Early Years Foundation Stage reforms: Expert support to develop online content

The purpose of this prior information notice is to notify the market of the Department for Education's (DfE) intention to undertake a procurement exercise to appoint up to 3 suitably experienced organisations or individuals to support the implementation of the revised Early Years Foundation Stage (EYFS) framework. The revised EYFS will become statutory from September 2021 and will impact all early years providers in England.

One of the ways we are supporting providers to implement the revised EYFS is through the development of an online support offer aimed at the pre-reception workforce (private, voluntary and independent providers (PVIs) and childminders). This online support offer will ensure the pre-reception workforce have the messaging and support they need to implement the changes consistently and in line with the policy intention.

The Department for Education is looking to appoint early years experts to work with the DfE digital design team to support the development of the content for this online offer. The Department reserves the right to extend this contract by up to a further 2 months in monthly increments subject to business need.

Additional information: To find out more about this opportunity and tender for the work, you will need to register in advance on the DfE's e-procurement system, Redimo 2 and then successfully gain membership to the Education and Children's Social Care Dynamic Purchasing System (the ECSC). You will need to register by no later than 29th November 2020.

This opportunity will be published under the categories ECSC08, 12, 15 and 21 - you only need to have selected one of these to access the opportunity. Registration with on Redimo 2 is a 4-stage process: - Stage 1 - Proactis Supplier Network registration - Stage 2 - Activate your Proactis account - Stage 3 - Select to engage with the DfE - Stage 4 - Apply for Membership of the DPS (please note that the guidance document states that this stage is optional, but for these particular vacancies you must complete this 4th stage).

This prior information notice is to advertise a future opportunity. The Department reserves the right not to enter a formal procurement process and not award contract(s). Accordingly, the Authority will not be liable for any bid cost, expenditure, work or effort incurred by a supplier in acting on the basis of this notice