This Award Notice is to confirm that the Department for Education has awarded the Framework Agreement for the provision of Initial Teacher Training and Early Career Framework (ITTECF)-Based Training. Four Suppliers have appointed to the Framework Agreement.

The Framework Agreement will be used to call off the Services of the Lead Providers. The specific nature of the Services will be subject to the needs of each Call off Order, but in general the Suppliers will be responsible for the supply of Deliverables, being:

Set Up Activity:

i. Delivery of all Programme Set Up activity, including the development of Training Content, and meeting of associated Milestones; and

ii. Delivery of the Digital Set Up and meeting of associated Milestones.

Delivery of Cohorts:

iii. Targeting of Participants and Mentors and meeting the recruitment targets set out in Table 12 of the Specification

iv. Management of relationships with Schools and other stakeholders;

v. comply and collaborate with the QA Function and respond to feedback, as part of continuous improvement;

vi. collaborate and comply with the requirement’s Department’s Supplier Relationship Management Function and provide Management information

vii. be part of the Lead Provider Community;

viii. manage Subcontractors, report on performance and providing Management Information;

ix. check and confirm Participant eligibility for Department funding;

x. notify the Department of any withdrawals, deferrals and deferral restarts; and

xi. deliver the Supplier’s Social Value Plan

see Schedule 2 (Specification) for full details.