Published date: 27 October 2016

This notice was replaced on 27 October 2016

This notice does not contain the most up-to-date information about this procurement. The most recent notice is:

Awarded contract (published 27 January 2017)

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Contract summary

Industry

  • Recruitment services - 79600000

Location of contract

Any region

Value of contract

£25,000

Procurement reference

UK SBS PS16202

Published date

27 October 2016

Closing date

10 November 2016

Contract start date

21 November 2016

Contract end date

28 February 2017

Contract type

Service contract

Procedure type

Not applicable

Contract is suitable for SMEs?

Yes

Contract is suitable for VCSEs?

No

Description

This invitation to quote is for the recruitment of Office for Students CEO.

The Chief Executive of the Office for Students (OfS) is a full time executive role at the forefront of the Government's Higher Education reform agenda. The Chief Executive will both lead the creation of the OfS in the run up to its legal establishment in April 2018, and lead the operational work of the OfS in its first years of existence. This role will be integral to the success of this new organisation, having responsibility for a multi-faceted organisation with a substantial budget.

The OfS will be a new body created to enable the regulatory environment to reflect fundamental changes to funding and increased providers in the Higher Education sector. Combining the existing regulatory functions of Higher Education Funding Council for England (HEFCE) and the Office for Fair Access (OFFA), establishing the vision and culture for the new organisation and it will have clear and consistent powers to regulate the sector. It will create and oversee a regulatory environment in higher education which puts the interests of students at the heart of the system, focusing on choice and competition. Its Board membership will reflect the diversity of the higher education system, and will also draw on the expertise of individuals with experience of fostering choice and competition, and of robust financial control.

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About the buyer

Address

North Star House
North Star Avenue
Swindon
SN2 1FF
England

Email

professionalservices@uksbs.co.uk