--- title: "National Professional Qualification Quality Assurance" ocid: "ocds-b5fd17-3468d0c2-6ab1-47d3-b8dd-a1a706afa0a3" canonical_url: "https://d3tenders.com/contract/?ocid=ocds-b5fd17-3468d0c2-6ab1-47d3-b8dd-a1a706afa0a3" markdown_url: "https://d3tenders.com/contract/ocds-b5fd17-3468d0c2-6ab1-47d3-b8dd-a1a706afa0a3.md" json_url: "https://d3tenders.com/contract/ocds-b5fd17-3468d0c2-6ab1-47d3-b8dd-a1a706afa0a3.json" source: "Contracts Finder" current_stage: "Tender" buyer: "DEPARTMENT FOR EDUCATION" published: "2017-12-05" --- # National Professional Qualification Quality Assurance Buyer: DEPARTMENT FOR EDUCATION Current stage: Tender OCID: ocds-b5fd17-3468d0c2-6ab1-47d3-b8dd-a1a706afa0a3 [View canonical contract page](https://d3tenders.com/contract/?ocid=ocds-b5fd17-3468d0c2-6ab1-47d3-b8dd-a1a706afa0a3) [Download OCDS JSON](https://d3tenders.com/contract/ocds-b5fd17-3468d0c2-6ab1-47d3-b8dd-a1a706afa0a3.json) ## Summary The Department for Education is currently conducting a tender for the "National Professional Qualification Quality Assurance," aimed at securing quality assurance for the National Professional Qualifications (NPQs) across England, which is classified under the education and training services industry. The tender period will conclude on 19 January 2018, with the anticipated contract award in March 2018, commencing service delivery on 7 May 2018. The overall contract duration is three years, with a potential two-year extension, and the estimated value of the contract ranges from £6 million to £10 million. This tender presents significant opportunities for businesses specialising in education and training services, particularly those with expertise in quality assurance and evaluation processes. Small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) and voluntary, community, and social enterprises (VCSE) are encouraged to participate, as the procurement method is an open procedure allowing broad participation. Companies that can demonstrate strong capabilities in monitoring, reporting, and providing educational support are particularly well-suited for this contract, as they will play a critical role in maintaining and improving the standards of NPQ providers throughout England. ## Notice The Department is undertaking a procurement exercise to deliver quality assurance for the National Professional Qualifications (NPQs). NPQs are a suite of professional development programmes designed to ensure participants have the knowledge and skills they need to become effective school leaders. The department has recently reformed the NPQs, better to prepare new leaders for the wider range of leadership roles available in the education system. The reformed NPQs will be introduced in Academic Year 17/18 and delivered by 41 organisations that have been accredited by the DfE. We want the reformed NPQs to be grounded in the best available evidence and recognised as the gold standard for teachers' professional development. We are therefore seeking to partner with an organisation with the authority and expertise to establish this gold standard. The selected organisation (the 'QA Agent') will be responsible for quality assuring and improving NPQ provision throughout England through a range of activities. These include regularly gathering evidence on providers' performance, carrying out in-depth inspections of providers and moderating participants' assessment projects, in order to assess and improve providers' performance. The requirement is for a single national provider (or consortium) to provide quality assurance to National Professional Qualifications throughout England (for avoidance of doubt this excludes the Isle of Man and the Channel Islands). This will entail delivery of the following services: * Regular monitoring and improvement of NPQ providers' performance * Undertaking detailed performance reviews of providers * Moderating a sample of participants' assessment projects * Continuous improvement of NPQ provision * Partnership working with NPQ providers, participants and DfE * Regular reporting of management information and analysis on the quality of NPQ provision * Maintaining good governance arrangements The contract is for three years inclusive of set up, mobilisation and exit, with an option to extend for two further years if required. It is anticipated that a contract will be awarded in March 2018 and the provider should be able to mobilise themselves quickly in order to commence service delivery on 7 May 2018. This procurement exercise is being hosted on the Department for Educations e-procurement portal Bravo Solutions. To register your interest and access the tender documents please visit https://education.bravosolution.co.uk. ## Key Details | Field | Value | | --- | --- | | Publication source | Contracts Finder | | Latest notice | https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/c3f43bcc-f192-4f18-a2c6-94c8d5923de4 | | Notice type | Tender Notice | | Procurement type | Standard | | Procurement category | Services | | Procurement method | Open | | Procurement method details | Open procedure | | Tender suitability | SME, VCSE | | Awardee scale | Not specified | | All stages | Tender | ## Dates | Field | Value | | --- | --- | | Publication date | 5 Dec 2017 | | Submission deadline | 19 Jan 2018 | | Future notice date | Not specified | | Award date | Not specified | | Contract period | 12 Mar 2018 - 12 Mar 2021 | | Recurrence | Not specified | ## Values | Field | Value | | --- | --- | | Tender value | £10,000,000 | | 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 | QUINTON ROAD | | Post town | Coventry | | Postcode | CV1 2WT | | Country | England | | ITL 1 | TLG West Midlands (England) | | ITL 2 | TLG3 West Midlands | | ITL 3 | TLG33 Coventry | | Local authority | Coventry | | Electoral ward | St Michael's | | Westminster constituency | Coventry South | | Delivery location | Not specified | ## CPV Codes ### Divisions - 80 - Education and training services ### Codes - 80000000 - Education and training services ## Release History - 5 Dec 2017 at 15:30 - Tender - Tender Notice - https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/c3f43bcc-f192-4f18-a2c6-94c8d5923de4 ## Documents - https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/c3f43bcc-f192-4f18-a2c6-94c8d5923de4 5th December 2017 - Opportunity notice on Contracts Finder - https://education.bravosolutions.co.uk Bravo Message Board ## Notice URLs - https://education.bravosolution.co.uk ## Provenance This Markdown file is an alternate public rendering of the D3 Tenders contract record. 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