Latin Excellence Programme

Tender description

The purpose of this early engagement notice is to notify the market of the Department for Education (DfE) intention to undertake a procurement exercise to source a potential supplier via the competitive award of a contract to lead a Latin Excellence Programme. The objective will be to improve pupils' attainment via increased access to, and uptake of, GCSE in the language, whilst contributing to pupils' broader Classics education. This contracts Finder Future Opportunity Notice is linked to an Early Supplier Engagement Event and a PIN without call for competition. The contractor can be either one organisation, or a group of economic operators working together. We are keen to receive feedback from suppliers on our proposal and therefore we will be hosting a market engagement webinar. A market engagement webinar will be hosted by the DfE on 30 September 2021 from 10:00-11:30. Details of this webinar will be sent to interested parties following registration. Bidders who are not already registered on the portal can register here: https://education.app.jaggaer.com When registered and signed in to Jaggaer you will need to express an interest in the opportunity to be able to access all relevant documentation, including the webinar pack. 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 events, the information pack, along with slides and Q&A will be made available. If you would like to attend the market engagement webinar on 30 September 2021 from 10:00-11:30, please express your interest by no later than 16:00 on 27 September 2021. For any assistance required in registering please contact the Jaggaer helpdesk: help_UK@jaggaer.com This Contracts Finder Future Opportunity notice is a zero value notice for early market engagement. It is for information only and is not a call for competition. The Department for Education reserves the right not to enter a formal procurement process and not proceed with contract award.