--- title: "RAISING ACHIEVEMENT PROGRAMME - TUTORING FOR YEAR 11 PUPILS" ocid: "ocds-b5fd17-17276fa3-d127-4517-848d-8ae70e8e55c0" canonical_url: "https://d3tenders.com/contract/?ocid=ocds-b5fd17-17276fa3-d127-4517-848d-8ae70e8e55c0" markdown_url: "https://d3tenders.com/contract/ocds-b5fd17-17276fa3-d127-4517-848d-8ae70e8e55c0.md" json_url: "https://d3tenders.com/contract/ocds-b5fd17-17276fa3-d127-4517-848d-8ae70e8e55c0.json" source: "Contracts Finder" current_stage: "Tender" buyer: "BRADFORD METROPOLITAN DISTRICT COUNCIL" published: "2019-11-28" --- # RAISING ACHIEVEMENT PROGRAMME - TUTORING FOR YEAR 11 PUPILS Buyer: BRADFORD METROPOLITAN DISTRICT COUNCIL Current stage: Tender OCID: ocds-b5fd17-17276fa3-d127-4517-848d-8ae70e8e55c0 [View canonical contract page](https://d3tenders.com/contract/?ocid=ocds-b5fd17-17276fa3-d127-4517-848d-8ae70e8e55c0) [Download OCDS JSON](https://d3tenders.com/contract/ocds-b5fd17-17276fa3-d127-4517-848d-8ae70e8e55c0.json) ## Summary The Bradford Metropolitan District Council is currently seeking a professional tutoring organisation through an open procurement process for the "Raising Achievement Programme - Tutoring for Year 11 Pupils." This initiative aims to support a minimum of 300 year 11 students across the Bradford district in achieving Level 4 or higher in their Maths GCSEs, addressing significant underachievement compared to national averages. The tender is active, with a submission deadline set for 12 December 2019. The programme has an allocated budget of £100,000 and is classified under education and training services, pertaining to the services industry category. This tender presents a valuable opportunity for businesses specialising in educational services, particularly those focusing on tutoring for secondary education. Companies that demonstrate strong pedagogical skills and a capability to deliver high-quality tutoring while maintaining effective communication with schools will be well-positioned to compete. The successful provider must show their ability to efficiently deploy resources and engage directly with schools to develop tutoring plans that cater to the specific needs of students, making this an attractive prospect for SMEs active in the educational sector. ## Notice Bradford's schools are benefiting from a range of support programmes that will help to improve teaching for the long term, but these investments will take time. Over the past four years over 40% of year 11s in Bradford failed to achieve that level in both Maths and English. This compares to a national average of 29% (based on YEAR data). Therefore, there is a need to act now, for those pupils preparing to take their GCSEs. To begin to address this issue, the Council is seeking a professional tutoring organisation to support a minimum of 300 year 11 pupils in maths, this academic year. The objective of this programme is for pupils receiving the support to achieve a level 4 or higher in their 2020 Maths GCSEs. Support will be focused on helping pupils achieve a Level 4 GCSE in Maths or higher, although the provider may also need to provide wider support, for example on reading where a pupil would otherwise struggle to engage with the content. The Council have allocated up to PS100,000 to this programme. This budget will not be increased. A successful response to this specification will demonstrate maximum reach, impact and quality within this envelope, taking particular account of the following concerns and goals: Time is limited, so the provider will need to provide compelling evidence of their capacity to deploy sufficient tutoring resource, to provide at least 12 hours of tutoring provision per pupil, in groups of no more than three pupils, before the first maths exam on 18 May 2020. Quality matters. A recent EEF study found that tutoring was most effective when, "tutors possessed strong pedagogical skills and subject knowledge; engaged and interacted successfully with pupils; and targeted sessions appropriately." Providers will need to demonstrate and commit to ensuring all tutors have the appropriate skills to deliver high quality KS4 maths tutoring. Engagement with schools. EEF researched best practise indicates tutors should, "establish effective communication between the class teacher and tutor, particularly regarding specific vocabulary and methods of teaching". We therefore expect the provider to work closely with a range of schools and be flexible and responsive to their needs. We will give the provider the key Maths contact at each participating school. The provider will need to explain in their response to the specification, how they will engage with the Maths teachers (including quantity and frequency of engagement) and how this will inform their delivery of tutoring. Location. This is an extracurricular offer and the target cohort is likely to be spread across the Bradford district. ## Key Details | Field | Value | | --- | --- | | Publication source | Contracts Finder | | Latest notice | https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/20507cad-61fb-4e6b-bcc2-f1a4af5bb8a0 | | Notice type | Tender Notice | | Procurement type | Standard | | Procurement category | Services | | Procurement method | Open | | Procurement method details | Open procedure | | Tender suitability | SME | | Awardee scale | Not specified | | All stages | Tender | ## Dates | Field | Value | | --- | --- | | Publication date | 28 Nov 2019 | | Submission deadline | 12 Dec 2019 | | Future notice date | Not specified | | Award date | Not specified | | Contract period | 20 Jan 2020 - 31 Jul 2020 | | Recurrence | Not specified | ## Values | Field | Value | | --- | --- | | Tender value | £100,000 | | Lots value | Not specified | | Awards value | Not specified | | Contracts value | Not specified | ## Status | Field | Value | | --- | --- | | Tender status | Active | | Lots status | Not specified | | Awards status | Not specified | | Contracts status | Not specified | ## Buyer | Field | Value | | --- | --- | | Main buyer | BRADFORD METROPOLITAN DISTRICT COUNCIL | | Locality | BRADFORD | | Post town | Bradford | | Postcode | BD1 1HY | | Country | England | | ITL 1 | TLE Yorkshire and The Humber | | ITL 2 | TLE4 West Yorkshire | | ITL 3 | TLE41 Bradford | | Local authority | Bradford | | Electoral ward | City | | Westminster constituency | Bradford West | | Delivery location | TLE Yorkshire and The Humber | ## CPV Codes ### Divisions - 80 - Education and training services ### Codes - 80000000 - Education and training services ## Release History - 28 Nov 2019 at 15:00 - Tender - Tender Notice - https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/20507cad-61fb-4e6b-bcc2-f1a4af5bb8a0 ## Documents - https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/20507cad-61fb-4e6b-bcc2-f1a4af5bb8a0 28th November 2019 - Opportunity notice on Contracts Finder ## Notice URLs - http://www.bradford.gov.uk/bmdc ## Provenance This Markdown file is an alternate public rendering of the D3 Tenders contract record. 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