Contract award notice
Results of the procurement procedure
Section I: Contracting
entity
I.1) Name and addresses
Department for Education
Sanctuary Buildings, 20, Great Smith Street
London
SW1P 3BT
UK
Telephone: +44 3700002288
E-mail: daniel.taylor@education.gov.uk
NUTS: UK
Internet address(es)
Main address: https://www.gov.uk/government/organisations/department-for-education
Address of the buyer profile: https://education.app.jaggaer.com/web/login.html
I.4) Type of the contracting authority
Ministry or any other national or federal authority, including their regional or local subdivisions
I.5) Main activity
Education
Section II: Object
II.1) Scope of the procurement
II.1.1) Title
Award of Framework Agreement for the provision of Initial Teacher Training and Early Career Framework (ITTECF)-Based Training
II.1.2) Main CPV code
80000000
II.1.3) Type of contract
Services
II.1.4) Short description
This Award Notice is to confirm that the Department for Education has awarded the Framework Agreement for the provision of Initial Teacher Training and Early Career Framework (ITTECF)-Based Training. Four Suppliers have appointed to the Framework Agreement.
II.1.6) Information about lots
This contract is divided into lots:
No
II.1.7) Total value of the procurement
Value excluding VAT:
250 000 000.00
GBP
II.2) Description
II.2.2) Additional CPV code(s)
80000000
II.2.3) Place of performance
NUTS code:
UK
Main site or place of performance:
England
II.2.4) Description of the procurement
The Framework Agreement will be used to call off the Services of the Lead Providers. The specific nature of the Services will be subject to the needs of each Call off Order, but in general the Suppliers will be responsible for the supply of Deliverables, being:
Set Up Activity:
i. Delivery of all Programme Set Up activity, including the development of Training Content, and meeting of associated Milestones; and
ii. Delivery of the Digital Set Up and meeting of associated Milestones.
Delivery of Cohorts:
iii. Targeting of Participants and Mentors and meeting the recruitment targets set out in Table 12 of the Specification
iv. Management of relationships with Schools and other stakeholders;
v. comply and collaborate with the QA Function and respond to feedback, as part of continuous improvement;
vi. collaborate and comply with the requirement’s Department’s Supplier Relationship Management Function and provide Management information
vii. be part of the Lead Provider Community;
viii. manage Subcontractors, report on performance and providing Management Information;
ix. check and confirm Participant eligibility for Department funding;
x. notify the Department of any withdrawals, deferrals and deferral restarts; and
xi. deliver the Supplier’s Social Value Plan
see Schedule 2 (Specification) for full details.
II.2.5) Award criteria
Quality criterion: Quality
/ Weighting: 80
Quality criterion: Price
/ Weighting: 20
Price
/ Weighting:
100
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 IV: Procedure
IV.1) Description
IV.1.1) Type of procedure
Open procedure
IV.1.3) Information about a framework agreement or a dynamic purchasing system
The procurement involves the establishment of a framework agreement
IV.1.8) Information about Government Procurement Agreement (GPA)
The procurement is covered by the Government Procurement Agreement:
Yes
IV.2) Administrative information
IV.2.1) Previous publication concerning this procedure
Notice number in the OJ S:
2023/S 000-030556
Section V: Award of contract
A contract/lot is awarded:
Yes
V.2 Award of contract
V.2.1) Date of conclusion of the contract
13/12/2024
V.2.2) Information about tenders
Number of tenders received: 10
Number of tenders received by electronic means: 10
The contract has been awarded to a group of economic operators:
No
V.2.3) Name and address of the contractor
Ambition Institute
Unit 2, 156 Bridge Wharf, London, N1 9UU
London
N1 9UU
UK
NUTS: UK
The contractor is an SME:
Yes
V.2.4) Information on value of the contract/lot (excluding VAT)
Initial estimated total value of the contract/lot:
Total value of the contract/lot:
: 250 000 000.00
GBP
V.2.5) Information about subcontracting
The contract is likely to be subcontracted
Short description of the part of the contract to be subcontracted:
Subject to the nature of individual Call Off Contracts but includes delivery of training
Section V: Award of contract
A contract/lot is awarded:
Yes
V.2 Award of contract
V.2.1) Date of conclusion of the contract
13/12/2024
V.2.2) Information about tenders
Number of tenders received: 10
Number of tenders received by electronic means: 10
The contract has been awarded to a group of economic operators:
