--- title: "Procurement of Providers for the National Professional Qualification (NPQ) for Special Education Needs Coordinators (SENCOs) Framework" ocid: "ocds-b5fd17-9be7eb92-90ba-4bae-9184-039e06af3fcb" canonical_url: "https://d3tenders.com/contract/?ocid=ocds-b5fd17-9be7eb92-90ba-4bae-9184-039e06af3fcb" markdown_url: "https://d3tenders.com/contract/ocds-b5fd17-9be7eb92-90ba-4bae-9184-039e06af3fcb.md" json_url: "https://d3tenders.com/contract/ocds-b5fd17-9be7eb92-90ba-4bae-9184-039e06af3fcb.json" source: "Contracts Finder" current_stage: "Tender" buyer: "DEPARTMENT FOR EDUCATION" published: "2023-09-08" --- # Procurement of Providers for the National Professional Qualification (NPQ) for Special Education Needs Coordinators (SENCOs) Framework Buyer: DEPARTMENT FOR EDUCATION Current stage: Tender OCID: ocds-b5fd17-9be7eb92-90ba-4bae-9184-039e06af3fcb [View canonical contract page](https://d3tenders.com/contract/?ocid=ocds-b5fd17-9be7eb92-90ba-4bae-9184-039e06af3fcb) [Download OCDS JSON](https://d3tenders.com/contract/ocds-b5fd17-9be7eb92-90ba-4bae-9184-039e06af3fcb.json) ## Summary The Department for Education is looking to appoint providers for the National Professional Qualification (NPQ) for Special Education Needs Coordinators (SENCOs) Framework. This procurement opportunity falls under the "Education and training services" industry category. The tender period ends on November 3, 2023. The contract period for successful providers will start on January 19, 2024, and end on April 14, 2028. The procurement method is an Open procedure (above threshold) with a total contract value of £15,000,000. This tender offers opportunities for businesses to provide training services for the NPQ for SENCOs. Small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) and voluntary, community, and social enterprise (VCSE) organisations are encouraged to participate. Businesses located in different regions of the United Kingdom can compete for this opportunity. The Department for Education is facilitating this procurement process through their eSourcing portal, Jaggaer. Interested providers must meet the requirements outlined in the invitation to tender to be considered for the framework agreement. ## Notice The Department has published a Contracts Notice via the Find a Tender Service for this opportunity. Please see here: https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/026659-2023 The Department is seeking to appoint Providers to deliver the National Professional Qualification (NPQ) for Special Educational Needs Co-ordinators (SENCOs). Given the importance of this qualification, in addition to seeking Providers via an open process under the Public Contracts Regulations 2015, the Department is proposing to procure additional capacity to deliver the qualification via the National Institute of Teaching (NIoT) and the NPQ Framework. There is no cap on the number of providers that can be on the new framework agreement, providing that they meet the requirements as set out in the invitation to tender. The documents for which can be accessed via the Department's eSourcing portal, Jaggaer. Providers appointed to the framework agreement will be responsible for designing and delivering the required Services for the NPQ for SENCOs (as outlined in Section 2A and 2B of the Service Requirements) under Call Off Contracts. Successful Providers will be awarded a minimum of one Call Off Contract that covers the requirement to set up and mobilise the programme, including design curriculum content, as well as develop and host a User Digital Platform. The curriculum content developed by Providers must cover all the knowledge and skills included in the Content Framework. The successful providers will be required to commence set up activity and mobilise in time to deliver training to the first cohorts for the NPQ for SENCOs in October 2024. Full details of how to Tender and the Service Requirements can be found in the Procurement Documents which are available for download after expressing interest in the opportunity. Potential Providers should express their interest via the Department's eSourcing portal, Jaggaer, here: https://education.app.jaggaer.com Additional information: Please refer to the Procurement Documents for details of the requirements. ## Key Details | Field | Value | | --- | --- | | Publication source | Contracts Finder | | Latest notice | https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/11f97ff6-d611-4c9b-81be-8e6170c8e88e | | Notice type | Tender Notice | | Procurement type | Framework | | Procurement category | Services | | Procurement method | Open | | Procurement method details | Open procedure (above threshold) | | Tender suitability | SME, VCSE | | Awardee scale | Not specified | | All stages | Planning, Tender | ## Dates | Field | Value | | --- | --- | | Publication date | 8 Sep 2023 | | Submission deadline | 3 Nov 2023 | | Future notice date | 8 Sep 2023 | | Award date | Not specified | | Contract period | 19 Jan 2024 - 14 Apr 2028 | | Recurrence | Not specified | ## Values | Field | Value | | --- | --- | | Tender value | £15,000,000 | | 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 | 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 - 80 - Education and training services ### Codes - 80000000 - Education and training services ## Release History - 8 Sep 2023 at 17:13 - Tender - Tender Notice - https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/11f97ff6-d611-4c9b-81be-8e6170c8e88e - 25 Aug 2023 at 14:00 - Planning - Planned Procurement Notice - https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/08424937-91a0-4edf-a5d7-4e19b7c2a27a ## Documents - https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/11f97ff6-d611-4c9b-81be-8e6170c8e88e 8th September 2023 - Opportunity notice on Contracts Finder - https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/08424937-91a0-4edf-a5d7-4e19b7c2a27a 25th August 2023 - Future opportunity notice on Contracts Finder - https://education.app.jaggaer.com Link to eSourcing Portal ## Notice URLs - https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/026659-2023 ## Provenance This Markdown file is an alternate public rendering of the D3 Tenders contract record. 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