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Contract Notice

High Potential Initial Teacher Training and Leadership Development Programme 2022/23

  • First published: 14 July 2020
  • Last modified: 14 July 2020
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Summary

OCID:
Published by:
Department for Education on behalf of itself and the Secretary of State for Education
Authority ID:
AA78731
Publication date:
14 July 2020
Deadline date:
17 August 2020
Notice type:
Contract Notice
Has documents:
No
Has SPD:
No
Has Carbon Reduction Plan:
N/A

Abstract

The authority is seeking to appoint a contractor to deliver a single national contract for the provision of the Programme.

The Programme aims to support the Government’s ambition that all schools in England must have access to high-quality teachers, especially those schools serving disadvantaged areas, by recruiting and developing high-quality graduates and career changers (Participants) who might not otherwise have considered teaching or working in a school serving economically disadvantaged pupils. These participants will supplement the supply of new teachers into primary and secondary schools and early years settings serving low income communities, with high numbers of disadvantaged and low attaining pupils (Eligible Schools).

The Programme is intended to attract participants with a 2:1 degree or above into teaching and place them in Eligible Schools. The contractor is expected to provide a Programme that will successfully compete with other high profile and well-respected graduate recruitment Programmes and to attract participants into teaching. Participants will be employed to fill vacancies, undertake employment-based initial teacher training and contribute to the schools’ overall improvement.

The key objectives of the Programme are to:

• recruit the best and brightest graduates and career changers who have the potential to be highly skilled teachers and leaders and who would be otherwise unlikely to join the profession or work in an Eligible School;

• train them to be highly skilled teachers and emerging leaders and fill teacher vacancies at Eligible Schools in England to help close the attainment gap between deprived pupils and their peers.

The Programme should also prepare, support, inspire and encourage participants to consider the range of career progression pathways in education and promote the longer-term benefits of progressing a career in teaching or education sector.

The contractor is required to design and develop a high-quality and innovative Programme to deliver the following services which are described further in the procurement documents:

• attraction of candidates,

• candidate recruitment and selection,

• initial teacher training,

• leadership development,

• participant retention and ongoing support,

• school recruitment and placements,

• contractor management information,

• programme evaluation,

• continuous improvement,

• data management and security,

• contractor performance management,

• contractor assurance,

• implementation and resourcing,

• demobilisation and exit Planning.

The authority expects to award the contract at the end of March 2021, with the activities to attract, recruit and select candidates for the Programme to commence on or before October 2021.

The two cohorts shall commence the training element of the Programme as follows:

• the 2022 Cohort shall start year 1 of the Programme by the 30 September 2022 and year 2 of the Programme by 30 September 2023; and

• the 2023 Cohort shall start year 1 of the Programme by 30 September 2023 and year 2 of the Programme by 30 September 2024.

The 2022 Cohort shall complete the Programme by August 2024 and the 2023 Cohort by August 2025.

The authority anticipates that contract exit activity for the initial contract period shall be completed by October 2025.

The estimated contract value of the contract (including any possible extension period) is anticipated to be one hundred and sixty-four million eight hundred thousand pounds (GBP 164 800 000) (excluding VAT).

Further detail in relation to the estimated contract value of the contract is set out in the introduction and overview of the procurement document. The estimated total contract value set out in this notice is not guaranteed and is based on the best information available to the authority at this time.

Interested o

Full notice text

Contract notice

Section I: Contracting authority

I.1) Name and addresses

Department for Education on behalf of itself and the Secretary of State for Education

Sanctuary Buildings, 20, Great Smith Street

London

SW1P 3BT

UK

Telephone: +44 3700002288

E-mail: highpotential.ITT@education.gov.uk

NUTS: UK

Internet address(es)

Main address: https://www.gov.uk/dfe

Address of the buyer profile: https://education.app.jaggaer.com/web/login.html

I.3) Communication

The procurement documents are available for unrestricted and full direct access, free of charge at:

https://education.app.jaggaer.com/web/login.html


Additional information can be obtained from the abovementioned address


Tenders or requests to participate must be sent electronically to:

https://education.app.jaggaer.com/web/login.html


Tenders or requests to participate must be sent to the abovementioned address


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

High Potential Initial Teacher Training and Leadership Development Programme 2022/23

II.1.2) Main CPV code

80000000

 

II.1.3) Type of contract

Services

II.1.4) Short description

The Secretary of State for Education, through the Department for Education (‘the Authority’) is undertaking a procurement to appoint a contractor to deliver a single national (England) contract (the ‘Contract’), for the provision of the high potential initial teacher training and leadership development programme (‘the Programme’).

The contract will require recruitment of and delivery of teacher training to two cohorts (the ‘2022 Cohort’ and the ‘2023 Cohort’) of high-quality graduates and career changers. The contractor will be required to commence the recruitment activities for the 2022 Cohort on or before October 2021.

