Notice Information
Notice Title
DCS/Aspirant Leadership Programme 2023
Notice Description
Description of Services - The DCS/Aspirant Leadership Programme (currently branded as Upon) is in the last year of delivery and the contract expires in March 2024. We are now seeking to appoint a suitably experienced organisation to deliver the next iteration of the leadership programme from April 2024. The Department for Education has funded a national DCS/Aspirant leadership programme since 2020. The programme comprises two strands: - to provide leadership development training and support to DCSs in their first year within the role - to provide training for aspirant DCSs, to equip participants with the skills and knowledge needed for the challenging DCS role, creating a pipeline of skilled, confident, and capable strategic leaders. The programme aims to equip DCSs in their first year in the role with the necessary skills and support needed to be exemplary leaders, whilst simultaneously creating a pipeline of effective future DCSs via the Aspirant strand. The programme will also seek to improve diversity amongst DCSs by recruiting Aspirants from a range of protected characteristics and socio-economic backgrounds, leading to greater DCS diversity as they progress through their careers. The programme will need to flex and adapt to the changing landscape of the sector and the needs of DCSs whilst simultaneously creating a pipeline of future leaders who will be ready to become the effective, strategic and resilient leaders the sector needs. DCS will be equipped with the skills and knowledge to drive sustainable strategic improvement that will contribute to the improvement in outcomes for children and families. Both programme strands will embed child and family centred thinking to help support the delivery of children's services within LAs. Content will also need to align with central government policy, including the recommendations from Stable Homes, Built on Love report. Contract Term - The initial contract period will run until December 2026 and will be structured into the following: - A set up period estimated to commence end of January 2024 (to last no longer than 12 months) - Programme Delivery: 1st April 2024 - 31 March 2026 - Aspirant Coaching Period: Up to 9 month coaching period from 31 March 2026 - 31 December 2026 Contract Value - Funding available is structured as follows: - PS300k will be made available for the set up period, separate to the Programme Delivery Budget. - Funding of up to PS1.1m (VAT exclusive) will be made available each year for the first 2 years of Programme Delivery, including any activity undertaken in the Aspirant Coaching Period. The Requirements that are the subject of this procurement are captured by PCR 2015 Chapter 3, Section 7 (Social and Other Specific Services); the so called "Light Touch Regime". Additional information: To register your interest to tender and view the tender documents, you will need to be registered as a supplier on the DfE Jaggaer eTendering portal, available at https://education.app.jaggaer.com/web/login.html Once registered the information will be accessible via the 'View Opportunities' link on the Homepage. Select the Opportunity Notice for DCS/Aspirant Leadership Programme; (ITT_2563) and this will take you directly to the live tender. The closing date for submitting your tender is 12pm NOON 23rd October 2023. A Bidder Engagement Event will be held on 20 September 2023 to provide an overview of the procurement requirements. This will be an online event hosted on Microsoft Teams. To book a place, please visit https://www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/dcsaspirant-leadership-programme-bidders-launch-event-tickets-705442727187 Following the publication of the Invitation to Tender for the DCS/Aspirant Leadership Programme, we will be hosting a Bidders Event on 20th September. Please use Jaggaer to raise any questions or areas for discussion you would like us to address during this event. Deadline for completion: Tuesday 19th September, 12pm. If you cannot / or do not intend to attend the Bidder Event, we would welcome your comments/questions via Jaggaer by Tuesday 19th September, 12pm. Please use the Jaggaer e-procurement system https://education.app.jaggaer.com/web/login.html to submit any questions you may have about the requirements and tendering procedure at this time.
Notice Details
Publication & Lifecycle
- Open Contracting ID
- ocds-b5fd17-560639f2-5efe-4c6f-87ea-17fdae1fe426
- Publication Source
- Contracts Finder
- Latest Notice
- https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/dcd23ca4-67d2-416a-8d7d-47b24528f0a1
- Current Stage
- Tender
- All Stages
- Planning, Tender
Procurement Classification
- Notice Type
- Tender Notice
- Procurement Type
- Standard
- Procurement Category
- Services
- Procurement Method
- Open
- Procurement Method Details
- Open procedure (above threshold)
- Tender Suitability
- SME, VCSE
- Awardee Scale
- Not specified
Common Procurement Vocabulary (CPV)
- CPV Divisions
80 - Education and training services
85 - Health and social work services
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- CPV Codes
80000000 - Education and training services
85000000 - Health and social work services
Notice Value(s)
- Tender Value
- £2,500,000 £1M-£10M
- Lots Value
- Not specified
- Awards Value
- Not specified
- Contracts Value
- Not specified
Notice Dates
- Publication Date
- 11 Sep 20232 years ago
- Submission Deadline
- 23 Oct 2023Expired
- Future Notice Date
- 14 Jul 2023Expired
- Award Date
- Not specified
- Contract Period
- 31 Mar 2024 - 31 Dec 2026 2-3 years
- Recurrence
- Not specified
Notice Status
- Tender Status
- Active
- Lots Status
- Not Specified
- Awards Status
- Not Specified
- Contracts Status
- Not Specified
Buyer & Supplier
Contracting Authority (Buyer)
- Main Buyer
- DEPARTMENT FOR EDUCATION
- Contact Name
- Available with D3 Tenders Premium →
- Contact Email
- Available with D3 Tenders Premium →
- Contact Phone
- Available with D3 Tenders Premium →
Buyer Location
- Locality
- LONDON
- Postcode
- SW1P 3BT
- Post Town
- South West London
- Country
- England
-
- Major Region (ITL 1)
- TLI London
- Basic Region (ITL 2)
- TLI3 Inner London - West
- Small Region (ITL 3)
- TLI35 Westminster and City of London
- Delivery Location
- Not specified
-
- Local Authority
- Westminster
- Electoral Ward
- St James's
- Westminster Constituency
- Cities of London and Westminster
Further Information
Notice Documents
-
https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/dcd23ca4-67d2-416a-8d7d-47b24528f0a1
11th September 2023 - Opportunity notice on Contracts Finder -
https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/df2ffbd8-a915-4f7d-83ca-0de31a496aa5
21st June 2023 - Early engagement notice on Contracts Finder -
Open Contracting Data Standard (OCDS)
View full OCDS Record for this contracting process
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