Published date: 6 November 2019

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


Closing: 23 September 2019

Contract summary

Industry

  • Education and training services - 80000000

Location of contract

Any region

Value of contract

£150,000

Procurement reference

tender_215511/810761

Published date

6 November 2019

Closing date

23 September 2019

Contract start date

23 September 2019

Contract end date

23 October 2019

Contract type

Service contract

Procedure type

Single tender action (below threshold)

A direct contract with a single supplier, without competition.

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 BAME Leadership Summit is necessary as it works towards our aims of increasing BAME representation at SCS. Cabinet Office have asked each Department to set targets for flow into SCS. Defra has a target of 7% (rolling year target) of all new SCS staff to be from a BAME background. We are currently behind this, our latest data shows that only 6% of all new staff into the SCS have been from a BAME background. This is far below the BAME working age population of 12%.

In addition to Defra failing to meet our BAME into SCS flow targets, it's important to also note that when Defra has recruited new SCS, they have all been external recruitments - either from OGDs or the Private Sector. In the last year, no BAME staff have been promoted to SCS in Defra. The summit has been targeted at BAME G6/7. As we know, BAME women will face barriers across Race and Gender, hence why we are focusing specifically on this group.

Award information

Awarded date

23 September 2019

Contract start date

23 September 2019

Contract end date

23 October 2019

Total value of contract

£150,000

This contract was awarded to 1 supplier.

MK-LF Partnership Limited

Address

99-101 Regent Street, London W1B 4EZ

Reference

Companies House number: 08495647

Supplier is SME?

No

Supplier is VCSE?

No

About the buyer

Address

Defra
London
SW1P 3JR
England

Email

Network.Procurement@defra.gsi.gov.uk