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title: "Early Years Covid Recovery - Practitioner and Whole Setting Leadership Support Delivery Partner"
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# Early Years Covid Recovery - Practitioner and Whole Setting Leadership Support Delivery Partner

Buyer: DEPARTMENT FOR EDUCATION  
Current stage: Award  
OCID: ocds-b5fd17-6584b6dc-a8d4-498a-93df-8fdadc9bb7e4

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## Summary

The Department for Education has awarded a contract for the "Early Years Covid Recovery - Practitioner and Whole Setting Leadership Support Delivery Partner" tender. The contract, valued at £628,300.50 GBP, was awarded to Pen Green. The procurement method used was a Single tender action (below threshold). The contract period is from January 17, 2022, to March 31, 2023. The tender was classified under "Education and training services" and had a tender period ending on December 13, 2021.

This tender provides an opportunity for businesses involved in education and training services, particularly those focusing on early childhood development and education, to engage with the Department for Education. Small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) and Voluntary, Community, and Social Enterprise (VCSE) organisations are well-suited to compete for this tender. Businesses located across various regions in the United Kingdom can potentially benefit from participating in this procurement process.

## Notice

The earliest years are the most crucial point of child development and attending early education lays the foundation for lifelong learning and supports children's personal, social and emotional development (PSED). The Government announced up to PS153 million of new funding for training for early years staff to support the very youngest children's learning and development as part of education recovery from the pandemic. This is part of an overall package of PS180 million that includes the previously announced Nuffield Early Language Programme (PS17m), and further investment (PS10m) in the second phase of the Professional Development Programme. Early language and mathematics development has also been affected for a number of children. DfE will be piloting the programme from April - July 2022 in two Regional School Commissioners (RSC) regions, Lancashire and West Yorkshire and the North of England. The intention is for the programme to be rolled out across England next academic year (2022/23). For the pilot programme, the Supplier, as the early years recovery delivery partner, shall assist the Department in successfully delivering the following aims and objectives of the Experts and Mentors programme: a) Confirm the suitability of candidates by checking their DBS status. b) Match Experts, Mentors and Area Leads to relevant settings within their RSC region - working with Local Authorities (LAs) to gauge interest and follow up on applications/recommendations. c) Collect, collate and analyse management information (MI) from LAs and settings, sharing MI with DfE and their appointed evaluation partner where requested. d) Work collaboratively with DfE and appointed training partner throughout the programme. For the full roll-out of the programme, the Supplier, as the early years recovery delivery partner, shall assist the Department in successfully delivering the aims and objectives outlined above, and in addition they will: e) Manage the expressions of interest process to identify strong candidates to become Experts, Mentors and Area Leads. f) Assess suitability of candidates against DfE criteria by way of short video interviews.

## Key Details

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Publication source | Contracts Finder |
| Latest notice | https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/23f8d9ae-7254-4f97-a858-f596a3ca9f65 |
| Notice type | Award Notice |
| Procurement type | Standard |
| Procurement category | Services |
| Procurement method | Direct |
| Procurement method details | Single tender action (below threshold) |
| Tender suitability | SME, VCSE |
| Awardee scale | Large |
| All stages | Award |

## Dates

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Publication date | 5 Dec 2022 |
| Submission deadline | 13 Dec 2021 |
| Future notice date | Not specified |
| Award date | 31 Mar 2022 |
| Contract period | 17 Jan 2022 - 31 Mar 2023 |
| Recurrence | Not specified |

## Values

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Tender value | £628,300 |
| Lots value | Not specified |
| Awards value | £628,300 |
| Contracts value | Not specified |

## Status

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Tender status | Complete |
| Lots status | Not specified |
| Awards status | Active |
| 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) |

## Supplier

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Number of suppliers | 1 |
| Supplier names | PEN GREEN |

## CPV Codes

### Divisions

- 80 - Education and training services

### Codes

- 80000000 - Education and training services

## Release History

- 5 Dec 2022 at 14:36 - Award - Award Notice - https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/23f8d9ae-7254-4f97-a858-f596a3ca9f65

## Documents

- https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/23f8d9ae-7254-4f97-a858-f596a3ca9f65
  5th December 2022 - Awarded contract notice on Contracts Finder
- https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/Attachment/2b397066-3bf7-4411-84b5-1c8067f3bd8d
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