--- title: "Training for FE Teacher Trainers 2" ocid: "ocds-b5fd17-b330ebfb-438f-4fe0-b131-7bed8edb171b" canonical_url: "https://d3tenders.com/contract/?ocid=ocds-b5fd17-b330ebfb-438f-4fe0-b131-7bed8edb171b" markdown_url: "https://d3tenders.com/contract/ocds-b5fd17-b330ebfb-438f-4fe0-b131-7bed8edb171b.md" json_url: "https://d3tenders.com/contract/ocds-b5fd17-b330ebfb-438f-4fe0-b131-7bed8edb171b.json" source: "Contracts Finder" current_stage: "Tender" buyer: "EDUCATION AND TRAINING FOUNDATION" published: "2018-01-15" --- # Training for FE Teacher Trainers 2 Buyer: EDUCATION AND TRAINING FOUNDATION Current stage: Tender OCID: ocds-b5fd17-b330ebfb-438f-4fe0-b131-7bed8edb171b [View canonical contract page](https://d3tenders.com/contract/?ocid=ocds-b5fd17-b330ebfb-438f-4fe0-b131-7bed8edb171b) [Download OCDS JSON](https://d3tenders.com/contract/ocds-b5fd17-b330ebfb-438f-4fe0-b131-7bed8edb171b.json) ## Summary The Education and Training Foundation is initiating a public procurement process titled "Training for FE Teacher Trainers 2" aimed at enhancing the quality of initial teacher education in the Further Education sector. This tender falls under the education and training services category and is set to be conducted through an open procurement method. The tender period concludes on 26 January 2018, with the contract period spanning from 5 February 2018 to 30 April 2018. The projects will be distributed across multiple regions including Manchester, Cambridge, London, Tyneside, and Brighton or Southampton, with flexibility for locations further afield if justified. This tender presents significant opportunities for businesses specializing in educational services or training programme delivery. Organisations that are small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) or voluntary and community sector organisations (VCSEs) would be well-positioned to compete effectively for this project. With a total budget of £500,000 allocated for the delivery and evaluation of these training programmes, businesses can benefit from a share of the funding while contributing to the professional development of teacher trainers across the UK. ## Notice The Foundation wishes to maintain and enhance the quality of initial teacher education (ITE) in the Further Education (FE) and training sector to meet the current and future demands of the nation's post-16 workforce. We wish to support ITE wherever it is delivered, be it FE college, independent training provider, adult community learning or voluntary community sector organisation, in order to ensure the highest possible standards of teacher training via initial and continuous training for teacher trainers. We are looking to award 5 regional projects to deliver training programmes which have already been broadly prepared. We wish these to be in the general vicinity of: -Manchester -Cambridge -London -Tyneside -Brighton or Southampton Where there are good reasons, we would be willing to consider venues further afield. Each project will run across two financial years to allow for end to end evaluation of intention and impact. Delivery partners will arrange venues, promotion, recruitment and delivery of the programmes and provide a subsequent evaluation, with the programme delivery starting before March 2018. ## Key Details | Field | Value | | --- | --- | | Publication source | Contracts Finder | | Latest notice | https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/8218d6b5-328d-4e2d-8d1a-6b4e4af78ac0 | | 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 Jan 2018 | | Submission deadline | 26 Jan 2018 | | Future notice date | Not specified | | Award date | Not specified | | Contract period | 5 Feb 2018 - 30 Apr 2018 | | Recurrence | Not specified | ## Values | Field | Value | | --- | --- | | Tender value | £500,000 | | 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 Jan 2018 at 17:45 - Tender - Tender Notice - https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/8218d6b5-328d-4e2d-8d1a-6b4e4af78ac0 ## Documents - https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/8218d6b5-328d-4e2d-8d1a-6b4e4af78ac0 15th January 2018 - Opportunity notice on Contracts Finder - http://www.mytenders.org/search/show/search_view.aspx?ID=JAN150470 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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