Official UK procurement notice
DfE ECSC Framework: SEND - Financial Advisers LOT7
Authority: Department for Education (Central government)
What is being bought
Published requirement descriptionThe Department for Education is inviting tenders in line with this specification for suppliers to join Lot 7 of the Educational and Children’s Social Care (ECSC) Framework. Suppliers must respond to all mandatory pre-qualification questions and the Lot-specific requirements contained within this Invitation to Tender.
The initial tender window is from 7th July to 28th July 2025. Bidders are able to respond to the ITT by submitting bids to join the Lot 7 on the framework during this onboarding phase and will undergo rigorous supplier checks.
The Department reserves the right to reopen the Lot at regular intervals in a Refresher Window to allow new entrants to the market to apply to join this Lot.
Lot 7 of the Educational and Children’s Social Care (ECSC) Framework will allow direct call-off and mini competition routes as detailed in Schedule 2 of the framework terms.
Please note that given the ECSC Framework was established prior to the go live of Procurement Act 2023, this opportunity notice to add a new lot to the framework is subject to the Public Contract Regulations (PCR) 2015.
CPV: Education and training services
How this framework works
From the published notice- Framework period
- 3 yrs 7 mo from 8 Sept 2025
The lotProcurement structure
single lot · no lot value publishedLot #1How to bid:
How to bid:
The Authority is using e-Tendering for this Procurement.
Jaggaer is the Authority's e-Tendering Platform. It can be accessed via your web browser page at Jaggaer education.app.jaggaer.com ↗ then locate the ITT reference code ITT_3611 - SEND - Financial Advisers LOT7 or via link education.app.jaggaer.com/esop/guest/go/opport… ↗ and commence bidding process.
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).
- “DfE ECSC Framework: SEND - Financial Advisers LOT7” is a framework: the contest is a place on its panel, not a single contract.
Procedure terms & legal framework
From the official record- Procedure method
- Open procedure
- Legal basis
- CELEX · 32014L0024 Public Contracts Regulations 2015 (Directive 2014/24/EU)
- Procurement category
- Services
- Notice status
- Closed
- 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
- 7 Jul 2025, 17:20 BST
- Last source update
- 7 Jul 2025, 17:20 BST
- Award evaluation window
- 7 Jul 2025 – …
- FTS notice number
2025/S 000-038028- Classification (CPV)
- Delivery area
- Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-055aaeFind a Tender
How it was run
Official notice- Appointment period ends
- 28 Jul 2025, 09:30 BST
- Submission channel
- {"electronicSubmission","written"}
- Accepted languages
- en
- Bid validity
- 180 days from the deadline
- Bids opened
- 7 Jul 2025, 16:00 BST
Timeline
7 Jul 2025 → 8 Sept 2025 · 4 dates- Bids opened7 Jul 2025, 16:00 BST
- Notice published7 Jul 2025, 17:20 BST
- Admission / appointment period endsperiod end, not a bid countdown28 Jul 2025, 09:30 BST
- Contract starts8 Sept 2025, 00:00 BST
Contracting authority & participating public bodies
Official documents & specifications
Official links; attachments are not copiedNo document links were published on the notice.