--- title: "Initial Training for Educational Psychologists" ocid: "ocds-b5fd17-230dce8d-3c5c-48e5-9325-29b223bfa8d6" canonical_url: "https://d3tenders.com/contract/?ocid=ocds-b5fd17-230dce8d-3c5c-48e5-9325-29b223bfa8d6" markdown_url: "https://d3tenders.com/contract/ocds-b5fd17-230dce8d-3c5c-48e5-9325-29b223bfa8d6.md" json_url: "https://d3tenders.com/contract/ocds-b5fd17-230dce8d-3c5c-48e5-9325-29b223bfa8d6.json" source: "Contracts Finder" current_stage: "Tender" buyer: "DEPARTMENT FOR EDUCATION" published: "2019-03-20" --- # Initial Training for Educational Psychologists Buyer: DEPARTMENT FOR EDUCATION Current stage: Tender OCID: ocds-b5fd17-230dce8d-3c5c-48e5-9325-29b223bfa8d6 [View canonical contract page](https://d3tenders.com/contract/?ocid=ocds-b5fd17-230dce8d-3c5c-48e5-9325-29b223bfa8d6) [Download OCDS JSON](https://d3tenders.com/contract/ocds-b5fd17-230dce8d-3c5c-48e5-9325-29b223bfa8d6.json) ## Summary The Department for Education is initiating a tender for an "Initial Training for Educational Psychologists" programme, aimed at delivering an HCPC accredited Level 8 Educational Psychologists postgraduate qualification. This procurement falls under the services category and is classified as adult-education services at the university level. The tender period concludes on 9th May 2019, with the contract effective from 2nd September 2019 until 2nd September 2025. The programme seeks to support up to 618 trainees across three cohorts from 2020 to 2022, with a total available funding of £31,600,000 inclusive of VAT. A geographical spread of training courses is desired across various regions including the North East, London, and the South West of England. This tender presents substantial opportunities for educational service providers, particularly those specialising in training for educational psychology. Businesses that can demonstrate the capacity to support the HCPC accreditation process and provide geographical training coverage across the specified regions would be well-positioned to compete. Moreover, the department aims to maximise the number of placements, inviting a broad range of suppliers to participate in this initiative, thereby fostering growth and innovation in the educational sector. ## Notice The aim of this agreement is to ensure a steady flow of new student trainee entrants to the EP workforce. The DfE requires providers to deliver a Health and Care Professions Council (HCPC) accredited Level 8 (doctorate level) Educational Psychologists postgraduate qualification. The programme will run on a 3-year cycle. A single cohort will require three academic years of training and tuition. In year one trainees will be university based with short practice placements. In years two and three, trainees will be on practice placement in an EP service within a Local Authority alongside a senior EP. There shall be three 3-year cohorts running across the academic years from 2020 to 2025, with the first cohort scheduled to start the training in 2020, second cohort in 2021, and third cohort in 2022. The DfE is aiming to recruit at least 206 trainees per cohort, totalling at least 618 trainees across the three years. This agreement will be for six years: 1 September 2019 to 1 September 2025. There will be approximately one year allotted between the agreement and signing of the contact, around 1st September 2019, to the commencement of the contract and the start date of the first trainee cohort, around 1st September 2020. This period is to facilitate providers to become HCPC accredited, and to become compliant with any other technical or legal standards, and to start the recruitment process for the 2020 cohort. A geographical spread of EP training courses across the north, midlands and southern England (including London) is strongly desired. The definitions of these geographical areas can be found in Appendix 4. Bidders will not be evaluated on their capability to provide EP training courses or Placements in any particular region of England. The inclusion of this consideration is to ensure bidders are made aware - and attempt to address the shortage of - EPs in Local Authorities with the most need. Explaining which region a bidder intends to provide EP training and placements is a requirement of tendering, and should be included in the information submitted in the Response Form. The available funding for this programme is PS31,600,000 inclusive of VAT. From these funds, the DfE expects to award multiple contracts to various providers. The range of contracts awarded by DfE will seek to maximise the number of EP trainee placements. The number of contracts awarded will be determined through the evaluation process. Contracts will be awarded strictly according to the full evaluation criteria detailed in the Invitation to Tender document and the Application Form. Additional information: The procurement documents are available at:-https://education.bravosolution.co.uk ## Key Details | Field | Value | | --- | --- | | Publication source | Contracts Finder | | Latest notice | https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/638c8f74-1ecc-4961-a098-0a85c77bbcc1 | | Notice type | Tender Notice | | Procurement type | Standard | | Procurement category | Services | | Procurement method | Open | | Procurement method details | Open procedure (above threshold) | | Tender suitability | Not specified | | Awardee scale | Not specified | | All stages | Tender | ## Dates | Field | Value | | --- | --- | | Publication date | 20 Mar 2019 | | Submission deadline | 9 May 2019 | | Future notice date | Not specified | | Award date | Not specified | | Contract period | 1 Sep 2019 - 2 Sep 2025 | | Recurrence | Not specified | ## Values | Field | Value | | --- | --- | | Tender value | £31,600,000 | | 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 | DEPARTMENT FOR EDUCATION | | Locality | MANCHESTER | | Post town | Manchester | | Postcode | M1 2WD | | Country | England | | ITL 1 | TLD North West (England) | | ITL 2 | TLD3 Greater Manchester | | ITL 3 | TLD33 Manchester | | Local authority | Manchester | | Electoral ward | Piccadilly | | Westminster constituency | Manchester Central | | 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) | ## CPV Codes ### Divisions - 80 - Education and training services ### Codes - 80430000 - Adult-education services at university level ## Release History - 20 Mar 2019 at 16:04 - TenderAmendment - Tender Notice - https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/638c8f74-1ecc-4961-a098-0a85c77bbcc1 - 20 Mar 2019 at 13:36 - Tender - Tender Notice - https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/638c8f74-1ecc-4961-a098-0a85c77bbcc1 ## Documents - https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/638c8f74-1ecc-4961-a098-0a85c77bbcc1 20th March 2019 - Opportunity notice on Contracts Finder ## Notice URLs - https://education.bravosolution.co.uk - https://education.bravosolution.co.uk/web/login.shtml ## Provenance This Markdown file is an alternate public rendering of the D3 Tenders contract record. 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