Official UK procurement notice
National Tutoring Programme Phase 2
Authority: Department for Education (Central government)
What is being bought
Published requirement descriptionThe National Tutoring Programme aims to deliver high quality tutoring services to English Schools in the support of disadvantaged pupils. Building on Year 1, NTP Phase 2 will establish an education sector prime supplier to manage the totality of the NTP services driving both quality and value from the end-to-end service. The supplier will ensure the high quality of tuition and the realisation of ambitious targets for both pupil reach, and attainment catch up. To do this, the Supplier will establish a panel of tuition providers, and associated tutors, to deliver targeted tutoring services offered to all disadvantaged pupils, based on pupil premium, from 5–16-year-olds. The Supplier will also recruit and provide Academic Mentors to the most disadvantaged Schools, as set out in the eligibility criteria. NTP Phase 2 service delivery is expected from Sept 2021.
CPV: Administration services · Education and training services · General public services · Internet development services · Primary education services · Secondary education services · Tutorial services
The lotProcurement structure
single lot · no lot value publishedLot #1The National Tutoring Programme (NTP) is a key part of the Government’s Covid-19…AwardedRenewal
The National Tutoring Programme (NTP) is a key part of the Government’s Covid-19 catch-up response, supporting schools to respond to the challenges of closures and disruption to education caused by the
pandemic. It also aims to ensure tutoring is a regular part of schools' offering in the future, particularly for more disadvantaged pupils.
Working with the successful Supplier, DFE’s objectives are to:
- Provide additional, targeted tuition support to disadvantaged pupils who have been hardest hit by school closures. We know the cumulative impact of school disruptions and closures will need to continue to be addressed into next academic year as a matter of urgency and into future academic years. High quality tuition will support pupils to catch-up on missed learning, with a longer-term view to improving their academic outcomes and closing the attainment gap with their peers.
- Drive value from Pupil Premium (PP) by incentivising schools to use their PP spend towards high-quality tutoring.
- Reach annual targets for the proportion of overall tuition delivered to pupils eligible for PP.
- Support closing of the attainment gap for disadvantaged pupils in the longer-term and stimulate a well-functioning and sustainable tutoring market by creating a national supply of quality assured tutoring
provision for schools to draw down on in future years. The Supplier will support a strengthening of the tuition market so that schools are well-informed about availability and impact of tuition and providers are
driven to improve quality and impact.
What it takes to wini
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 morei
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).
- As per ITT
- Price: As per ITT
- Suitability
Tenderers must pass standard Mandatory and Discretionary Exclusion Criteria as set out in the Standard Selection Questionnaire and have sufficiently robust Financial Standing.
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
- No (one-off requirement)
- First published
- 25 Feb 2021, 22:56 GMT
- Last source update
- 1 Jun 2021, 22:44 BST
- Award evaluation window
- 9 Apr 2021 – …
- Authority reference
CON_10048- FTS notice number
2021/S 000-012230- Classification (CPV)
- Delivery area
- Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-029677Find a Tender
- Electronic trading
- e-invoicing allowed · electronic payment
- Performance terms
There are a number of Key Performance Indicators and Service Levels that the Authority expects the Supplier to meet during the term of the contract. These are specified in detail in the Tender documentation.
How it was run
Official notice- Submission deadline
- 9 Apr 2021, 17:00 BST
- Submission channel
- {"electronicSubmission","written"}
- Accepted languages
- en
- Bid validity
- 180 days from the deadline
- Bids opened
- 9 Apr 2021, 17:15 BST
Timeline
9 Apr 2021 → 1 Jun 2021 · 3 dates- Submission deadline9 Apr 2021, 17:00 BST
- Bids opened9 Apr 2021, 17:15 BST
- Notice published1 Jun 2021, 22:44 BST
Notice history
1 event · 2 releases on Find a Tender- Status changed to complete1 Jun 2021, 22:44 BST
Commercial outcome & contract awards
Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecast| Awarded to | Value | Date | Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| Randstad Public Services Ltd | £25,393,455 † | — | Awarded |
Contracts
National Tutoring Programme Phase 2 · Randstad Public Services Ltd
- Signed
- 26 May 2021
- Value
- £25,393,455
- Status
- active
Bid statistics published by the authority
| Bids | SME | VCSE | Valid bid range |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2bids · 2 electronic | — | — | — |
Contracting authority & participating public bodies
Dispute resolution & review bodies
- Dapartment for EducationReview body
Bidders & participating suppliers
1 commercial party on the notice- Randstad Public Services LimitedAwarded supplier
Official documents & specifications (1)
Official links; attachments are not copiedTender pack and attachments
- Economic and financial selection criteria