Turing Scheme Year 6 Assessment Service

Tender description

We are seeking information on the capability and capacity of organisations to provide the services detailed below. The purpose of the EOI is to share the department's current thinking on the development of the 6th Year of the Turing Scheme (Academic Year 26/27); and the requirements for an independent, transparent and robust assessment service to assess applications against set criteria to allow the Department of Education to make funding decisions. We additionally want to seek expert views from the sector to inform its further development. Through this Expression of Interest (EOI), suppliers are required to confirm whether they can meet the criteria and timescales to deliver the requirements set out at section 3 and 4. We would like to understand market interest and gather insight on our delivery approaches, and your responses will inform a potential future procurement activity planned for Q3 2025/2026. Please note the Department for Education (DfE) reserves the right to only invite those that have submitted an EOI to any future mini competition. Please advise a) if you are interested in bidding for this opportunity b) If you are not interested in bidding and your reason(s). Additional information: The DfE propose to compete via the CSS Framework RM6322 for any future ITT. Suppliers are encouraged to register on the CCS Fund Administration and Disbursement Services Dynamic Purchasing System (DPS) as soon as possible. Note the onboarding process can take at least two weeks. To register on the DPS, please follow the CCS guidance for becoming a supplier on a DPS. Our indicative timeframe should progress to ITT, is likely to be mid to late October 2025, and will be via our e-sourcing system Jaggaer. If you would like to respond to the ITT you will need to ensure you are registered on Jaggaer: Register to use Jaggaer.