Enrichment Programme - Market Engagement

The purpose of this Prior Information Notice (PIN) is to notify the market that the Department intends to hold a market engagement event on 23rd March 2022 at 10:30. The purpose of this market engagement event is to gain an understanding of the latest developments in the provision of extracurricular enrichment activities to schools. The notice is intended as an information-gathering exercise. It is not being used as a call for competition.

The Department for Education is committed to ensuring young people have access to high quality clubs, competitions, and activities. We know these are an important part of a rich educational experience and can bring wider benefits to young people's mental health, confidence, social skills and general wellbeing.

Schools are best placed to understand and meet the needs of their pupils and have flexibility to decide what range of extra-curricular activities to offer to their pupils. We know many schools do so in partnership with external activity providers.

The DfE is to hold a virtual market engagement event at 10:30 on 23rd March 2022, providing an opportunity for extracurricular enrichment sector organisations to feed into our work to assess the current state of extracurricular provision, and to seek expert views from the sector to inform future work in this space.

After this event, the DfE is offering 30-minute one-to-one discussions for interested organisations to provide additional feedback. These sessions will be structured and are available on the following dates:

Details of this meeting will be sent to interested parties following registration.

Providers who are not already registered on the portal can register here: https://education.app.jaggaer.com

When registered and signed in to Jaggaer you will need to express an interest in the opportunity to be able to access all relevant documentation.

If you are unable to attend the market engagement events, the information pack, along with slides and Q&A will be made available.

If you would like to attend the market engagement webinar on 23rd March 2022 at 10:30 for one hour, please express your interest by no later than noon on 22nd March 2022.

For any assistance required in registering please contact the Jaggaer helpdesk: help_UK@jaggaer.com

This Contracts Finder Future Opportunity notice is a zero value notice for early market engagement. It is for information only and is not a call for competition. The Department for Education reserves the right not to enter a formal procurement process and not proceed with contract award.