Contract

Practice Development Groups for teachers and trainers in the Further Education and Training Sector

  • The Education and Training Foundation

F03: Contract award notice

Notice identifier: 2021/S 000-005796

Procurement identifier (OCID): ocds-h6vhtk-029e15

Published 22 March 2021, 4:16pm



Section one: Contracting authority

one.1) Name and addresses

The Education and Training Foundation

Third Floor, 157 - 197 Buckingham Palace Road

London

SW1W 9SP

Email

tenderqueries@etfoundation.co.uk

Telephone

+44 2037408280

Country

United Kingdom

NUTS code

UKI - LONDON

Internet address(es)

Main address

http://www.et-foundation.co.uk

Buyer's address

https://www.mytenders.co.uk/search/Search_AuthProfile.aspx?ID=AA28768

one.2) Information about joint procurement

The contract is awarded by a central purchasing body

one.4) Type of the contracting authority

Other type

Charity

one.5) Main activity

Education


Section two: Object

two.1) Scope of the procurement

two.1.1) Title

Practice Development Groups for teachers and trainers in the Further Education and Training Sector

Reference number

PR&D 20/21.1

two.1.2) Main CPV code

  • 80000000 - Education and training services

two.1.3) Type of contract

Services

two.1.4) Short description

Several contracts have been awarded to establish Practice Development Groups (PDGs) in nine regions across England. This new ETF programme was designed to promote practitioner-led, collaborative professional development across the Further Education and Training sector. PDGs consist of action learning sets of practitioners who work together on a short-term, small-scale project to improve an aspect of their teaching, learning and assessment over a four-month period. Each successful tenderer is running two rounds of PDG’s per academic year (October- January and January – April). The appointed tenderers act as hubs for 8-10 groups (4-5 per round) with group facilitators supporting participants in running action learning sets.

two.1.6) Information about lots

This contract is divided into lots: No

two.1.7) Total value of the procurement (excluding VAT)

Value excluding VAT: £157,173.60

two.2) Description

two.2.2) Additional CPV code(s)

  • 80000000 - Education and training services
  • 80500000 - Training services
  • 80510000 - Specialist training services
  • 80531000 - Industrial and technical training services

two.2.3) Place of performance

NUTS codes
  • UKI - LONDON
Main site or place of performance

ENGLAND

two.2.4) Description of the procurement

The Education and Training Foundation (ETF) awarded 7 contracts to successful tenderers to lead Professional Development Groups (PDGs).

Improving the quality of teaching, learning and assessment in maths and English is a high priority for the Department for Education (DfE) and the ETF and the PDGs have been designed to complement ETF’s wider maths and English offer. Participants of PDGs are able to seek to develop an aspect of teaching, learning and assessment to enhance their teaching of English or their embedding of maths or English into other programmes of study.

two.2.5) Award criteria

Quality criterion - Name: Project Impact and Outcomes / Weighting: 5

Quality criterion - Name: Approach and Methodology / Weighting: 5

Quality criterion - Name: Capability, Capacity and Skills / Weighting: 5

Quality criterion - Name: Communications, Recruitment and Dissemination / Weighting: 5

Quality criterion - Name: Equality and Diversity / Weighting: 5

Price - Weighting: 4

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.2.1) Previous publication concerning this procedure

Notice number: 2020/S 087-209390


Section five. Award of contract

A contract/lot is awarded: Yes

five.2) Award of contract

five.2.1) Date of conclusion of the contract

6 January 2021

five.2.2) Information about tenders

Number of tenders received: 18

Number of tenders received from SMEs: 12

Number of tenders received from tenderers from other EU Member States: 0

Number of tenders received from tenderers from non-EU Member States: 0

Number of tenders received by electronic means: 18

The contract has been awarded to a group of economic operators: Yes

five.2.3) Name and address of the contractor

NCG

Rye Hill Campus, Scotswood Rd

Newcastle upon Tyne

NE4 7SA

Telephone

+44 1912004318

Country

United Kingdom

NUTS code
  • UKC - NORTH EAST (ENGLAND)
The contractor is an SME

No

five.2.3) Name and address of the contractor

Calderdale College

Francis Street

Halifax

HX1 3UZ

Telephone

+44 7470248143

Country

United Kingdom

NUTS code
  • UKE44 - Calderdale and Kirklees
The contractor is an SME

No

five.2.3) Name and address of the contractor

Havant and South Downs College

College Road

Portsmouth

PO7 8AA

Telephone

+44 7535851250

Country

United Kingdom

NUTS code
  • UKJ35 - South Hampshire
The contractor is an SME

No

five.2.3) Name and address of the contractor

Association of Colleges

2-5 Stedham Place

London

WC1A 1HU

Telephone

+44 2070342616

Country

United Kingdom

NUTS code
  • UKI32 - Westminster
The contractor is an SME

Yes

five.2.3) Name and address of the contractor

Burnley College

Princess Way

Burnley

BB12 0AN

Telephone

+44 1282733104

Country

United Kingdom

NUTS code
  • UKD - NORTH WEST (ENGLAND)
The contractor is an SME

No

five.2.3) Name and address of the contractor

Touchconsulting Ltd

29 Kingsmead, Stretton

Burton upon Trent

DE13 0FQ

Telephone

+44 7866147605

Country

United Kingdom

NUTS code
  • UKG2 - Shropshire and Staffordshire
The contractor is an SME

Yes

five.2.3) Name and address of the contractor

Skills and Education Group

Robins Wood House, Robins Wood Road

Aspley Nottingham

NG8 3NH

Telephone

+44 1158541316

Country

United Kingdom

NUTS code
  • UKF - EAST MIDLANDS (ENGLAND)
The contractor is an SME

Yes

five.2.4) Information on value of contract/lot (excluding VAT)

Total value of the contract/lot: £157,173.60


Section six. Complementary information

six.3) Additional information

(MT Ref:220793)

six.4) Procedures for review

six.4.1) Review body

Public Procurement Review Service

Cabinet Office

London

Email

publicprocurementreview@cabinetoffice.gov.uk

Telephone

+44 3450103503

Country

United Kingdom

Internet address

https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/public-procurement-review-service-scope-and-remit