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# Procurement of Providers for the National Professional Qualification (NPQ) for Special Education Needs Coordinators (SENCOs) Framework

Source: [Tenderline](https://tenderline.uk/tenders/procurement-of-providers-for-the-national-professional-qualification-npq-for-special-educa-ocds-h6vhtk-03f726). UK public procurement intelligence compiled from official UK procurement notices.

> **Tenderline Executive Summary:** Department for Education: "Procurement of Providers for the National Professional Qualification (NPQ) for Special Education Needs Coordinators (SENCOs) Framework". Published status: active. Framework Ceiling: £15,000,000. 1 published lot. Recorded submission deadline: 3 Nov 2023, 12:00 GMT. Published submission portal: education.app.jaggaer.com.

## Key Information
- **Status:** ACTIVE (the published submission deadline has passed)
- **Buyer:** [Department for Education](https://tenderline.uk/buyers/department-for-education-gov-d6)
- **Framework Ceiling (notional):** £15,000,000 (GBP)
- **Submission Deadline:** 3 November 2023 at 12:00 GMT
- **Lots:** 1
- **Procurement Method:** Open procedure
- **Main Category:** services
- **Classifications (CPV):** Education and training services, Higher education services
- **Delivery Location:** UK, UKC, UKD, UKE, UKF, UKG, UKH, UKI, UKJ, UKK
- **Legal Basis:** CELEX 32014L0024
- **Official Documents:** 2 published documents & notices ([view on Tenderline](https://tenderline.uk/tenders/procurement-of-providers-for-the-national-professional-qualification-npq-for-special-educa-ocds-h6vhtk-03f726#documents))
- **OCID:** `ocds-h6vhtk-03f726`

## 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/procurement-of-providers-for-the-national-professional-qualification-npq-for-special-educa-ocds-h6vhtk-03f726#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/procurement-of-providers-for-the-national-professional-qualification-npq-for-special-educa-ocds-h6vhtk-03f726#participate

## Description
This notice corrects minor errors in the original Contract Notice
The Department is seeking to appoint new lead providers under a framework agreement to deliver the National Professional Qualifications (NPQ) for Special Education Needs Coordinators (SENCOs). The successful providers will deliver the NPQ for SENCOs on this new framework agreement alongside providers appointed to the Department’s existing framework agreements to deliver NPQ services.
The framework agreement is anticipated to be awarded in January 2024 and will expire on 14 April 2028; The termination date aligns to the expiry date of the Department's existing framework for the provision of similar services and justifies the proposed period of the framework agreement.
The estimated total value of the framework agreement is £15,000,000 (excluding VAT).

## Lots (1)
### Lot 1: Untitled lot
- **Lot id:** `1`
- **Status:** active
- **CPV codes:** 80300000
- **Delivery regions:** UK, UKC, UKD, UKE, UKF, UKG, UKH, UKI, UKJ, UKK

- **Description:** Services - Please refer to procurement documents for full requirements.

## Provenance and Official Sources
- **Official Notice:** [Find a Tender notice](/out?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.find-tender.service.gov.uk%2FNotice%2F026716-2023)
- **Last Source Update:** 2023-09-08T16:56:52.000Z
- **This document generated:** 2026-10-29T11:32:09.240Z
- **Machine API:** https://tenderline.uk/api/public/tenders/ocds-h6vhtk-03f726