National Professional Qualifications (NPQ) External Moderator

Concepts

• national professional qualifications
• education and training
• consistency of the qualification
• npq lead providers
• current npq
• npq provision
• contract opportunity
• training services
• additional term
• suite of npqs

Location

United Kingdom:

Description

From autumn 2021, a new and updated suite of NPQs is available for teachers and leaders who want to develop their knowledge and skills in school leadership and specialist areas of teaching practice. These reforms include: • replacing the current NPQ in middle leadership with three new NPQs for teachers and leaders who want to develop their expertise in specialist areas of teaching practice • reforming the three existing NPQs in senior leadership, headship and executive leadership Subject to a further invitation to tender for NPQ provision launched in November 2021, we also envisage two further new NPQs in Leading Literacy and Early Years Leadership will be available from September 2022. As the appeal and value of NPQs depends on the quality and consistency of the qualification, faith in the assessment process is paramount. Checking for assessment consistency across NPQ Lead Providers is vital, alongside ensuring a reliable and fair process for all participants. To achieve this level of quality and consistency, the DfE is looking to contract with an organisation with the ability to deliver a robust system for the external moderation of NPQ summative assessments.

Total Quantity or Scope

Organisations wishing to participate in this contract opportunity must do so through DfE's eTendering portal (Jaggaer). Registration is free of charge and full system support is available via the Jaggaer homepage. In order to access this opportunity in Jaggaer potential suppliers must first click 'view opportunities' from the Jaggaer homepage and then express their interest to gain access to the full document suite. Additional information: As set out in the 'Options' above the Department reserves the right to extend the contract term by an additional 12 months and up to an additional £2.6m (ex-VAT). This brings the potential maximum contract value to £9.5m (ex-VAT) over 5 years. The Department will publish a further award notice should the additional term and value option be taken up.

Renewal Options

The contract includes an option to extend the term for a further period of 12 months up to the value of an additional £2.6m (ex-VAT).

CPV Codes

• 80000000 - Education and training services
• 80500000 - Training services

Indicators

• This is a one-off contract (no recurrence)
• Options are available.
• Renewals are not available.

Other Information

** PREVIEW NOTICE, please check Find a Tender for full details. ** The Department will host an online commercial walkthrough session for interested organisations at 10am on Thursday 6th January. Please use the messaging facility in the eTendering portal to request a link for the session.