Published date: 22 June 2022

This notice was replaced on 2 March 2023

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Awarded contract (published 2 March 2023, last edited 11 April 2025)

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Contract summary

Industry

  • Education and training services - 80000000

Location of contract

Any region

Value of contract

£0 to £768,000

Procurement reference

tender_299463/1078919

Published date

22 June 2022

Closing date

27 July 2022

Closing time

12pm

Contract start date

1 November 2022

Contract end date

31 March 2025

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 for Education (DfE) is looking to appoint a provider or consortium of providers, to deliver a culture change programme focused on embedding flexible working in schools, and multi academy trusts (MATs).

Increasing opportunities for flexible working in schools is a key priority for the Department, as set out in the 2019 recruitment and retention strategy. A commitment to championing a culture of flexible working in schools was also reinforced in the 2022 'Opportunity for all' Schools White Paper.

The successful tenderer will:

- Design a strategy for culture change and promote the programme across the sector, ensuring a focus on:
- Schools and MATs (both primary and secondary).
- Schools/MATs with high proportions of pupils receiving pupil premium.
- Specific specialisms such as Pupil Referral Units/Alternative Provision and Special Educational Needs and Disability.

- Deliver a programme of workshops and webinars targeted at key audience groups.

- Support the strategic and operational delivery of 12 Flexible Working Ambassador MATs/Schools, which will be appointed and funded separately by the Department.

Subject to the Terms and Conditions of Contract, the contract will run from Autumn 2022 until Spring 2025 with the potential to extend for a further 12 months subject to the necessary financial approvals and acceptable performance. Any extension would be at the absolute discretion of the Department.

The maximum budget allocated is £572,000, excluding VAT for the initial contract term.

More information

Links

Additional text

The Public Contracts Regulations 2015 apply to this procurement (the "Regulations"). The Authority is using the Open Procedure in accordance with Regulation 27 of the Regulations. Services of the nature of those covered by this procurement are designated as "Schedule 3" Services (the Social and Other Specific Services) under the Regulations and as such are not subject to the full requirements of the Regulations. The Authority is only bound by the application of the Regulations to the extent that they are applicable to Schedule 3 services. The procurement is covered by Regulations 74 to 76 (the Light Touch Regime).

Dependent on demand the Department will host a Microsoft Teams facilitated information session that potential providers will be invited to attend. Further information, including the service requirements, for the Flexible Working Programme can be found within the tender documents available at https://education.app.jaggaer.com/

About the buyer

Address

20 Great Smith Street
London
SW1P 3BT
England

Email

FlexibleWorking.RESOURCES@education.gov.uk