An Early Intervention Foundation
Department for Education. Reference number: 1017
Deadline date: 31/05/2012
This deadline is for… 12 noon 31st May 2012 for return of tenders
Contract value: £0 – £3,500,000
Location where the contract is to be carried out: London
Is this suitable for smaller suppliers? Yes
Is this contract suitable for a voluntary, community and social enterprise organisations? Yes
Name of the buying organisation: Department for Education
Description of the contract
An early intervention foundation will have 2 key roles: i. providing advice and support to local commissioners on evidence, social finance and payment by results relating to early intervention to assist their own procurement and evaluation, and ii. building the evidence base on what works in early intervention in the UK. The contract for an early intervention foundation will be funded for 2 years after which it will be expected to become self-financing. • The Economic and Social Research Council will advise the Department on the assessment of the academic quality of bids. • Further details about the procurement, including FAQ and contact points for further questions are available on the supplying DfE website http://www.education.gov.uk/aboutdfe/policiesandprocedures/procurement/b0037/current-contracts-advertised-by-the-department/early-intervention-foundation • These are part B services and the DfE will not be bound by the Public Contracts Regulations 2006 (as amended) except as such Regulations are applicable to part B services.
Documents
Classification of the contract
79315000 Social research services
80000000 Education and training services
75200000 Provision of services to the community
Additional information
Contract type: Services – Unspecified
Is it a framework agreement? No
Is this contract related to a programme of funding? No
Contract will be awarded based on: Most economically advantageous tender in terms of: The criteria stated in the contract documents
Estimated length of contract: 24 Months
Who to contact
Contact name Andy Todd
Address Early Intervention Procurement Manager, Level 5, 2 St Pauls Place, , 125 Norfolk Street, Sheffield, South Yorkshire, S1 2FJ
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