Section one: Contracting authority
one.1) Name and addresses
Department For Education
Piccadilly Gate,Store Street
MANCHESTER
M12WD
Country
United Kingdom
NUTS code
UKD33 - Manchester
Justification for not providing organisation identifier
Not on any register
Internet address(es)
Main address
https://www.gov.uk/government/organisations/department-for-education
one.3) Communication
The procurement documents are available for unrestricted and full direct access, free of charge, at
https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/db987548-9c78-4581-ad0b-fabda89bbfec
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/web/login.html
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
Educational and Children's Social Care Professionals Dynamic Purchasing System
Reference number
1303
two.1.2) Main CPV code
- 80000000 - Education and training services
two.1.3) Type of contract
Services
two.1.4) Short description
This notice pertains to the extension of a Dynamic Purchasing System originally procured under the Light- Touch Regime pursuant to regulation 74 of the Public Contracts. The original contract notice can be found here: Regulations 2015. https://ted.europa.eu/udl?uri=TED:NOTICE:42985-2016:TEXT:EN:HTML&src=0
To be sourced and invited to respond to opportunities published via the 'Education and Children's Social Care' Dynamic Purchasing System (ECSC DPS) you will need to be an approved member of the ECSC DPS prior to the issue of the opportunity you are interested in, please be aware access to tenders that have been issued prior to you becoming an approved member of the ECSC DPS cannot be granted retrospectively.
In order to apply to join the ECSC DPS you will need to be registered on the Jaggaer system. Once registered please follow the guidance steps carefully as these will guide you through how to express your interest in the ECSC DPS, select the services your organisation can deliver and submit your application. You should allow at least six full working days for your application to join the ECSC DPS to be processed.
It is also crucial that you follow the guidance steps in order to select the ECSC-00 DPS category within your account profile. Submitted applications to join the DPS will not be considered unless this category has been selected.
The system will be run via the Jaggaer platform, referred to as 'Jaggaer'.
The DPS will be applicable across the whole department and comprise several lots. The proposed lots and required associates are as follows, but not limited to:
A range of educational associates including:
• Assessors
• Brokers
• Children's services commissioners
• Children's social care intervention advisers
• Coaches
• Development of practitioner networks
• Due diligence services
• Evaluators
• Facilitators
• Finance and Governance advice
• Legal services
• Mentors
• Curriculum Subject Matter Experts for Educational Settings Services
• Operational development and delivery
• Practitioners
• Programme design and development
• Quality assurance
• Researchers
• Speakers
• Trainers
• Writers
The DPS has been extended and will run to 31st March 2024.
two.1.5) Estimated total value
Value excluding VAT: £6,500,000
two.1.6) Information about lots
This contract is divided into lots: No
two.2) Description
two.2.2) Additional CPV code(s)
- 80000000 - Education and training services
two.2.3) Place of performance
NUTS codes
- UK - United Kingdom
two.2.4) Description of the procurement
Participants will be able to express their interest via the opportunities section of the Jaggaer portal. Supplier registration on the Jaggaer is required prior to this.
The system remain open to new members throughout its duration.
The contract start date has been set at the same date as the end date, ie 31 March 2024, which allows this advert to remain live for the duration of the DPS. The DPS commencement date was 11 March 2016.
two.2.6) Estimated value
Value excluding VAT: £6,500,000
Section four. Procedure
four.1) Description
four.1.3) Information about a framework agreement
The procurement involves the establishment of a framework agreement
In the case of framework agreements, provide justification for any duration exceeding 4 years:
Extension of Dynamic Purchasing System to meet ongoing department requirement for professionals in scope.
four.2) Administrative information
four.2.1) Previous publication concerning this procedure
Notice number: 2016/S 027-042985
four.2.2) Time limit for receipt of tenders or requests to participate
Date
31 March 2023
four.2.4) Languages in which tenders or requests to participate may be submitted
English