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DE - Teacher Education and Professional Learning - Replacement for Professional Qualification for Headship for Northern Ireland
Historical: no longer open for bids.
01/ The notice
Key facts
- Value
- Not statedValue not stated in source
- Deadline (UK time)
- No open deadlineA deadline does not apply to this historical notice.
- Published
- 15 May 2026
- Region
- Not stated
02/ The brief
What the notice says
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The Department of Education, wishes to appoint an external supplier to develop and
deliver a replacement programme for the Professional Qualification for Headship (PQH),
in line with the stated commitment in the TransformED Strategy . This is a Ministerial
priority with a defined timeline for the development, piloting and delivery of the
replacement programme which has been crafted to deliver the Minister’s stated objective
and work within the confines of each academic year. The contract duration is anticipated
to be from May 2026 until June 2029 with one optional extension until June 2031. The
supplier will be required to develop the programme from Contract Award until December
2026, with delivery of the pilot to commence in January 2027 to the end of December
2027(excluding Northern Ireland school holidays), running over 12 months with a cohort of
40 participants(cohort split in two, to allow the two modules to run concurrently and the
pilot to be completed within this timeframe. The programme will officially launch January
2028 which will run over an 18-month period. Delivery in subsequent years through
agreement with DE, could be split into separate January and September entry points
(combining to a total of 100 participants) each year which will provide practical preparation
as a key component in the pathway to Principalship through a comprehensive and tailored
programme for recently appointed and aspiring Principals. Suppliers should refer to the
Specification Schedule for full detail on the deliverables of this Contract.
03/ Classification
CPV codes
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- 80000000
04/ History
Releases of this notice
5 releases held, oldest first. Dates are UK time.
- 24 Feb 2026Tender notice
Tender notice published 24 February 2026.
Deadline in this release: Mon 23 Mar 2026, 15:00 GMT.
Release 016563-2026
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Tender notice update published 18 March 2026. Stated change: Submission deadline has been updated from 23rd March 2026 to 24th March 2026
Deadline in this release: Tue 24 Mar 2026, 15:00 GMT.
Release 024832-2026
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Notice published 5 May 2026. The notice text changed; the source gives no change note.
Release 040837-2026
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Notice published 5 May 2026. The source does not state what changed.
Release 040845-2026
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Notice published 15 May 2026. The source does not state what changed.
Release 044749-2026
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- ocds-h6vhtk-065b44
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- Stage
- award · Awarded
- Last verified
- Fri 22 May 2026, 08:17 BST
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