# T Levels Support: Provider Readiness & Industry Placements

> Tender notice from UK public-sector procurement sources.

## Key facts

- Public buyer: [Department for Education](/buyers/department-for-education/contract-awards)
- Tender value: £529,000
- Published: 7 July 2020
- Planned start: 30 November 2020
- Planned end: 31 October 2022
- Stage: open_tender
- Procurement category: services
- Notice ID: f83dc514-9be6-40ac-abe5-2618e2d2e86b-368795
- OCID: ocds-b5fd17-270ff707-bb74-4bca-a7c0-2c6fa12e8373

## Description

Required services The purpose of the support package is to ensure T Level providers are able to deliver high quality programmes\. The package includes 2 strands of support: 1\. 2 years of support for 2022, 2023 and 2024 T Level providers to help them prepare to deliver high quality T Levels \(support starts 2 years prior to T Level delivery\) including: - Development of a self-assessment tool to enable providers to track their progress - Conducting termly face to face conversations over the 2-year development period with providers to discuss and feedback on the self-assessment - Development of guidance materials - Targeted and more intensive support for some T Level providers who need additional support\. 2\. Industry placements - support to 2020, 2021 and 2022 providers to deliver high-quality industry placements \(support is in-year throughout first 2 years of T Level delivery\) including: - Providing a tiered- level of support according to need at different stages of the placement, with a particular emphasis on good preparation - A proactive rather than reactive offer as our expectation is that all eligible providers will engage - Working with the provider to help secure employer and student feedback to help tailor the support - Structured engagement including visits to industry placements where appropriate to ensure the right processes and systems are in place - Targeted advice to providers on key issues, including advice on developing objectives and structuring placements and identifying and addressing gaps in existing guidance - Gathering good practice and lessons learned documents from providers - Design of a self-referral model of support for 2022 providers Please note the Prior Information Notice \(PIN\) published on 11 June referenced a third Lot: Support for the T Level Transition Programme\. This Lot will not be included in this procurement exercise\. A separate procurement will be launched for this Lot in due course\.

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## Source

[View the original notice on Contracts Finder](https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/f83dc514-9be6-40ac-abe5-2618e2d2e86b-368795)