National Leaders of Education Training Programme

Tender description

DESCRIPTION OF SERVICES: The purpose of this early engagement notice is to notify the market of the Department for Education's (DfE) intention to undertake a procurement exercise to appoint a suitably experienced organisation to design a training programme for National Leaders of Education (NLEs), and deliver it during the Autumn and Spring terms of academic year 2021/22. A market engagement webinar will be hosted by the DfE on 3 March 2021, from 1pm-2pm. Details of this webinar will be sent to interested parties following registration. 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. INDICATIVE DATES FOR PROCUREMENT: Subject to the outcome of the market engagement, we intend to open an application round in March 2021. Providers who have registered their interest in this opportunity would complete a set application form detailing their suitability to design and deliver the training programme. The application round would close in April 2021. Once the application round has closed, applications will undergo an initial desktop assessment based on the criteria and weighting set out in the application pack, following which there will be a moderation of those results before final award and mobilisation. Contract award will be in late April 2021. Further information on the procurement process will be provided during the market engagement activity. SCHEDULED DATE FOR PUBLICATION OF CONTRACT NOTICE: The DfE intends to award a contract in late April 2021. START AND END DATES OF THE CONTRACT: It is anticipated that the initial contract term will be April 2021 - March 2022. The DfE will be administering the procurement processes electronically via the DfE e-Tendering Portal; Jaggaer. No hard copy documents will be issued and all communications with DfE (including final submission of tenders) will be conducted via the Jaggaer Portal. 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. If you would like to attend the market engagement webinar on 3rd March 2021, please express your interest by no later than 1200 on 3rd March 2021. For any assistance required in registering bidders should contact the Jaggaer helpdesk: help_UK@jaggaer.com This notice is to advertise an opportunity. The Department reserves the right not to enter a formal procurement process and not award contract(s). Accordingly, the Authority will not be liable for any bid cost, expenditure, work or effort incurred by a supplier in acting on the basis of this notice.