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title: "Delivery Partner for Basic Skills Centres of Excellence"
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# Delivery Partner for Basic Skills Centres of Excellence

Buyer: DEPARTMENT FOR EDUCATION  
Current stage: Tender  
OCID: ocds-b5fd17-d5c9bbce-5cad-46e6-9b40-64ea56e57109

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## Summary

The Department for Education is seeking a Delivery Partner for its project titled "Delivery Partner for Basic Skills Centres of Excellence." This procurement falls under the education and training services category and is positioned within the open procurement method, allowing for participation from various suppliers. The tender period is set to conclude on 15th October 2018, with an anticipated contract commencement date of 30th November 2018, extending until 31st March 2021. The project is to be executed across various locations, including the UK and overseas territories, with a total estimated value of approximately £3,978,333.33.

This tender presents significant opportunities for organisations that specialize in educational service delivery, particularly those capable of developing and implementing effective maths teaching methodologies for students aged 16 and above. Businesses with expertise in training, mentoring, and resource dissemination within educational environments will be well-suited to apply. Additionally, firms that can foster networking among Centres for Excellence to enhance maths education standards stand to benefit greatly from participating in this procurement process.

## Notice

DfE requires a Delivery Partner to research, develop, evaluate and disseminate high quality basic maths teaching approaches and resources that focus on students aged 16+ with low prior maths attainment to be trialled and developed within the new Centres for Excellence. Whilst DfE will select and grant fund the Centres, they will be operationally managed by the Delivery Partner, who will be responsible for training, mentoring and supporting the Centres for Excellence to trial the approaches. The Delivery Partner will monitor and review the Centres for Excellence to establish and maintain exemplary standards of provision to meet both local and national maths priorities. The Delivery Partner will support the Centres for Excellence to network and disseminate the new or improved ways of teaching maths through post-16 maths networks. Additional information: Please note the Department is using its e-Tendering portal which is accessible at https://education.bravosolution to run this procurement.All interested parties must register with this at the url above and then they will be able to access the document and respond if they so wish. Please note that the message board attached to this online ITT is the only means of communicating with the department about this procuremenmt

## Key Details

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Publication source | Contracts Finder |
| Latest notice | https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/3ed6bfac-bbc9-4704-b59e-d061335210aa |
| Notice type | Tender Notice |
| Procurement type | Standard |
| Procurement category | Services |
| Procurement method | Open |
| Procurement method details | Open procedure (above threshold) |
| Tender suitability | Not specified |
| Awardee scale | Not specified |
| All stages | Tender |

## Dates

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Publication date | 14 Sep 2018 |
| Submission deadline | 15 Oct 2018 |
| Future notice date | Not specified |
| Award date | Not specified |
| Contract period | 30 Nov 2018 - 31 Mar 2021 |
| Recurrence | Not specified |

## Values

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Tender value | £3,978,333 |
| 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 | COVENTRY |
| Post town | Coventry |
| Postcode | CV1 2WT |
| Country | England |
| ITL 1 | TLG West Midlands (England) |
| ITL 2 | TLG3 West Midlands |
| ITL 3 | TLG33 Coventry |
| Local authority | Coventry |
| Electoral ward | St Michael's |
| Westminster constituency | Coventry South |
| Delivery location | Not specified |

## CPV Codes

### Divisions

- 80 - Education and training services

### Codes

- 80000000 - Education and training services

## Release History

- 14 Sep 2018 at 15:16 - Tender - Tender Notice - https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/3ed6bfac-bbc9-4704-b59e-d061335210aa

## Documents

- https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/3ed6bfac-bbc9-4704-b59e-d061335210aa
  14th September 2018 - Opportunity notice on Contracts Finder

## Notice URLs

- https://education.bravosolution

## Provenance

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