Online Early Market Engagement event for Curriculum Experts 2020-2022
Department for EducationEstimated Value
Not specified
Deadline
Not specified
Published
26 September 2019
Type
Not specified
Overview
The Standards and Testing Agency (STA) is researching options for procuring external curriculum experts. This notice is to advise of our intention to engage with the market prior to potentially running a competitive procurement process to source Curriculum Experts.
As part of this early market engagement exercise, we wish to engage with Curriculum Experts (Curriculum Advisors and Assessment Advisors)to outline our requirements and explain how potential bidders may ready themselves for any competitive process that may follow. The event will also provide an opportunity for potential bidders to ask questions.
This online early market engagement event for interested parties will be held on Monday 7 October 2019 between 11am-12pm. Additional information: The publication of this notice does not signify the commencement of any procurement process and does not constitute any commitment by the Department for Education to undertake any procurement exercise.
Contact & helpdesk
If you are interested in attending this pre-market engagement event, please email TendersTD.STA@education.gov.uk and copy in Rashida.Akbar@education.gov.uk by close of play on Tuesday 1 October 2019 with your contact details, and a short paragraph outlining the reasons for your interest in this procurement and your experience.
Additional details
In the event that the Department for Education might decide to commence any procurement process as contemplated by this notice, a separate notice will be published at the relevant time. The DfE is keen to ensure that potential suppliers have as much notice as is possible about the services we wish to procure and this supports our agenda about encouraging engagement with Small and Medium Suppliers.
Disclaimers and conditions: The Department retains the right to not procure and this early market engagement event is not binding. Any communication made between STA and any party in connection with this requirement, shall not be relied upon as constituting a contract, agreement or representation that any contract will necessarily be offered.
DfE/STA reserves the right to change without notice any documents and communications, in whole or in part. Under no circumstances shall DfE/STA incur any liability in respect of this supporting documentation and DfE/STA will not reimburse any costs incurred by any parties in connection with their use of these communications nor in connection with participation at the Early Market Engagement event.
This early market engagement event is suitable for individuals and smaller suppliers provided that they have knowledge, track record and capacity to meet the requirement when the competition is published. Please can all communications be emailed to Rashida.Akbar@education.gov.uk and TendersTD.STA@education.gov.uk
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- 1
Mutual Ventures Ltd
2 contracts wonlatest 8 Sept 2025£1m
total awarded
- 2
Someone Else's Eyes,Collingwood Learning with Holocaust Centre North,Board of Deputies of British Jews,NUS Charity
1 contract wonlatest 20 Jul 2026ends 31 Mar 2027£1m
total awarded
- 3
Ambition Institute
1 contract wonlatest 17 Jul 2026 - 4
School-Led Development Trust
£9m
total awarded
- 5
Royal Society of Biology
1 contract wonlatest 15 Jun 2026ends 31 Mar 2027£45,000
total awarded
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