--- title: "Equality and Diversity Fund 2020-2022" ocid: "ocds-b5fd17-04f6ef68-bfdc-42df-a559-af431a967f35" canonical_url: "https://d3tenders.com/contract/?ocid=ocds-b5fd17-04f6ef68-bfdc-42df-a559-af431a967f35" markdown_url: "https://d3tenders.com/contract/ocds-b5fd17-04f6ef68-bfdc-42df-a559-af431a967f35.md" json_url: "https://d3tenders.com/contract/ocds-b5fd17-04f6ef68-bfdc-42df-a559-af431a967f35.json" source: "Contracts Finder" current_stage: "Tender" buyer: "DEPARTMENT FOR EDUCATION" published: "2020-02-17" --- # Equality and Diversity Fund 2020-2022 Buyer: DEPARTMENT FOR EDUCATION Current stage: Tender OCID: ocds-b5fd17-04f6ef68-bfdc-42df-a559-af431a967f35 [View canonical contract page](https://d3tenders.com/contract/?ocid=ocds-b5fd17-04f6ef68-bfdc-42df-a559-af431a967f35) [Download OCDS JSON](https://d3tenders.com/contract/ocds-b5fd17-04f6ef68-bfdc-42df-a559-af431a967f35.json) ## Summary The Department for Education is seeking proposals for the "Equality and Diversity Fund 2020-2022," aimed at enhancing diversity within educational leadership. This tender, classified under CPV code 80000000 for Education and training services, has a total value of £1,100,000 and employs an open procurement method. The tender period is scheduled to close on 6th April 2020, with the contract effective from 1st September 2020 until 31st August 2022. Interested parties should note that the funding will support individual school-led projects through regional hub lead schools across various regions of the United Kingdom. This tender presents significant growth opportunities for small and medium enterprises (SMEs) and voluntary and community sector enterprises (VCSEs) involved in educational services. Businesses specialising in leadership development, diversity training, or educational consultancy could find themselves well-positioned to participate in this initiative, helping to foster an inclusive environment for teachers covered by protected characteristics as defined by the Equality Act 2010. Organisations committed to promoting equality and facilitating professional growth in the education sector should consider this tender a prime opportunity to extend their services and impact. ## Notice Overview The equality and diversity fund regional hubs support schools to develop local solutions that help teachers covered by at least one of the protected characteristics as defined in the Equality Act 2010 progress into leadership. The protected characteristics are: -age -disability -gender reassignment -marriage and civil partnership -pregnancy and maternity -race -religion or belief -sex -sexual orientation The funding of the equality and diversity regional hubs reinforces the government's commitment to increasing the diversity of school leadership and maximising the number of leaders available by raising aspirations and the chances of successful promotion among people with leadership potential. We invited lead schools to apply for grant funding in 2018 to 2019 and 2019 to 2020. The application round for 2018 to 2020 regional hub lead schools is closed. Funding was awarded to lead schools covering each of the 8 regional school commissioner (RSC) regions. Regional hub lead schools are responsible for allocating funding to individual school-led projects and for co-ordinating leadership development for teachers covered by protected characteristics across their region. ## Key Details | Field | Value | | --- | --- | | Publication source | Contracts Finder | | Latest notice | https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/67cb84fe-61a3-4033-a314-a1a6db52b448 | | Notice type | Tender Notice | | Procurement type | Standard | | Procurement category | Services | | Procurement method | Open | | Procurement method details | Open procedure (below threshold) | | Tender suitability | SME, VCSE | | Awardee scale | Not specified | | All stages | Tender | ## Dates | Field | Value | | --- | --- | | Publication date | 17 Feb 2020 | | Submission deadline | 6 Apr 2020 | | Future notice date | Not specified | | Award date | Not specified | | Contract period | 31 Aug 2020 - 31 Aug 2022 | | Recurrence | Not specified | ## Values | Field | Value | | --- | --- | | Tender value | £1,100,000 | | Lots value | Not specified | | Awards value | Not specified | | Contracts value | Not specified | ## Status | Field | Value | | --- | --- | | Tender status | Cancelled | | Lots status | Not specified | | Awards status | Not specified | | Contracts status | Not specified | ## Buyer | Field | Value | | --- | --- | | Main buyer | DEPARTMENT FOR EDUCATION | | Locality | LONDON | | Post town | South West London | | Postcode | SW1P 3BT | | Country | England | | ITL 1 | TLI London | | ITL 2 | TLI3 Inner London - West | | ITL 3 | TLI35 Westminster and City of London | | Local authority | Westminster | | Electoral ward | St James's | | Westminster constituency | Cities of London and Westminster | | Delivery location | Not specified | ## CPV Codes ### Divisions - 80 - Education and training services ### Codes - 80000000 - Education and training services ## Release History - 17 Feb 2020 at 08:21 - TenderCancellation - Tender Notice - https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/67cb84fe-61a3-4033-a314-a1a6db52b448 - 14 Feb 2020 at 10:54 - TenderAmendment - Tender Notice - https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/520a76c9-387b-4a63-a23c-1c00fc6f87be - 14 Feb 2020 at 10:38 - TenderAmendment - Tender Notice - https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/520a76c9-387b-4a63-a23c-1c00fc6f87be - 14 Feb 2020 at 10:29 - Tender - Tender Notice - https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/520a76c9-387b-4a63-a23c-1c00fc6f87be ## Documents - https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/520a76c9-387b-4a63-a23c-1c00fc6f87be 14th February 2020 - Opportunity notice on Contracts Finder - https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/67cb84fe-61a3-4033-a314-a1a6db52b448 14th February 2020 - Opportunity notice on Contracts Finder - https://www.gov.uk/guidance/equality-and-diversity-funding-for-school-led-projects For full details of this Grant opportunity, please follow this link. ## Provenance This Markdown file is an alternate public rendering of the D3 Tenders contract record. 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