Notice Information
Notice Title
A Support Service to the Free Schools Programme - please note this is a grant.
Notice Description
The Department for Education is looking for an exceptional provider to support the free schools programme's important contribution to improving educational outcomes and driving social mobility. The main focus of the work will be on generating high quality applications to the programme for new schools in areas of educational underperformance. We are looking for bids that set out a clear strategy for creating and providing a high quality service. Bids must also demonstrate that the provider has the capability to deliver that strategy effectively and provide good value for money.
Notice Details
Publication & Lifecycle
- Open Contracting ID
- ocds-b5fd17-71135cb7-f4f9-42f1-8554-7fa0a8b60236
- Publication Source
- Contracts Finder
- Latest Notice
- https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/877bd4a7-a65b-40ae-9a65-06fc4797efab
- Current Stage
- Award
- All Stages
- Tender, Award
Procurement Classification
- Notice Type
- Award Notice
- Procurement Type
- Standard
- Procurement Category
- Services
- Procurement Method
- Open
- Procurement Method Details
- Open procedure (below threshold)
- Tender Suitability
- SME, VCSE
- Awardee Scale
- Large
Common Procurement Vocabulary (CPV)
- CPV Divisions
80 - Education and training services
-
- CPV Codes
80000000 - Education and training services
Notice Value(s)
- Tender Value
- £2,950,000 £1M-£10M
- Lots Value
- Not specified
- Awards Value
- £2,950,000 £1M-£10M
- Contracts Value
- Not specified
Notice Dates
- Publication Date
- 3 Dec 20187 years ago
- Submission Deadline
- 19 Jan 2018Expired
- Future Notice Date
- Not specified
- Award Date
- 27 Mar 20187 years ago
- Contract Period
- 31 Mar 2018 - 31 Mar 2020 2-3 years
- Recurrence
- Not specified
Notice Status
- Tender Status
- Complete
- Lots Status
- Not Specified
- Awards Status
- Active
- 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/877bd4a7-a65b-40ae-9a65-06fc4797efab
3rd December 2018 - Awarded contract notice on Contracts Finder -
https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/d25b4672-f73b-4c85-bab9-210fed661b40
14th December 2017 - Opportunity notice on Contracts Finder
Open Contracting Data Standard (OCDS)
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