T Level Industry Placement Support Services Tender - 138724387

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Country: United Kingdom

Summary: T Level Industry Placement Support Services

Deadline: 01 May 2026

Posting Date: 31 Mar 2026

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Notice Type: Tender

TOT Ref.No.: 138724387

Document Ref. No.: project_10008

Competition: ICB

Financier: Self Financed

Purchaser Ownership: Public

Tender Value: GBP 1000000

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Project Description: ** OPPORTUNITY IS NOW A LIVE PROCUREMENT - 30th MARCH 2026 The Department for Education (DfE) has undertaken further market engagement following a Preliminary Market Engagement event undertaken on August 12th 2025 on the broad range of T Level Support Services being explored. The subsequent engagement session focused on a subset of requirements; exploring future delivery options for T Level Industry Placement Support Services. We invited organisations with relevant expertise to help shape how these services are delivered from September 2026 and to help shape the next phase of how we support employers and providers to deliver T Level Industry Placements, an essential element of T Level qualifications. The DfE is particularly interested in hearing from suppliers with the capability and capacity to deliver these services at scale across England. Br registering onto this Jaggaer project (project_10008) organisations will be able access the Early Market Engagement slides that suppliers were taken through on the 6th November 2025 and also be in a position to receive further updates and communications regarding this project.
Notes Background and Policy Objectives T Levels, launched in 2020, are employer-designed qualifications that integrate classroom learning with meaningful industry placements. Industry placements are a mandatory component of the T Level Qualification, enabling students to develop skills and knowledge learnt in the classroom in a workplace setting. To complete an industry placement, students must have demonstrated sufficient progress towards their learning goals, worked directly with an external employer, and met the minimum hours requirement (315 hours). As the programme matures, the DfE is entering a new phase focused on scaling up provision and enhancing delivery quality. The DfE remains committed to supporting the T Level programme through continued funding. However, as the programme becomes more established, the nature of this support will evolve, meaning future services will look different from how support has been delivered to date. To date, Industry Placement support has focused on: • Support for providers to effectively engage with employers to source industry placements that are aligned with the T Level curriculum and support future progression into skilled employment, and • Support for employers to understand how T Levels can support their workforce needs and increase their ability to host meaningful placements. The strategic aim is to ensure there are enough high-quality industry placement opportunities available for students as the T Level programme scales up. For providers, this means continuing to support and upskill them on all aspects of industry placement delivery, all whilst transitioning towards a more self-sustaining system. For employers, this means continuing to build their T Level awareness, motivation and readiness to deliver high-quality placements.

Procurement Route: Procurement Act – Open

Listing Deadline: 01/05/2026 12:00

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