Published date: 29 September 2017

Last edited date: 29 September 2017

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: 11 October 2017

Contract summary

Industry

  • Research and development consultancy services - 73200000

Location of contract

Any region

Value of contract

£0 to £80,000

Procurement reference

DFERPPU/2017/053

Published date

29 September 2017

Closing date

11 October 2017

Contract start date

13 November 2017

Contract end date

30 March 2018

Contract type

Supply 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

Summary
Expressions of interest are sought to understand which workforce planning and deployment practices schools adopt, evaluate their effectiveness and efficiency, and what impact that have on pupils' attainment. The project will also evaluate what the school-specific context is that would allow these practices to be replicated more widely.
Background
Schools have the freedom to adopt their own approach to workforce deployment. However, the Department for Education has identified there are evidence gaps within this area, particularly surrounding workforce deployment practices at the school level.
Evaluation aims
In order to address these gaps, and to start to build a robust evidence base that can in future support schools in their organisational decision-making, the Department is looking to understand current approaches to workforce planning and deployment in schools, evaluate their effectiveness and efficiency, what impact they have, if any, on pupil attainment, and the scalability and applicability of these practices.
Methodology
The successful bidder will be responsible for designing and conducting the analysis and evaluation of current workforce planning and deployment practices adopted by schools. We anticipate the methodology will include:
• Case studies in schools and multi-academy trusts (MATs)
• Analysis to understand the practices schools employ and to examine their potential impact on overall performance; and,
• An assessment of the degree of applicability and scalability of these workforce practices.
The successful bidder will be expected to present the results of the project to the DfE, and prepare and finalise a final report combining all elements outlined above.

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Closing time is 5pm on 11th October 2017

About the buyer

Contact name

Nic Mackenzie

Address

Sanctuary Buildings
Great Smith Street
London
SW1P 3BT
England

Email

jobshare.MACKENZIE-PEACHEY@education.gov.uk