--- title: "Professional Exchanges 2018 - West Midlands" ocid: "ocds-b5fd17-8c31f213-cdf3-4e7f-9525-718452b0787c" canonical_url: "https://d3tenders.com/contract/?ocid=ocds-b5fd17-8c31f213-cdf3-4e7f-9525-718452b0787c" markdown_url: "https://d3tenders.com/contract/ocds-b5fd17-8c31f213-cdf3-4e7f-9525-718452b0787c.md" json_url: "https://d3tenders.com/contract/ocds-b5fd17-8c31f213-cdf3-4e7f-9525-718452b0787c.json" source: "Contracts Finder" current_stage: "Tender" buyer: "EDUCATION AND TRAINING FOUNDATION" published: "2017-12-15" --- # Professional Exchanges 2018 - West Midlands Buyer: EDUCATION AND TRAINING FOUNDATION Current stage: Tender OCID: ocds-b5fd17-8c31f213-cdf3-4e7f-9525-718452b0787c [View canonical contract page](https://d3tenders.com/contract/?ocid=ocds-b5fd17-8c31f213-cdf3-4e7f-9525-718452b0787c) [Download OCDS JSON](https://d3tenders.com/contract/ocds-b5fd17-8c31f213-cdf3-4e7f-9525-718452b0787c.json) ## Summary The Education and Training Foundation is currently seeking tenders for the 'Professional Exchanges 2018 - West Midlands' project, which falls under the education and training services category. This procurement process, at the open tender stage, is designed to identify organisations capable of delivering flexible support tailored to local practitioner needs across the West Midlands region, including Herefordshire, Shropshire, Staffordshire, Warwickshire, and the metropolitan county. The tender was published on 15 December 2017, with a submission deadline set for 16 January 2018. The contract period is scheduled to commence on 29 January 2018 and conclude on 31 July 2020, with a total estimated value of £50,000. This tender presents a valuable opportunity for both existing providers and new entrants in the educational services sector, particularly those with a focus on localised or national delivery mechanisms. Businesses that specialise in education and training, including Small and Medium Enterprises (SMEs) and voluntary, community, and social enterprises (VCSEs), are well-suited to compete for this contract, especially those with relevant thematic expertise or national reach in areas like Special Educational Needs and Disabilities (SEND) and subject-specific offerings. Engaging in this tender could bolster business growth through the establishment of new partnerships and expanded service delivery capabilities in the West Midlands. ## Notice Following the pilot delivery of Professional Exchanges in 2016/17 and the commissioning of Exchanges for 2017/2018 and onwards, the Foundation is seeking to commission an Exchange that covers the West Midlands region. Building on lessons learnt during the pilot phases, we are seeking to find an organisation with the capacity to deliver an Exchange that is flexible and works to support local practitioner needs, whilst also following the outline within this document. This ITT is open to all organisations, whether current Professional Exchange contract holders or new providers. The Foundation is actively seeking to encourage new partners to engage and work with, in particular to support thematic work where partner organisations have expertise or national coverage. We are therefore keen to receive tenders from, for example: - current Professional Exchange contract holders - new tenderers working in localised areas (e.g. city / county wide settings) - new tenderers working on national / multiple region settings to support specialist delivery (e.g. SEND, Subject specific delivery) Please ensure any tender response meets the delivery and financial expectations set out in this ITT. Note: the West Midlands area is expected to include Herefordshire, Shropshire, Staffordshire, Warwickshire, West Midlands (the metropolitan county) and Warwickshire . ## Key Details | Field | Value | | --- | --- | | Publication source | Contracts Finder | | Latest notice | https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/bc9d45d6-a4d6-49b5-9fe8-58a3d39c6781 | | Notice type | Tender Notice | | Procurement type | Standard | | Procurement category | Services | | Procurement method | Open | | Procurement method details | Open procedure (below threshold) | | Tender suitability | SME, VCSE | | Awardee scale | Not specified | | All stages | Tender | ## Dates | Field | Value | | --- | --- | | Publication date | 15 Dec 2017 | | Submission deadline | 16 Jan 2018 | | Future notice date | Not specified | | Award date | Not specified | | Contract period | 29 Jan 2018 - 31 Jul 2020 | | Recurrence | Not specified | ## Values | Field | Value | | --- | --- | | Tender value | £50,000 | | 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 | EDUCATION AND TRAINING FOUNDATION | | Locality | LONDON | | Post town | South West London | | Postcode | SW1W 9SP | | 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 | Pimlico North | | 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 - 80 - Education and training services ### Codes - 80000000 - Education and training services ## Release History - 15 Dec 2017 at 17:45 - Tender - Tender Notice - https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/bc9d45d6-a4d6-49b5-9fe8-58a3d39c6781 ## Documents - https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/bc9d45d6-a4d6-49b5-9fe8-58a3d39c6781 15th December 2017 - Opportunity notice on Contracts Finder - http://www.mytenders.org/search/show/search_view.aspx?ID=DEC149692 NOTE: To register your interest in this notice and obtain any additional information please visit the myTenders Web Site at the link provided. ## Notice URLs - http://www.et-foundation.co.uk ## Provenance This Markdown file is an alternate public rendering of the D3 Tenders contract record. 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