--- title: "Recruitment and Training of High Potential Trainees into Teaching - Early Engagement of organisations with potential service solutions" ocid: "ocds-b5fd17-e4c5ba23-664d-4ec6-9083-c50b84170700" canonical_url: "https://d3tenders.com/contract/?ocid=ocds-b5fd17-e4c5ba23-664d-4ec6-9083-c50b84170700" markdown_url: "https://d3tenders.com/contract/ocds-b5fd17-e4c5ba23-664d-4ec6-9083-c50b84170700.md" json_url: "https://d3tenders.com/contract/ocds-b5fd17-e4c5ba23-664d-4ec6-9083-c50b84170700.json" source: "Contracts Finder" current_stage: "Planning" buyer: "DEPARTMENT FOR EDUCATION" published: "2023-05-05" --- # Recruitment and Training of High Potential Trainees into Teaching - Early Engagement of organisations with potential service solutions Buyer: DEPARTMENT FOR EDUCATION Current stage: Planning OCID: ocds-b5fd17-e4c5ba23-664d-4ec6-9083-c50b84170700 [View canonical contract page](https://d3tenders.com/contract/?ocid=ocds-b5fd17-e4c5ba23-664d-4ec6-9083-c50b84170700) [Download OCDS JSON](https://d3tenders.com/contract/ocds-b5fd17-e4c5ba23-664d-4ec6-9083-c50b84170700.json) ## Summary The Department for Education has initiated a tender for the recruitment and training of high potential trainees into teaching. The aim is to attract graduates and career changers into teaching and train them to become highly skilled teachers, focusing on areas of greatest need across England. The engagement end date for this tender is 17th May 2023. Organisations with experience in teacher recruitment, assessment, and job placement are encouraged to participate. This tender presents an opportunity for organisations to get involved in delivering a high-quality initial teacher training programme aimed at improving pupil attainment in areas of greatest need. Businesses experienced in graduate or teacher recruitment, as well as professional development, are well-suited to compete. Understanding alternative service delivery models, geographical coverage, and commercial strategies will be key to success in this procurement process. ## Notice The Department for Education is exploring options for the future delivery of a programme to: - attract high potential graduates and career changers into teaching and - train them to be highly skilled teachers and emerging leaders to have a positive impact on teacher supply and pupil attainment in areas of greatest need across England. The Department is interested in hearing from organisations with relevant experience and insight to inform options to achieve the following objectives: - Attracting high potential graduates or career changers who might not have otherwise considered teaching - Delivering a high-quality initial teacher training and leadership development programme - Creating a positive impact on teacher supply and pupil attainment in areas of greatest need across England - Developing a school leadership pipeline at scale Attracting high potential candidates into teaching to help improve pupil attainment in areas of the greatest need is a key element of the Department's "Teacher recruitment and retention strategy (2019) - GOV.UK". The Department currently procures a High Potential Initial Teacher Training and Leadership Development programme for annual cohorts of trainees. The programme seeks to recruit and train high potential graduates and career changers who are likely to be in high demand across the labour market (and may have been unlikely to have otherwise joined the profession). Trainees are placed in schools serving low-income communities with high numbers of disadvantaged pupils. Further details of the existing arrangement are attached (Key Information about the current HPITT Programme). We are keen to gain market insights and understand market capacity, capability and interest. In addition to understanding this in relation to the current delivery model which is deployed to meet the Department's requirements, we are receptive to understanding alternative and innovative solutions to meeting our requirements. This will inform our design, delivery and commercial strategies. We are inviting engagement on: - Potential delivery solutions - Service Scope - configuration and level of aggregation of service requirements - Scale - geographical coverage - including national, regional, sub-regional - Commercial Delivery Model - prime contractor, consortia, multiple suppliers - Market Development - supplier capability and capacity, barriers to entry - Risk - IPR, branding, assumptions, TUPE, risk allocation - Contract Strategy - term, value, extension/variation options - Financial Mechanisms - charging model, outcome-based, open-book - Performance Management - metrics, outcomes, KPIs, incentives, remedies Organisations with understanding and/or experience of graduate or teacher recruitment, assessment and job placement; undergraduate and post-graduate initial teacher training; and/or professional and leadership development are encouraged to participate. Additional information: Over the coming months we will be engaging with key stakeholders, undertaking research and speaking to potential suppliers using questionnaires, individual meetings and online webinars. Interested organisations may find it helpful to familiarise themselves with the existing arrangement. Attached to this notice is a brief of the current High Potential Initial Teacher Training and Leadership Development Programme (the document titled 'Key Information about the current HPITT Programme'). A redacted version of the contract (including current detailed specification) is viewable on the Contract Award Notice, linked from this notice. The best way to engage us early is to complete our questionnaire. This will help us to understand your initial views, relevant experience or ideas to inform our work, which we may want to discuss in greater detail with you. This also