ID 3976745 DAC 172/21 DfE - Review of Further Education Delivery Model

Concepts

• belfast
• business services
• department for the economy
• further education sector
• further education
• review of the fe delivery model
• review of further education delivery model
• part of the initial stage of that review
• review of the current delivery model
• estimated value of this dac

Location

Northern Ireland:

Description

The Department for the Economy is awarding a 4-5 month Direct Award Contract to carry out an evidence gathering exercise in relation to Further Education (FE) to inform a review of the FE delivery model in Northern Ireland (NI). The estimated value of this DAC is £250,000 for the period 17 January 2022 - 31 May 2022.

Total Quantity or Scope

The Further Education sector is currently operating within a rapidly evolving strategic and economic environment and needs to be able to adapt quickly to meet the changing skills needs of the economy and of learners. It is clear that the FE delivery model, constrains the sector’s ability to adapt to meet those requirements mainly due to changing economic, demographic and skill requirements . As a result, the Department is undertaking a review of the current Delivery Model and as part of the initial stage of that review, is seeking to engage a contractor to carry out an assessment of the current performance of the sector in order to inform the Department’s consideration of how Further Education should be delivered in the future. The assessment will build on the VfM benchmarking study which was carried in 2018. It will provide an evidence base around the respective financial performance of colleges and of the sector as a whole, providing relevant metrics in relation to efficiency and effectiveness which will facilitate benchmarking both within the sector and externally, in order to identify examples of good practice which can help to inform the direction of travel for the Further Education Sector.

Award Detail

CPV Codes

• 79000000 - Business services: law, marketing, consulting, recruitment, printing and security

Legal Justification

Compliance with Regulation 32 of the Public Contracts Regulations 2015 (as amended) for reasons connected with the protection of exclusive rights, including intellectual property rights (regulation 32(2)(b)(iii)); in cases of extreme urgency brought about by events unforeseen or attributable to the contracting authority, where the time limits for the open, restricted or competitive procedures with negotiation cannot be compiled with (regulation 32(2)(c)); and Regulation 32(9) exemption for services which repeat similar ones entrusted to the economic operator.

Other Information

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