--- title: "EARLY YEARS PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT FUND" ocid: "ocds-b5fd17-3c384b9a-ca20-420a-9421-398e018d435d" canonical_url: "https://d3tenders.com/contract/?ocid=ocds-b5fd17-3c384b9a-ca20-420a-9421-398e018d435d" markdown_url: "https://d3tenders.com/contract/ocds-b5fd17-3c384b9a-ca20-420a-9421-398e018d435d.md" json_url: "https://d3tenders.com/contract/ocds-b5fd17-3c384b9a-ca20-420a-9421-398e018d435d.json" source: "Contracts Finder" current_stage: "Planning" buyer: "DEPARTMENT FOR EDUCATION" published: "2018-12-12" --- # EARLY YEARS PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT FUND Buyer: DEPARTMENT FOR EDUCATION Current stage: Planning OCID: ocds-b5fd17-3c384b9a-ca20-420a-9421-398e018d435d [View canonical contract page](https://d3tenders.com/contract/?ocid=ocds-b5fd17-3c384b9a-ca20-420a-9421-398e018d435d) [Download OCDS JSON](https://d3tenders.com/contract/ocds-b5fd17-3c384b9a-ca20-420a-9421-398e018d435d.json) ## Summary The Department for Education (DfE) is undertaking a procurement process for the Early Years Professional Development Fund, aiming to appoint a national delivery partner. This initiative falls within the education and training services sector and focuses on improving early childhood education across England. The procurement is currently in the planning stage, with a market engagement event scheduled for 4 October 2018 in London to gather supplier feedback and gauge interest. Suppliers are encouraged to express their interest in this project before the engagement deadline set for 30 November 2018. The anticipated contract is expected to commence in Spring 2019 and run until July 2021, with an estimated contract value of £3-4 million. This opportunity presents significant growth potential for businesses specialising in educational training and support services, particularly those with expertise in early years education and development. Both individual organisations and collaborations between multiple entities are welcome to bid, making this suitable for small to medium enterprises (SMEs) and voluntary and community sector enterprises (VCSEs). Businesses capable of delivering evidence-based training and employing innovative training methodologies, such as 'train-the-trainer' models, may find this particularly advantageous. Engaging effectively with local authorities and community partners will also be essential in maximising opportunities within this tender. ## Notice The Department for Education (DfE) is exploring commercial options to appoint a national delivery partner to develop and implement a comprehensive programme of evidence-based training, development and coaching support to nominated 'Early Years Continuing Professional Development (CPD) Champions' across England. We will be hosting a market engagement event on Thursday, 4 October from 10:30 to 13:00 in London. The intention of this market engagement is to identify the level of interest and gather feedback from suppliers about our requirements and delivery proposals, which will help shape our approach to this procurement. We envisage that the delivery partner will provide evidenced-based training and coaching support to Early Years CPD champions. The training will equip the champions with a strong understanding of effective pedagogy and practice to improve pre-reception children's early language, literacy and numeracy - focused on implementing an evidence-based approach to help improved outcomes for disadvantaged children. We are considering a model whereby champions would cascade their learning via a 'train-the-trainer' model to other practitioners working in pre-reception private, voluntary and independent (PVI) and school-based settings; through local partnerships across England, convened and administered by selected local authorities. We welcome bids from both individual organisations and from partnerships and consortia, although we would expect there to be a lead organisation and accountable body for the partnership or consortium. The DfE is not committing to undertake any formal commissioning activity resulting from this notice, and we may use the information gathered via this process to support any future commercial activity. Background On 31 July 2018, the Secretary of State for Education announced a PS50million investment to drive up standards in the early years, which will spearhead a range of initiatives to halve the number of children finishing reception year without the early communication or reading skills they need by 2028. PS20million of this investment will be spent on training and professional development for pre-reception staff in disadvantaged areas, driving up standards in the pre-school years