UK Public Sector Contracts & Tenders

Building on the current GDP programme, the ETF seeks to develop its support further, taking into account current teaching, learning and assessment approaches, research into effective learning and CPD. The successful tenderer will be expected to review existing materials (revising if necessary) before these same principles are applied to the design of the new modules, webinars/ podcasts and resources. All current GDP modules will be made available to the successful tenderer. Tenderers can view some existing module scripts and training schedules for their reference in Annex D part 1 and part 2. We would like tenderers to propose how they would design sector-focussed, learning resources that support governors and governance professionals across different college settings. We are open to new ideas around delivery, course content and pedagogical approaches and expect tenderers to submit responses that are both evidence and research-led.

Building on the current GPDP programme, the ETF seeks to develop its support further, taking into account current teaching, learning and assessment approaches, research into effective learning and CPD. The successful tenderer will be expected to review existing materials (revising if necessary) before these same principles are applied to the design of the new training material, as well as resources. All current GPDP modules will be made available to the successful tenderer. We would like tenderers to propose how they would design sector-focussed, learning and training that supports governance professionals across different college settings. We are open to new ideas around delivery, course content and pedagogical approaches and expect tenderers to submit responses that are both evidence and research-led.

The aim of this project is to design and deliver an assessment/development centre for a total of 50 first and second tier leaders in the learning and skills sector. Assessments will provide evidence for a personalised development plan to support participation on the Further education Strategic Leadership Programme (FESLP) and the Preparing for CEO programme run by Oxford Said Business School. Individuals will have a clear development plan to support the next step in their career, mapped to the ETF CEO Professional Standards, and will be able to identify a series of development activities to achieve their development goals.

The Education and Training Foundation (ETF) has awarded a contract for the provision of services: to develop a single Training Needs Analysis Framework that can work for individuals, organisations and across subjects areas; that is based on best practice development principles.

The aim of this project is to design and deliver an innovative learning programme for leaders who have recently taken up a senior leadership role or would like support to develop in their senior leadership role. A key objective of the programme is to support new leaders in their transition from an operation role to a strategic one, preparing them to develop their stakeholder relationships, strategic vision and ability to influence change

For three years, ETF sponsored and funded a programme for middle managers in land-based colleges. The programme focused on supporting middle managers within this particular provider type to become highly effective middle managers. This request for quotation is to continue to build on this programme and deliver a high quality and tailored programme to middle managers in this sector.

For three years, ETF sponsored and funded a programme to run a 6 module development programme for leaders and aspiring leaders. The programme has been very successful, and three cohorts have been recruited since the project began in 2020. Feedback from the participants has been positive and participants have found the course valuable to enhance their professional development and practice as well as further their own professional career ambitions. This request for quotation is to continue to build on this programme and deliver a high quality and tailored programme to Heads of Service and Service Leaders in Adult and Community Learning (ACL) providers.

The Education and Training Foundation (ETF) has awarded a contract for the provision of services: to develop a theory of change involving a diverse range of stakeholders. The successful supplier had demonstrable experience of managing and taking account of complexity, both in terms of working with complex organisations and/or representing the complex environments and systems that organisations work in. Experience of system change approaches and highly effective project management skills was advantageous.

The Education and Training Foundation (ETF) has awarded a contract for the provision of services: to deliver an independent impact evaluation of the ETF Mentoring workforce development programme in financial year (FY) 2022-23, with an embedded light-touch process evaluation. The evaluation will consider the extent to which the ETF's Mentor training programme supports delivery of the Skills for Jobs White Paper (January 2021) through the provision of 'effective support to new teachers moving into the sector by continuing to enable access to mentoring', with particular reference to Department for Education (DfE) programme objectives. Following HM Treasury guidance, the evaluation will assess the effectiveness of the Mentor training programme in meeting DfE objectives and recommend improvements to strengthen programme quality and impact to inform future programme investment and design decisions.

The aim of this project is to design, develop and deliver a learning programme for all FE sector leaders on three key themes to inform and develop inclusive leadership. The delivery partners will engage with FE sector leaders support them to develop the knowledge, behaviours and skills required to make their organisations more equitable, diverse, and inclusive. We expect that this will involve focus on humanistic leadership traits such as kindness, mental health and wellbeing and trauma-informed leadership approaches, which begin with an understanding of themselves, develop into an appreciation of others' experience and extend to an awareness of how equity, diversity and inclusion intersects with this leadership approach. The programme should create a safe space for open facilitated debates. It should also ensure that participants benefit from practical tools that will bring about measurable, positive culture change in their own organisations.

The Education and Training Foundation (ETF) require a quotation for a provider to develop and deliver mental health and wellbeing resources for the sector.

The Education and Training Foundation (ETF) has awarded a contract for the provision of services: to evaluate the Side By Side (SBS) intervention (part of our Prevent offer to the Further Education Sector). Building on previous research, the findings from the SBS evaluation will help to inform future development of the SBS platform that forms a key part of the Department for Education's (DfE) Prevent package of support to the Further Education and Training Sector.

The Education and Training Foundation (ETF) have awarded 5 framework agreements for graphic design following a tendering process seeking suppliers with the capacity and capability to produce branded assets for online courses and marketing materials. Call-off contracts will be issued for assets needed throughout the duration of the framework agreement.

The Education and Training Foundation (ETF) has awarded a contract for the provision of services: an independent theory-based impact evaluation of three ETF leadership, management and governance development programme areas delivered from 2018-2023. In the absence of opportunities for using a quasi-experimental design to collect primary counterfactual and longitudinal evidence to demonstrate programme impact conclusively, a theory-based impact evaluation was proposed.

The Education and Training Foundation (ETF) has awarded a contract for the following services: an independent process evaluation of seven new or substantially changed Education and Training Foundation leadership, management and governance development programmes to be delivered in financial year 2022-23.

We are seeking a supplier who will: lead on our digital transformation programme to achieve our desired target state, including LMS at its core; be a strategic learning partner for the ETF who shares a vision and a roadmap for the future; and build an effective minimum viable product (MVP) in early 2023, to enable the 'as is' digital estate to consolidate with the expansion of the target state.

Framework Agreements have been awarded, establishing an excellence framework of suppliers who will work with the Education and Training Foundation (ETF) to deliver high quality, responsive and innovative Special Educational Needs and Disabilities (SEND) Continuing Professional Development (CPD) and support for those working in the Further Education (FE) and Training sector.

A direct award contract has been awarded to RSM - the top ranked supplier of LOT 3 (Impact and process evaluation, including value for money) under the Research, Impact and Learning Framework. Open tender for the Framework was published on 05/04/2023 FTS/OJEU Ref: 20230405-000002 (2023/S 000-009951). The supplier will be required to undertake an impact evaluation of ETF's Leadership and Governance Programme for 2023-25.

A tender for a new data environment

As part of its digital transformation programme and drive for improved systems, The Education and Training Foundation (ETF) has procured a new finance system. The previous system (Sage 200 / WAP) was no longer deemed to be sufficient to support the current structure, need for future fluidity and current reporting demands. There were also issues with how other systems within ETF communicated with the previous finance system, leading to potential non-compliance with finance regulations and Making Tax Digital (MTD).ETF reviewed the market for systems which could provide solutions to all issues and could integrate with ETF's Azure database. As a result of the tender process ETF has selected one supplier as a long-term systems partner.