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title: "Request for Information concerning WorldSkills UK"
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current_stage: "Planning"
buyer: "DEPARTMENT FOR EDUCATION"
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# Request for Information concerning WorldSkills UK

Buyer: DEPARTMENT FOR EDUCATION  
Current stage: Planning  
OCID: ocds-b5fd17-786451ad-b283-4569-868a-9f52b982531d

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## Summary

The Department for Education is currently in the planning stage of the Request for Information concerning WorldSkills UK. This procurement process, classified under education and training services, aims to gather insights from interested organisations regarding innovative approaches for enhancing the Technical and Vocational Education and Training (TVET) system in the UK. The deadline for engagement responses is set for 18th May 2021. The process is intended to refresh market intelligence and inform potential future procurement decisions.

This tender presents significant opportunities for businesses, particularly small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) as well as voluntary, community, and social enterprises (VCSEs) that specialise in education, training, and related services. Organisations with expertise in skills competitions, learning and development, quality of teaching, employability, and technical standards or products are well-suited to engage in this process. Responding to this RFI could help shape future contracts, providing a platform for these businesses to contribute to improving vocational education standards and increase their market presence in the public sector.

## Notice

The Education and Skills Funding Agency (ESFA) would like interested organisations to share market intelligence and provide innovative approaches for the future operating model for WorldSkills in the UK. Focus is on how to best use our membership to WorldSkills International to support improving our Technical and Vocational Education and Training (TVET) system to a world class level for all to access. This "Request for Information (RFI)" aims to refresh market intelligence so as to understand more about the supplier market and the thoughts/ideas in the area of skills competitions, particularly covering public sector aspects of Learning & Development, Quality of Teaching, Skills, Employability, Competitions Events & Marketing, and Qualification standards or products. We appreciate any response and insight you can provide and will use this to assess how the function could operate going forward and to understand whether the operating model could be improved to grant more of our citizens access to technical and vocational standards at an international level.

## Key Details

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Publication source | Contracts Finder |
| Latest notice | https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/cc9e48c6-aa4b-4361-b9f2-6dcbb7dba93c |
| 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 | 30 Mar 2021 |
| Submission deadline | Not specified |
| Future notice date | 18 May 2021 |
| 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 | COVENTRY |
| Post town | Coventry |
| Postcode | CV1 2WT |
| Country | England |
| ITL 1 | TLG West Midlands (England) |
| ITL 2 | TLG3 West Midlands |
| ITL 3 | TLG33 Coventry |
| Local authority | Coventry |
| Electoral ward | St Michael's |
| Westminster constituency | Coventry South |
| Delivery location | Not specified |

## CPV Codes

### Divisions

- 80 - Education and training services

### Codes

- 80000000 - Education and training services

## Release History

- 30 Mar 2021 at 14:07 - Planning - Market Engagement Notice - https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/cc9e48c6-aa4b-4361-b9f2-6dcbb7dba93c

## Documents

- https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/cc9e48c6-aa4b-4361-b9f2-6dcbb7dba93c
  30th March 2021 - Early engagement notice on Contracts Finder
- https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/Attachment/7ba7f12f-0c83-42a1-a91e-bb39cf360962
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