so that more children arrive at school with the foundations in place to make the most of primary school - https://www.gov.uk/government/speeches/education-secretary-sets-vision-for-boosting-social-mobility Timescales Suppliers intending to express an interest in this work would need to be able to start work from Spring 2019 with the intention of training for CPD Champions to begin before the end of summer term 2019. Additional information: The contract value for the national delivery partner is estimated to be between PS3-4m. Any contract would be from Spring 2019 to July 2021, although this is an estimate only and will be further informed by responses. If you would like to attend the market engagement event please email EY.PDF@education.gov.uk by Wednesday, 26 September with the name(s) of people planning to attend, including the name of the organisation you are representing. We would ask that you limit this to no more than two representatives from your organisation. Please indicate in the subject box 'Early Years Professional Development Fund market engagement event'. Acknowledgment and further information about the event will be emailed to you on Friday, 28 September. Please note that this PIN is not a call to competition and the DfE is not bound to enter into any procurement activity because of it. ## Key Details | Field | Value | | --- | --- | | Publication source | Contracts Finder | | Latest notice | https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/4e5f86ef-365c-4159-89eb-0ad244b3521f | | Notice type | Market Engagement Notice | | Procurement type | Standard | | Procurement category | Not specified | | Procurement method | Not Specified | | Procurement method details | Not specified | | Tender suitability | SME, VCSE | | Awardee scale | Not specified | | All stages | Planning | ## Dates | Field | Value | | --- | --- | | Publication date | 12 Dec 2018 | | Submission deadline | Not specified | | Future notice date | 30 Nov 2018 | | 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 | 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 - 12 Dec 2018 at 19:55 - Planning - Market Engagement Notice - https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/4e5f86ef-365c-4159-89eb-0ad244b3521f - 25 Oct 2018 at 08:38 - Planning - Market Engagement Notice - https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/4e5f86ef-365c-4159-89eb-0ad244b3521f - 8 Oct 2018 at 14:49 - Planning - Market Engagement Notice - https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/4e5f86ef-365c-4159-89eb-0ad244b3521f - 8 Oct 2018 at 08:52 - Planning - Market Engagement Notice - https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/4e5f86ef-365c-4159-89eb-0ad244b3521f - 21 Sep 2018 at 10:52 - Planning - Market Engagement Notice - https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/4e5f86ef-365c-4159-89eb-0ad244b3521f - 21 Sep 2018 at 09:55 - Planning - Market Engagement Notice - https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/4e5f86ef-365c-4159-89eb-0ad244b3521f - 20 Sep 2018 at 11:10 - Planning - Market Engagement Notice - https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/4e5f86ef-365c-4159-89eb-0ad244b3521f - 20 Sep 2018 at 10:10 - Planning - Market Engagement Notice - https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/4e5f86ef-365c-4159-89eb-0ad244b3521f - 20 Sep 2018 at 09:57 - Planning - Market Engagement Notice - https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/4e5f86ef-365c-4159-89eb-0ad244b3521f ## Documents - https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/4e5f86ef-365c-4159-89eb-0ad244b3521f 12th December 2018 - Early engagement notice on Contracts Finder - https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/Attachment/929a3b06-def8-4632-a58c-f08ecf173e1e Supplier day list of attendees - https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/Attachment/f166b11a-f328-4b80-bac0-b9b270f2d7f8 Supplier day slides - https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/Attachment/af9ad052-8189-411b-855f-8a34b377eaec Supplier day list of attendees - https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/Attachment/af98150d-9305-42a7-ba36-3e366153cdb6 Market engagement day - frequently asked questions - https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/Attachment/36cc85ef-9797-4f8a-9578-1591e6e041c1 Market engagement day - frequently asked questions updated 12.12.2018 ## Notice URLs - https://www.gov.uk/government/speeches/education-secretary-sets-vision-for-boosting-social-mobility ## Provenance This Markdown file is an alternate public rendering of the D3 Tenders contract record. 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