Official UK procurement notice
Educational Psychologist Training · UK public procurement notice
Authority: Department for Education (Central government)
What is being bought2 lots · detail below
Published requirement descriptionTwo contracts have been awarded for the design and delivery of an Educational Psychologist training programme following the completion of a competitive bidding process via Open Procedure:
- Lot 1 - London and South East - con_22254 - awarded to UCL's Faculty of Education & Society (SEAL consortium) - £10,546,326.00 - 65 places per cohort
- Lot 2 - South West, West Midlands, East Midlands, East of England, Yorkshire and Humber, North East and North West - con_22255 - awarded to University of Manchester (NOREMID consortium) - £23,537,748.99 - 139 places per cohort
The primary objective of these contracts is to improve outcomes for children and young people, by training more educational psychologists to join the public sector workforce, whilst maintaining the high quality of Educational Psychologist training.
The Supplier will be responsible for designing and implementing a high-quality Level 8 Educational Psychology postgraduate qualification for the agreed number of trainees.
The contracts will run for an initial 6 year term, worth up to a maximum of £34,084,074.99. This is for three cohorts, beginning their training in September 2024, September 2025, and September 2026. The third of these cohorts, beginning their training in 2026, will be subject to funding being agreed. There is also an option to extend for a further 12 months, at DfE’s sole discretion.
CPV: Education and training services
Lots and requirements (2)Procurement structure
2 lots · all with a published value (£32,165,992 together) · same evaluation weights on every lotLot #1London and South East - con_22254AwardedPublished value£10,546,327
- Lot 1 - London and South East - con_22254 - awarded to UCL's Faculty of Education & Society (SEAL consortium) - £10,546,326.00 - 65 places per cohort
Lot #2South West, West Midlands, East Midlands, East of England, Yorkshire and Humber, North East and North West - con_22255AwardedPublished value£21,619,665
Lot 2 - South West, West Midlands, East Midlands, East of England, Yorkshire and Humber, North East and North West - con_22255 - awarded to University of Manchester (NOREMID consortium) - £23,537,748.99 - 139 places per cohort
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 (2)
- Technical Evaluation: 70%
- Cost Evaluation: 30%
Published award criteria (2)
- Technical Evaluation: 70%
- Cost Evaluation: 30%
- Price carries 30 of 100 points: a 10% discount moves about 3 points. The method statement decides this lot, not the discount.
Price arithmetic assumes straight proportional scoring; the tender pack may use another formula.
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
- Awarded
- Procurement threshold
- Unspecified in notice
- Regulatory regime
- Standard
- Commercial structure
- Stand-alone contract (no framework)
- Competition type
- Competitive procedure
- GPA / WTO covered
- Yes (GPA)
- Recurring procurement
- No (one-off requirement)
- First published
- 27 Feb 2023, 15:02 GMT
- Last source update
- 19 Jan 2024, 15:40 GMT
- Award evaluation window
- 23 Feb 2023 – …
- FTS notice number
2024/S 000-001966- Classification (CPV)
- Delivery area
- Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-03ac80Find a Tender
How it was run
Official notice- Submission deadline
- 28 Feb 2023, 17:00 GMT
- Submission channel
- {"electronicSubmission","written"}
- Accepted languages
- en
- Bids opened
- 23 Feb 2023, 17:00 GMT
Timeline
23 Feb 2023 → 19 Jan 2024 · 4 dates- Bids opened23 Feb 2023, 17:00 GMT
- Submission deadline28 Feb 2023, 17:00 GMT
- Contract starts1 Sept 2023, 00:00 BST
- Notice published19 Jan 2024, 15:40 GMT
Notice history
1 event · 2 releases on Find a Tender- Status changed to complete19 Jan 2024, 15:40 GMT
Commercial outcome & contract awards
Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecast| Awarded to | Value | Date | Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| Lot 1 · London and South East - con_222541 award | |||
| UNIVERSITY COLLEGE LONDON T/A UCLInitial Training for Educational Psychologists (ITEP) - London and South East | — | — | Awarded |
| Lot 2 · South West, West Midlands, East Midlands, East of England, Yorkshire and Humber, North East and North West - con_222551 award | |||
| UNIVERSITY OF MANCHESTERInitial Training for Educational Psychologists (ITEP) - South West, West Midlands, East Midlands, East of England, Yorkshire and Humber, North East and North West | — | — | Awarded |
Contracts
Initial Training for Educational Psychologists (ITEP) - South West, West Midlands, East Midlands, East of England, Yorkshire and Humber, North East and North West · UNIVERSITY OF MANCHESTER
- Signed
- 19 Jan 2024
- Value
- £23,537,749
- Period
- … – 31 Aug 2029
- Status
- active
Initial Training for Educational Psychologists (ITEP) - London and South East · UNIVERSITY COLLEGE LONDON T/A UCL
- Signed
- 21 Dec 2023
- Value
- £10,546,326
- Period
- … – 31 Aug 2029
- Status
- active
Bid statistics published by the authority
| Lot | Bids | SME | VCSE | Valid bid range |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 · London and South East - con_22254 | 2bids · 2 electronic | — | — | — |
| 2 · South West, West Midlands, East Midlands, East of England, Yorkshire and Humber, North East and North West - con_22255 | 1bids · 1 electronic | — | — | — |
Contracting authority & participating public bodies
Dispute resolution & review bodies
- High Court Royal Courts of JusticeReview body
Bidders & participating suppliers
2 commercial parties on the notice- The University of ManchesterAwarded supplier
- University College LondonAwarded supplier
Official documents & specifications (2)
Official links; attachments are not copiedTender pack and attachments
- Economic and financial selection criteria
- Technical selection criteria