPD Toolkit- build a series of learning modules- blended learning delivery and Community of practice- stakeholders engagementThis programme will support work by the Department for Education (DfE) to introduce an entitlement to Essential Digital Skills training from 2020, similar to those already in place for maths and English. The entitlement will be funded through the Adult Education Budget (AEB). Adults will have the opportunity to undertake digital courses based on the new national standards.

## Key Details

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Publication source | Contracts Finder |
| Latest notice | https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/84f8972a-3e73-4430-a132-324a9c97bafd |
| Notice type | Award Notice |
| Procurement type | Standard |
| Procurement category | Services |
| Procurement method | Open |
| Procurement method details | Open procedure |
| Tender suitability | SME, VCSE |
| Awardee scale | Large |
| All stages | Award |

## Dates

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Publication date | 11 Nov 2019 |
| Submission deadline | 24 Jun 2019 |
| Future notice date | Not specified |
| Award date | 25 Jul 2019 |
| Contract period | 23 Jul 2019 - 31 Mar 2020 |
| Recurrence | Not specified |

## Values

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Tender value | £199,960 |
| Lots value | Not specified |
| Awards value | £199,960 |
| Contracts value | Not specified |

## Status

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Tender status | Complete |
| Lots status | Not specified |
| Awards status | Active |
| Contracts status | Not specified |

## Buyer

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Main buyer | THE EDUCATION AND TRAINING FOUNDATION |
| Locality | LONDON |
| Post town | South West London |
| Postcode | SW1W 9SP |
| Country | England |
| ITL 1 | TLI London |
| ITL 2 | TLI3 Inner London - West |
| ITL 3 | TLI35 Westminster and City of London |
| Local authority | Westminster |
| Electoral ward | Pimlico North |
| Westminster constituency | Cities of London and Westminster |
| Delivery location | TLC North East (England), TLD North West (England), TLE Yorkshire and The Humber, TLF East Midlands (England), TLG West Midlands (England), TLI London, TLJ South East (England), TLK South West (England) |

## Supplier

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Number of suppliers | 1 |
| Supplier names | SERO CONSULTING |

## CPV Codes

### Divisions

- 80 - Education and training services

### Codes

- 80000000 - Education and training services

## Release History

- 11 Nov 2019 at 17:45 - Award - Award Notice - https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/84f8972a-3e73-4430-a132-324a9c97bafd

## Documents

- https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/84f8972a-3e73-4430-a132-324a9c97bafd
  11th November 2019 - Awarded contract notice on Contracts Finder
- https://www.mytenders.co.uk/search/show/search_view.aspx?ID=NOV158639
  NOTE: To register your interest in this notice and obtain any additional information please visit the myTenders Web Site at the link provided.

## Notice URLs

- http://www.et-foundation.co.uk

## Provenance

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