709880452 - External inspections of MOD Schools and settings Overseas

Description

Defence Children Services is responsible for the education delivery and care of Service children and the children of entitled MOD civilian staff at 21 schools and settings around the world. External inspections of DCS schools and settings are to be conducted in accordance with the DfE Standards issued in November 2016 and must be carried out by a provider registered with and approved by the DfE to inspect overseas schools under the BSO Scheme.

Inspections of each school and setting are to be scheduled for every three years and must be conducted during term-time and within school or setting hours. The inspections must determine whether each school or setting's performance meets all the standards, and the inspection report must cover:

- The extent to which the standards are met;
- The quality of education or care being provided;
- The distinctiveness of each school;
- Whether there is evidence that local requirements are being met;
- Whether the school is providing a British education that has similar characteristics to an education in an independent school in England in terms of its ethos, curriculum, teaching, care for pupils and pupils' achievements;
- Whether the school is providing their pupils with the skills and qualifications they need to enter and re-enter the British education system.

Successful applicants that pass the SQ/PQQ stage will be invited to tender.

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1. Please note the performance of this contract will take place in various locations overseas. Please refer to the below locations:

Brunssum -The Netherlands
Sennelager - Germany
Seria - Brunei
Mount Pleasant Complex - Falkland Islands
Naples - Italy
Mons - Belgium
Ramstein - Germany
Akrotiri - Cyprus
Ayios Nikolaos - Cyprus
Episkopi Cyprus
Dhekelia CyprusHELM Point- Gibraltar
Sennelager - Germany

The information regarding the schools and settings which will require inspection can be seen within the ITT documents at Annex A to Schedule 2 Statement of Requirement.


2. The tender response requires that no additional inflation is included withing the pricing as the variation Price Condition at 46.2 will uplift the pricing based on pre-selected indices.

3. The Contract has 4 options for extension beyond the initial 2 year term, the 4 options are 2 years each in duration giving the Contract a possibility to be last up to 10 years in duration.

4. The tender will be released to participants successful in the PQQ/SQ stage, applicants must be registered with and approved by the DfE to inspect overseas schools under the BSO Scheme.

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