Sector Fund

Concepts

• project management
• coventry
• research and development
• consultancy services
• consultancy
• education and training
• ai
• multi-year
• further years
• colleges

Location

Description

Opportunity: The Department will soon begin market engagement activities for a multi-year requirement, with spend ranging from £1-5 million. We expect an organization or consortium to deliver the below services. If we proceed with this procurement, we intend to establish a multi-year contract with break clauses, starting with a pilot year. If the pilot year is successful, the Department may proceed with further years. Our Need: Following the Call for Evidence that we published in November 2023, it is clear that the number one request from educators is further training and guidance on the safe use of AI. To help education professionals take advantage of AI's potential, the Department requires a provider who can deliver the following functions. Training: we are proposing a training package with 4 elements: An online resource that covers essential training for all teachers across early years settings, school and colleges. This would include a mix of delivery methods to be determined by the provider but is likely to include a website with written and video elements, as well as the opportunity for trainees to start 'having a go' at prompting a simple AI system. Development of a series of case studies for the use of AI. This element would involve administering approx. 5-10 grants to award to teachers or organisations to develop case studies on effective practice in successfully implementing widely available AI tools in schools and colleges. Further training to support educators in developing more advanced skills through a series of live webinars covering different techniques for the use of AI, including the case studies as outlined above and a series of 'drop-in' sessions that will follow these webinars where interested educators will be able to put forward questions in advance to be discussed at the event. A toolkit for leaders to support with the implementation and embedding of effective practice using AI

CPV Codes

• 72224000 - Project management consultancy services
• 73200000 - Research and development consultancy services
• 80000000 - Education and training services

Indicators

• Contract is suitable for SMEs.
• Contract is suitable for VCOs.

Other Information

Edtech evidence board: we seek a project team to facilitate the running of an 'edtech evidence board' of experts to quality assure evidence of edtech product efficacy against set criteria. This will involve engaging the edtech sector to submit evidence of product efficacy. Area-specific committees would then assess this evidence, with their decisions would be scrutinised and ratified by an overarching board, before being published. The project team, board and committees will need to create criteria against which to assess this evidence. This approach will provide schools and colleges with better evidence on which products are grounded in evidence, and support the edtech sector in knowing how to create better evidence. Next steps: please contact me at Robert.Alexander@Education.gov.uk to express your interest. We will begin running our market engagement activities shortly. On Thursday 23rd May, 13:00-14:00 we will deliver a presentation detailing our requirement. From late May, we intend to publish a questionnaire, to gather your feedback.