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title: "Career Changer Programme 2022 and 2023 Cohorts"
ocid: "ocds-h6vhtk-02ada1"
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# Career Changer Programme 2022 and 2023 Cohorts

Buyer: DEPARTMENT FOR EDUCATION  
Current stage: Award  
OCID: ocds-h6vhtk-02ada1

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## Summary

The Department for Education is seeking a contractor to deliver the "Career Changer Programme" across England, aimed at attracting and transitioning experienced professionals into the teaching sector. This procurement process is currently at the active tender stage, with applications due by 19 July 2021. The contract's estimated value is £4.5 million and will be valid from approximately September 2021 to October 2025, with an option to extend for a further year. This initiative will support two cohorts, commencing in September 2022 and September 2023 respectively.

This opportunity is designed to enhance business growth for organisations specialising in education and training services, particularly those with experience in recruitment and programme management. Companies that provide tailored support for career changers, as well as those with expertise in Initial Teacher Training (ITT), will be well-positioned to compete. Engaging with this contract could allow businesses to play a pivotal role in enriching the teaching profession while capitalising on the growing demand for innovative educational services.

## Notice

The Secretary of State for Education, through the Department for Education (the Authority) has undertaken a procurement to appoint a contractor to deliver a single national (England) contract (the "Contract"), for the provision of the Career Changer Programme ("the Programme"). The Contract will require recruitment of and delivery of transitional support to two cohorts (the "2022 Cohort" and the "2023 Cohort") of career changers. The Initial Contract Period shall commence on the date on which the contractor begins to deliver the services and shall expire in October 2025, subject to earlier termination in accordance with the provisions of the Contract with an option, at the Authority's discretion, to extend the Contract for a further period of up to a maximum of 12 months in duration.

### Lot Information

Lot 1

The Government believes that all pupils, regardless of birth or background, should receive an excellent education wherever they are. Central to this is ensuring all schools throughout England have access to high quality teachers. The Programme will secure a stream of highly experienced career changers into teaching and contribute to the age diversity of new entrants to Initial Teacher Training (ITT). The contractor will attract, recruit and support experienced career changers who have a substantial career, significant previous employment and industry experience and might not otherwise have considered teaching. The contractor will design and develop a national (England) programme that will support participants to make a successful transition into teaching, provide added value in the schools where they are placed drawing on their prior experience and expertise and retain participants in the profession once trained. The key objectives of the Programme are to: - Attract, recruit, support and retain experienced career changers who would not otherwise have joined the profession, into priority subject vacancies in secondary schools throughout England. - Support experienced career changers to realise their potential in regard to the added value they can bring into schools. The Contractor will not be expected to deliver ITT. The solution will wrap around an existing ITT course leading to Qualified Teacher Status delivered by an accredited ITT provider. The Contractor is required to design, develop, and deliver a high quality and bespoke Programme to deliver the following services: - Attraction of Candidates - Candidate Recruitment and Selection - Participant Placement - Participant Retention and Ongoing Support - Contractor Management Information - Programme Evaluation - Continuous Improvement - Data Management and Security - Contractor Performance Management - Contractor Assurance - Implementation and Resourcing - Demobilisation and Exit Planning The Contract will require recruitment of and delivery of transitional support to two cohorts (the "2022 Cohort" and the "2023 Cohort") of career changers. The two cohorts shall commence the training element of the Programme as follows: - The 2022 cohort to start Year 1 of the Programme in September 2022 and Year 2 of the Programme, employed as a newly qualified teacher, by September 2023; and - The 2023 cohort to start Year 1 of the Programme in September 2023 and Year 2 of the Programme, employed as a newly qualified teacher by September 2024; The 2022 Cohort shall complete the Programme by August 2024 and the 2023 Cohort by August 2025. The Authority anticipates that Contract exit activity for the Initial Contract Period shall be completed by October 2025.

Options: There is an option for the Authority at its discretion to extend the Contract on written notice for a further period of up to a maximum of 12 months in duration as set out in the Contract. If exercised, this period would allow for the delivery of an additional one (the 2024 Cohort) and related exit activity. The option to extend the Contract will be solely at the Authority's discretion and will be subject to satisfactory contractor performance, Ministerial approval and availability of funding. If the option to extend is exercised by the Authority, the 2024 Cohort to start Year 1 of the Programme in September 2024 and Year 2 of the Programme, employed as a newly qualified teacher, by September 2025 The 2024 Cohort shall complete the Programme by August 2026. The Authority anticipates that there would be a period of 2 months contract exit activity , which would end by October 2026 (if extended for a 2024 Cohort)

## Key Details

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Publication source | Find A Tender Service |
| Latest notice | https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/026588-2021 |
| Notice type | Planning Notice |
| Procurement type | Standard |
| Procurement category | Services |
| Procurement method | Open |
| Procurement method details | Open procedure |
| Tender suitability | Not specified |
| Awardee scale | SME |
| All stages | Planning, Tender, Award |

## Dates

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Publication date | 22 Oct 2021 |
| Submission deadline | 19 Jul 2021 |
| Future notice date | 27 May 2021 |
| Award date | 11 Oct 2021 |
| Contract period | 31 Aug 2021 - 31 Oct 2025 |
| Recurrence | Not specified |

## Values

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Tender value | £4,500,000 |
| Lots value | Not specified |
| Awards value | Not specified |
| Contracts value | £2,997,006 |

## 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 | Not specified |

## Supplier

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Number of suppliers | 1 |
| Supplier names | NOW TEACH |

## CPV Codes

### Divisions

- 80 - Education and training services

### Codes

- 80000000 - Education and training services
- 80500000 - Training services

## Release History

- 22 Oct 2021 at 21:45 - Award - Award Notice - https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/026588-2021
- 18 Jun 2021 at 21:45 - Tender - Tender Notice - https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/013972-2021
- 12 May 2021 at 21:55 - TenderUpdate - Tender Notice - https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/010494-2021
- 5 May 2021 at 21:55 - Planning - Planning Notice - https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/009776-2021

## Notice URLs

- http://www.gov.uk/contracts-finder
- https://education.app.jaggaer.com
- https://education.app.jaggaer.com/web/login.html
- https://www.gov.uk/dfe

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