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Published 9 Sept 2021, 22:45 BST

Official UK procurement notice

National Centre For Computing Education

Official notice

Authority: Department for Education (Central government)

ServicesOpen procedure
Sectors: Education & Training (80) Delivery: UK
Published estimate£22,540,000≈ £9.3m / year · 1 value update10.5% below published estimate
Submissions closed 30 May 2022awarded 21 Dec 2022
Awarded to STEM Learning Ltd
Contract term 2 yrs 5 moends 31 Aug 2025 · extension options published · starts 1 Apr 2023

What is being bought

Published requirement description

The NCCE 2 programme aims to improve the quality of computing teaching for primary and secondary state-maintained schools and colleges in England. This will be delivered through a network of computing hubs providing continuous professional development (CPD) for teachers, events for teachers and pupils, delivery of digital products including GCSE and A level online platforms and teacher resources, school engagement, stakeholder and sector expertise and a programme management office to ensure that the NCCE 2 provides a clear and joined up computing education offer for schools, teachers and pupils.

  • Recurrence: Spring 2025

CPV: Education and training services · Primary education services · Secondary education services

The lotProcurement structure

single lot · value published
Lot #1The overall programme delivery includes:AwardedRenewal 2 yrs 5 moPublished value£22,540,000

The overall programme delivery includes:

  1. Mobilisation and set up of NCCE 2
  2. Programme management and co-ordination to ensure a seamless experience for teachers, schools and pupils
  3. Grant administration of an existing network of computing hub schools and colleges and their satellites
  4. Delivery and support of CPD to teachers in state-maintained schools and events for teachers and pupils
  5. Delivery of digital products and resources, including online platforms for GCSE and A level Computer Science and teacher resources
  6. Stakeholder expertise and engagement to enhance the experience of computing education in schools in England
  7. Providing subject matter expertise and industry outreach (representing the NCCE 2 programme and feedback to the DfE)
  8. Social value
Contract period: 1 Apr 2023 – 31 Aug 2025 (2 yrs 5 mo)
Delivery: UK
Extensions: The intention is for the contract to be re-procured following the end of this contractVariant bids: not allowed
80100000 Primary education services80200000 Secondary education services

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
How bids were scored
Quality: 60Price: 130Social value: 10
Published sub-criteria (4)
  • Technical: 60
  • Price: 30
  • price: 100
  • Social Value: 10
Published award criteria (4)
  • Price: 30
  • Technical: 60
  • Social Value: 10
  • Price: 100
Conditions of participation1
  • Suitability

    Suitability as stated in the procurement documents

What this means for your bid
  • Price carries 130 of 200 points: a 10% discount moves about 13 points. This one is won on the number: sharpen the price before polishing the prose.

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
Yes · Spring 2025
First published
9 Sept 2021, 22:45 BST
Last source update
20 Jan 2023, 17:33 GMT
Award evaluation window
3 Jul 2022 – …
FTS notice number
2023/S 000-001922
Classification (CPV)
Education and training servicesPrimary education servicesSecondary education services
Delivery area
UK
Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-02df32 Find a Tender
Contract terms
Performance terms

As stated in the procurement documents

Review and risk notes
Review procedure

Please see tender documents

How it was run

Official notice
Run through: Jaggaer · Who buys & how to bid on JAGGAER
Supplier login requiredLanguage: EN
Access & registration note: Free; latest Chrome/Edge/Firefox only — corporate browsers fail

Tender documents are also served through a separate tool: http://education.app.jaggaer.com/ ↗

Submission deadline
30 May 2022, 23:59 BST
Submission channel
{"electronicSubmission","written"}
Accepted languages
en
Bid validity
120 days from the deadline
Bids opened
3 Jul 2022, 23:59 BST
Detailed submission instructions & authority contactsFrom official release

education.app.jaggaer.com ↗

Timeline

9 Sept 2021 → 1 Apr 2023 · 5 dates
  1. Next notice expected
    9 Sept 2021, 00:00 BST
  2. Submission deadline
    30 May 2022, 23:59 BST
  3. Bids opened
    3 Jul 2022, 23:59 BST
  4. Notice published
    20 Jan 2023, 17:33 GMT
  5. Contract starts
    1 Apr 2023, 00:00 BST

Notice history

5 events · 3 releases on Find a Tender · since 23 May 2022
  1. Published value published: £22,540,000
    23 May 2022, 09:56 BST
  2. Status changed to active
    23 May 2022, 09:56 BST
  3. Procurement method changed
    23 May 2022, 09:56 BST
  4. Deadline published: 30 May 2022, 23:59 BST
    23 May 2022, 09:56 BST
  5. Status changed to complete
    20 Jan 2023, 17:33 GMT

Commercial outcome & contract awards

Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecast
Awards 1
Awarded value £20,172,1911 contract exc. VAT
Bids received 2
Contracts signed 1latest 21 Dec 2022
Awarded toValueDateStatus
STEM Learning LtdSME£20,172,191 †—Awarded

Contracts

  • Contract 001922-2023-con_18122-1 · STEM Learning LtdSME

    Signed
    21 Dec 2022
    Value
    £20,172,191
    Period
    … – 31 Aug 2025
    Status
    active

Bid statistics published by the authority

BidsSMEVCSEValid bid range
2bids———

Contracting authority & participating public bodies

Department for Education

Contracting authorityCentral GovernmentNational or federal agency/officeEducation Sanctuary Buildings, 20, Great Smith Street, London, UK, SW1P 3BTContact name, email Published organisation website ↗

Dispute resolution & review bodies

  • High CourtMediation bodyReview bodyReview contact point London
  • Royal Courts of JusticeReview body London

Bidders & participating suppliers

1 commercial party on the notice

Official documents & specifications (2)

Official links; attachments are not copied

Tender pack and attachments

  • Economic and financial selection criteriatenderEconomic and financial selection criteria
  • Technical selection criteriatenderTechnical selection criteria