Section one: Contracting authority
one.1) Name and addresses
Department for Education
Sanctuary Buildings, 20, Great Smith Street
London
SW1P 3BT
Telephone
+44 12345678
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://www.gov.uk/government/organisations/department-for-education
one.3) Communication
Additional information can be obtained from the above-mentioned address
Electronic communication requires the use of tools and devices that are not generally available. Unrestricted and full direct access to these tools and devices is possible, free of charge, at
https://education.app.jaggaer.com
one.4) Type of the contracting authority
Body governed by public law
one.5) Main activity
Education
Section two: Object
two.1) Scope of the procurement
two.1.1) Title
Market awareness and provider preparedness project to aid the implementation of national standards and Ofsted regulation for providers offering supported accommodation for looked after children
two.1.2) Main CPV code
- 80500000 - Training services
two.1.3) Type of contract
Services
two.1.4) Short description
We are inviting organisations to participate in a market engagement session to establish supplier interest in delivering a potential multi-year market awareness and provider preparedness project to assist in the introduction of a new regulatory regime for providers of supported accommodation for young people.
The pre-market engagement will be carried out in three parts:
1. Part 1 will take place on 22/03/2022 (10:00-11:00) and provide all registered suppliers with an overview of the requirements and the policy background related to this project.
2. Part 2 will be 1-2-1 sessions with interested suppliers providing the opportunity to engage with the DfE, where we invite and welcome conversation and Q&A. The 1-2-1 events will take place from 28/03/2022 to 14/04/2022. The registration deadline for Part 2 is 17:00 on 25/03/2022, full details are provided in the attached document.
3. Part 3 will invite all interested suppliers to participate in the final session outlining the full requirements of the procurement. *
We are keen to engage with potential suppliers through these sessions to discuss innovative and creative approaches to delivering this project, which will assist us in developing any future plans. Additional information is available in the attachments section.
Please note: a set of questions will be distributed to interested suppliers during part one of the pre-market engagement event, which will be discussed in part two.
* Part 3 of the pre-market engagement is subject to change.
two.1.5) Estimated total value
Value excluding VAT: £1,300,000
two.1.6) Information about lots
This contract is divided into lots: No
two.2) Description
two.2.2) Additional CPV code(s)
- 80500000 - Training services
two.2.3) Place of performance
NUTS codes
- UK - United Kingdom
two.2.4) Description of the procurement
This notice is solely to provide information for a three part pre-market engagement event.
The Department for Education are looking to run a three part pre-market engagement event to understand the market landscape within this area and get thoughts and ideas on the programme from interested suppliers.
Part 1 will provide interested supplier with an overview of the programme.
Part 2 will be a series of 1-2-1 sessions with interested suppliers whereby the Department will ask a series of questions regarding the programme. These questions will be provided to supplier in Part 1. The Department is looking for suppliers to bring ideas and conversation to these sessions.
Part 3 will provide interested suppliers with detailed information regarding the specification and procurement whereby we will also invite conversation and Q&A.
two.3) Estimated date of publication of contract notice
6 June 2022
Section four. Procedure
four.1) Description
four.1.8) Information about the Government Procurement Agreement (GPA)
The procurement is covered by the Government Procurement Agreement: Yes
Section six. Complementary information
six.3) Additional information
This is a pre-market engagement event only. All information regarding this pre-market engagement event can be found via the departments e-tendering portal.
Requests to participate must be submitted through the below mentioned address.