FTS - Opening of School Sports Facilities

Tender description

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 source a delivery partner to support schools to open school sports facilities and provide greater access and opportunities for pupils to access extra-curricular sport and physical activity. This includes funding to schools to allow them to operate facilities in a COVID-19 secure manner. Lot 1: DfE is looking to procure the services of a delivery partner to support schools to open school sports facilities and provide greater access and opportunities for pupils to access extra-curricular sport and physical activity. The objective of this work is to support schools to open their facilities outside of the normal school day (evenings, weekends, and holidays) to allow young people more opportunity to be physically active, with an aim to create national coverage and support more schools to provide inclusive facilities and opportunities for pupils with SEND. This will include funding for what schools require to open in a COVID-secure manner. The potential contractor must have national reach, either by Consortiums, building partnerships or using existing regional infrastructure.