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Published 5 Mar 2024, 09:27 GMT

Official UK procurement notice

Update on the proposed procurement of a new multi-provider framework agreement for the future provision of Early Career Framework (ECF)-based training

Official notice

Authority: Department for Education (Central government)

Framework agreementServices
Planned pipeline value£250,000,000pipeline notice, not a live tender
Tender notice expected 31 Mar 2024from the planned procurement notice

What is being bought

Published requirement description

The purpose of this Prior Information Notice (PIN) is to update potential providers on the proposed timeline for launching the procurement for a new multi-provider framework agreement for Early Career Framework (ECF)-based training for 2025 to 2028.

The Department now intends to commence the procurement process sometime in mid-late March 2024.

Any potential providers should access and review the new content framework entitled, ‘Initial Teacher Training and Early Career Framework’, that designed materials must adhere to.

This can be accessed and downloaded from: www.gov.uk/government/publicati… ↗

CPV: Education and training services

The lotProcurement structure

single lot · no lot value published
Lot #1Please refer to the previous PIN published on 17 October 2023 which can be found here:…Planned

Please refer to the previous PIN published on 17 October 2023 which can be found here: www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/030556-2023 ↗ (Notice reference: 2023/S 000-030556)

What it takes to win
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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 more
What this means for your bid
  • “Update on the proposed procurement of a new multi-provider framework…” is a framework: the contest is a place on its panel, not a single contract.

Procedure terms & legal framework

From the official record
Legal basis
CELEX · 32014L0024 Public Contracts Regulations 2015 (Directive 2014/24/EU)
Procurement category
Services
Notice status
Past planning notice
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
Unspecified in notice
First published
5 Mar 2024, 09:27 GMT
Last source update
5 Mar 2024, 09:27 GMT
FTS notice number
2024/S 000-006944
Classification (CPV)
Education and training services
Delivery area
North East (UKC)North West (UKD)Yorkshire & Humber (UKE)East Midlands (UKF)West Midlands (UKG)East of England (UKH)London (UKI)South East (UKJ)
+1 moreSouth West (UKK)
Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-04456c Find a Tender

How it was run

Official notice
Appointment period ends
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Timeline

5 Mar 2024 → 31 Mar 2024 · 2 dates
  1. Notice published
    5 Mar 2024, 09:27 GMT
  2. Tender notice expected
    31 Mar 2024

Commercial outcome & contract awards

Pipeline notice
Awards (0)
No award published
Contracts (0)
No contract published
Bid statistics
No aggregate bid statistics published

Contracting authority & participating public bodies

Department for Education

Contracting authorityCentral GovernmentMinistry or any other national or federal authority, including their regional or local subdivisionsEducation Sanctuary Buildings, 20, Great Smith Street, London, UK, SW1P 3BTContact email

Official documents & specifications

Official links; attachments are not copied

No document links were published on the notice.