Troops to Teachers Initial Teacher Training Programme
The underlying purpose of offering this provision will be to support the transition of Armed Forces Service Leavers (SLs) in to the teaching profession in England.
Provision of the design, development, and implementation of the Troops to Teachers Initial Teacher Training programme
Reference number: 1026
Deadline date:03/12/2012
This deadline is for… 12 noon 3rd December 2012 for return of tenders
Contract value:£10,000,000 – £10,000,000
Location where the contract is to be carried out: England
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, Teaching Agency
Description of the contract
The underlying purpose of offering this provision will be to support the transition of Armed Forces Service Leavers (SLs) in to the teaching profession in England. This will be done by developing and delivering a two year school-based Initial Teacher Training (ITT) programme comprising three pathways – one graduate pathway to PGCE and QTS, one non-graduate combined top-up degree and QTS pathway, and one non-graduate vocational pathway to QTLS. There will be two, two year cohorts with 180 trainees on each, starting in 2013/14 and 2014/15 (therefore September 2013 – August 2016). This will involve working collaboratively within a delivery model, with the Department for Education/TA, and with the MoD and the MoD’s resettlement contractor. Estimated value: There is a total of £10.1m funding available for Cohorts 1 and 2, including subsidised salary costs. Funding for any cohort starting after 2015 is subject to the next spending review. Length of contract: The contract will cover training for two, two year cohorts, the first starting in September 2013 and completing in August 2015. The second cohort will start in September 2014, and complete in August 2016. There will be an option to extend the contract to provide a third training cohort starting in August 2015 which would be completed in August 2017. Any extension will be subject to Government’s priorities in the next spending review.
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Classification of the contract
80000000 Education and training services
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 Troopsto.teachers@education.gsi.gov.uk
Organisation name Department for Education
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