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# Turing Scheme Administration Services

Source: [Tenderline](https://tenderline.uk/tenders/turing-scheme-administration-services-ocds-h6vhtk-02ca64). UK public procurement intelligence compiled from official UK procurement notices.

> **Tenderline Executive Summary:** Department for Education: "Turing Scheme Administration Services". Published status: active. Published Value: £6,900,000. 1 published lot. Recorded submission deadline: 20 Aug 2021, 12:00 BST. 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)
- **Published Value:** £6,900,000 (GBP)
- **Submission Deadline:** 20 August 2021 at 12:00 BST
- **Lots:** 1
- **Procurement Method:** Restricted procedure
- **Main Category:** services
- **Classifications (CPV):** Administration services, Administrative educational services, Government services
- **Delivery Location:** UK
- **Legal Basis:** CELEX 32014L0024
- **OCID:** `ocds-h6vhtk-02ca64`

## Before you bid
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- **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/turing-scheme-administration-services-ocds-h6vhtk-02ca64#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/turing-scheme-administration-services-ocds-h6vhtk-02ca64#participate

## Description
The Department for Education previously issued two Prior Information Notices (PINs) informing the market that it is considering its strategy for the longer-term delivery of the Turing Scheme administration services and inviting the market to participate in engagement.
Both notices were published on the Find a Tender Service (Publication reference: 2021/S 000-006906 and 2021/S 000-008687) and Contracts Finder (Publication reference: tender _269847/950297 and tender_269847/955273).
The purpose of this Notice is to inform the market of the Department for Education’s intention to commence a competition to award a Call Off contract utilising the CCS Grant Administration Dynamic Purchasing System (RM 6172).  
A capability assessment and has been carried out to identify suppliers capable of delivering the services. The ITT will only be issued to those suppliers passing the Capability Assessment. 
The intention is to award a single contract for delivery of the services across four nations of the UK.  
The Turing Scheme is a grant funding scheme which eligible organisations bid into on a competitive basis. From February 2022, the Contractor will deliver the remainder of the AY2021/22 programme and commence delivery of Cohort 2. The Contractor must be able to accept bids for funding no later than February 2022 to ensure that providers across the education sector will be funded to deliver mobilities from 1st September 2022 onwards.
The funding and scheme design for AY 22/23 is subject to the Spending Review (SR) which is scheduled to be settled in the Autumn. 
The Authority will require a single legal entity to enter into the contract with it. Sub-contractors are permissible, but the Authority will not accept bids from consortia proposing joint and several liability for delivery.
More information 
Links 
https://www.gov.uk/government/organisations/department-for-education
https://www.turing-scheme.org.uk/
Additional text 
The Contract will be for delivery of Services relating to Turing 1 from April 2022 until 31 December 2022, which will be Cohort 1, and delivery of the Services, to a Cohort which will be Cohort 2.
The estimated value of the Contract is £6.9 million.
This Contract will be between the successful Supplier(s) and the Buyer (not the Crown Commercial Service (CCS), the Agent). 
The Contract is being offered under the Crown Commercial Service RM 6172 Grant Administration Services Dynamic Purchasing System (DOS).
The Agent is managing this Procurement in accordance with the Public Contracts Regulations 2015. This is a call off contract and as such the Buyer cannot guarantee volumes of work.
The Turing Scheme is a grant funding scheme which eligible organisations bid into on a competitive basis.  From April 2022, the Supplier will deliver the remainder of the Academic Year (AY) 2021/22 programme until December 2023 and, if funding is granted at SR 2021, commence delivery the programme for AY 2022/2023. 
The Supplier must be able to accept bids for ...
> [Read full procurement scope and specification on Tenderline](https://tenderline.uk/tenders/turing-scheme-administration-services-ocds-h6vhtk-02ca64)

## Lots (1)
### Lot 1: Untitled lot
- **Lot id:** `1`
- **Status:** active
- **CPV codes:** 75121000, 75131000
- **Delivery regions:** UK

- **Estimated Value:** £6,900,000
- **Description:** The Turing Scheme is a grant funding scheme which eligible organisations bid into on a competitive basis. From February 2022, the Contractor will deliver the remainder of the AY2021/22 programme and commence delivery of Cohort 2. The Contractor must ...
- **Contract Period:** 22/11/2021 to 31/12/2023

## Provenance and Official Sources
- **Official Notice:** [Find a Tender notice](/out?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.find-tender.service.gov.uk%2FNotice%2F017142-2021)
- **Last Source Update:** 2021-07-20T21:45:12.000Z
- **This document generated:** 2026-10-27T17:07:03.413Z
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