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 Industry Insight Activity
Reference number: SD 18/19.22
II.1.2) Main CPV code
80000000
II.1.3) Type of contract
Services
II.1.4) Short description
This tender relates to Strand 4 Work Stream 3 of the T Level Professional Development support offer — to develop and deliver activities which provide insight into industry practice. The focus of Strand 4 is to provide opportunities for collaborative activity to embed the learning from the rest of the CPD offer. This work stream is split in to 2 phases:
Phase 1: scoping and development of industry insight activity;
Phase 2: management and facilitation of industry insight activity that will include: work shadowing, work placement and industry placements for teachers; delivery of practice sharing and development workshops; industry practice, advice and guidance workshops delivered by employers; support for the delivery of Teacher Regional Improvement Projects focussed on employer engagement.
II.1.5) Estimated total value
Value excluding VAT:
359 600.00
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
80400000
80500000
80510000
80521000
80530000
80531200
85312310
II.2.3) Place of performance
NUTS code:
UKI
Main site or place of performance:
England.
II.2.4) Description of the procurement
The Education and Training Foundation (ETF) are seeking to appoint a tenderer(s) to deliver Strand 4 workstream 3 of the T Level Professional Development support offer.
The short term aim of this work is to support technical teachers, trainers and middle managers to embed learning derived from engagement with and from industry insight activity that has supported genuine 2-way exchange between FE providers and industry. This work stream will enable participants to have an opportunity to work closely with industry experts and professional bodies, practicing dual professionalism, so that the students that they teach can gain the knowledge and skills employers need.
Participants will have the opportunity to:
(a) work shadow industry experts in specific sectors aligned to the T Level Route that they are preparing to deliver. This may involve work shadowing industry colleagues in different roles and work settings within a particular sector;
(b) undertake flexible work placements of a short duration, half or one day, to raise awareness of current industry practice in a range of different work settings;
(c) gain valuable insights through immersive industry placements over longer periods of time, 2 to 3 days, 5 days or 10 days (not necessarily consecutive days) that will support T Level curriculum planning and design, with a clear line of sight to work and delivery;
(d) attend practice sharing and development workshops;
(e) attend industry practice, advice and guidance workshops delivered by employers;
(f) attend route, pathway or subject specialist workshops that are employer led.
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:
02/04/2019
End:
31/03/2020
This contract is subject to renewal: Yes
Description of renewals:
The contract will be awarded from 2.4.2019 to 31.3.2020.
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
Payments after 31.3.2020, and if applicable any new financial year, are dependent on receipt of the grant letter from the Department for Education (DfE) for 2020-21 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:
15/03/2019
Local time: 09:00
IV.2.4) Languages in which tenders or requests to participate may be submitted
EN
IV.2.7) Conditions for opening of tenders
Date:
15/03/2019
Local time: 09:00
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=214954
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(MT Ref:214954)
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
13/02/2019