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title: "National Professional Qualification final assessment delivery"
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# National Professional Qualification final assessment delivery

Buyer: DEPARTMENT FOR EDUCATION  
Current stage: Award  
OCID: ocds-b5fd17-e9aa4b6c-adc9-11e6-9901-0019b9f3037b

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## Summary

The Department for Education is currently engaged in a tendering process for the "National Professional Qualification final assessment delivery" project, which falls under the education and training services sector. This procurement is based in England, and aims to award a contract valued between £2.5 million and £3.9 million, with the official contract period starting on 9th January 2017 and concluding on 31st January 2017. The procurement method employed is an open procedure, with the tender period closing on 1st September 2016.

This tender presents a significant opportunity for businesses in the education services industry, particularly those experienced in assessment delivery or educational management. Companies that can mobilise rapidly and demonstrate their capacity to provide national assessment coverage and recruit high-quality assessors would be particularly well-suited to compete for this contract. Additionally, small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) and voluntary community and social enterprises (VCSEs) are encouraged to apply, as they may bring innovative approaches to the delivery of final assessments for up to 15,000 participants across various leadership qualifications.

## Notice

The National College for Teaching and Leadership (NCTL), an executive agency of the Department for Education, is undertaking a procurement exercise to deliver final assessments for participants undertaking the National Professional Qualifications. Each qualification includes a final assessment that participants undertake when completing their period of professional development. The final assessment process acts as a quality indicator and supports progression to further study or more senior roles including Headteacher. The contract is for one year inclusive of set up, mobilisation and exit with an option to extend for one further year if required. It is anticipated that a new contract will be awarded in January 2017 and the provider should be able to mobilise themselves quickly to deliver final assessment for a maximum of 15,000 NPQML, NPQSL and NPQH participants. The requirement is for a single national provider (or consortium) to provide national assessment coverage throughout the whole of England. (for avoidance of doubt this excludes the isle of man and the Channel Islands). This will entail delivery of the following services: * Recruitment of high quality assessors * Delivery of a robust high quality assessment process to all participants * Adherence to all NCTL Data handling schedules * Moderation of participant assessments * Monitoring of participant progress * Effective communications with licensees * Accurate and timely submission of invoices * Management and reporting * Governance of processes The National Professional Qualifications are a suite of leadership programmes available to school leaders which were designed to promote excellent educational leadership through improving the quality of the education workforce. The programmes National Professional Qualification for Middle Leadership (NPQML), National Professional Qualification for Senior Leadership (NPQSL) and National Professional Qualification for Headship (NPQH) are licensed by NCTL to a range of delivery providers i.e. Licensees. The contract will be for a minimum term of 1 year with an option to extend for a period of 1 year if required. It is anticipated that a new contract will be awarded in January 2017 and the provider should be able to mobilise themselves quickly to deliver final assessment for a maximum of 15,000 NPQML, NPQSL and NPQH participants broken down as follows: NPQML 6800 NPQSL 5950 NPQH 2250 Additional information: Tender documents available on Redimo - https://supplierlive.proactisp2p.com/Account/Login/?cid=DFE

## Key Details

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Publication source | Contracts Finder |
| Latest notice | https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/0011cecc-991a-43c0-9749-62938622d24f |
| Notice type | Award Notice |
| Procurement type | Standard |
| Procurement category | Services |
| Procurement method | Open |
| Procurement method details | Open procedure |
| Tender suitability | SME, VCSE |
| Awardee scale | Large |
| All stages | Tender, Award |

## Dates

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Publication date | 10 Jan 2018 |
| Submission deadline | 1 Sep 2016 |
| Future notice date | Not specified |
| Award date | 3 Nov 2016 |
| Contract period | 16 Jan 2017 - 16 Jan 2018 |
| Recurrence | Not specified |

## Values

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Tender value | £3,900,000 |
| Lots value | Not specified |
| Awards value | £2,800,000 |
| 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 | NOTTINGHAM |
| Post town | Nottingham |
| Postcode | NG8 1DH |
| Country | England |
| ITL 1 | TLF East Midlands (England) |
| ITL 2 | TLF1 Derbyshire and Nottinghamshire |
| ITL 3 | TLF14 Nottingham |
| Local authority | Nottingham |
| Electoral ward | Lenton & Wollaton East |
| Westminster constituency | Nottingham South |
| Delivery location | Not specified |

## Supplier

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Number of suppliers | 1 |
| Supplier names | EMLC |

## CPV Codes

### Divisions

- 80 - Education and training services

### Codes

- 80000000 - Education and training services

## Release History

- 10 Jan 2018 at 11:41 - AwardUpdate - Award Notice - https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/0011cecc-991a-43c0-9749-62938622d24f
- 10 Feb 2017 at 09:37 - Award - Award Notice - https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/0011cecc-991a-43c0-9749-62938622d24f
- 18 Nov 2016 at 20:17 - Tender - Tender Notice - https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/89530e3d-8d7f-4e54-ab40-ead5048836c4

## Documents

- https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/0011cecc-991a-43c0-9749-62938622d24f
  10th January 2018 - Awarded contract notice on Contracts Finder
- https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/89530e3d-8d7f-4e54-ab40-ead5048836c4
  20th July 2016 - Opportunity notice on Contracts Finder
- https://supplierlive.proactisp2p.com/Account/Login/?cid=DFE
  Redimo procurement system
- https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/SupplierAttachment/c21721f8-3bfd-4c38-ad86-7c37ca5ee5fd
  Contract

## Notice URLs

- https://www.gov.uk/government/organisations/national-college-for-teaching-and-leadership

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