Official UK procurement notice
Award of Framework Agreement for the provision of Initial Teacher Training and Early Career Framework (ITTECF)-Based Training
Authority: Department for Education (Central government)
What is being bought
Published requirement descriptionThis Award Notice is to confirm that the Department for Education has awarded the Framework Agreement for the provision of Initial Teacher Training and Early Career Framework (ITTECF)-Based Training. Four Suppliers have appointed to the Framework Agreement.
CPV: Education and training services
How this framework works
From the published notice- Bids received
- 10 bids received · 4 suppliers appointed
The lotProcurement structure
single lot · no lot value publishedLot #1The Framework Agreement will be used to call off the Services of the Lead ProvidersAwarded
The Framework Agreement will be used to call off the Services of the Lead Providers. The specific nature of the Services will be subject to the needs of each Call off Order, but in general the Suppliers will be responsible for the supply of Deliverables, being:
Set Up Activity:
i. Delivery of all Programme Set Up activity, including the development of Training Content, and meeting of associated Milestones; and
ii. Delivery of the Digital Set Up and meeting of associated Milestones.
Delivery of Cohorts:
iii. Targeting of Participants and Mentors and meeting the recruitment targets set out in Table 12 of the Specification
iv. Management of relationships with Schools and other stakeholders;
v. comply and collaborate with the QA Function and respond to feedback, as part of continuous improvement;
vi. collaborate and comply with the requirement’s Department’s Supplier Relationship Management Function and provide Management information
vii. be part of the Lead Provider Community;
viii. manage Subcontractors, report on performance and providing Management Information;
ix. check and confirm Participant eligibility for Department funding;
x. notify the Department of any withdrawals, deferrals and deferral restarts; and
xi. deliver the Supplier’s Social Value Plan
see Schedule 2 (Specification) for full details.
What it takes to wini
How this buyer will score bids.
The evaluation criteria and weights exactly as published on the notice, grouped by family (price, quality, social value and so on).
Evaluation split and conditions of participation as published; the tender pack may add morei
How this buyer will score bids.
The evaluation criteria and weights exactly as published on the notice, grouped by family (price, quality, social value and so on).
Published sub-criteria (3)
- Quality: 80
- Price: 20
- price: 100
Published award criteria (3)
- Quality: 80
- Price: 20
- Price: 100
- Suitability
Please refer to the procurement documents for details on how to participate and the tendering requirements
- Price carries 120 of 200 points: a 10% discount moves about 12 points. This one is won on the number: sharpen the price before polishing the prose.
- “Award of Framework Agreement for the provision of Initial Teacher…” is a framework: the contest is a place on its panel, not a single contract.
Price arithmetic assumes straight proportional scoring; the tender pack may use another formula.
Procedure terms & legal framework
From the official record · publisher note attached- Procedure method
- Open procedure
- Legal basis
- CELEX · 32014L0024 Public Contracts Regulations 2015 (Directive 2014/24/EU)
- Procurement category
- Services
- Notice status
- Awarded
- Procurement threshold
- Unspecified in notice
- Regulatory regime
- Standard
- Commercial structure
- Framework agreement
- Who may use this agreement
- Not stated in the notice; call-off rights may be limited to the establishing authority
- Competition type
- Competitive procedure
- GPA / WTO covered
- Yes (GPA)
- Recurring procurement
- No (one-off requirement)
- First published
- 17 Oct 2023, 09:55 BST
- Last source update
- 10 Jan 2025, 12:07 GMT
- Award evaluation window
- 20 Jun 2024 – …
- FTS notice number
2025/S 000-000832- Classification (CPV)
- Delivery area
- Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-040c92Find a Tender
- Electronic trading
- e-invoicing allowed · electronic payment
- Performance terms
Please refer to the procurement documents
- Review procedure
The Department incorporated a voluntary minimum 10 calendar day standstill period at the point information on the award of the Framework Agreement was communicated to Potential Suppliers.
Potential Suppliers who were unsuccessful were informed by the Department as soon as possible after the decision had been made as to the reasons why they were unsuccessful. If any clarification regarding the award of the Framework Agreement had not been successfully resolved, The Public Contracts Regulations 2015 provide for aggrieved parties who have been harmed or are at risk of harm by breach of the rules to take legal action. The deadlines associated with undertaking such action is outlined in the Regulations.
Any such action must be brought within the applicable limitation period. Where a contract has not been entered into, the Court may order the setting aside of the award decision or order the Authority to amend any document and may award damages.
If a contract has been entered into the Court may, depending on the circumstances, award damages, make a declaration of ineffectiveness, order the Department to pay a fine, and/or order that the duration of the contract be shortened. The purpose of the voluntary standstill period referred to above is to allow the parties to apply to the Courts to set aside the award decision before the Framework Agreement is entered into.
Publisher note: The services that are the subject of this procurement are governed by the Public Contracts Regulations 2015 (the “Regulations”) Chapter 3, Section 7 (Social and other specific services); the so called “Light Touch Regime”. The Department managed this Procurement as an open tendering procedure as set out and described in the Procurement Documents. The Authority is only bound by the application of the Regulations to the extent that they are applicable to Schedule 3 services.
How it was run
Official notice- Appointment period ends
- 20 Jun 2024, 17:00 BST
- Submission channel
- {"electronicSubmission","written"}
- Accepted languages
- en
- Supplier levy on call-offs (max %)
- document
- Bid validity
- 270 days from the deadline
- Bids opened
- 20 Jun 2024, 17:00 BST
Timeline
1 Mar 2024 → 10 Jan 2025 · 4 dates- Next notice expected1 Mar 2024
- Admission / appointment period endsperiod end, not a bid countdown20 Jun 2024, 17:00 BST
- Bids opened20 Jun 2024, 17:00 BST
- Notice published10 Jan 2025, 12:07 GMT
Notice history
4 events · 3 releases on Find a Tender · since 28 Mar 2024- Status changed to active28 Mar 2024, 17:06 GMT
- Procurement method changed28 Mar 2024, 17:06 GMT
- Deadline published: 20 Jun 2024, 17:00 BST28 Mar 2024, 17:06 GMT
- Status changed to complete10 Jan 2025, 12:07 GMT
Commercial outcome & contract awards
Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecast4 suppliers are admitted to this framework without individual award values or dates, see the supplier list below.
Contracts
All 4 of these contracts carry the same published figure, £250,000,000, the framework's maximum for the whole notice, not each contract's own value. They are not eleven separate sums.
Contract 000832-2025-1
- Signed
- 13 Dec 2024
- Value
- ceiling above
- Status
- active
Contract 000832-2025-2
- Signed
- 13 Dec 2024
- Value
- ceiling above
- Status
- active
Contract 000832-2025-3
- Signed
- 13 Dec 2024
- Value
- ceiling above
- Status
- active
Contract 000832-2025-4
- Signed
- 13 Dec 2024
- Value
- ceiling above
- Status
- active
Bid statistics published by the authority
| Bids | SME | VCSE | Valid bid range |
|---|---|---|---|
| 10bids · 10 electronic | — | — | — |
Contracting authority & participating public bodies
Dispute resolution & review bodies
- High CourtReview body
- Please refer to the RegulationsReview contact point
Framework contractors & participating bidders
4 commercial parties on the notice- Ambition InstituteFramework contractor
- Education Development TrustFramework contractor
- Teach FirstFramework contractor
- UCL Consultants LtdFramework contractor
Official documents & specifications (2)
Official links; attachments are not copiedTender pack and attachments
- Technical selection criteria
- Economic and financial selection criteria