1. Webinar 4: Education Provisions in Prisons
12 December :15pm – 2pm

2. Summary of the current position
Upcoming engagement events;
Prison Education Framework indicative timelines ;
Procurement process – Key points
Pricing and Pay Mechanism
Questions & Answers

3. Upcoming engagement events:
IAG Webinar: Mid January (TBC);
DPS webinars: (Spring 2018);
ERSA and BSA DPS events: (Spring 2018);
Procurement launch event in London: 29th January Westminster Conference Centre, 1 Victoria Street. SW1H 0ET
Procurement launch event in Sheffield: 1st February Millennium Gallery, Sheffield Museum, Arundel Gate, S1 2PP

4. Prison Education Framework: Indicative timescales
Prison Education Framework OJEU:
OJEU Notice, Contract & ITT Documents issued 8 January 2018;
ITT responses expected back 12 noon on 16 March 2018;
Bid evaluations: March/April 2018;
Prison Education Framework award: July 2018;
Mobilisation begins: August 2018;
Mini-competition contract awards – September - December 2018.

5. Procurement process – Key points
Prison Education Framework:
We expect to release groupings to the market in first week of January 2018
Evaluation will be scored at circa 80% quality and 20% price;
Evaluation questions will include:
Qualification criteria- e.g. financial standing
Quality and experience of delivering education services
Understanding of delivery of education to specific cohorts of prisoners or in the context of specific regional factors (labour market, local education needs etc)
Procurement process – Key points

6. Pricing and Pay Mechanism
Pricing will not be set centrally under ESFA rates. We will be requesting pricing as part of the tender;
We will look to market test digital discounts at the mini competition stage;
Payment schedule:  We intend make payment in arrears, not in advance;
We are developing the payment schedule for inclusion in the draft tender documents, considering best practice and strengths/weaknesses of the OLASS model;
Linking payment to performance: 
A percentage of total spend linked to Service Levels
Service Levels are being designed to be transparent and simple, and to provide the right tools to governors (who have the overall responsibility for setting strategy) to facilitate quality education delivery
Service levels are just one part of an overall framework of KPIs and management information.

7. Please Note: We have released a draft copy of the specification for the Prison Education Framework to the market via the Bravo Portal.

8. Questions & Answers