The initial contract period shall commence on the date on which the contractor begins to deliver the services and shall expire in October 2025, subject to earlier termination in accordance with the provisions of the contract with an option, at the authority’s discretion, to extend the contract for a further period or periods of up to a maximum of 24 months in duration.

II.1.5) Estimated total value

Value excluding VAT: 164 800 000.00  GBP

II.1.6) Information about lots

This contract is divided into lots: No

II.2) Description

II.2.2) Additional CPV code(s)

80500000

II.2.3) Place of performance

NUTS code:

UK

II.2.4) Description of the procurement

The authority is seeking to appoint a contractor to deliver a single national contract for the provision of the Programme.

The Programme aims to support the Government’s ambition that all schools in England must have access to high-quality teachers, especially those schools serving disadvantaged areas, by recruiting and developing high-quality graduates and career changers (Participants) who might not otherwise have considered teaching or working in a school serving economically disadvantaged pupils. These participants will supplement the supply of new teachers into primary and secondary schools and early years settings serving low income communities, with high numbers of disadvantaged and low attaining pupils (Eligible Schools).

The Programme is intended to attract participants with a 2:1 degree or above into teaching and place them in Eligible Schools. The contractor is expected to provide a Programme that will successfully compete with other high profile and well-respected graduate recruitment Programmes and to attract participants into teaching. Participants will be employed to fill vacancies, undertake employment-based initial teacher training and contribute to the schools’ overall improvement.

The key objectives of the Programme are to:

• recruit the best and brightest graduates and career changers who have the potential to be highly skilled teachers and leaders and who would be otherwise unlikely to join the profession or work in an Eligible School;

• train them to be highly skilled teachers and emerging leaders and fill teacher vacancies at Eligible Schools in England to help close the attainment gap between deprived pupils and their peers.

The Programme should also prepare, support, inspire and encourage participants to consider the range of career progression pathways in education and promote the longer-term benefits of progressing a career in teaching or education sector.

The contractor is required to design and develop a high-quality and innovative Programme to deliver the following services which are described further in the procurement documents:

• attraction of candidates,

• candidate recruitment and selection,

• initial teacher training,

• leadership development,

• participant retention and ongoing support,

• school recruitment and placements,

• contractor management information,

• programme evaluation,

• continuous improvement,

• data management and security,

• contractor performance management,

• contractor assurance,

• implementation and resourcing,

• demobilisation and exit Planning.

The authority expects to award the contract at the end of March 2021, with the activities to attract, recruit and select candidates for the Programme to commence on or before October 2021.

The two cohorts shall commence the training element of the Programme as follows:

• the 2022 Cohort shall start year 1 of the Programme by the 30 September 2022 and year 2 of the Programme by 30 September 2023; and

• the 2023 Cohort shall start year 1 of the Programme by 30 September 2023 and year 2 of the Programme by 30 September 2024.

The 2022 Cohort shall complete the Programme by August 2024 and the 2023 Cohort by August 2025.

The authority anticipates that contract exit activity for the initial contract period shall be completed by October 2025.

The estimated contract value of the contract (including any possible extension period) is anticipated to be one hundred and sixty-four million eight hundred thousand pounds (GBP 164 800 000) (excluding VAT).

Further detail in relation to the estimated contract value of the contract is set out in the introduction and overview of the procurement document. The estimated total contract value set out in this notice is not guaranteed and is based on the best information available to the authority at this time.

Interested organisations are referred to the procurement documents for further information on the description of the procurement, the contract and the authority’s needs and requirements.

II.2.5) Award criteria

Price is not the only award criterion and all criteria are stated only in the procurement documents

II.2.6) Estimated value

Value excluding VAT: 164 800 000.00  GBP

II.2.7) Duration of the contract, framework agreement or dynamic purchasing system

Duration in months: 79

This contract is subject to renewal: No

II.2.9) Information about the limits on the number of candidates to be invited

Envisaged number of candidates: 4

Objective criteria for choosing the limited number of candidates:

As set out in the procurement documents.

II.2.10) Information about variants

Variants will be accepted: No

II.2.11) Information about options

Options: Yes

Description of options:

There will be an option for the Authority at its discretion to extend the contract on written notice for a further period or periods of up to a maximum of 24 months in duration as set out in the contract. If exercised, this period would allow for the delivery of an additional one or two cohorts (the 2024 Cohort and the 2025 Cohort) and related exit activity. The options to extend the contract will be solely at the Authority’s discretion and will be subject to satisfactory contractor performance, ministerial approval and availability of funding.

If the option to extend is exercised by the Authority:

• the 2024 Cohort shall start Year 1 of the Programme by the 30 September 2024 and year 2 of the Programme by 30 September 2025;

• the 2025 Cohort shall start Year 1 of the Programme by 30 September 2025 and year 2 of the Programme by 30 September 2026.

