--- title: "Early Years: accredited Level 3 training for Special Educational Needs Coordinators" ocid: "ocds-b5fd17-ba0fba00-5097-4170-a800-f7f2e822d4b8" canonical_url: "https://d3tenders.com/contract/?ocid=ocds-b5fd17-ba0fba00-5097-4170-a800-f7f2e822d4b8" markdown_url: "https://d3tenders.com/contract/ocds-b5fd17-ba0fba00-5097-4170-a800-f7f2e822d4b8.md" json_url: "https://d3tenders.com/contract/ocds-b5fd17-ba0fba00-5097-4170-a800-f7f2e822d4b8.json" source: "Contracts Finder" current_stage: "Award" buyer: "DEPARTMENT FOR EDUCATION" published: "2022-08-11" --- # Early Years: accredited Level 3 training for Special Educational Needs Coordinators Buyer: DEPARTMENT FOR EDUCATION Current stage: Award OCID: ocds-b5fd17-ba0fba00-5097-4170-a800-f7f2e822d4b8 [View canonical contract page](https://d3tenders.com/contract/?ocid=ocds-b5fd17-ba0fba00-5097-4170-a800-f7f2e822d4b8) [Download OCDS JSON](https://d3tenders.com/contract/ocds-b5fd17-ba0fba00-5097-4170-a800-f7f2e822d4b8.json) ## Summary The Department for Education has awarded a contract for "Early Years: accredited Level 3 training for Special Educational Needs Coordinators". The contract involves training up to 5,000 SENCOs across England between September 2022 and August 2024. The total contract value is £5,878,767. The training will be delivered by Best Practice Network Ltd, with delivery addresses across various regions in the UK. This tender for "Early Years: accredited Level 3 training for Special Educational Needs Coordinators" by the Department for Education aims to increase the number of trained SENCOs available to early years children in various settings. The contract involves delivering training of up to 5,000 SENCOs, with a total contract value of £10 million. The tender is open to SMEs and VCSEs, and suitable businesses in the education and training services sector may find opportunities for growth. ## Notice The Department for Education intends to increase specialist expertise in SEND by increasing the number of Level 3 qualified SENCOs in group based settings and childminder settings, at a critical time for early years children, and in particular at a time when the Covid-19 pandemic has significantly reduced opportunities to identify and address SEND amongst children not yet of compulsory school age. To further aid understanding of the SENCO role in these settings and what a qualification to enable an individual to perform this role should include, the department, with input from key EY sector stakeholders, put together two documents ("Early years level 3 SENCO qualification specification" and "Role description of the early years special educational needs coordinator") which are available on gov.uk. The primary objective for this contract is to increase the number of Level 3 qualified SENCOs, available to children in group based settings and childminder settings, who have the knowledge and skills to properly fulfil the role of a SENCO described in the code of practice and in the role description. The Supplier will deliver training of up to 5,000 SENCOs. Training will be available across England but with minimum % targets for each LA region. Training must take place between September 2022 and 31 August 2024. Training must result in an accredited Level 3 EY SENCO qualification. ## Key Details | Field | Value | | --- | --- | | Publication source | Contracts Finder | | Latest notice | https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/7f7e55b8-d6ed-47b4-a9e4-b0c526be4354 | | 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 | SME | | All stages | Planning, Tender, Award | ## Dates | Field | Value | | --- | --- | | Publication date | 11 Aug 2022 | | Submission deadline | 11 Apr 2022 | | Future notice date | 28 Feb 2022 | | Award date | 20 Jun 2022 | | Contract period | 31 Jul 2022 - 31 Aug 2024 | | Recurrence | Not specified | ## Values | Field | Value | | --- | --- | | Tender value | £5,878,767 | | Lots value | Not specified | | Awards value | £5,878,767 | | 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 | 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) | ## Supplier | Field | Value | | --- | --- | | Number of suppliers | 1 | | Supplier names | BEST PRACTICE NETWORK | ## CPV Codes ### Divisions - 80 - Education and training services ### Codes - 80000000 - Education and training services ## Release History - 11 Aug 2022 at 16:14 - Award - Award Notice - https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/7f7e55b8-d6ed-47b4-a9e4-b0c526be4354 - 8 Mar 2022 at 18:02 - Tender - Tender Notice - https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/4194f645-4de3-45ac-988c-9a5f4528a426 - 28 Jan 2022 at 11:07 - Planning - Planned Procurement Notice - https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/46ef704d-6fae-4825-b455-6fc5fe12fef4 - 28 Jan 2022 at 10:18 - Planning - Planned Procurement Notice - https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/46ef704d-6fae-4825-b455-6fc5fe12fef4 - 6 Jan 2022 at 09:27 - Planning - Market Engagement Notice - https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/7b4d19d1-8c4c-4d5b-a74d-b31dca5459ac - 3 Nov 2021 at 11:01 - Planning - Market Engagement Notice - https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/ca2e0feb-09ea-4b99-99d2-f439d2c1c298 - 3 Nov 2021 at 10:30 - Planning - Market Engagement Notice - https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/1243b6de-50bc-4047-bb54-aa7f71819cde ## Documents - https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/7f7e55b8-d6ed-47b4-a9e4-b0c526be4354 11th August 2022 - Awarded contract notice on Contracts Finder - https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/4194f645-4de3-45ac-988c-9a5f4528a426 8th March 2022 - Opportunity notice on Contracts Finder - https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/46ef704d-6fae-4825-b455-6fc5fe12fef4 28th January 2022 - Future opportunity notice on Contracts Finder - https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/7b4d19d1-8c4c-4d5b-a74d-b31dca5459ac 6th January 2022 - Early engagement notice on Contracts Finder - https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/ca2e0feb-09ea-4b99-99d2-f439d2c1c298 3rd November 2021 - Early engagement notice on Contracts Finder - https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/1243b6de-50bc-4047-bb54-aa7f71819cde 3rd November 2021 - Early engagement notice on Contracts Finder - https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/Attachment/909fb5d5-d497-45fe-99ee-b8d1cabdb035 n/a - https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/Attachment/044bc49a-d897-4ae3-9953-4f33aa9ddce5 n/a - https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/Attachment/89055da4-7162-4d2d-ae93-a80405b3c84d n/a - https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/Attachment/d6f59932-e66a-4edd-8044-94844fe7b6ca n/a - https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/Attachment/c70b7270-17a3-4101-8bfb-0aa4fb5e3775 n/a - https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/Attachment/6485ee19-5fc2-4fb0-a2b3-49439ac841c3 n/a - https://www.gov.uk/government/organisations/department-for-education/about/procurement#jaggaer-the-dfe-etendering-portal Jaggaer - https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/Attachment/0f28a989-6bd1-4773-8740-43eab7f5ed07 n/a ## Provenance This Markdown file is an alternate public rendering of the D3 Tenders contract record. 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