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Published 10 Jun 2022, 18:55 BST

Official UK procurement notice

Professional Development Programme - Phase 3

Official notice

Authority: Department for Education (Central government)·Consortium: 2 public authorities

ServicesOpen procedure
Sectors: Education & Training (80) Delivery: UK
Published estimate£19,500,000exc. VAT18.2% below published estimate
Submissions closed 11 Jul 2022awarded 9 Nov 2022
Awarded to Education Development Trust

What is being bought

Published requirement description

This contract will deliver the third phase of the Early Years Professional Development Programme (PDP3). PDP3 will build on two earlier phases of the programme (PDP1 and PDP2).

The objective of PDP3, a Continuing Professional Development (CPD) programme, is to equip up to 10,000 Early Years Practitioners (EYPs) with the skills they need to provide high quality support for early years children (age 2 – 4) by March 2025. This programme will have a particular emphasis on communication and language, maths, and Personal, Social and Emotional Development (PSED). The Contract covers all upper tier Local Authorities (across England), with a focus on reaching Settings with high levels of disadvantaged children whose learning has been most affected by COVID-19.

CPV: Education and training services

The lotProcurement structure

single lot · value published
Lot #1This contract is as a result of a competitive tendering exercise subject to OJEU…AwardedRenewalPublished value£19,500,000

This contract is as a result of a competitive tendering exercise subject to OJEU principles and PCR 2015. This is a single stage open procurement exercise taking into account quality, price and social value.

Delivery: UK
Extensions: The Department reserves the right at its sole discretion to extend this contract by up to 4 additional months. · 4 month extension periodVariant bids: not allowed

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
  • Price

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
10 Jun 2022, 18:55 BST
Last source update
9 Nov 2022, 17:30 GMT
Award evaluation window
11 Jul 2022 – …
FTS notice number
2022/S 000-031767
Classification (CPV)
Education and training services
Delivery area
UK
Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-034570 Find a Tender

How it was run

Official notice
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Submission deadline
11 Jul 2022
Submission channel
{"electronicSubmission","written"}
Accepted languages
en
Bid validity
180 days from the deadline
Bids opened
11 Jul 2022, 08:30 BST
Detailed submission instructions & authority contactsFrom official release

Timeline

11 Jul 2022 → 9 Nov 2022 · 3 dates
  1. Submission deadline
    11 Jul 2022
  2. Bids opened
    11 Jul 2022, 08:30 BST
  3. Notice published
    9 Nov 2022, 17:30 GMT

Notice history

2 events · 2 releases on Find a Tender · since 9 Nov 2022
  1. Status changed to complete
    9 Nov 2022, 17:30 GMT
  2. Buyer details updated
    9 Nov 2022, 17:30 GMT

Commercial outcome & contract awards

Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecast
Awards 1
Awarded value £15,943,0191 contract exc. VAT
Bids received 4
Contracts signed 1latest 9 Nov 2022
Awarded toValueDateStatus
Education Development TrustEarly Years Professional Development Programme – Phase 3 (PDP3)Subcontracting: declared£15,943,019 †—Awarded

Contracts

  • Early Years Professional Development Programme – Phase 3 (PDP3) · Education Development Trust

    Signed
    9 Nov 2022
    Value
    £15,943,019
    Status
    active

Bid statistics published by the authority

BidsSMEVCSEValid bid range
4bids———

Contracting authority & participating public bodies

2 public bodies on the notice

Department for Education

Contracting authorityCentral GovernmentMinistry or any other national or federal authority, including their regional or local subdivisionsEducation 00867944 Sanctuary Buildings, 20, Great Smith Street, London, UK, SW1P 3BTContact email, phone Published organisation website ↗

Dispute resolution & review bodies

  • National Audit OfficeReview body London

Bidders & participating suppliers

1 commercial party on the notice

Official documents & specifications

Official links; attachments are not copied

No document links were published on the notice.