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title: "National Tutoring Programme Phase 2"
ocid: "ocds-h6vhtk-029677"
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buyer: "DEPARTMENT FOR EDUCATION"
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# National Tutoring Programme Phase 2

Buyer: DEPARTMENT FOR EDUCATION  
Current stage: Award  
OCID: ocds-h6vhtk-029677

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## Summary

The Department for Education has launched the National Tutoring Programme Phase 2, aimed at enhancing tutoring services for disadvantaged pupils in English schools. This initiative, falling under the education and training services category, is currently at the Award stage, with the contract signed on 26th May 2021, and services scheduled to commence from 1st September 2021. An estimated budget of £62 million has been allocated for this procurement, which follows an open procedure to ensure wide participation. The tender period concluded on 9th April 2021.

This programme represents a substantial opportunity for businesses specialising in educational services, particularly those offering tutoring and mentoring solutions. Firms that can provide high-quality tutors and develop effective education strategies will be well-positioned to compete for contracts under this initiative. The focus on quality service provision creates a vibrant market for suppliers who can demonstrate their impact on closing the attainment gap for disadvantaged pupils in the UK.

## Notice

The National Tutoring Programme aims to deliver high quality tutoring services to English Schools in the support of disadvantaged pupils. Building on Year 1, NTP Phase 2 will establish an education sector prime supplier to manage the totality of the NTP services driving both quality and value from the end-to-end service. The supplier will ensure the high quality of tuition and the realisation of ambitious targets for both pupil reach, and attainment catch up. To do this, the Supplier will establish a panel of tuition providers, and associated tutors, to deliver targeted tutoring services offered to all disadvantaged pupils, based on pupil premium, from 5-16-year-olds. The Supplier will also recruit and provide Academic Mentors to the most disadvantaged Schools, as set out in the eligibility criteria. NTP Phase 2 service delivery is expected from Sept 2021.

### Lot Information

Lot 1

The National Tutoring Programme (NTP) is a key part of the Government's Covid-19 catch-up response, supporting schools to respond to the challenges of closures and disruption to education caused by the pandemic. It also aims to ensure tutoring is a regular part of schools' offering in the future, particularly for more disadvantaged pupils. Working with the successful Supplier, DFE's objectives are to: 1) Provide additional, targeted tuition support to disadvantaged pupils who have been hardest hit by school closures. We know the cumulative impact of school disruptions and closures will need to continue to be addressed into next academic year as a matter of urgency and into future academic years. High quality tuition will support pupils to catch-up on missed learning, with a longer-term view to improving their academic outcomes and closing the attainment gap with their peers. 2) Drive value from Pupil Premium (PP) by incentivising schools to use their PP spend towards high-quality tutoring. 3) Reach annual targets for the proportion of overall tuition delivered to pupils eligible for PP. 4) Support closing of the attainment gap for disadvantaged pupils in the longer-term and stimulate a well-functioning and sustainable tutoring market by creating a national supply of quality assured tutoring provision for schools to draw down on in future years. The Supplier will support a strengthening of the tuition market so that schools are well-informed about availability and impact of tuition and providers are driven to improve quality and impact.

Options: Year 2 and Year 3 options to extend

Renewal: Option Years for Academic Years 22/23 and 23/24 subject to Supplier performance and confirmation of Government's next Spending Review settlement.

## Key Details

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Publication source | Find A Tender Service |
| Latest notice | https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/012230-2021 |
| Notice type | Tender Notice |
| Procurement type | Standard |
| Procurement category | Services |
| Procurement method | Open |
| Procurement method details | Open procedure |
| Tender suitability | Not specified |
| Awardee scale | Large |
| All stages | Tender, Award |

## Dates

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Publication date | 1 Jun 2021 |
| Submission deadline | 9 Apr 2021 |
| Future notice date | Not specified |
| Award date | 25 May 2021 |
| Contract period | Not specified |
| Recurrence | Not specified |

## Values

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Tender value | £62,000,000 |
| Lots value | Not specified |
| Awards value | Not specified |
| Contracts value | £25,393,455 |

## Status

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Tender status | Complete |
| Lots status | Cancelled |
| Awards status | Active |
| Contracts status | Active |

## 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 | TLE32 Sheffield |

## Supplier

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Number of suppliers | 1 |
| Supplier names | RANDSTAD PUBLIC SERVICES |

## CPV Codes

### Divisions

- 72 - IT services: consulting, software development, Internet and support
- 75 - Administration, defence and social security services
- 80 - Education and training services

### Codes

- 72420000 - Internet development services
- 75100000 - Administration services
- 75110000 - General public services
- 80000000 - Education and training services
- 80100000 - Primary education services
- 80200000 - Secondary education services
- 80590000 - Tutorial services

## Release History

- 1 Jun 2021 at 21:44 - Award - Award Notice - https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/012230-2021
- 25 Feb 2021 at 22:56 - Tender - Tender Notice - https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/003855-2021

## Notice URLs

- https://education.app.jaggaer.com/web/login.html
- https://ted.europa.eu/udl?uri=TED:NOTICE:638087-2020:TEXT:EN:HTML
- https://www.gov.uk/government/organisations/department-for-education

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