gives you the opportunity to share contact details with us to get in touch. A PDF version of the questions is attached to this notice so respondents can consider their feedback prior to submitting. We are asking for responses to our initial questionnaire by 10th May 2023. Organisations who want to ensure they receive further alerts and information as our work evolves are strongly encouraged to register and express interest against this 'opportunity' on our e-procurement platform Jaggaer. This is also our preferred route for sending questions or messages. Alternatively, organisations can contact us through our dedicated inbox. highpotential.ITT@education.gov.uk Responses received as part of this exercise may be used to shape the DfE specification of requirements and scope any future procurement process. Please note that this is not a call to competition and the DfE is not bound to enter into any procurement activity because of it. The DfE is not committing to undertake any formal commissioning activity resulting from this notice although we may use the information gathered via this process to support any future commercial activity. ## Key Details | Field | Value | | --- | --- | | Publication source | Contracts Finder | | Latest notice | https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/9ca12c25-bfd3-410f-aa22-2fd9d4040dd1 | | Notice type | Market Engagement Notice | | Procurement type | Standard | | Procurement category | Not specified | | Procurement method | Not Specified | | Procurement method details | Not specified | | Tender suitability | SME, VCSE | | Awardee scale | Not specified | | All stages | Planning | ## Dates | Field | Value | | --- | --- | | Publication date | 5 May 2023 | | Submission deadline | Not specified | | Future notice date | 17 May 2023 | | Award date | Not specified | | Contract period | Not specified | | Recurrence | Not specified | ## Values | Field | Value | | --- | --- | | Tender value | Not specified | | Lots value | Not specified | | Awards value | Not specified | | Contracts value | Not specified | ## Status | Field | Value | | --- | --- | | Tender status | Planning | | 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 | 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 - 80510000 - Specialist training services - 80530000 - Vocational training services - 80570000 - Personal development training services ## Release History - 5 May 2023 at 13:31 - Planning - Market Engagement Notice - https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/9ca12c25-bfd3-410f-aa22-2fd9d4040dd1 - 21 Apr 2023 at 10:34 - Planning - Market Engagement Notice - https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/4bc18534-e75c-47b2-9d15-96a659131ed9 - 21 Apr 2023 at 10:31 - Planning - Market Engagement Notice - https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/5c942909-9ba3-4ab1-97b8-f9006ec3728f - 18 Apr 2023 at 12:48 - Planning - Market Engagement Notice - https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/4d94d120-6c5d-4e21-854d-72d75e8a8127 ## Documents - https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/9ca12c25-bfd3-410f-aa22-2fd9d4040dd1 5th May 2023 - Early engagement notice on Contracts Finder - https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/4bc18534-e75c-47b2-9d15-96a659131ed9 21st April 2023 - Early engagement notice on Contracts Finder - https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/5c942909-9ba3-4ab1-97b8-f9006ec3728f 21st April 2023 - Early engagement notice on Contracts Finder - https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/4d94d120-6c5d-4e21-854d-72d75e8a8127 18th April 2023 - Early engagement notice on Contracts Finder - https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/Attachment/6efabef3-2b9c-418e-8606-a0e8446409d6 Copy of questionnaire questions - https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/Attachment/90e15976-86b5-4338-8904-292f415e5ffd Key background information on the current HPITT programme - https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/f59286d2-87ae-4f48-a096-da0bb8d79bae A redacted version of the contract (including current detailed specification) is viewable on the Contract Award Notice: - https://forms.office.com/pages/responsepage.aspx?id=yXfS-grGoU2187O4s0qC-SW8DMF8uC5DpsBjmmZM-EtUQlo4VjhUTVk4TUlPRFVXQ1VaWE0zVjdDRy4u Link to Early Engagement Questionnaire - High Potential Initial Teacher Training - https://education.app.jaggaer.com/ Register Interest on DfE's e-procurement platform - Opportunity Listing (from the home page, click: view opportunities) - https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/teacher-recruitment-and-retention-strategy Teacher recruitment and retention strategy (2019) - GOV.UK - https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/Attachment/1573cf26-7b5a-43c6-9b80-a15125d640fb Copy of Early Market Engagement Questionnaire with an amended response date of 10th May 2023 - https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/Attachment/c4656d87-986d-4ce0-bc4c-9b97f95c6083 Copy of Early Market Engagement Questionnaire with an amended response date of 10th May 2023 - https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/Attachment/38e852b0-1ee5-4884-a969-8901d2ddb338 Key background information on the current HPITT programme - https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/Attachment/4fa00b4b-6da1-4e75-adb1-1ac75a9f349f Copy of Early Market Engagement Questionnaire with an amended response date of 17th May 2023 - https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/Attachment/d79f9dd8-65c4-456c-a827-88d29d76db08 Key background information on the current HPITT programme ## Provenance This Markdown file is an alternate public rendering of the D3 Tenders contract record. 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