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title: "Teaching and Leadership Innovation Fund (TLIF) Round 1 - The Institute for Teaching (Ark Schools)"
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# Teaching and Leadership Innovation Fund (TLIF) Round 1 - The Institute for Teaching (Ark Schools)

Buyer: DEPARTMENT FOR EDUCATION  
Current stage: Award  
OCID: ocds-b5fd17-08678f3f-f2f2-4a0e-9456-b3d9f2d85fc8

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## Summary

The Department for Education in England has recently awarded a contract under the Teaching and Leadership Innovation Fund (TLIF) Round 1, aimed at enhancing educational outcomes in priority areas. This procurement process commenced with a tender for services related to continuing professional development (CPD) and leadership development for teachers in challenging schools. This tender period concluded on 15 April 2017, while the contract period spans from 15 June 2017 to 15 June 2020, with a total contract value of £6,384,720. The initiative seeks to stimulate and sustain a market in educational development services, aligning with government objectives outlined at the announcement in October 2016.

This contract presents significant opportunities for businesses focused on educational services, particularly those that specialise in teacher training, CPD, and leadership development in educational settings. As the programme looks to improve support in challenging areas, businesses committed to fostering educational improvement, particularly large providers and those with innovative offerings, would be well-positioned to engage in similar contracts. Companies with experience in delivering scalable education and training programmes, as well as those looking to expand into public sector partnerships, can benefit from participating in future TLIF bidding rounds during the ongoing spending review period.

## Notice

"The Teaching and Leadership Innovation Fund (TLIF), announced by the Secretary of State for Education in October 2016, aims to improve pupil outcomes in priority areas by: * Stimulating more and better provision of teachers' CPD and Leadership Development in challenging areas and schools;* Stimulating demand for provision of teachers' CPD and Leadership Development in challenging areas and schools; * Support development of a sustainable market in CPD and Leadership Development that will be capable of becoming self-funding in the futureThe Department for Education expects to run a limited number of TLIF bidding rounds during the current spending review period (ending March 2020). This opportunity pertains to Round 1 only."

## Key Details

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Publication source | Contracts Finder |
| Latest notice | https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/13bc5ef6-b179-46d2-9930-c7e065be701f |
| Notice type | Award Notice |
| Procurement type | Standard |
| Procurement category | Services |
| Procurement method | Not Specified |
| Procurement method details | Other - No Selection |
| Tender suitability | Not specified |
| Awardee scale | Large |
| All stages | Award |

## Dates

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Publication date | 12 Oct 2018 |
| Submission deadline | 15 Apr 2017 |
| Future notice date | Not specified |
| Award date | 14 May 2017 |
| Contract period | 14 Jun 2017 - 15 Jun 2020 |
| Recurrence | Not specified |

## Values

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Tender value | Not specified |
| Lots value | Not specified |
| Awards value | £6,384,720 |
| 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 | DEPARTMENT FOR EDUCATION |
| Locality | NOTTINGHAM |
| Post town | Nottingham |
| Postcode | NG1 6HU |
| Country | England |
| ITL 1 | TLF East Midlands (England) |
| ITL 2 | TLF1 Derbyshire and Nottinghamshire |
| ITL 3 | TLF14 Nottingham |
| Local authority | Nottingham |
| Electoral ward | St. Ann's |
| Westminster constituency | Nottingham East |
| Delivery location | Not specified |

## Supplier

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Number of suppliers | 1 |
| Supplier names | THE INSTITUTE FOR TEACHING (ARK SCHOOLS |

## CPV Codes

### Divisions

- 80 - Education and training services

### Codes

- 80000000 - Education and training services

## Release History

- 12 Oct 2018 at 14:06 - AwardUpdate - Award Notice - https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/13bc5ef6-b179-46d2-9930-c7e065be701f
- 23 Jan 2018 at 14:08 - Award - Award Notice - https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/13bc5ef6-b179-46d2-9930-c7e065be701f

## Documents

- https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/13bc5ef6-b179-46d2-9930-c7e065be701f
  12th October 2018 - Awarded contract notice on Contracts Finder
- https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/Attachment/9a6c0cbd-b43c-4ad9-b791-2fe748d06d8d
  Institute for Teaching Ark Schools contract

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