--- title: "Assessment of existing and new Early Years Educator (Level 3) qualifications" ocid: "ocds-b5fd17-4203757e-9ba0-4fc8-b24f-be8b51fe0823" canonical_url: "https://d3tenders.com/contract/?ocid=ocds-b5fd17-4203757e-9ba0-4fc8-b24f-be8b51fe0823" markdown_url: "https://d3tenders.com/contract/ocds-b5fd17-4203757e-9ba0-4fc8-b24f-be8b51fe0823.md" json_url: "https://d3tenders.com/contract/ocds-b5fd17-4203757e-9ba0-4fc8-b24f-be8b51fe0823.json" source: "Contracts Finder" current_stage: "Planning" buyer: "DEPARTMENT FOR EDUCATION" published: "2023-03-10" --- # Assessment of existing and new Early Years Educator (Level 3) qualifications Buyer: DEPARTMENT FOR EDUCATION Current stage: Planning OCID: ocds-b5fd17-4203757e-9ba0-4fc8-b24f-be8b51fe0823 [View canonical contract page](https://d3tenders.com/contract/?ocid=ocds-b5fd17-4203757e-9ba0-4fc8-b24f-be8b51fe0823) [Download OCDS JSON](https://d3tenders.com/contract/ocds-b5fd17-4203757e-9ba0-4fc8-b24f-be8b51fe0823.json) ## Summary The Department for Education is planning a procurement exercise for the 'Assessment of existing and new Early Years Educator (Level 3) qualifications'. The tender involves assessing and approving Level 3 and above early years qualifications against new criteria to be effective from September 2024. The procurement method will be Open, following Light Touch principles, with an estimated contract period from July 3, 2023, to September 30, 2024. The procurement stage is the planning phase, with a communication future notice date set for April 11, 2023. This opportunity is suitable for small and medium enterprises and voluntary, community, and social enterprise organisations. Businesses in the education sector or those offering educational services may find this tender particularly relevant for business growth opportunities. The tender aims to create a pool of approved qualifications for Level 3 early years educators, benefiting providers and training organisations. Interested parties are advised to register on the DfE's e-procurement portal, Jaggaer, to stay updated on this opportunity and avoid missing out. ## Notice The Department for Education will be publishing a tendering opportunity to commission an organisation to assess and approve Level 3 and above early years qualifications and courses against the new Early Years Educator criteria, to be published in Spring and come into effect from September 2024. The Early Years Educator (EYE) Level 3 criteria review is one of the programmes within the Early Years Education Recovery (EYER) package. This review contributes to the EYRP by updating and improving the EYE Level 3 criteria, responding directly to sector feedback on the need for improving the quality of EYE Level 3 qualifications. For more information on the EYER package, please visit Early Years Education Recovery Programme - GOV.UK. To respond to sector feedback, in summer 2022, we launched a review, conducted by NCFE, of the EYE qualification, including the criteria. Recommendations for revisions to the criteria were made based on NCFE's findings. The consultation for the revised criteria was conducted online over an 8-week period from 28 November 2022 to Monday 23 January 2023. The Early Years Educator Level 3 criteria set out the minimum expected standards for what a practitioner qualified to Level 3 should know, understand and be able to do to be when delivering the Early Years Foundation Stage statutory framework (EYFS). The primary objective of the successful contractor is to, on behalf of the department as regulator, assess existing and new qualifications, against this new criteria and 'approve' those qualifications that meet the criteria. This will allow holders of these qualifications to be considered as a Level 3 qualified member of staff within an early years setting. There are up to c.242 approved courses (pre Sept 2014/post Sept 2014)) currently listed in the EYQL that will need assessing and, potentially, advising on how to update. This does not account for any new qualifications that might be added. The organisation will do this by: - Working with the further and higher education sector, and private training providers, to inform them of the regulatory need to have their qualifications approved against the new criteria. - Assessing and approving existing qualifications and courses submitted by awarding organisations and training providers who have adapted their qualifications and courses against the new criteria. - Assessing and approving new qualifications and courses submitted by awarding organisations and training providers against the new criteria. - Where a qualification is not assessed as meeting the new criteria, advising on how the qualification be improved to meet the new criteria. - Monitor the Early Years Educator Qualifications list of qualifications and provide the department with regular updates as to how many qualifications have been submitted/updated, so that the department can follow up with any awarding organisation and training providers as appropriate. Additional information: The DfE intends to run an Open procurement in Spring 2023 which will follow Light Touch principles as outlined in PCR 2015. The information contained in this Prior Information Notice (PIN), including information relating to the nature and scope of the authority requirements, the service classification of this requirement of the list of CPV codes, is only indicative of the authority's current thinking and is neither exhaustive nor binding. The authority reserves the right at its absolute discretion to amend it at the time of issue of any further notices or at any other time. Please revisit this notice periodically for any updates regarding this opportunity. This open tender competition will be run via the DfE's e-procurement portal, Jaggaer. It is recommended that to avoid missing out, interested organisations register on this system as soon as possible. Links to the site and related guidance can be found via the following link: https://www.gov.uk/government/organisations/department-for-education/about/procurement#jaggaer-the-dfe-etendering-portal ## Key Details | Field | Value | | --- | --- | | Publication source | Contracts Finder | | Latest notice | https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/a6b9daa4-c431-4dbc-a51f-2f3ea1ac0ff9 | | Notice type | Planned Procurement 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 | 10 Mar 2023 | | Submission deadline | Not specified | | Future notice date | 11 Apr 2023 | | Award date | Not specified | | Contract period | 2 Jul 2023 - 30 Sep 2024 | | Recurrence | Not specified | ## Values | Field | Value | | --- | --- | | Tender value | £210,000 | | Lots value | Not specified | | Awards value | Not specified | | Contracts value | Not specified | ## Status | Field | Value | | --- | --- | | Tender status | Planned | | 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 | 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 - 75 - Administration, defence and social security services ### Codes - 75121000 - Administrative educational services ## Release History - 10 Mar 2023 at 15:06 - Planning - Planned Procurement Notice - https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/a6b9daa4-c431-4dbc-a51f-2f3ea1ac0ff9 - 27 Jan 2023 at 11:47 - Planning - Market Engagement Notice - https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/052406dd-232d-485e-b537-2aaf3715d799 ## Documents - https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/a6b9daa4-c431-4dbc-a51f-2f3ea1ac0ff9 10th March 2023 - Future opportunity notice on Contracts Finder - https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/052406dd-232d-485e-b537-2aaf3715d799 27th January 2023 - Early engagement notice on Contracts Finder - https://education.app.jaggaer.com Jaggaer - https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/early-years-education-recovery-programme Early Years Education Recovery Programme - https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/early-years-recovery-programme-level-3-qualification-review Level 3 review findings - https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/early-years-foundation-stage-framework--2 EYFS Statutory Framework - https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/early-years-qualifications-achieved-in-england Early Years Educator Qualifications List - https://www.gov.uk/government/organisations/department-for-education/about/procurement#jaggaer-the-dfe-etendering-portal Jaggaer ## Provenance This Markdown file is an alternate public rendering of the D3 Tenders contract record. 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