Published date: 3 December 2018

Last edited date: 3 December 2018

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


Closing: 19 January 2018

Contract summary

Industry

  • Education and training services - 80000000

Location of contract

Any region

Value of contract

£1,550,000

Procurement reference

GR1000451

Published date

3 December 2018

Closing date

19 January 2018

Contract start date

1 April 2018

Contract end date

31 March 2020

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

Governing boards, including the boards of academy trusts, are the vision setters and strategic decision makers for their schools. Their role includes creating robust accountability for executive leaders by using and being familiar with objective data on the performance of pupils, teachers and finances in order to ask the right questions. It means ensuring resources are allocated to strategic priorities and safeguarding the highest standards of financial propriety.

The Academy Ambassadors service exists to help academy trusts to recruit high-calibre individuals from the world of business to their boards, where they will join others with complementary forms of expertise to fulfil the role described above (and set out in more detail in the Governance Handbook and the Academies Financial Handbook). The Department is looking for an exceptional organisation to deliver the Academy Ambassadors service; and in particular in areas where the challenges of educational underperformance and low social mobility are greatest.
We will grant fund the organisation for two years from 1 April 2018 (with the Department retaining the option to extend the grant for a third year upon agreement from the provider). We are accepting bids from organisations that have the capability and a clear strategy for achieving our aims for the recruitment of high-calibre business leaders to the boards of academy trusts.

The provider will be expected to deliver two principle functions.
• Matching high calibre business leaders with academy trusts.
• Helping business leaders taking part in the programme to understand the context of the programme and the role of a trustee (NED) on academy boards.

More information

Previous notice about this procurement

Invitation to bid for the Academy Ambassadors service - please note that this is a grant.

  • Opportunity
  • Published 11 January 2018, last edited 11 January 2018

Attachments

Additional text

We envisage awarding a grant in the region of £1.55m (inclusive of VAT) covering the years 2018-19 and 2019-20. The department retains the option to extend the grant for a third year upon agreement from the provider).

Award information

Awarded date

28 March 2018

Contract start date

1 April 2018

Contract end date

31 March 2020

Total value of contract

£1,550,000

This contract was awarded to 1 supplier.

NEW SCHOOLS NETWORK

Address

3 Albert Embankment
SE1 7SP
GB

Reference

Companies House number: 06953650

Supplier is SME?

No

Supplier is VCSE?

No

About the buyer

Address

Sanctuary Buildings Great Smith Street
London
SW1P 3BT
England

Email

Academy.TrusteeSupport@education.gov.uk