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Strengthening the Supported Internships Programme

Department for Education · compiled

Tender information last checkedLast checked 29 Sept 2026, 18:43.

Opportunity overview

Supported Internships (SIs) are a work-based study programme for 16-24 year olds with SEND who have an Education Health and Care plan, who want to move into employment and who need extra support to do so. SIs are designed to equip young people with the skills they need to secure and sustain employment through learning in the workplace. The DfE wants to build the capacity of the SI programme and are aiming to double the number of SIs from c.2,250 internship enrolments per annum to c.4,500 per annum by 2025. We are commissioning two contracts to deliver services to meet these aims. Lot 1 ‘Strengthening the Supported Internships Programme' Lot 2 ‘Delivery of Job Coach training’

Awarded to

Amounts belong to published awards or contracts. Where several suppliers share one value, it is labelled as shared and is not a supplier-specific allocation.

National Development Team for Inclusion

Match pending…
Contract value
£4.5m
Awarded
Not supplied
Contract signed
31 Aug 2022
Award ID
025256-2022-con_15248-1
Status
active
Location
Bath, UK, BA1 1EF, United Kingdom

Classification

  • CPV75121000 — Administrative educational services
  • CPV80000000 — Education and training services

Lots

  • • Support to Local Authorities to establish and develop SEND employment forums, including payment and administration of section 14 grants • Delivery of accredited job coach training programmes and training in systematic instruction • Engaging and supporting employers to offer high quality work placements • Establishing a sustainable audit process, to measure the quality of SI provision against a Quality Assurance framework Additional information: This notice does not constitute a call for competition to procure any services for the Department. The procurement of any services will be carried out in accordance with the provisions of the Public Contracts Regulations 2015. The purpose of this PIN is to stimulate early market interest and invite interested parties to take part in preliminary market consultations.Value not stated
  • Strengthening the Supported Internships ProgrammeValue not stated
  • Delivery of Job Coach trainingValue not stated

Published notice details

Additional information from the published procurement release. Fields appear only when supplied by the source; check the original notice and tender documents before acting.

Scope, procedure and submissions

Id
2022/S 000-025256
Status
complete
Has Recurrence
No
Procurement Method
open
Main Procurement Category
services
Procurement Method Details
Open procedure

Covered By

GPA

Amendments

Entry 1
Id
2

Unstructured Changes

Entry 1
Related Lot
1 & 2

Where

Label
II.1.7) Total value of the procurement (excluding VAT)
Section
Section II: Object

New Value

Text
Value excluding VAT: £7,508,857.16

Old Value

Text
Value excluding VAT: £5,766,991.54
Entry 2
Related Lot
1

Where

Label
V.2.4) Information on value of contract/lot (excluding VAT)
Section
Section V.

New Value

Text
Total value of the contract/lot: £5,966,482.76

Old Value

Text
Total value of the contract/lot: £4,537,165.04
Entry 3
Related Lot
2

Where

Label
V.2.4) Information on value of contract/lot (excluding VAT)
Section
Section V.

New Value

Text
Total value of the contract/lot: £1,542,374.40 (excl. VAT)

Old Value

Text
Total value of the contract/lot: £1,229,827
Entry 4
Related Lot
1 & 2

Where

Label
VI.3) Additional information
Section
Section VI.

New Value

Text
On 11th April 2025 a variation was to extend both the Lot 1 and Lot 2 contracts for a further 12 months with a revised end date of 31st March 2026.

Old Value

Bid Opening

Date
13 May 2022, 12:00

Legal basis

Id
32014L0024
Scheme
CELEX

Lot Details

Maximum Lots Bid Per Supplier
9,999,999
Maximum Lots Awarded Per Supplier
2

Expected award period

Starts
13 May 2022, 12:00

Tender Period

Ends
13 May 2022, 12:00

Communication

Future Notice Date
1 Apr 2022, 00:00

Contract terms

Has Electronic Payment
Yes
Electronic Invoicing Policy
allowed

Classification

Id
75121000
Scheme
CPV
Description
Administrative educational services

Submission terms

Languages

en

Submission Method

electronicSubmission
written

Lots and requirements

Entry 1
Id
1
Status
planned
Description
• Support to Local Authorities to establish and develop SEND employment forums, including payment and administration of section 14 grants • Delivery of accredited job coach training programmes and training in systematic instruction • Engaging and supporting employers to offer high quality work placements • Establishing a sustainable audit process, to measure the quality of SI provision against a Quality Assurance framework Additional information: This notice does not constitute a call for competition to procure any services for the Department. The procurement of any services will be carried out in accordance with the provisions of the Public Contracts Regulations 2015. The purpose of this PIN is to stimulate early market interest and invite interested parties to take part in preliminary market consultations.
Entry 2
Id
Lot 1
Title
Strengthening the Supported Internships Programme
Status
cancelled
Has Options
No
Has Renewal
No
Description
Activity will include: Support to Local Authorities to establish and develop SEND employment forums, including administering and monitoring of section 14 grants Engaging and supporting employers to offer high quality work placements Establishing a sustainable process to improve the quality of Supported Internship provision, using a Quality Assurance framework Communication activity Programme co-ordination

