Tender Summary

Post-16 English and maths Continuous Professional Development to the Further Education Workforce (16-19 GCSE/FSQ resits)

Buying Organisation

Department for Education

Contract Value

£100,000 to £1,000,000

Suitable for SMEs

Yes

Suitable for VCSEs

Yes

Tender Description

Purpose of this notice

The Department for Education (DfE) previously issued a Prior Information notice (PIN) informing the market of its intention to carry out a competition for Post-16 English and maths Continuous Professional Development to the Further Education Workforce (16-19 GCSE/FSQ resits). The notice was published on: Find a tender Service, publication reference: https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/ 008662-2022.

The purpose of this Notice is to inform the market of DfE's intention to commence a Grant Competition and invite submissions, through an Invitation to Apply, from suitably qualified, skilled and experienced organisations. Successful organisations awarded Grants will be those who are able to best support teachers in Further Education (FE) providers who teach resit learners who are continuing to work towards Level 2 in English and/or maths.

Achieving a Level 2 qualificationin both maths and English, through General Certificate in Secondary Education (GCSE) or Functional Skills Qualifications (FSQs),helps students to progress to further study, training and skilled employment. The maths and EnglishCondition ofFundingpolicyensures that all 16 to 19-year-olds have the best chance of achieving this standard and get the necessary support to do so.

DfE is committed tothis policy and therefore it is important that teachers in Further Education providers have access to the best development which focuses on the skills needed to help resit learners achieve their potential.

DfE is issuing this Invitation to Apply for grant funding from organisations whose policies, objectives and activities are aligned to those of the DfE, to better achieve the desired outcomes for FE providers and learners in England. This will be achieved by the provision of continuous professional development to teachers of resit learners that is focussed on pedagogy, curriculum, and assessment training, delivered by skilled and experienced experts.

Please note that the maximum grant that can be awarded under this competition for the grant funding period up to 31 March 2025 is £1,000,000, per Grantee.

How to Apply

DfE is issuing the Invitation to Apply and full application package via the Jaggaer portal, https://education.app.jaggaer.com. Organisations should search for: Project_6711 Post-16 English and maths Continuous Professional Development to the Further Education Workforce (16-19 GCSE/FSQ resits). No hard copy documents will be issued and all communications with the Authority (including submission of Application responses) must be conducted via the e-Sourcing Portal.

There is an opportunity to attend a webinar on 06 July 2022 at 3 pm, delivered by the Department, to explain the programme and its objectives.

The publication of this notice does not constitute any commitment by the Department for Education to award funding and commits only to the call for competition and subsequent invitation to apply.

Tender categories (products & services required)

Education and training services (CPV 80000000)

Region

North East (UKC)

Buyer Information