--- title: "Education & Children's Social Care Associates (ECSCAs) - Supporting ITT Quality and Compliance" ocid: "ocds-b5fd17-67f9e270-96e3-43e8-8ace-fef745fab39e" canonical_url: "https://d3tenders.com/contract/?ocid=ocds-b5fd17-67f9e270-96e3-43e8-8ace-fef745fab39e" markdown_url: "https://d3tenders.com/contract/ocds-b5fd17-67f9e270-96e3-43e8-8ace-fef745fab39e.md" json_url: "https://d3tenders.com/contract/ocds-b5fd17-67f9e270-96e3-43e8-8ace-fef745fab39e.json" source: "Contracts Finder" current_stage: "Tender" buyer: "DEPARTMENT FOR EDUCATION" published: "2017-02-23" --- # Education & Children's Social Care Associates (ECSCAs) - Supporting ITT Quality and Compliance Buyer: DEPARTMENT FOR EDUCATION Current stage: Tender OCID: ocds-b5fd17-67f9e270-96e3-43e8-8ace-fef745fab39e [View canonical contract page](https://d3tenders.com/contract/?ocid=ocds-b5fd17-67f9e270-96e3-43e8-8ace-fef745fab39e) [Download OCDS JSON](https://d3tenders.com/contract/ocds-b5fd17-67f9e270-96e3-43e8-8ace-fef745fab39e.json) ## Summary The Department for Education is seeking to procure services from up to six Initial Teacher Training (ITT) Education & Children's Social Care Associates (ECSCAs) to support the quality and compliance of ITT provision. This tender, titled "Education & Children's Social Care Associates (ECSCAs) - Supporting ITT Quality and Compliance," is part of the services industry and is located in Nottingham, England. The open procurement process is currently at the tender stage, with bids due by 27th March 2017, and the contract expected to commence on 1st April 2017 and run until 31st March 2018. The estimated value of this contract is £220,000. This tender presents an opportunity for businesses that specialise in educational services, particularly those with expertise in Initial Teacher Training and compliance quality assurance. Companies with experience in Ofsted inspection frameworks and a proven track record in educational consultancy are well-suited to compete for this contract. Additionally, small to medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) and voluntary, community, and social enterprises (VCSEs) are encouraged to participate, potentially expanding their reach and enhancing their service offerings in the education sector. ## Notice See 'Attachments' for a word version of this description. DfE's ITT Accreditation and Performance team supports one of the DfE departmental priorities to 'develop a great workforce - with great leadership'. The Accreditation and Performance team at DfE aims to ensure the supply of high quality ITT provision, by: accrediting new ITT providers; monitoring and intervening where poor ITT provider performance is identified; implementing changes to the ITT provider market triggered by sector change and ministerial priorities; and mitigating risks to ITT provision through the evaluation and reporting of sector issues and trends. Therefore, DfE is looking to procure up to six Initial Teacher Training (ITT) Education & Children's Social Care Associates (ECSCAs) to provide resource and capacity in the field to ensure a responsive approach to monitoring and supporting the ITT sector. As part of a support package for recently accredited and established ITT providers, ECSCA's will work with DfE/NCTL to mitigate risks throughout the ITT provider lifecycle and encourage ITT providers to be self-improving by: * Visiting prospective, recently accredited and experienced ITT providers to quality assure ITT provision in line with the statutory ITT criteria, and DfE/NCTL policies and initiatives; * providing DfE/NCTL with intelligence regarding non-compliant providers or poor quality practice, and reporting on improvements required within ITT provision in order to address non-compliance and improve quality; * advising the sector on best practice in line with current government priorities (e.g. phonics, extremism and safeguarding). DfE would provide regular briefings to facilitate this work; * visiting ITT providers, to support the migration, closure or withdrawal of ITT accreditation, to ensure continuation of high quality ITT for trainees; * supporting and providing intelligence on pilot initiatives, including subject-specific national SCITTs; * supporting and monitoring ITT providers offering ITT routes that currently carry innovation status, to ensure continued high quality ITT provision or identify areas of non-compliance; * collating, reporting and providing data and information, to inform DfE policy and delivery teams, including flagging of risks and issues; * working with NCTL/DfE to improve communications with all providers and promoting development opportunities for ITT providers and their staff to build capacity; * working with NCTL/DfE to contribute field knowledge to the development and implementation of a new ITT Data Management system (DMS); * supporting DfE/NCTL in bespoke activities aimed at improving the quality of ITT provision. DfE/NCTL requires experienced ITT professionals, who have knowledge and experience of the current Ofsted inspection frameworks, in particular, the Ofsted Initial Teacher Education Framework. The key drivers for this requirement are: * DfE/NCTL's remit for the quality assurance of the performance of accredited ITT Additional information: Suppliers interested in bidding for this work will need to register on Redimo 2. Redimo 2 is used for contracting for most works, goods and services that are awarded following an electronic competitive tendering process. Registration allows organisations both to gain membership to the Education & Children's Social Care Dynamic Purchasing System (DPS) and e-tender for other opportunities published by the DfE and its executive agencies. Guidance on how to register and information regarding the ECSC DPS is available on the .gov website at www.gov.uk/government/organisations/department-for-education/about/procurement. This opportunity will be tendered through the DPS via the category 'ECSC05: Evaluator'. Please ensure you have successfully gained DPS membership and selected this category by COP on Monday 27th March 2017 to prevent missing out on this opportunity. ## Key Details | Field | Value | | --- | --- | | Publication source | Contracts Finder | | Latest notice | https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/2555e79b-f807-434a-a792-aa998459c0aa | | Notice type | Tender Notice | | Procurement type | Dynamic | | 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 | 23 Feb 2017 | | Submission deadline | 13 Mar 2017 | | Future notice date | Not specified | | Award date | Not specified | | Contract period | 31 Mar 2017 - 31 Mar 2018 | | Recurrence | Not specified | ## Values | Field | Value | | --- | --- | | Tender value | £220,000 | | 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 | NOTTINGHAM | | Post town | Nottingham | | Postcode | NG8 1DH | | Country | England | | ITL 1 | TLF East Midlands (England) | | ITL 2 | TLF1 Derbyshire and Nottinghamshire | | ITL 3 | TLF14 Nottingham | | Local authority | Nottingham | | Electoral ward | Lenton & Wollaton East | | Westminster constituency | Nottingham South | | Delivery location | Not specified | ## CPV Codes ### Divisions - 80 - Education and training services ### Codes - 80000000 - Education and training services ## Release History - 23 Feb 2017 at 13:30 - Tender - Tender Notice - https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/2555e79b-f807-434a-a792-aa998459c0aa ## Documents - https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/2555e79b-f807-434a-a792-aa998459c0aa 23rd February 2017 - Opportunity notice on Contracts Finder - https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/Attachment/da2d3494-5a96-4d54-bce0-d91088a20ee1 Description of services - http://www.gov.uk/government/organisations/department-for-education/about/procurement Redimo ## Provenance This Markdown file is an alternate public rendering of the D3 Tenders contract record. 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