Award criteria

Criteria

Criterion 1
Type
price

Contract period

Duration In Days
960

Submission terms

Variant Policy
notAllowed
Entry 3
Id
Lot 2
Title
Delivery of Job Coach training
Status
cancelled
Has Options
No
Has Renewal
No
Description
Delivery of accredited Job Coach training to support the programme.

Award criteria

Criteria

Criterion 1
Type
price

Contract period

Duration In Days
960

Submission terms

Variant Policy
notAllowed

Items and delivery

Item 1
Id
1
Related Lot
1

Delivery locations

Entry 1
Region
UK

Additional Classifications

Entry 1
Id
80000000
Scheme
CPV
Description
Education and training services
Item 2
Id
Lot 1
Related Lot
Lot 1

Delivery locations

Entry 1
Region
UK
Entry 2
Region
UK

Additional Classifications

Entry 1
Id
80000000
Scheme
CPV
Description
Education and training services
Item 3
Id
Lot 2
Related Lot
Lot 2

Delivery locations

Entry 1
Region
UK
Entry 2
Region
UK

Additional Classifications

Entry 1
Id
80000000
Scheme
CPV
Description
Education and training services

Published documents

Entry 1
Id
economic
Document Type
economicSelectionCriteria
Entry 2
Id
technical
Document Type
technicalSelectionCriteria

Buyer, suppliers and contacts

Organisation 1
Id
GB-FTS-165
Name
Department for Education

Roles

buyer

Address

Region
UK
Locality
London
Postal Code
SW1P 3BT
Country Name
United Kingdom
Street Address
Sanctuary Buildings, 20, Great Smith Street

Details

Classifications

Entry 1
Id
MINISTRY
Scheme
TED_CA_TYPE
Description
Ministry or any other national or federal authority, including their regional or local subdivisions
Entry 2
Id
09
Scheme
COFOG
Description
Education

Identifier

Legal Name
Department for Education

Contact

Organisation 2
Id
GB-FTS-585
Name
Department for Education

Roles

reviewBody

Address

Locality
London
Country Name
United Kingdom

Identifier

Legal Name
Department for Education
Organisation 3
Id
GB-FTS-63217
Name
National Development Team for Inclusion

Roles

supplier

Address

Region
UK
Locality
Bath
Postal Code
BA1 1EF
Country Name
United Kingdom
Street Address
First Floor, 30-32 Westgate Buildings

Details

Scale
sme

Identifier

Legal Name
National Development Team for Inclusion
Organisation 4
Id
GB-FTS-63218
Name
Inclusive Trading Community Interest Company

Roles

supplier

Address

Region
UK
Locality
Aldershot
Country Name
United Kingdom
Street Address
Room 58, Aldershot Business Centre, Mandora House, Louise Margaret Road

Details

Scale
sme

Identifier

Legal Name
Inclusive Trading Community Interest Company
Organisation 5
Id
GB-FTS-495
Name
The High Court

Roles

reviewBody

Address

Locality
London
Country Name
United Kingdom

Identifier

Legal Name
The High Court

Award information

Award 1
Id
025256-2022-con_15248-1
Title
Strengthening Supported Internships Programm
Status
active
Has Subcontracting
Yes

Suppliers

Supplier 1
Id
GB-FTS-63217
Name
National Development Team for Inclusion

Related lots

Lot 1
Award 2
Id
025256-2022-con_14712-2
Title
Delivery of Job Coach Training
Status
active
Has Subcontracting
Yes

Suppliers

Supplier 1
Id
GB-FTS-63218
Name
Inclusive Trading Community Interest Company

Related lots

Lot 2

Contracts and changes

Entry 1
Id
025256-2022-con_15248-1
Title
Strengthening Supported Internships Programm
Status
active
Award ID
025256-2022-con_15248-1
Date Signed
1 Sept 2022, 00:00

Value

Amount
4,537,165.04
Currency
GBP
Entry 2
Id
025256-2022-con_14712-2
Title
Delivery of Job Coach Training
Status
active
Award ID
025256-2022-con_14712-2
Date Signed
2 Sept 2022, 00:00

Value

Amount
1,229,827
Currency
GBP

Recorded locations

  • Buyer location · London · UK · SW1P 3BT · United Kingdom
  • Delivery location · UK

Notice and amendment history

1 published notice version reviewed by ProcuraAxis.

1 VERSION
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