# Planning and Delivery Support for Providers of T Levels, including the T Level Transition Programme and Industry Placements

> A sourced UK public sector contract award published by Department for Education.

## Key facts

- Buyer: [Department for Education](/buyers/department-for-education/contract-awards)
- Supplier: Association of Colleges
- Award value: £3,531,996
- Tender value: £3,531,996
- Award date: 31 May 2023
- Published: 23 January 2024
- Contract start: 1 September 2023
- Contract end: 31 August 2025
- Stage: awarded
- Procurement category: services
- Notice ID: 948cc7f0-86b8-482f-b710-f639df9e1b1f-716236
- OCID: ocds-b5fd17-b120d485-7ef2-4a47-aa2a-15fc996c4104

## Description

The purpose of the support package is to ensure that providers of T Levels and TLTP are able to deliver high quality programmes, including sourcing suitable T Level Industry Placements and TLTP work experience for each learner\. The package includes 3 strands of support\. Each will be let as a separate lot: Lot 1: Support with planning and delivering T Levels, including: - provision of long-term support structures, including high-quality guidance resources and peer networks - a point of contact for each provider - development and delivery of events - industry placements support - monitoring of and reporting on providers' progress, including industry placement sourcing Lot 2: Support with industry placement employment engagement strategies, including: - development of effective employer engagement strategy toolkits - guidance on implementing successful employer engagement strategies - direct hands-on support to embed engagement strategies using the toolkits Lot 3: Support with planning and delivering TLTP, including: - provision of long-term support structures, including high-quality guidance resources and peer networks - regular contact for each provider preparing and delivering TLTP for the first time, and an ad hoc support facility for all providers - development and delivery of events - monitoring of and reporting on providers' progress

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## Source

[View the original notice on Contracts Finder](https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/948cc7f0-86b8-482f-b710-f639df9e1b1f-716236)
