--- title: "CPD on Supporting Struggling Readers in Secondary Schools" ocid: "ocds-h6vhtk-04dbfc" canonical_url: "https://d3tenders.com/contract/?ocid=ocds-h6vhtk-04dbfc" markdown_url: "https://d3tenders.com/contract/ocds-h6vhtk-04dbfc.md" json_url: "https://d3tenders.com/contract/ocds-h6vhtk-04dbfc.json" source: "Find A Tender Service" current_stage: "Planning" buyer: "DEPARTMENT FOR EDUCATION" published: "2025-02-05" --- # CPD on Supporting Struggling Readers in Secondary Schools Buyer: DEPARTMENT FOR EDUCATION Current stage: Planning OCID: ocds-h6vhtk-04dbfc [View canonical contract page](https://d3tenders.com/contract/?ocid=ocds-h6vhtk-04dbfc) [Download OCDS JSON](https://d3tenders.com/contract/ocds-h6vhtk-04dbfc.json) ## Summary The Department for Education is initiating a planned procurement process for a Continuing Professional Development (CPD) programme aimed at supporting struggling readers in Key Stage 3 within secondary schools. The title of this procurement is "CPD on Supporting Struggling Readers in Secondary Schools," which falls under the industry category of Education and training services. This procurement is classified as a services category and is located in the United Kingdom. The current procurement stage is planning, with a market engagement event scheduled for 13 February 2025 from 14:00-15:00, where interested parties can gather more information and share their input. A future notice will be published on 14 February 2025. This tender presents a significant opportunity for businesses specialising in educational services, particularly those with expertise in developing professional development programs and educational resources. Companies that can offer innovative CPD packages designed to improve reading skills at the secondary level will be well-suited to compete for this contract. Opportunities are available for developing and delivering evidence-based support tools and resources that can be accessible to a wide range of secondary schools across the UK. Even if a business cannot attend the engagement event, they can still participate in the tender process, as all event materials will be made available subsequently. This tender can be a growth platform for businesses aiming to expand their presence in educational services, specifically targeting interventions for secondary education. ## Notice The purpose of this Prior Information Notice (PIN) is to notify the market of a potential opportunity to bid for a Continuing Professional Development (CPD) programme to support secondary schools to support struggling readers in Key Stage 3. Interested parties are invited to a market engagement event on 13 February 2025 (14:00-15:00) to hear further details and share any views or questions relating to this potential opportunity. ### Lot Information Lot 1 Reading is the essential foundation for success in all subjects, yet for a range of reasons, many children start Key Stage 3 below the expected reading level. At Key Stage 3, reading is crucial to access the whole curriculum, and children who are behind at the start of secondary school risk falling further behind by Key Stage 4. Secondary schools need to support children to catch up rapidly, including children who may have become disengaged, mask their reading difficulties, or struggle with very specific components of reading. However, secondary schools have less access to training in early reading compared to primary schools. We are looking for a provider to develop a continuous professional development (CPD) package for the secondary school workforce, to equip secondary schools to put evidence-based support in place for struggling readers. We are interested in a range of tools and resources that could support this aim, as well as different approaches to delivering training. The support offer would be developed next financial year and will need to be accessible to a wide range of secondary schools. This event is to inform the market of this potential opportunity and to explore options to develop our requirement to best meet the needs of the secondary school workforce. For information: Attendance at the market engagement events is not a pre-requisite for being able to submit a tender against this opportunity. If you are unable to attend the market engagement event, the slides and any Q&A outcomes will be made available. This notice is a zero value PIN notice for early market engagement. It is for information only and is not a call for competition. The Department reserves the right not to enter a formal procurement process and not proceed with contract award. Accordingly, the Department will not be liable for any bid cost, expenditure, work or effort incurred by any organisation in acting on the basis of this Prior Information Notice. To attend the event you will need to register on the following portal: https://education.app.jaggaer.com SSQ_546 refers All information included in this notice is indicative and subject to change. ## Key Details | Field | Value | | --- | --- | | Publication source | Find A Tender Service | | Latest notice | https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/003869-2025 | | 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 | 5 Feb 2025 | | Submission deadline | Not specified | | Future notice date | 14 Feb 2025 | | 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 - 80 - Education and training services ### Codes - 80000000 - Education and training services - 80200000 - Secondary education services ## Release History - 5 Feb 2025 at 16:37 - Planning - Planning Notice - https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/003869-2025 ## Notice URLs - https://education.app.jaggaer.com - 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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