Published date: 19 January 2021

Last edited date: 15 February 2021

Closed opportunity - This means that the contract is currently closed. The buying department may be considering suppliers that have already applied, or no suitable offers were made.


Closing: 19 March 2021, 11:59am

Contract summary

Industry

  • Education and training services - 80000000

Location of contract

Any region

Value of contract

£0

Procurement reference

tender_250114/918720

Published date

19 January 2021

Closing date

19 March 2021

Closing time

11:59am

Contract start date

3 May 2021

Contract end date

28 April 2023

Contract type

Service contract

Procedure type

Open procedure (below threshold)

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

This procedure can be used for procurements below the relevant contract value threshold.

Contract is suitable for SMEs?

Yes

Contract is suitable for VCSEs?

Yes

Description

The Department aims to procure a supplier to deliver the reformed NLG programme. The Department's vision is to see robust and effective governance in every school and academy trust. As the first line of accountability, high quality, effective and ethical governance is key to success in our school system and for the future of children and young people.

Where governance is weak, there is increased risk of poor academic performance and poor financial management. The NLG reforms will deliver high-quality support to schools and trusts, identify the underlying causes of weak governance and make improvements. We will deliver through a targeted approach, aligning with DfE governance and school/trust improvement provision, to target schools and trusts where there are governance concerns.

The programme will recruit, train, and deploy a high calibre cadre of experts in school and trust governance to deliver peer-led support for governance improvement.


Contracts will run for an initial period of two years from May 2021 to April 2023 with provision to extend for two further single year periods. Consortium bids, particularly including or led by multi-academy trusts, are welcomed.

As part of our scope we are looking to draw on expertise from strong, well-governed multi-academy trusts and continue to build capacity so that, in the future, trusts will be well-placed to deliver governance improvement support.

Further information is contained within the tender documents. Please ensure you have signed up to the Departments e procurement system 'Jaggaer' using the link below.

https://education.app.jaggaer.com

About the buyer

Address

20 Great Smith St, Westminster,
London
SW1P 3BT
England

Email

Governance.RECRUITMENT@education.gov.uk