School Leaders' Mental Health and Wellbeing Support Package 2024/2027

THIS IS AN INVITATION TO AN EARLY MARKET ENGAGEMENT EVENT The purpose of this Prior Information Notice is to inform the market about a forthcoming market engagement event related to an upcoming procurement of a mental health and wellbeing support package for school and college leaders. The Department will be undertaking an online event at 1pm on 11 October 2023 for interested parties. The event is anticipated to last no more than 1 hour. The event will give interested parties an understanding of the aims of the procurement and an opportunity to ask questions about the service. To participate in this market engagement event please register your interest in the opportunity via DfE's e-Tendering portal – Jaggaer: http://education.app.jaggaer.com

Once your organisation has expressed their interest in the opportunity, event details and joining instructions will be issued via Jaggaer. The procurement is expected to commence in early November 2023 with a contract awarded by April 2024. More information on the procurement process will be provided for the following market engagement activity. This notice is for information only and is not a call for competition. The Department reserves the right not to enter into a formal procurement process and not award a contract. Accordingly, the Authority will not be liable for any bid cost, expenditure, work, or effort incurred by a provider in acting on the basis of this PIN. Attendance at the market engagement event is not a pre-requisite for being able to submit a tender against this opportunity. All future engagements regarding this opportunity will take place via Jaggaer and be advertised on Contracts Finder and Find a Tender Service. All information included in this notice is indicative and subject to change..