Market Engagement for Pre-16 and Post-16 Maths Programmes (NCETM and AMSP)

The purpose of this zero-value notice is to alert the market that the Department for Education intends to undertake a market engagement event on 26 February 2024. The purpose of the event is to seek expert input from potential suppliers and subject matter experts on the development of the future maths programmes.

Please express your interest via the Jaggaer e-tendering portal no later than 12:00 noon on 21st February 2024. Organisations who have expressed an interest in this opportunity via the Jaggaer e-tendering portal prior to 20 February 2024 are not required to repeat the process. You will receive further details about the event via the Jaggaer e-tendering portal.

Potential providers who are not already registered on the Jaggaer portal can register here: https://education.app.jaggaer.com

When registered and signed in to Jaggaer you will need to express an interest in the opportunity to be able to access any relevant documentation. Details of this event will be sent to interested parties on the Jaggaer portal following registration. If you would like to be included in any market engagement activities, guidance on how to register and access opportunities is available in the Jaggaer eTendering Portal by using the 'Contact Us' section on the homepage.

You can also email the eTendering support team at [email protected] and watch a video to support with registration here - Supplier Registration Video (screencast.com). Please note, this video is a Bravo branded product.

The Department's vision is to provide world-class education, training and care for everyone, whatever their background. This will make sure that everyone has the chance to reach their potential and live a more fulfilled life. It will also create a more productive economy, so that our country is fit for the future.

Subject to approval, the Department may wish to reprocure for similar services to the current National Centre for Excellence in the Teaching of Mathematics (NCETM) contract and the Advanced Mathematics Support Programme (AMSP) contract. A link to the current contracts can be found in the Contract Award Notices; https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/020349-2022 https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/020393-2022

Additional information: In the event of a procurement, the Department would seek lead providers or consortia or similar entities to deliver the programmes, which may include:

The National Centre for Excellence in the Teaching of Mathematics (NCETM) which leads the pre-16 maths programme. The NCETM manage and coordinate the work of the Department's Maths Hubs to support improvements in pre-16 mathematics education with Teaching for Mastery (TfM) at its core, to raise the standard of mathematics education from reception through to A-level, and harnesses mathematics leadership and expertise to develop and spread excellent practice, for the benefit of all students.

Continuing the work of the Advanced Mathematics Support Programme (AMSP), which delivers support for AS/A level maths, further maths and core maths qualifications, by delivering a wide range of support, expertise and resources to improve and increase the provision and participation of level 3 mathematics qualifications, and supporting students to choose mathematics study in Further Education.

The Department will be undertaking market engagement activities in early 2024. We would like to take this opportunity to introduce our policy ambition and seek input and expertise from the sector to inform our delivery plans. We are keen to speak to as many organisations as possible and will, therefore, be limiting attendance at any event(s) to two representatives per organisation. Following any event(s), the Department may extend an opportunity for a one-to-one conversation with interested organisations.

For information: Participation in market engagement activities or events is not a pre-requisite for being able to submit a tender against any resulting opportunity(ies). If you are unable to attend any events we choose to arrange, the slides and Q&A outcomes from them will be made publicly available.

In the event of a procurement, this will fall under the Light Touch Regime as defined by the Public Contracts Regulations 2015 (Regulation 74 - 77). The Department would manage a procurement based upon the 'Open' tendering procedure as defined by the Public Contracts Regulations 2015 (Regulation 27).

This notice is a zero value PIN to notify the market that the Department intends to hold market engagement activities for the maths programmes.

This PIN is for information only and is not a call for competition. The Department reserves the right not to enter a formal procurement process and not proceed with contract award. Accordingly, the Department will not be liable for any bid cost, expenditure, work or effort incurred by any organisation in acting on the basis of this Prior Information Notice.

All information included in this notice is indicative and subject to change.