Section one: Contracting authority
one.1) Name and addresses
Department for Education
Sanctuary Buildings, 20, Great Smith Street
London
SW1P 3BT
Country
United Kingdom
NUTS code
UK - United Kingdom
Internet address(es)
Main address
https://www.gov.uk/government/organisations/department-for-education
Buyer's address
https://education.app.jaggaer.com
one.3) Communication
The procurement documents are available for unrestricted and full direct access, free of charge, at
https://education.app.jaggaer.com
Additional information can be obtained from the above-mentioned address
Tenders or requests to participate must be submitted electronically via
https://education.app.jaggaer.com
Tenders or requests to participate must be submitted to the above-mentioned address
one.4) Type of the contracting authority
Ministry or any other national or federal authority
one.5) Main activity
Education
Section two: Object
two.1) Scope of the procurement
two.1.1) Title
Language Hubs - FTS
two.1.2) Main CPV code
- 80000000 - Education and training services
two.1.3) Type of contract
Services
two.1.4) Short description
The Department for Education (DfE) is seeking to procure a provider to establish a Centre of Excellence to manage the Language Hubs Programme.
The role of the Centre of Excellence will include:
Managing a network of lead and partner hub schools, with national coverage, to deliver their strategic priorities;
Delivering continuous professional development (CPD) courses to language teachers nationally;
Managing, or arrange for a sub-contractor to manage, a discrete German Promotion Programme;
Increasing the profile of, and access to, home, heritage, and community languages;
Complementing other DfE language initiatives and wider curriculum programmes.
The contractor will deliver the aims of the Language Hubs programme. This includes increasing primary and secondary teacher quality and confidence in languages teaching, improving transition from Key Stage 2 to Key Stage 3, and increasing opportunities to study languages for those students from disadvantaged backgrounds. The contract is expected to begin on 02 March 2023. The contract will run for 3 years with potential for extension.
A supplier market engagement event will take place via Teams on
Monday 28th November 2022, 11:00-12:30
Details of this event 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
For any assistance required in registering please contact the Jaggaer helpdesk: help_UK@jaggaer.com
two.1.6) Information about lots
This contract is divided into lots: No
two.2) Description
two.2.3) Place of performance
NUTS codes
- UK - United Kingdom
two.2.4) Description of the procurement
The Department for Education (DfE) is seeking to procure a provider to establish a Centre of Excellence to manage the Language Hubs Programme.
The role of the Centre of Excellence will include:
Managing a network of lead and partner hub schools, with national coverage, to deliver their strategic priorities;
Delivering continuous professional development (CPD) courses to language teachers nationally;
Managing, or arrange for a sub-contractor to manage, a discrete German Promotion Programme;
Increasing the profile of, and access to, home, heritage, and community languages;
Complementing other DfE language initiatives and wider curriculum programmes.
The contractor will deliver the aims of the Language Hubs programme. This includes increasing primary and secondary teacher quality and confidence in languages teaching, improving transition from Key Stage 2 to Key Stage 3, and increasing opportunities to study languages for those students from disadvantaged backgrounds. The contract is expected to begin on 02 March 2023. The contract will run for 3 years with potential for extension.
A supplier market engagement event will take place via Teams on
Monday 28th November 2022, 11:00-12:30
Details of this event 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
For any assistance required in registering please contact the Jaggaer helpdesk: help_UK@jaggaer.com
two.2.5) Award criteria
Price is not the only award criterion and all criteria are stated only in the procurement documents
two.2.7) Duration of the contract, framework agreement or dynamic purchasing system
Start date
3 March 2023
End date
2 March 2026
This contract is subject to renewal
Yes
Description of renewals
Future business decision
two.2.10) Information about variants
Variants will be accepted: No
two.2.11) Information about options
Options: No
two.2.13) Information about European Union Funds
The procurement is related to a project and/or programme financed by European Union funds: No
Section four. Procedure
four.1) Description
four.1.1) Type of procedure
Open procedure
four.1.8) Information about the Government Procurement Agreement (GPA)
The procurement is covered by the Government Procurement Agreement: Yes
four.2) Administrative information
four.2.2) Time limit for receipt of tenders or requests to participate
Date
5 December 2022
Local time
12:00pm
four.2.4) Languages in which tenders or requests to participate may be submitted
English
four.2.6) Minimum time frame during which the tenderer must maintain the tender
Duration in months: 3 (from the date stated for receipt of tender)
four.2.7) Conditions for opening of tenders
Date
14 December 2022
Local time
12:00pm
Section six. Complementary information
six.1) Information about recurrence
This is a recurrent procurement: No
six.4) Procedures for review
six.4.1) Review body
Department for Education
London
Country
United Kingdom