# Design Code for Schools and Colleges

> Tender notice from UK public-sector procurement sources.

## Key facts

- Public buyer: [Department for Education](/buyers/department-for-education/contract-awards)
- Tender value: £42,000
- Published: 10 June 2022
- Planned start: 25 July 2022
- Planned end: 25 November 2022
- Stage: open_tender
- Procurement category: services
- Notice ID: 3ab6b409-6372-46d4-a440-24e6f23ba545-545543
- OCID: ocds-b5fd17-94478b1a-cb71-446f-9c30-706281c02499

## Description

The ITT is for the production and delivery of the guidance for Department for Education's \(DfE\) Design Code for schools and colleges\. The purpose of the guidance is to help achieve a broad range of quality measures of well-designed schools and colleges in their settings, and enhance the value of schools and colleges to placemaking\. The brief defines two work packages of the project: - Scoping study - Development and publication of the guidance to set out the Design Code for schools and colleges \('the guidance'\), as an integral part of DfE published guidance on schools and colleges premises The guidance will be recognised as the department's guidance, aligning with the aims of the National Planning Policy Framework \(the Framework\) \(NPPF\) which includes the National Model Design Code \(NMDC\) and guidance published by the Department for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities \(DLUHC\)\. The DfE guidance shall benefit the planning application and development process, as well as support educational settings in the production of school or college site masterplans or estate development plans\. Additional information: Please find the opportunity listing in the URL

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## Source

[View the original notice on Contracts Finder](https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/3ab6b409-6372-46d4-a440-24e6f23ba545-545543)