The 2024 Cohort shall complete the Programme by August 2026 and the 2025 Cohort by August 2027.

The Authority anticipates that there would be a period of 2 months of contract exit activity — which would end by October 2026 (if extended for the 2024 Cohort) or October 2027 (if extended for both the 2024 and the 2025 Cohorts).

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

As set out in the procurement documents.

Section IV: Procedure

IV.1) Description

IV.1.1) Type of procedure

Competitive procedure with negotiation

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:

2020/S 052-124940

IV.2.2) Time limit for receipt of tenders or requests to participate

Date: 17/08/2020

Local time: 10:00

IV.2.3) Estimated date of dispatch of invitations to tender or to participate to selected candidates

Date: 28/09/2020

IV.2.4) Languages in which tenders or requests to participate may be submitted

EN

IV.2.6) Minimum time frame during which the tenderer must maintain the tender

Duration in months: 9 (from the date stated for receipt of tender)

Section VI: Complementary information

VI.1) Information about recurrence

This is a recurrent procurement: Yes

VI.2) Information about electronic workflows

Electronic invoicing will be accepted

Electronic payment will be used

VI.3) Additional information

1) The Public Contracts Regulations 2015 apply to this procurement (the ‘Regulations’). The authority is using the competitive procedure with negotiation in accordance with Regulation 29 of the Regulations. Services of the nature of those covered by this procurement are designated as ‘Schedule 3’ services (the Social and Other Specific Services) under the regulations and as such are not subject to the full requirements of the regulations. The Authority is only bound by the application of the regulations to the extent that they are applicable to schedule 3 services. The procurement is covered by Regulations 74 to 76 (the Light Touch Regime).

2) Interested organisations should note that the provisions of EU Council Directive 2001/23/EC March 2001 (TUPE) may apply on award of this contract. Further information is available at paragraph 11 of Volume 2 (Invitation to Participate in Negotiation (ITPN)) in the procurement documents however interested organisations should seek their own advice in relation to the application of TUPE. The Authority offers no assurance in respect of the operation, effect or impact of TUPE on the contract.

3) The Authority will be holding a supplier event for interested organisations on 20 July 2020. Interested organisations must register for their attendance at this event through the Jaggaer portal as set out at in paragraph 7 of the SSQ instructions for potential suppliers.

4) Interested economic operators (Applicants) are required to register on the Authority’s eTendering portal. Applicants can access this system at https://education.app.jaggaer.com where the details of how to register and the terms of free registration are provided.

5) Applicants are referred to the procurement documents accompanying this OJEU contract notice for additional information on this procurement and in relation to this OJEU contract notice.

6) The Authority reserves the right to withdraw from or discontinue the procurement process, which shall include the right to not award the contract as a result of this call for competition.

7) Tenders and all supporting documentation for the contract must be in English and priced in sterling.

8) HM Government requires that contracts awarded by Government Departments with a value exceeding GBP 10 000 are published online (http://www.gov.uk/contracts-finder). The Authority may use its discretion to redact information to protect key commercial interests or on prescribed grounds (see SSQ Instructions for Potential Suppliers in the Procurement Documents).

9) The Authority will not be liable for any bid costs, expenditure, work or effort incurred by an applicant in proceeding or participating in this procurement, including if the procurement process is terminated or amended by the Authority.

VI.4) Procedures for review

VI.4.1) Review body

High Court

Royal Courts of Justice, The Strand

London

WC2A 2LL

UK

Telephone: +44 20794760000

VI.4.2) Body responsible for mediation procedures

High Court

Royal Courts of Justice, The Strand

London

WC2A 2LL

UK

Telephone: +44 20794760000

VI.4.3) Review procedure

Precise information on deadline(s) for review procedures:

Precise information on deadline(s) for review procedures:

The Authority will incorporate a voluntary minimum 10 calendar day standstill period at the point information on the award of the Contract is communicated to tenderers. Applicants who are unsuccessful shall be informed by the Authority as soon as possible after the decision has been made as to the reasons why the applicant was unsuccessful. If any clarification regarding the award of the Contract has not been successfully resolved, the Public Contracts Regulations 2015 (SI 2015 No 102) provide for aggrieved parties who have been harmed or are at risk of harm by breach of the rules to take legal action.

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 Authority 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 contract is entered into.

VI.5) Date of dispatch of this notice

10/07/2020

Coding

Commodity categories

ID Title Parent category
80000000 Education and training services Education
80500000 Training services Education and training services

Delivery locations

ID Description
100 UK - All

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The buyer has restricted the alert for this notice to suppliers based in the following regions.

ID Description
There are no alert restrictions for this notice.

About the buyer

Main contact:
highpotential.ITT@education.gov.uk
Admin contact:
N/a
Technical contact:
N/a
Other contact:
N/a

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