--- title: "Project_7982 Care Leavers Accreditation Scheme 1-2-1 Early Market Engagement Event FTS PIN" ocid: "ocds-h6vhtk-042361" canonical_url: "https://d3tenders.com/contract/?ocid=ocds-h6vhtk-042361" markdown_url: "https://d3tenders.com/contract/ocds-h6vhtk-042361.md" json_url: "https://d3tenders.com/contract/ocds-h6vhtk-042361.json" source: "Find A Tender Service" current_stage: "Planning" buyer: "DEPARTMENT FOR EDUCATION" published: "2023-12-11" --- # Project_7982 Care Leavers Accreditation Scheme 1-2-1 Early Market Engagement Event FTS PIN Buyer: DEPARTMENT FOR EDUCATION Current stage: Planning OCID: ocds-h6vhtk-042361 [View canonical contract page](https://d3tenders.com/contract/?ocid=ocds-h6vhtk-042361) [Download OCDS JSON](https://d3tenders.com/contract/ocds-h6vhtk-042361.json) ## Summary The Department for Education (DfE) has initiated a Prior Information Notice (PIN) to engage with the market about a future procurement for the "Project_7982 Care Leavers Accreditation Scheme 1-2-1 Early Market Engagement Event FTS PIN". The procurement falls under the services category with a focus on administrative educational services. The event aims to connect potential providers with the DfE to discuss the accreditation scheme. Interested parties must register by 12:00 noon GMT on the 5th January 2024 to secure a 1-2-1 slot for discussions on key themes related to the service. This tender by the Department for Education presents an opportunity for businesses interested in providing accreditation services within the education sector. Companies capable of delivering market insights, demonstrating expertise in engaging with Higher Education (HE) and Further Education (FE) providers, and understanding the requirements for implementing accreditation schemes would be well-suited to compete. The procurement process involves early market engagement webinars and individual 1-2-1 sessions to gather feedback on various components of the scheme and contracting arrangements. ## Notice The PIN is intended to: Inform the market of a potential future procurement of an accreditation service called "Care Leavers Accreditation Scheme for Higher Education (HE) and Future Education (FE) providers" by advertising 10x 1-hour supplier (please see annex 1 below for available slots) and buyer 1-2-1 market engagement webinars via Microsoft Teams on Monday 8th January and Wednesday 10th January 2024. The purpose of the webinars is to engage with interested parties and suppliers (i.e potential providers, partners or sub-contractors) that believe they have the capacity and capability to provide market insight on elements of this service to support the potential future delivery model of this contracted service. How to engage: The 1-2-1 sessions are available to individual suppliers/trade associations, partners or subcontractors. 10 1-2-1 slots are available; therefore, allocation of these slots will be on a first come first served basis and will be limited to 1 slot per supplier organisation. Interested parties can register for the event by contacting https://education.app.jaggaer.com/web/login.htm with the following information: a. Organisation b. Attendees -max number of 2 persons attending from the interested party c. Contact details During the 1-2-1 sessions DfE representatives would like to gain further market insight on 6 themes covering the following: a. The attractiveness of the commercial opportunity e.g. Do you think there is a need for this in the current market? What are your expectations for the contract term? b. The components of accreditation (eligibility, evidence, ratings, renewal) c. Contracting arrangements e.g. Concession Contract vs Service Contract agreements d. Barriers to entry e.g. appetite from the HE/FE providers e Risk f. Implementation lead time to setting this scheme up All information shared during the market engagement stage is indicative and subject to continued development and will be treated in commercial confidence. ### Lot Information Lot 1 In the "Stable Homes, Built on Love" implementation strategy, that was published in February 2023, the Department for Education committed to introducing an accreditation scheme for higher and further education providers which sets standards for the support we expect them all to provide to care leavers. Since then, we have worked closely with experts from across the care, Higher Education (HE) and Further Education (FE) to explore different options for delivering this commitment. These webinars are an opportunity to build on previous engagement and build our understanding of options for how an accreditation scheme could work in practice. It is expected that the contract(s) will be awarded to a single legal entity for the entirety of the service provision. ## Key Details | Field | Value | | --- | --- | | Publication source | Find A Tender Service | | Latest notice | https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/036438-2023 | | Notice type | Planning Notice | | Procurement type | Standard | | Procurement category | Services | | Procurement method | Not Specified | | Procurement method details | Not specified | | Tender suitability | Not specified | | Awardee scale | Not specified | | All stages | Planning | ## Dates | Field | Value | | --- | --- | | Publication date | 11 Dec 2023 | | Submission deadline | Not specified | | Future notice date | 31 Mar 2024 | | 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 | Planned | | Lots status | Planned | | 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 - 75 - Administration, defence and social security services ### Codes - 75100000 - Administration services - 75121000 - Administrative educational services ## Release History - 11 Dec 2023 at 17:24 - Planning - Planning Notice - https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/036438-2023 ## Notice URLs - https://education.app.jaggaer.com/web/login.htm - https://education.app.jaggaer.com/web/login.html - https://www.gov.uk/government/organisations/department-for-education ## Provenance This Markdown file is an alternate public rendering of the D3 Tenders contract record. 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