Question to the Department for Education:
To ask the Secretary of State for Education, pursuant to the Answer of 29 January 2021 to Question 142897 on National Tutoring Programme, what the procurement arrangements are for the second phase of the National Tutoring Programme.
The Department began procurement proceedings for the second phase of the National Tutoring Programme on 25 February 2021, under the Open Procurement route to market to appoint a single Prime Delivery Partner responsible for delivering both Tutoring Partners and Academic Mentors. A contract is expected to be awarded in early May.