--- title: "NHS Regional T Level Industry Placement Coordinators 2025" ocid: "ocds-b5fd17-829df90e-6885-4461-ae09-21dcd8c97941" canonical_url: "https://d3tenders.com/contract/?ocid=ocds-b5fd17-829df90e-6885-4461-ae09-21dcd8c97941" markdown_url: "https://d3tenders.com/contract/ocds-b5fd17-829df90e-6885-4461-ae09-21dcd8c97941.md" json_url: "https://d3tenders.com/contract/ocds-b5fd17-829df90e-6885-4461-ae09-21dcd8c97941.json" source: "Contracts Finder" current_stage: "Planning" buyer: "DEPARTMENT FOR EDUCATION" published: "2025-01-17" --- # NHS Regional T Level Industry Placement Coordinators 2025 Buyer: DEPARTMENT FOR EDUCATION Current stage: Planning OCID: ocds-b5fd17-829df90e-6885-4461-ae09-21dcd8c97941 [View canonical contract page](https://d3tenders.com/contract/?ocid=ocds-b5fd17-829df90e-6885-4461-ae09-21dcd8c97941) [Download OCDS JSON](https://d3tenders.com/contract/ocds-b5fd17-829df90e-6885-4461-ae09-21dcd8c97941.json) ## Summary The Department for Education (DfE) is in the planning stage of the NHS Regional T Level Industry Placement Coordinators (IPCO) project for 2025. This initiative aims to support T Levels within NHS Integrated Care Systems across multiple regions in the United Kingdom, including North East, North West, Yorkshire and the Humber, East Midlands, West Midlands, East of England, London, South East, and South West. The project involves industry placement coordinators who help link classroom learning with real-world industry experiences. A market engagement event will take place on 7th February 2025, with an end date for engagement on the same day. The procurement falls under the Administration services (CPV code 75100000) and Education and training services (CPV code 80000000) categories. This tender presents significant opportunities for companies involved in administration and education services to partner with the DfE in enhancing T Level placements within the NHS. Businesses with expertise in handling large-scale educational placements and fostering industry collaborations will find this project particularly suitable. The potential expansion and impact of the IPCO role across broader geographical areas can lead to increased engagement with NHS employers and educational providers, creating a pathway to employment and standardising industry placement processes. Companies with a strategic vision and operational capability to manage expanded responsibilities will be well-positioned to compete for this opportunity. ## Notice The Department for Education (DfE) is considering launching a regional Industry Placement Coordinators (IPCO) project to support T Levels within NHS Integrated Care Systems (ICS). T Levels combine classroom learning with an industry placement of at least 315 hours. Industry placements offer students work experience to enhance their career prospects. The DfE funded a pilot in 2023-25, embedding IPCOs within seven ICSs, to support the NHS to host more industry placements, addressing challenges such as limited resources and lack of awareness. Vision: Building on the pilots success, the DfE wishes to explore a further project, expanding the scope of the role to cover a whole region. Each IPCO would be based within an ICS with a wider geographical remit, to broaden their impact. Desired outcomes include: - High-quality industry placement experience and a pathway to employment within the NHS - Enhanced employer engagement - Closer relationships between employers and providers - Standardised, efficient processes - Sustainability. The aims of this early market engagement event are to explore: - interest in hosting an IPCO. - how regional coverage could be achieved, including: how IPCOs might manage the additional workload; how this would change the role (balancing strategic and operational work); and the implications for governance. - how best to distribute IPCOs, given that some NHS regions have more ICSs than others. - how quickly the project could start, with the goal of having IPCOs in post by 01.10.2025 - risks and mitigations. - sustainability of the project's impact beyond the funding period, including alternative ways IPCOs could be funded after DfE funding ceases. DfE will be hosting an open, virtual market engagement event on 7th February 2025 from 10:00-11:00 via Microsoft Teams. (Teams event meeting link below): https://events.teams.microsoft.com/event/e1d6fbaf-5883-4a18-852f-75aaf8eabdeb@fad277c9-c60a-4da1-b5f3-b3b8b34a82f9 Registered attendees will join the webinar with their cameras and mics off. They can participate via chat, reactions and Q&A and a Supplier Feedback Questionnaire will be distributed after the event to gather feedback on the propositions. Please note this is not a call for competition and does not commit us to procuring or procuring services in specific ways, and any future opportunities are subject to budget decisions and availability. ## Key Details | Field | Value | | --- | --- | | Publication source | Contracts Finder | | Latest notice | https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/56237f6f-0ae6-4ad4-9096-40dbcd1e17dc | | Notice type | Market Engagement Notice | | Procurement type | Standard | | Procurement category | Not specified | | Procurement method | Not Specified | | Procurement method details | Not specified | | Tender suitability | Not specified | | Awardee scale | Not specified | | All stages | Planning | ## Dates | Field | Value | | --- | --- | | Publication date | 17 Jan 2025 | | Submission deadline | Not specified | | Future notice date | 7 Feb 2025 | | 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 | 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 - 80 - Education and training services ### Codes - 75100000 - Administration services - 80000000 - Education and training services ## Release History - 17 Jan 2025 at 13:22 - Planning - Market Engagement Notice - https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/56237f6f-0ae6-4ad4-9096-40dbcd1e17dc - 17 Jan 2025 at 11:55 - Planning - Market Engagement Notice - https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/219ab39c-abfd-48ed-a3f8-de677b746b5b - 17 Jan 2025 at 11:17 - Planning - Market Engagement Notice - https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/f72e273e-fadd-4ebb-a3e3-3682259eddc8 ## Documents - https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/56237f6f-0ae6-4ad4-9096-40dbcd1e17dc 17th January 2025 - Early engagement notice on Contracts Finder - https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/219ab39c-abfd-48ed-a3f8-de677b746b5b 17th January 2025 - Early engagement notice on Contracts Finder - https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/f72e273e-fadd-4ebb-a3e3-3682259eddc8 17th January 2025 - Early engagement notice on Contracts Finder - https://events.teams.microsoft.com/event/e1d6fbaf-5883-4a18-852f-75aaf8eabdeb@fad277c9-c60a-4da1-b5f3-b3b8b34a82f9 Webinar Registration link ## Provenance This Markdown file is an alternate public rendering of the D3 Tenders contract record. 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