Practice Development Groups for teachers and trainers in the Further Education and Training Sector

A Contract Award Notice
by THE EDUCATION AND TRAINING FOUNDATION

Source
Find a Tender
Type
Contract (Services)
Duration
10 month (est.)
Value
£157K
Sector
PROFESSIONAL
Published
22 Mar 2021
Delivery
29 Jun 2020 to 30 Apr 2021 (est.)
Deadline
n/a

Concepts

Location

ENGLAND

Geochart for 2 buyers and 7 suppliers

2 buyers

7 suppliers

Description

Several contracts have been awarded to establish Practice Development Groups (PDGs) in nine regions across England. This new ETF programme was designed to promote practitioner-led, collaborative professional development across the Further Education and Training sector. PDGs consist of action learning sets of practitioners who work together on a short-term, small-scale project to improve an aspect of their teaching, learning and assessment over a four-month period. Each successful tenderer is running two rounds of PDG’s per academic year (October- January and January – April). The appointed tenderers act as hubs for 8-10 groups (4-5 per round) with group facilitators supporting participants in running action learning sets.

Total Quantity or Scope

The Education and Training Foundation (ETF) awarded 7 contracts to successful tenderers to lead Professional Development Groups (PDGs). Improving the quality of teaching, learning and assessment in maths and English is a high priority for the Department for Education (DfE) and the ETF and the PDGs have been designed to complement ETF’s wider maths and English offer. Participants of PDGs are able to seek to develop an aspect of teaching, learning and assessment to enhance their teaching of English or their embedding of maths or English into other programmes of study.

Award Detail

1 NCG (Newcastle upon Tyne)
  • Num offers: 18
  • Value: £157,174 [share]
  • Awarded to group of suppliers.
2 Calderdale College (Halifax)
  • Num offers: 18
  • Value: £157,174 [share]
  • Awarded to group of suppliers.
3 Havant & South Downs College (Portsmouth)
  • Num offers: 18
  • Value: £157,174 [share]
  • Awarded to group of suppliers.
4 Association of Colleges (London)
  • Num offers: 18
  • Value: £157,174 [share]
  • Awarded to group of suppliers.
  • Contractor is an SME.
5 Burnley College (Burnley)
  • Num offers: 18
  • Value: £157,174 [share]
  • Awarded to group of suppliers.
6 Touchconsulting (Burton upon Trent)
  • Num offers: 18
  • Value: £157,174 [share]
  • Awarded to group of suppliers.
  • Contractor is an SME.
7 Skills & Education Group (Aspley Nottingham)
  • Num offers: 18
  • Value: £157,174 [share]
  • Awarded to group of suppliers.
  • Contractor is an SME.

Award Criteria

Project Impact and Outcomes 5.0
Approach and Methodology 5.0
Capability, Capacity and Skills 5.0
Communications, Recruitment and Dissemination 5.0
Equality and Diversity 5.0
PRICE 4.0

CPV Codes

  • 80000000 - Education and training services
  • 80500000 - Training services
  • 80510000 - Specialist training services
  • 80531000 - Industrial and technical training services

Indicators

  • Award on basis of price.

Other Information

(MT Ref:220793)

Reference

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