Section one: Contracting authority
one.1) Name and addresses
Department for Education
Sanctuary Buildings, 20, Great Smith Street
London
SW1P 3BT
NationalTutoring.PROGRAMME@education.gov.uk
Telephone
+44 8000468687
Country
United Kingdom
NUTS code
UKE32 - Sheffield
Internet address(es)
Main address
https://www.gov.uk/government/organisations/department-for-education
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
National Tutoring Programme Phase 2
Reference number
CON_10048
two.1.2) Main CPV code
- 80000000 - Education and training services
two.1.3) Type of contract
Services
two.1.4) Short description
The National Tutoring Programme aims to deliver high quality tutoring services to English Schools in the support of disadvantaged pupils. Building on Year 1, NTP Phase 2 will establish an education sector prime supplier to manage the totality of the NTP services driving both quality and value from the end-to-end service. The supplier will ensure the high quality of tuition and the realisation of ambitious targets for both pupil reach, and attainment catch up. To do this, the Supplier will establish a panel of tuition providers, and associated tutors, to deliver targeted tutoring services offered to all disadvantaged pupils, based on pupil premium, from 5–16-year-olds. The Supplier will also recruit and provide Academic Mentors to the most disadvantaged Schools, as set out in the eligibility criteria. NTP Phase 2 service delivery is expected from Sept 2021.
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: £25,393,455
two.2) Description
two.2.3) Place of performance
NUTS codes
- UKE32 - Sheffield
Main site or place of performance
England
two.2.4) Description of the procurement
The National Tutoring Programme (NTP) is a key part of the Government’s Covid-19 catch-up response, supporting schools to respond to the challenges of closures and disruption to education caused by the
pandemic. It also aims to ensure tutoring is a regular part of schools' offering in the future, particularly for more disadvantaged pupils.
Working with the successful Supplier, DFE’s objectives are to:
1) Provide additional, targeted tuition support to disadvantaged pupils who have been hardest hit by school closures. We know the cumulative impact of school disruptions and closures will need to continue to be addressed into next academic year as a matter of urgency and into future academic years. High quality tuition will support pupils to catch-up on missed learning, with a longer-term view to improving their academic outcomes and closing the attainment gap with their peers.
2) Drive value from Pupil Premium (PP) by incentivising schools to use their PP spend towards high-quality tutoring.
3) Reach annual targets for the proportion of overall tuition delivered to pupils eligible for PP.
4) Support closing of the attainment gap for disadvantaged pupils in the longer-term and stimulate a well-functioning and sustainable tutoring market by creating a national supply of quality assured tutoring
provision for schools to draw down on in future years. The Supplier will support a strengthening of the tuition market so that schools are well-informed about availability and impact of tuition and providers are
driven to improve quality and impact.
two.2.5) Award criteria
Quality criterion - Name: As per ITT / Weighting: As per ITT
Price - Weighting: As per ITT
two.2.11) Information about options
Options: Yes
Description of options
Year 2 and Year 3 options to extend
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: 2021/S 000-003855
Section five. Award of contract
Title
National Tutoring Programme Phase 2
A contract/lot is awarded: Yes
five.2) Award of contract
five.2.1) Date of conclusion of the contract
26 May 2021
five.2.2) Information about tenders
Number of tenders received: 2
Number of tenders received by electronic means: 2
The contract has been awarded to a group of economic operators: No
five.2.3) Name and address of the contractor
Randstad Public Services Limited
450 Capability Green, Luton, Bedfordshire, United Kingdom, LU1 3LU
Luton
Country
United Kingdom
NUTS code
- UKH21 - Luton
The contractor is an SME
No
five.2.4) Information on value of contract/lot (excluding VAT)
Total value of the contract/lot: £25,393,455
Section six. Complementary information
six.4) Procedures for review
six.4.1) Review body
Department for Education
Sanctuary Buildings, 20, Great Smith Street
London
Country
United Kingdom