--- title: "T Levels Support: Provider Readiness & Industry Placements" ocid: "ocds-b5fd17-270ff707-bb74-4bca-a7c0-2c6fa12e8373" canonical_url: "https://d3tenders.com/contract/?ocid=ocds-b5fd17-270ff707-bb74-4bca-a7c0-2c6fa12e8373" markdown_url: "https://d3tenders.com/contract/ocds-b5fd17-270ff707-bb74-4bca-a7c0-2c6fa12e8373.md" json_url: "https://d3tenders.com/contract/ocds-b5fd17-270ff707-bb74-4bca-a7c0-2c6fa12e8373.json" source: "Contracts Finder" current_stage: "Tender" buyer: "DEPARTMENT FOR EDUCATION" published: "2020-07-07" --- # T Levels Support: Provider Readiness & Industry Placements Buyer: DEPARTMENT FOR EDUCATION Current stage: Tender OCID: ocds-b5fd17-270ff707-bb74-4bca-a7c0-2c6fa12e8373 [View canonical contract page](https://d3tenders.com/contract/?ocid=ocds-b5fd17-270ff707-bb74-4bca-a7c0-2c6fa12e8373) [Download OCDS JSON](https://d3tenders.com/contract/ocds-b5fd17-270ff707-bb74-4bca-a7c0-2c6fa12e8373.json) ## Summary The Department for Education is currently engaged in a tendering process for the contract titled "T Levels Support: Provider Readiness & Industry Placements," designed to provide essential support for T Level providers. This procurement, classified under the "Education and training services" industry category, has an estimated value of £529,000. The tender period will close on 17th August 2020, with the contract set to commence on 30th November 2020 and run until 31st October 2022. The procurement method is an open procedure, allowing all interested parties to submit bids, and the services will be delivered across various locations, including the United Kingdom and other territories. This tender presents a significant opportunity for small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) and voluntary, community, and social enterprises (VCSEs) to expand their business offerings within the education sector. Businesses specialising in educational consultancy, training services, or organisational support will find this procurement particularly relevant, as it involves developing tools and materials to assist educational providers in delivering high-quality T Level programmes and facilitating industry placements. Engaging with this tender could lead to establishing crucial contracts that enhance educational delivery and foster strong collaborations with education providers. ## Notice Required services The purpose of the support package is to ensure T Level providers are able to deliver high quality programmes. The package includes 2 strands of support: 1. 2 years of support for 2022, 2023 and 2024 T Level providers to help them prepare to deliver high quality T Levels (support starts 2 years prior to T Level delivery) including: - Development of a self-assessment tool to enable providers to track their progress - Conducting termly face to face conversations over the 2-year development period with providers to discuss and feedback on the self-assessment - Development of guidance materials - Targeted and more intensive support for some T Level providers who need additional support. 2. Industry placements - support to 2020, 2021 and 2022 providers to deliver high-quality industry placements (support is in-year throughout first 2 years of T Level delivery) including: - Providing a tiered- level of support according to need at different stages of the placement, with a particular emphasis on good preparation - A proactive rather than reactive offer as our expectation is that all eligible providers will engage - Working with the provider to help secure employer and student feedback to help tailor the support - Structured engagement including visits to industry placements where appropriate to ensure the right processes and systems are in place - Targeted advice to providers on key issues, including advice on developing objectives and structuring placements and identifying and addressing gaps in existing guidance - Gathering good practice and lessons learned documents from providers - Design of a self-referral model of support for 2022 providers Please note the Prior Information Notice (PIN) published on 11 June referenced a third Lot: Support for the T Level Transition Programme. This Lot will not be included in this procurement exercise. A separate procurement will be launched for this Lot in due course. Additional information: The Department for Education's sourcing portal, Jaggaer, is the only means by which you can apply for these ITTs. This portal will be used for all subsequent communication. Please access the link below to register and proceed in bidding: https://education.app.jaggaer.com/web/login.html ## Key Details | Field | Value | | --- | --- | | Publication source | Contracts Finder | | Latest notice | https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/a9672272-6970-474e-95aa-dca335786f58 | | Notice type | Tender Notice | | Procurement type | Standard | | Procurement category | Services | | Procurement method | Open | | Procurement method details | Open procedure (above threshold) | | Tender suitability | SME, VCSE | | Awardee scale | Not specified | | All stages | Planning, Tender | ## Dates | Field | Value | | --- | --- | | Publication date | 7 Jul 2020 | | Submission deadline | 17 Aug 2020 | | Future notice date | 5 Jul 2020 | | Award date | Not specified | | Contract period | 30 Nov 2020 - 31 Oct 2022 | | Recurrence | Not specified | ## Values | Field | Value | | --- | --- | | Tender value | £529,000 | | 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 | LONDON | | Post town | South West London | | Postcode | SW1P 3BT | | 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 | St James's | | Westminster constituency | Cities of London and Westminster | | Delivery location | Not specified | ## CPV Codes ### Divisions - 80 - Education and training services ### Codes - 80000000 - Education and training services ## Release History - 7 Jul 2020 at 12:26 - Tender - Tender Notice - https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/a9672272-6970-474e-95aa-dca335786f58 - 7 Jul 2020 at 08:13 - Tender - Tender Notice - https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/f83dc514-9be6-40ac-abe5-2618e2d2e86b - 11 Jun 2020 at 13:23 - Planning - Planned Procurement Notice - https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/4ecfbf7d-03f8-48ce-ae9f-6adef29de021 ## Documents - https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/a9672272-6970-474e-95aa-dca335786f58 7th July 2020 - Opportunity notice on Contracts Finder - https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/f83dc514-9be6-40ac-abe5-2618e2d2e86b 7th July 2020 - Opportunity notice on Contracts Finder - https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/4ecfbf7d-03f8-48ce-ae9f-6adef29de021 11th June 2020 - Future opportunity notice on Contracts Finder - https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/Attachment/815899ed-7898-4bf7-9ff1-bb809b81ebcb n/a ## Notice URLs - https://education.app.jaggaer.com/web/login.html ## Provenance This Markdown file is an alternate public rendering of the D3 Tenders contract record. 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