No
V.2.3) Name and address of the contractor
Education Development Trust
Highbridge House, 16-18 Duke Street, Reading, England, RG1 4RU
Reading
UK
NUTS: UK
The contractor is an SME:
Yes
V.2.4) Information on value of the contract/lot (excluding VAT)
Initial estimated total value of the contract/lot:
Total value of the contract/lot:
: 250 000 000.00
GBP
V.2.5) Information about subcontracting
The contract is likely to be subcontracted
Short description of the part of the contract to be subcontracted:
Subject to the nature of individual Call Off Contracts - includes delivery of training
Section V: Award of contract
A contract/lot is awarded:
Yes
V.2 Award of contract
V.2.1) Date of conclusion of the contract
13/12/2024
V.2.2) Information about tenders
Number of tenders received: 10
The contract has been awarded to a group of economic operators:
No
V.2.3) Name and address of the contractor
Teach First
6 Mitre Passage
London
SE10 0ER
UK
NUTS: UK
The contractor is an SME:
Yes
V.2.4) Information on value of the contract/lot (excluding VAT)
Initial estimated total value of the contract/lot:
Total value of the contract/lot:
: 250 000 000.00
GBP
V.2.5) Information about subcontracting
The contract is likely to be subcontracted
Short description of the part of the contract to be subcontracted:
Subject to the nature of individual Call Off Contracts - includes delivery of training
Section V: Award of contract
A contract/lot is awarded:
Yes
V.2 Award of contract
V.2.1) Date of conclusion of the contract
13/12/2024
V.2.2) Information about tenders
Number of tenders received: 10
The contract has been awarded to a group of economic operators:
No
V.2.3) Name and address of the contractor
UCL Consultants Ltd
90 Tottenham Court Road
London
W1T 4TJ
UK
NUTS: UK
The contractor is an SME:
Yes
V.2.4) Information on value of the contract/lot (excluding VAT)
Initial estimated total value of the contract/lot:
Total value of the contract/lot:
: 250 000 000.00
GBP
V.2.5) Information about subcontracting
The contract is likely to be subcontracted
Short description of the part of the contract to be subcontracted:
Subject to the nature of individual Call Off Contracts - includes delivery of training
Section VI: Complementary information
VI.3) Additional information
The services that are the subject of this procurement are governed by the Public Contracts Regulations 2015 (the “Regulations”) Chapter 3, Section 7 (Social and other specific services); the so called “Light Touch Regime”. The Department managed this Procurement as an open tendering procedure as set out and described in the Procurement Documents. The Authority is only bound by the application of the Regulations to the extent that they are applicable to Schedule 3 services.
VI.4) Procedures for review
VI.4.1) Review body
High Court
Royal Court of Justices, The Strand
London
UK
VI.4.3) Review procedure
Precise information on deadline(s) for review procedures:
The Department incorporated a voluntary minimum 10 calendar day standstill period at the point information on the award of the Framework Agreement was communicated to Potential Suppliers.
Potential Suppliers who were unsuccessful were informed by the Department as soon as possible after the decision had been made as to the reasons why they were unsuccessful. If any clarification regarding the award of the Framework Agreement had not been successfully resolved, The Public Contracts Regulations 2015 provide for aggrieved parties who have been harmed or are at risk of harm by breach of the rules to take legal action. The deadlines associated with undertaking such action is outlined in the Regulations.
Any such action must be brought within the applicable limitation period. Where a contract has not been entered into, the Court may order the setting aside of the award decision or order the Authority to amend any document and may award damages.
If a contract has been entered into the Court may, depending on the circumstances, award damages, make a declaration of ineffectiveness, order the Department to pay a fine, and/or order that the duration of the contract be shortened. The purpose of the voluntary standstill period referred to above is to allow the parties to apply to the Courts to set aside the award decision before the Framework Agreement is entered into.
VI.4.4) Service from which information about the review procedure may be obtained
Please refer to the Regulations
Please refer to the Regulations
UK
Internet address(es)
URL: https://www.judiciary.uk/courts-and-tribunals/high-court/technology-and-construction-court/
VI.5) Date of dispatch of this notice
10/01/2025