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title: "Planning and Delivery Support for Providers of T Levels, including the T Level Transition Programme and Industry Placements"
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# Planning and Delivery Support for Providers of T Levels, including the T Level Transition Programme and Industry Placements

Buyer: DEPARTMENT FOR EDUCATION  
Current stage: Award  
OCID: ocds-b5fd17-b120d485-7ef2-4a47-aa2a-15fc996c4104

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## Summary

The Department for Education has awarded a contract for Planning and Delivery Support for Providers of T Levels and Industry Placements. The contract is valued at £3,531,996 and falls under the category of Technical and vocational secondary education services. The contract was awarded on 31st May 2023, with a tender end date of 2nd February 2023. The contract period spans from 1st September 2023 to 31st August 2025. The procurement method used was an open procedure, and the buying organisation is the Department for Education based in London, England.

This tender presents business growth opportunities for companies involved in providing support for planning and delivering T Levels, TLTP, and industry placements. Businesses specializing in educational services, employer engagement strategies, and event management would find this tender well-suited for their expertise. With a contract value of over £3.5 million, this opportunity is particularly suitable for SMEs operating in the education sector or related industries looking to work with the Department for Education to enhance educational programmes for learners.

## Notice

The purpose of the support package is to ensure that providers of T Levels and TLTP are able to deliver high quality programmes, including sourcing suitable T Level Industry Placements and TLTP work experience for each learner. The package includes 3 strands of support. Each will be let as a separate lot: Lot 1: Support with planning and delivering T Levels, including: - provision of long-term support structures, including high-quality guidance resources and peer networks - a point of contact for each provider - development and delivery of events - industry placements support - monitoring of and reporting on providers' progress, including industry placement sourcing Lot 2: Support with industry placement employment engagement strategies, including: - development of effective employer engagement strategy toolkits - guidance on implementing successful employer engagement strategies - direct hands-on support to embed engagement strategies using the toolkits Lot 3: Support with planning and delivering TLTP, including: - provision of long-term support structures, including high-quality guidance resources and peer networks - regular contact for each provider preparing and delivering TLTP for the first time, and an ad hoc support facility for all providers - development and delivery of events - monitoring of and reporting on providers' progress

## Key Details

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Publication source | Contracts Finder |
| Latest notice | https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/948cc7f0-86b8-482f-b710-f639df9e1b1f |
| Notice type | Award Notice |
| Procurement type | Standard |
| Procurement category | Services |
| Procurement method | Open |
| Procurement method details | Open procedure (above threshold) |
| Tender suitability | SME |
| Awardee scale | Large |
| All stages | Award |

## Dates

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Publication date | 23 Jan 2024 |
| Submission deadline | 2 Feb 2023 |
| Future notice date | Not specified |
| Award date | 30 May 2023 |
| Contract period | 31 Aug 2023 - 31 Aug 2025 |
| Recurrence | Not specified |

## Values

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Tender value | £3,531,996 |
| Lots value | Not specified |
| Awards value | £3,531,996 |
| Contracts value | Not specified |

## Status

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Tender status | Complete |
| Lots status | Not specified |
| Awards status | Active |
| 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 | Not specified |

## Supplier

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Number of suppliers | 2 |
| Supplier names | ASSOCIATION OF COLLEGES; SDN ENTERPRISES |

## CPV Codes

### Divisions

- 80 - Education and training services

### Codes

- 80210000 - Technical and vocational secondary education services

## Release History

- 23 Jan 2024 at 08:34 - AwardUpdate - Award Notice - https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/948cc7f0-86b8-482f-b710-f639df9e1b1f
- 8 Jun 2023 at 14:36 - Award - Award Notice - https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/948cc7f0-86b8-482f-b710-f639df9e1b1f

## Documents

- https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/948cc7f0-86b8-482f-b710-f639df9e1b1f
  23rd January 2024 - Awarded contract notice on Contracts Finder
- https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/Attachment/362697a6-022f-40e2-9341-f902abcec54f
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- https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/Attachment/18eed56c-b529-4e8a-9842-7f5649d35774
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- https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/Attachment/ae6567ae-c645-481a-96ea-0ece0a2cf798
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- https://education.app.jaggaer.com/go/52545908018535B4B7CE
  Lot 1:
- https://education.app.jaggaer.com/go/52260753018535B51FD1
  Lot 2:
- https://education.app.jaggaer.com/go/06053104018535B58016
  Lot 3:
- https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/Attachment/3d8290de-d43d-43de-bf30-a151bbe05c53
  n/a
- https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/Attachment/8fa61bd0-ae97-4aae-a30e-e41a2abdd601
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- https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/Attachment/c1036189-cc61-4664-a93f-b69aa429ea68
  n/a

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