--- title: "National Roll-Out of the Early Career Framework" ocid: "ocds-b5fd17-e0d6cd79-797f-4500-af45-0ba03dfd55f8" canonical_url: "https://d3tenders.com/contract/?ocid=ocds-b5fd17-e0d6cd79-797f-4500-af45-0ba03dfd55f8" markdown_url: "https://d3tenders.com/contract/ocds-b5fd17-e0d6cd79-797f-4500-af45-0ba03dfd55f8.md" json_url: "https://d3tenders.com/contract/ocds-b5fd17-e0d6cd79-797f-4500-af45-0ba03dfd55f8.json" source: "Contracts Finder" current_stage: "Tender" buyer: "DEPARTMENT FOR EDUCATION" published: "2020-09-14" --- # National Roll-Out of the Early Career Framework Buyer: DEPARTMENT FOR EDUCATION Current stage: Tender OCID: ocds-b5fd17-e0d6cd79-797f-4500-af45-0ba03dfd55f8 [View canonical contract page](https://d3tenders.com/contract/?ocid=ocds-b5fd17-e0d6cd79-797f-4500-af45-0ba03dfd55f8) [Download OCDS JSON](https://d3tenders.com/contract/ocds-b5fd17-e0d6cd79-797f-4500-af45-0ba03dfd55f8.json) ## Summary The Department for Education is seeking national lead providers for the "National Roll-Out of the Early Career Framework". This procurement process is classified under the education and training services industry. The tender period is currently open and will close on 6th November 2020, with the contract expected to commence on 1st March 2021 and run until 28th February 2025. The total value of the contract is estimated at £250 million, and it follows an open procurement method, allowing wide participation. This tender represents a significant opportunity for businesses specialising in educational training, particularly those that can deliver high-quality professional development for Early Career Teachers and their mentors. Small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) and voluntary, community, and social enterprises (VCSEs) are well-suited to compete for this contract, especially if they can collaborate with existing education organisations and teaching hubs to enhance their service delivery. Participation in this framework could also facilitate networking and growth in the education sector. ## Notice The Department for Education (DfE) is seeking national lead providers to lead the delivery, from September 2021, of the national roll-out of the Early Career Framework (ECF) for Early Career Teachers and their mentors. Lead providers will do this by providing schools with access to training programmes for both Early Career Teachers and their mentors, underpinned by the ECF, to support them to offer an ECF-based induction to their Early Career Teachers. Interested lead providers will need to register at https://education.app.jaggaer.com/ to apply for this opportunity. Successful lead providers will be expected to develop and deliver training based upon the Core Induction Programmes, which are available at https://www.early-career-framework.education.gov.uk/. These Core Induction Programmes will include: - a carefully designed curriculum sequence. - comprehensive self-directed study materials. - comprehensive mentor session materials. - training session outlines to support group training. Successful lead providers will also be expected to create a Full Induction Programme, which will need to build on one chosen Core Induction Programme. The Full Induction Programme will offer: - full high-quality training for Early Career Teachers delivered to schools, that builds on the training session outlines and complements the self-study and mentor sessions in the relevant Core Induction Programme. It is envisaged that this should include a minimum of 18 hours face-to-face training. - full high-quality training sessions for mentors. It is envisaged that this should include a minimum of 9 hours face-to-face training. It is anticipated that DfE will appoint successful bidders to a national Framework Agreement for Early Career Teacher and mentor training. Under the terms of that Framework Agreement, this will allow DfE to make specific purchases (Call-Offs) from lead providers within a four-year term. Lead providers will need to: - train a minimum of 1,000 Early Career Teachers and their assigned mentors for cohorts starting in September 2021. - significantly increase capacity to train a minimum of 2,000 Early Career Teachers and their mentors for cohorts starting from September 2022 onwards. It is expected that lead providers will deliver their service in partnership with other high quality organisations including the national network of Teaching School Hubs which will be in place early in 2021. It is also expected that Teaching School Hubs, along with other education training providers, will play a key role in the delivery of the ECF. DfE recognises that lead providers might need to build their capacity and partnerships over the term of the Framework Agreement, therefore, DfE is proposing to create the flexibility for lead providers to add new delivery partners once they are appointed to the Framework. Additional information: To encourage the formation of ECF delivery partnerships, DfE will be hosting networking events with successful lead providers and potential delivery partners taking place between 25 February and 5 March 2021. Further details on these events will be provided in due course. Organisations that are interested in acting as a ECF delivery partner can register interest by sending the name of the organisation and contact details, including a named individual, to ecf.procurement@education.gov.uk. ## Key Details | Field | Value | | --- | --- | | Publication source | Contracts Finder | | Latest notice | https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/09e25dfe-caae-4401-8414-e1fe6c38a4f4 | | 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 | Tender | ## Dates | Field | Value | | --- | --- | | Publication date | 14 Sep 2020 | | Submission deadline | 6 Nov 2020 | | Future notice date | Not specified | | Award date | Not specified | | Contract period | 1 Mar 2021 - 28 Feb 2025 | | Recurrence | Not specified | ## Values | Field | Value | | --- | --- | | Tender value | £250,000,000 | | 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 | Not specified | ## CPV Codes ### Divisions - 80 - Education and training services ### Codes - 80000000 - Education and training services ## Release History - 14 Sep 2020 at 11:29 - Tender - Tender Notice - https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/09e25dfe-caae-4401-8414-e1fe6c38a4f4 ## Documents - https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/09e25dfe-caae-4401-8414-e1fe6c38a4f4 14th September 2020 - Opportunity notice on Contracts Finder - https://education.app.jaggaer.com/esop/guest/go/opportunity/detail?opportunityId=49454 Link to opportunity in Jaggaer eTendering Portal - https://www.early-career-framework.education.gov.uk/ ECF Core Induction Programme materials ## Notice URLs - https://education.app.jaggaer.com/ ## Provenance This Markdown file is an alternate public rendering of the D3 Tenders contract record. 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