Published date: 3 July 2018

Last edited date: 3 July 2018

Awarded contract - This means that the contract has been awarded to a supplier.


Closing: 22 September 2017

Contract summary

Industry

  • Education and training services - 80000000

Location of contract

Any region

Value of contract

£2,400,000

Procurement reference

RD1001127, RD1001128, RD1001129, RD1001130, RD1001131, RD1001132, RD1001133,

Published date

3 July 2018

Closing date

22 September 2017

Contract start date

6 November 2017

Contract end date

29 March 2019

Contract type

Service contract

Procedure type

Open procedure

Any interested supplier may submit a tender in response to an opportunity notice.

Contract is suitable for SMEs?

Yes

Contract is suitable for VCSEs?

Yes

Description

The Department for Education (DfE) intends to procure contract(s) to deliver Governance Leadership Development and/or Clerking Development to the boards of state-funded institutions providing education to children of compulsory school age across the 8 Regional School Commissioner (RSC) regions of England between 2017-18 and 2019-2020.

The aim of the contract(s) is to build the capacity of governing boards across the country through a focus on supporting chairs to drive change in their boards and professionalising the quality of clerking support.

This procurement pertains to establishments that are maintained by a local authority (LA) and those establishments with whom the Secretary of State has entered into academy arrangements, including primary and secondary maintained schools and academies, special schools and special academies, free schools, UTCs, studio schools and alternative provision institutions that are LA maintained or are academies. It does not cover further and higher education providers such as 6th Form Colleges, FE Colleges and Universities, or educational institutions outside of England.

More information

Previous notice about this procurement

Contract(s) for the provision of Governance Leadership Development and/or Clerking Development across the 8 Regional School Commissioner (RSC) regions of England between 2017-18 and 2019-2020

  • Opportunity
  • Published 14 September 2017, last edited 14 September 2017

Attachments

  • NGA_leadership.pdf
  • Award notice
  • National Governance Association (NGA) Leadership contract
  • NGA_clerking.pdf
  • Award notice
  • National Governance Association (NGA) Clerking contract
  • HCC.PDF
  • Award notice
  • HCC contract

Additional text

The contract will run from November 2017 to March 2019 with provision to extend up to twice for a further one-year period.

The estimated total value of funding available to contractors is up to £2.4m in 2017-2019 with the possibility of up to £1.45m additional funding in 2019-2020 and 2020 - 2021 subject to possible contract extensions and the availability of funding.

The invitation to bid will be managed through the DfE e-procurement system, REDIMO2. Bidders who are not already registered on REDIMO2, will need to register their company details on the DfE e-procurement portal in order to access this tender opportunity. Information about how to register is available at: https://supplierlive.proactisp2p.com/account/login/?cid=DFE
Please e-mail our helpdesk Commercial.contactpoint@education.gov.uk if you have any queries with registering your details on REDIMO2.

Award information

Awarded date

5 January 2018

Contract start date

8 January 2018

Contract end date

31 March 2020

Total value of contract

£2,400,000

This contract was awarded to 7 suppliers.

Alliance of Leading Learning

Address

The Marches School, Morda Road, Oswestry, Shropshire, SY11 2AR
(Trading name: Alliance of Leading Learning)

Reference

None

Supplier is SME?

No

Supplier is VCSE?

No

Additional details

Governance leadership development.

The estimated total value of funding available to contractors is up to £2.4 from 2017-2019 with the possibility of up to £1.45m p.a. in each of two further one-year extensions subject to satisfactory contractor performance and available budget.

National Governance Association (NGA)

Address

36 Great Charles Street, Birmingham, Birmingham, B3 3JY

Reference

None

Supplier is SME?

No

Supplier is VCSE?

No

Additional details

Governance leadership and clerking development.

The estimated total value of funding available is £3.5m up to the end of March 2020, with the possibility of up to £1.45m in a further one-year extension, subject to satisfactory contractor performance and available budget. Funding will be shared amongst all contractors in this development programme, on a first-come, first-served basis.

School Development Support Agency

Address

1st Floor, Alliance House, 6 Bishop Street, Leicester, LE1 6AF

Reference

None

Supplier is SME?

No

Supplier is VCSE?

No

Additional details

Governance clerking development.

The estimated total value of funding available is £3.5m up to the end of March 2020, with the possibility of up to £1.45m in a further one year extension, subject to satisfactory contractor performance and available budget. Funding will be shared amongst all contractors in this development programme, on a first-come, first-served basis.

Freedom & Autonomy for Schools - National Association (FASNA

Address

George Spencer Academy, Arthur Mee Road, Stapleford, Nottingham, NG9 7EW

Reference

None

Supplier is SME?

No

Supplier is VCSE?

No

Additional details

Governance leadership and clerking development.

The estimated total value of funding available is £3.5m up to the end of March 2020, with the possibility of up to £1.45m in a further one year extension, subject to satisfactory contractor performance and available budget. Funding will be shared amongst all contractors in this development programme, on a first-come, first-served basis.

Entrust Support Services Ltd

Address

Riverway Centre, Riverway, Stafford ST16 3TH

Reference

None

Supplier is SME?

No

Supplier is VCSE?

No

Additional details

Governance leadership and clerking development.

The estimated total value of funding available is £3.5m up to the end of March 2020, with the possibility of up to £1.45m in a further one-year extension, subject to satisfactory contractor performance and available budget. Funding will be shared amongst all contractors in this development programme, on a first-come, first-served basis.

Govern Ed Limited

Address

86-90 Paul Street, London, EC2A 4NE

Reference

None

Supplier is SME?

No

Supplier is VCSE?

No

Additional details

Governance leadership development.

The estimated total value of funding available is £3.5m up to the end of March 2020, with the possibility of up to £1.45m in a further one-year extension, subject to satisfactory contractor performance and available budget. Funding will be shared amongst all contractors in this development programme, on a first-come, first-served basis.

Hampshire County Council

Address

Governor Services, Clarendon House, Monarch Way, Winchester, Hants, SO22 5PW

Reference

None

Supplier is SME?

No

Supplier is VCSE?

No

Additional details

Governance clerking development.

The estimated total value of funding available is £3.5m up to the end of March 2020, with the possibility of up to £1.45m in a further one year extension, subject to satisfactory contractor performance and available budget. Funding will be shared amongst all contractors in this development programme, on a first-come, first-served basis.

About the buyer

Address

2 St Paul's Place,
Sheffield
S1 2FJ
England

Email

governance.development@education.gov.uk