Early Childhood Early Career Supports

The department of Education is seeking to engage a supplier for the provision of Early Childhood Early Career Supports services. Please see the attached document for a summary of the services being sought. Users who download the attached document will also be notified of any amendments to this negotiation while it is in the market.

Scope:

The department is seeking a supplier to:

1. help enhance and further develop the proposed design of the Early Childhood (EC) Early Career Supports Program, which will be tailored to early career and returning ECTs and educators who are working in services with a funded kindergarten program

2. deliver the EC early career supports program to early career and returning ECTs and educators who are working in services with a funded kindergarten program.

The DE Supplier Portal

The Department of Education’s Oracle Supplier Portal allows suppliers to access and respond to procurement opportunities from a number of Education portfolio entities.

The full market documentation for this RFQ is only available through the Supplier Portal, and responses will only be accepted through the Supplier Portal.

Search for this RFQ in the Supplier Portal using its Negotiation number N1000073.

For more information on the Supplier Portal, including:

* how to register your organisation or set up user accounts; and

* how to navigate through the Portal, find our market documents and submit a response

please visit DE’s information website: https://www.vic.gov.au/supplier-portal

If you are having problems accessing the Supplier Portal, please email the DE Supplier Portal team for assistance: Oracle.Procurement.Cloud@education.vic.gov.au.

Briefings

Industry Briefing Session

A briefing session will be held at digital submission via the DE Oracle Supplier Portal (https://enyw.fa.ap1.oraclecloud.com/), Victoria, Australia, . on 20 October 2025 11:00 am.

Notes: Location: Online via Microsoft Teams

Meeting Link: Provided in the Statement of Requirement (please download RFQ pack via DE Supplier Portal).

Registration to the briefing session is not required. Attendance is not mandatory. However, it is recommended that the invitee attend the session to adequately inform themselves of the scope of requirements.

Registration closes on 19 October 2025 05:00 pm