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# National Tutoring Programme –Recruiting and Deploying Academic Mentors (con_15277)

Source: [Tenderline](https://tenderline.uk/tenders/national-tutoring-programme-recruiting-and-deploying-academic-mentors-con-15277-ocds-h6vhtk-0328f5). UK public procurement intelligence compiled from official UK procurement notices.

> **Tenderline Executive Summary:** Department for Education: "National Tutoring Programme –Recruiting and Deploying Academic Mentors (con_15277)". Published status: complete. Published Value: £7,987,500. 3 published lots. Recorded submission deadline: 23 May 2022, 13:00 BST. Published submission portal: education.app.jaggaer.com.

## Key Information
- **Status:** COMPLETE (the published submission deadline has passed)
- **Buyer:** [Department for Education](https://tenderline.uk/buyers/department-for-education-gov-d6)
- **Published Value:** £7,987,500 (GBP)
- **Submission Deadline:** 23 May 2022 at 13:00 BST
- **Lots:** 3
- **Procurement Method:** Open procedure
- **Main Category:** services
- **Classifications (CPV):** Education and training services
- **Delivery Location:** UK
- **Legal Basis:** CELEX 32014L0024
- **Awarded Value:** £15,875,540 (exc. VAT, 3 contracts)
- **Official Documents:** 6 published documents & notices ([view on Tenderline](https://tenderline.uk/tenders/national-tutoring-programme-recruiting-and-deploying-academic-mentors-con-15277-ocds-h6vhtk-0328f5#documents))
- **OCID:** `ocds-h6vhtk-0328f5`

## Before you bid
Deciding whether to bid? The Tenderline page for this tender carries the competition and buyer analysis this notice does not:

- **Expected competition:** how many bids lots like this attract, from past awards in the same market.
- **Who could compete:** suppliers who have won similar work, and who holds the current contract.
- **Buyer track record:** earlier work for this buyer, its unexpired awards, and how its awards compared with its estimates.
- **Price forecast:** the commercial price range for each lot, with the middle 50% of comparable awards.

- **What it takes to win:** selection and award criteria, lot by lot.
- **Contract history:** what this tender replaces, and every notice in the procedure.

[Open the competition and buyer analysis](https://tenderline.uk/tenders/national-tutoring-programme-recruiting-and-deploying-academic-mentors-con-15277-ocds-h6vhtk-0328f5#tl-md)

## Submission
- **Submission Platform:** [education.app.jaggaer.com](/out?url=https%3A%2F%2Feducation.app.jaggaer.com)
- **How to bid:** https://tenderline.uk/tenders/national-tutoring-programme-recruiting-and-deploying-academic-mentors-con-15277-ocds-h6vhtk-0328f5#participate

## Description
The Department for Education has provided over 1 million tutoring courses since the launch of the National Tutoring Programme in 2020. We are seeking to build on this for Academic Years 22/23 and 23/24 by giving schools greater freedom to design an delivery a tutoring offer that meets the needs of their pupils, alongside making the programme simpler and more flexible.
To achieve this, we are seeking a delivery partner to deliver the following requirements:
• Recruitment of a new pool of tutors (known as “Academic Mentors”) and management of deployment of Academic Mentors to schools
The Secretary of State for Education via Department for Education (the Authority) is undertaking a procurement to appoint a contractor, for the provision of this element of the National Tutoring Programme. The Term of the Contract shall commence on or around 1st August 2022 for AY 2022/23 and expire on 31 August 2024 (the end of AY 23/24), subject to earlier termination in accordance with the provisions of the Contract.

## Lots (3)
### Lot 1: National Tutoring Programme – Delivery partner(s) from AY 2022/23
- **Lot id:** `1`
- **Status:** complete
- **CPV codes:** 80000000
- **Delivery regions:** UK

- **Estimated Value:** £7,987,500
- **Description:** The Authority is seeking to appoint a delivery partner to deliver the requirements set out above, which will contribute to the delivery of the National Tutoring Programme.
The Programme is intended to support pupils, in particular disadvantaged pupil...

### Lot 2: National Tutoring Programme – Delivery partner(s) from AY 2022/23
- **Lot id:** `2`
- **Status:** planned
- **CPV codes:** 80000000
- **Delivery regions:** UK

- **Description:** Recruitment of a new pool of tutors (known as “Academic Mentors”) to be assigned to schools. Management of a school-facing process for assigning Academic Mentors to schools.

### Lot 3: National Tutoring Programme – Delivery partner(s) from AY 2022/23
- **Lot id:** `3`
- **Status:** planned
- **CPV codes:** 80000000
- **Delivery regions:** UK

- **Description:** Provision of a training offer, which may be delivered in-person, via e-learning or as a blended offer, for new tutors.

## Awards & Winning Suppliers (3)
- **Award:** National Tutoring Programme - Quality Assurance of Tuition Partners (active)
  - Award id: `021290-2022-15275-1`
  - Supplier(s): **Tribal Educstion Limited**
  - Supplier identifiers: `GB-FTS-60583`
  - Value: £2,402,795 † (exc. VAT)

- **Award:** National Tutoring Programme - Training for Tuition Partners and Academic Mentors (active)
  - Award id: `021352-2022-15276-1`
  - Supplier(s): **Education Development Trust**
  - Supplier identifiers: `GB-FTS-134628`
  - Value: £6,650,885 † (exc. VAT)

- **Award:** National Tutoring Programme - Recruiting and Deploying Academic Mentors (active)
  - Award id: `021353-2022-15277-1`
  - Supplier(s): **Cognition Education UK Limited**
  - Supplier identifiers: `GB-FTS-171696`
  - Value: £6,821,859 † (exc. VAT)

> † value taken from the contract record; the award notice published none.

## Contracts (3)
- **Contract:** National Tutoring Programme - Quality Assurance of Tuition Partners (active)
  - Signed Value: £2,402,795
  - Signed Date: 18/07/2022

- **Contract:** National Tutoring Programme - Training for Tuition Partners and Academic Mentors (active)
  - Signed Value: £6,650,885
  - Signed Date: 18/07/2022

- **Contract:** National Tutoring Programme - Recruiting and Deploying Academic Mentors (active)
  - Signed Value: £6,821,859
  - Signed Date: 18/07/2022

## Provenance and Official Sources
- **Official Notice:** [Find a Tender notice](/out?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.find-tender.service.gov.uk%2FNotice%2F021353-2022)
- **Last Source Update:** 2022-08-04T07:52:24.000Z
- **This document generated:** 2026-10-28T11:20:46.879Z
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