--- title: "T Levels Qualification - Market Engagement (Wave 2)" ocid: "ocds-b5fd17-3954f755-6063-4548-8658-c392f0201435" canonical_url: "https://d3tenders.com/contract/?ocid=ocds-b5fd17-3954f755-6063-4548-8658-c392f0201435" markdown_url: "https://d3tenders.com/contract/ocds-b5fd17-3954f755-6063-4548-8658-c392f0201435.md" json_url: "https://d3tenders.com/contract/ocds-b5fd17-3954f755-6063-4548-8658-c392f0201435.json" source: "Contracts Finder" current_stage: "Planning" buyer: "INSTITUTE FOR APPRENTICESHIPS" published: "2018-12-12" --- # T Levels Qualification - Market Engagement (Wave 2) Buyer: INSTITUTE FOR APPRENTICESHIPS Current stage: Planning OCID: ocds-b5fd17-3954f755-6063-4548-8658-c392f0201435 [View canonical contract page](https://d3tenders.com/contract/?ocid=ocds-b5fd17-3954f755-6063-4548-8658-c392f0201435) [Download OCDS JSON](https://d3tenders.com/contract/ocds-b5fd17-3954f755-6063-4548-8658-c392f0201435.json) ## Summary The Institute for Apprenticeships is initiating a market engagement process for the procurement of T Levels Qualification (Wave 2) in the education and training services sector. This process is currently in the planning stage, with the engagement end date set for 31 March 2019. Potential suppliers are encouraged to attend market engagement events scheduled for 16 and 17 January 2019, to be held at venues in London, where further details will be provided. The purpose of this initiative is to prepare the market for an upcoming procurement process that aims to select the appropriate Awarding Organisation(s) for delivering T Levels qualifications under an exclusive licensing model. This tender presents substantial opportunities for businesses specialising in educational content and assessment services. Companies that excel in qualification design, provider training, and resource development will find themselves particularly well-suited to compete. Additionally, businesses must be recognised by Ofqual to deliver the relevant Technical Qualifications, making this an appealing prospect for established education providers looking to expand their service offerings within the technical education market in the UK. ## Notice The purpose of this PIN is to initiate market engagement and it is not being used as a call for competition. This PIN is intended to: 1. Inform the market of the upcoming procurement process for the Wave 2 T Levels, being commissioned by the Institute for Apprenticeships (and therefore enable the market / potential suppliers to begin to plan for this); and 2. Advise as to the upcoming forthcoming market engagement events which will be held on: Wednesday 16 January 2019 at 10:00-17:00. This event will be held at ETC venues, One Drummond Gate, Victoria, London SW1V 2QQ and Thursday 17 January 2019 for a dedicated session on "Approach to Consortia", held at Mills and Reeves, 24 Monument Street, London EC3R 8AJ (timings TBC). Further information is provided in the Information Memorandum accessible at https://procontract.due-north.com/Register Additional information: It is planned that the Institute will be the contracting authority, subject to commencement of the relevant provisions of the Technical and Further Education Act 2017. References to the Institute should be read with this in mind. The alternative is that it will be the Department for Education until commencement of the relevant provisions. This will be clarified in due course. T Levels are a new system of Technical Education that would introduce a high quality technical option alongside an academic option for students aged 16 to 19. This is the recommendation by the Independent Panel on Technical Education - the Sainsbury report. The Sainsbury Report also recommended that a single body or consortium should deliver each qualification under an "exclusive licence" that would be awarded for a fixed time period following open competition. The purpose of the proposed procurement will be to select and appoint an Awarding Organisation (AO) (or AOs) to be responsible for developing and delivering each of the Wave 2 T Levels qualifications, under an exclusive licensing approach. The expected scope of the role of the AO(s) is that it/they would be responsible for: - designing the content of the qualification; - upskilling providers (further education schools and colleges); - provision of learning and teaching materials; - updating content; and - qualification assessment services. Further information on the proposed procurement is provided in the Information Memorandum accessible at https://procontract.due-north.com/Register It is envisaged that any resulting contract (or contracts) would be a public services concession contract (or contracts) and that accordingly the procurement will be governed by the Concession Contracts Regulations 2016, to the extent that the same apply to those services to which such contract (or contracts) would relate. It is a mandatory requirement that the potential supplier who is selected to provide the services under this procurement must be recognised by Ofqual to deliver the relevant Technical Qualification at the point of contract award. The applicable Ofqual criteria for recognition can be found here: https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/criteria-for-recognition. ## Key Details | Field | Value | | --- | --- | | Publication source | Contracts Finder | | Latest notice | https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/14f52dd2-ebb3-4b0c-87b6-f77c853f4112 | | Notice type | Market Engagement Notice | | Procurement type | Standard | | Procurement category | Not specified | | Procurement method | Not Specified | | Procurement method details | Not specified | | Tender suitability | Not specified | | Awardee scale | Not specified | | All stages | Planning | ## Dates | Field | Value | | --- | --- | | Publication date | 12 Dec 2018 | | Submission deadline | Not specified | | Future notice date | 31 Mar 2019 | | Award date | Not specified | | Contract period | Not specified | | Recurrence | Not specified | ## Values | Field | Value | | --- | --- | | Tender value | Not specified | | Lots value | Not specified | | Awards value | Not specified | | Contracts value | Not specified | ## Status | Field | Value | | --- | --- | | Tender status | Planning | | Lots status | Not specified | | Awards status | Not specified | | Contracts status | Not specified | ## Buyer | Field | Value | | --- | --- | | Main buyer | INSTITUTE FOR APPRENTICESHIPS | | Locality | LONDON | | Post town | South West London | | Postcode | SW1W 9SZ | | 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 | Pimlico North | | 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 - 12 Dec 2018 at 17:30 - Planning - Market Engagement Notice - https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/14f52dd2-ebb3-4b0c-87b6-f77c853f4112 ## Documents - https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/14f52dd2-ebb3-4b0c-87b6-f77c853f4112 12th December 2018 - Early engagement notice on Contracts Finder ## Notice URLs - https://procontract.due-north.com/Register - https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/criteria-for-recognition - https://www.instituteforapprenticeships.org/ ## Provenance This Markdown file is an alternate public rendering of the D3 Tenders contract record. 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