Contract notice
Section I: Contracting
authority
I.1) Name and addresses
The Education and Training Foundation
First Floor, 157-197 Buckingham Palace Road
London
SW1W 9SP
UK
Telephone: +44 2037408280
E-mail: tenderqueries@etfoundation.co.uk
NUTS: UKI
Internet address(es)
Main address: http://www.et-foundation.co.uk
Address of the buyer profile: https://www.mytenders.co.uk/search/Search_AuthProfile.aspx?ID=AA28768
I.2) Joint procurement
The contract is awarded by a central purchasing body
I.3) Communication
The procurement documents are available for unrestricted and full direct access, free of charge at:
www.mytenders.co.uk
Additional information can be obtained from the abovementioned address
Tenders or requests to participate must be sent electronically to:
www.mytenders.co.uk
Electronic communication requires the use of tools and devices that are not generally available. Unrestricted and full direct access to these tools and devices is possible, free of charge, at:
www.mytenders.co.uk
I.4) Type of the contracting authority
Other: Charity
I.5) Main activity
Education
Section II: Object
II.1) Scope of the procurement
II.1.1) Title
Supporting Technical Teachers to prepare for T Level Delivery through Regional Knowledge Hubs
Reference number: SD 18/19.20
II.1.2) Main CPV code
80000000
II.1.3) Type of contract
Services
II.1.4) Short description
The technical education reforms are a systemic change and an opportunity to create opportunities for learners to thrive in a competitive labour market by developing the skills that are valued by employers.
The reforms will create a technical education option which will sit alongside the academic option (e.g. A levels) for post-16 learners. Under the technical option, occupations with shared training requirements will be grouped together into 15 technical education routes. New level 3 classroom-based technical study programmes — T Levels — will be created for each occupation or cluster of occupations within a route (referred to as pathways).
This tender relates to Strand 4 of the T Level Professional Development offer. The focus of this work is to provide support for technical teachers, trainers, middle managers and leaders to embed learning and maximise the impact of CPD delivered in Strands 2, 3 and 5 of the T Level Professional Development offer.
II.1.5) Estimated total value
Value excluding VAT:
2 769 984.00
GBP
II.1.6) Information about lots
This contract is divided into lots:
No
II.2) Description
II.2.2) Additional CPV code(s)
80000000
80210000
80400000
80500000
80510000
80530000
80531200
80570000
II.2.3) Place of performance
NUTS code:
UKI
Main site or place of performance:
London
II.2.4) Description of the procurement
The short term aim of this work is to support technical teachers, trainers, middle managers and leaders to embed learning from strands 2, 3 and 5 of the T Level Professional Development offer through Regional Networks and route, pathway and subject specialist workshops and additionally collaboratively activities, working closely with industry experts and professional bodies.
The longer term intended impact is that young people undertaking T Levels develop the knowledge, skills, behaviours and competencies required, and understand how they are applied in the occupation they want to progress into.
The Strand 4 work will be delivered in three work streams and split in to 2 phases:
Work stream 1: Regional Networks and Route, Pathway and Subject Specific Knowledge Hub activities:
Phase 1: scoping, development and establishment of Knowledge Hubs;
Phase 2: delivery of knowledge hubs.
Work stream 2: Teacher Regional Improvement Projects (TRIPs):
Phase 1: scoping and development for collaborative projects;
Phase 2: management and facilitation of collaborative projects.
Work stream 3: Sharing effective practice:
This tender relates to work streams 1 and 2 only. A separate tender will be issued for Work stream 3.
II.2.5) Award criteria
Price is not the only award criterion and all criteria are stated only in the procurement documents
II.2.7) Duration of the contract, framework agreement or dynamic purchasing system
Start:
19/02/2019
End:
31/03/2020
This contract is subject to renewal: Yes
Description of renewals:
Subject to the availability of funding and sufficiently high-quality performance of the successful tenderer during the initial phase of the contract, we would like to include a right to extend any contract for up to a maximum of 2 further years.
II.2.9) Information about the limits on the number of candidates to be invited
II.2.10) Information about variants
Variants will be accepted:
No
II.2.11) Information about options
Options:
No
II.2.13) Information about European Union funds
The procurement is related to a project and/or programme financed by European Union funds:
No
Section III: Legal, economic, financial and technical information
III.1) Conditions for participation
III.1.2) Economic and financial standing
Selection criteria as stated in the procurement documents
III.1.3) Technical and professional ability
Selection criteria as stated in the procurement documents
III.2) Conditions related to the contract
III.2.2) Contract performance conditions
The contract will be awarded from 19.2.2019 to 31.3.2020 for the delivery of all the outputs and deliverable listed in this tender specification document.
Subject to the availability of funding and sufficiently high-quality performance of the successful tenderer during the initial phase of the contract, we would like to include a right to extend any contract for up to a maximum of 2 further years.
Payments after 31.3.2019, and if applicable any new financial year, are dependent on receipt of the grant letter from the Department for Education (DfE) for 2019-20 by the ETF.
Section IV: Procedure
IV.1) Description
IV.1.1) Type of procedure
Open procedure
IV.1.8) Information about Government Procurement Agreement (GPA)
The procurement is covered by the Government Procurement Agreement:
Yes
IV.2) Administrative information
IV.2.2) Time limit for receipt of tenders or requests to participate
Date:
23/01/2019
Local time: 17:00
IV.2.4) Languages in which tenders or requests to participate may be submitted
EN
IV.2.7) Conditions for opening of tenders
Date:
23/01/2019
Local time: 17:00
Section VI: Complementary information
VI.1) Information about recurrence
This is a recurrent procurement:
No
VI.2) Information about electronic workflows
Electronic ordering will be used
Electronic invoicing will be accepted
Electronic payment will be used
VI.3) Additional information
Note: To register your interest in this notice and obtain any additional information please visit the myTenders website at https://www.mytenders.co.uk/Search/Search_Switch.aspx?ID=214252
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(MT Ref:214252)
VI.4) Procedures for review
VI.4.1) Review body
The Education and Training Foundation
First Floor, 157 -- 197 Buckingham Palace Road
London
SW1W 9SP
UK
Telephone: +44 2037408280
Internet address(es)
URL: http://www.et-foundation.co.uk
VI.5) Date of dispatch of this notice
14/12/2018