The Secretary of State for Education, through the Department for Education (‘the Authority’) is undertaking a procurement to appoint a contractor to deliver a single national (England) contract (the ‘Contract’), for the provision of the high potential initial teacher training and leadership development programme (‘the Programme’).

The contract will require recruitment of and delivery of teacher training to two cohorts (the ‘2022 Cohort’ and the ‘2023 Cohort’) of high-quality graduates and career changers. The contractor will be required to commence the recruitment activities for the 2022 Cohort on or before October 2021.

The initial contract period shall commence on the date on which the contractor begins to deliver the services and shall expire in October 2025, subject to earlier termination in accordance with the provisions of the contract with an option, at the authority’s discretion, to extend the contract for a further period or periods of up to a maximum of 24 months in duration.