Notice Information
Notice Title
Invitation to bid for the Academy Ambassadors service - please note that this is a grant.
Notice Description
Governing boards, including the boards of academy trusts, are the vision setters and strategic decision makers for their schools. Their role includes creating robust accountability for executive leaders by using and being familiar with objective data on the performance of pupils, teachers and finances in order to ask the right questions. It means ensuring resources are allocated to strategic priorities and safeguarding the highest standards of financial propriety. The Academy Ambassadors service exists to help academy trusts to recruit high-calibre individuals from the world of business to their boards, where they will join others with complementary forms of expertise to fulfil the role described above (and set out in more detail in the Governance Handbook and the Academies Financial Handbook). The Department is looking for an exceptional organisation to deliver the Academy Ambassadors service; and in particular in areas where the challenges of educational underperformance and low social mobility are greatest. We will grant fund the organisation for two years from 1 April 2018 (with the Department retaining the option to extend the grant for a third year upon agreement from the provider). We are accepting bids from organisations that have the capability and a clear strategy for achieving our aims for the recruitment of high-calibre business leaders to the boards of academy trusts. The provider will be expected to deliver two principle functions. * Matching high calibre business leaders with academy trusts. * Helping business leaders taking part in the programme to understand the context of the programme and the role of a trustee (NED) on academy boards. Additional information: We envisage awarding a grant in the region of PS1.55m (inclusive of VAT) covering the years 2018-19 and 2019-20. The department retains the option to extend the grant for a third year upon agreement from the provider).
Notice Details
Publication & Lifecycle
- Open Contracting ID
- ocds-b5fd17-c803a6ac-35a4-4a02-9148-574bea85e158
- Publication Source
- Contracts Finder
- Latest Notice
- https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/873ad5c1-cf40-4bc8-9432-fe25956d3f67
- 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
- £1,550,000 £1M-£10M
- Lots Value
- Not specified
- Awards Value
- £1,550,000 £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/873ad5c1-cf40-4bc8-9432-fe25956d3f67
3rd December 2018 - Awarded contract notice on Contracts Finder -
https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/d54e3f26-140b-48b6-98a9-968a53d3113d
11th January 2018 - Opportunity notice on Contracts Finder -
https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/Attachment/5b76202e-1568-4d6b-88d2-bac41609c2af
Question and Answer document
Open Contracting Data Standard (OCDS)
View full OCDS Record for this contracting process
The Open Contracting Data Standard (OCDS) is a framework designed to increase transparency and access to public procurement data in the public sector. It is widely used by governments and organisations worldwide to report on procurement processes and contracts.
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