Notice Information
Notice Title
Independent Chair
Notice Description
For an (Interim) Independent Chair to support an improvement project to set up a SEND partnership, with a focus on improvement and a secure partnership board. The aim is to establish and move the partnership to the point where it can consider its arrangements for permanent chair. This will be when the partnership is securely established, fully functioning, and may have moved through an accelerated period of improvement following an Area SEND Ofsted Inspection, and therefore be in a stable position.
Notice Details
Publication & Lifecycle
- Open Contracting ID
- ocds-h6vhtk-056641
- Publication Source
- Find A Tender Service
- Latest Notice
- https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/043124-2025
- Current Stage
- Award
- All Stages
- Award
Procurement Classification
- Notice Type
- UK6 - Contract Award Notice
- Procurement Type
- Standard
- Procurement Category
- Services
- Procurement Method
- Direct
- Procurement Method Details
- Below threshold - without competition
- Tender Suitability
- Not specified
- Awardee Scale
- SME
Common Procurement Vocabulary (CPV)
- CPV Divisions
79 - Business services: law, marketing, consulting, recruitment, printing and security
-
- CPV Codes
79000000 - Business services: law, marketing, consulting, recruitment, printing and security
Notice Value(s)
- Tender Value
- Not specified
- Lots Value
- Not specified
- Awards Value
- £50,000 Under £100K
- Contracts Value
- Not specified
Notice Dates
- Publication Date
- 25 Jul 20257 months ago
- Submission Deadline
- Not specified
- Future Notice Date
- Not specified
- Award Date
- 23 Jul 20257 months ago
- Contract Period
- 31 Jul 2025 - 30 Sep 2026 1-2 years
- Recurrence
- Not specified
Notice Status
- Tender Status
- Complete
- Lots Status
- Complete
- Awards Status
- Active
- Contracts Status
- Not Specified
Buyer & Supplier
Contracting Authority (Buyer)
- Main Buyer
- SHEFFIELD CITY COUNCIL
- Contact Name
- Not specified
- Contact Email
- procurement@sheffield.gov.uk
- Contact Phone
- Not specified
Buyer Location
- Locality
- SHEFFIELD
- Postcode
- S1 2HH
- Post Town
- Sheffield
- Country
- England
-
- Major Region (ITL 1)
- TLE Yorkshire and The Humber
- Basic Region (ITL 2)
- TLE3 South Yorkshire
- Small Region (ITL 3)
- TLE32 Sheffield
- Delivery Location
- Not specified
-
- Local Authority
- Sheffield
- Electoral Ward
- City
- Westminster Constituency
- Sheffield Central
Further Information
Notice Documents
-
https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/043124-2025
25th July 2025 - Contract award notice on Find a Tender
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