--- title: "Soft Market Test - Standing Advisory Council for Religious Education (SACRE)" ocid: "ocds-b5fd17-0b364141-bb90-4a75-a438-091a283550b2" canonical_url: "https://d3tenders.com/contract/?ocid=ocds-b5fd17-0b364141-bb90-4a75-a438-091a283550b2" markdown_url: "https://d3tenders.com/contract/ocds-b5fd17-0b364141-bb90-4a75-a438-091a283550b2.md" json_url: "https://d3tenders.com/contract/ocds-b5fd17-0b364141-bb90-4a75-a438-091a283550b2.json" source: "Contracts Finder" current_stage: "Planning" buyer: "HEREFORDSHIRE COUNCIL" published: "2018-05-17" --- # Soft Market Test - Standing Advisory Council for Religious Education (SACRE) Buyer: HEREFORDSHIRE COUNCIL Current stage: Planning OCID: ocds-b5fd17-0b364141-bb90-4a75-a438-091a283550b2 [View canonical contract page](https://d3tenders.com/contract/?ocid=ocds-b5fd17-0b364141-bb90-4a75-a438-091a283550b2) [Download OCDS JSON](https://d3tenders.com/contract/ocds-b5fd17-0b364141-bb90-4a75-a438-091a283550b2.json) ## Summary The Herefordshire Council is initiating a soft market test for the Standing Advisory Council for Religious Education (SACRE). This procurement process is classified under the education and training services industry and is taking place in the West Midlands, United Kingdom. The market engagement aims to gather insights from specialist RE consultants regarding their capability to support the council in areas such as advising on best practices for Religious Education, monitoring the provision across the county, and facilitating SACRE meetings. The engagement closes on 31st May 2018 at 12:00. This tender presents an excellent opportunity for businesses specialising in Religious Education consultancy and related training services. Companies with a proven track record in providing expertise in education and consultation are well-suited to participate in this market engagement. Engaging with Herefordshire Council can lead to long-term partnerships and contribute to enhancing the quality of Religious Education across schools in the region. ## Notice Please note this market engagement closes on Thursday 31st May 2018 at 12:00. Herefordshire Council has a statutory responsibility to establish a permanent body, called a Standing Advisory Council for Religious Education (SACRE) to advise them on matters concerned with the provision of Religious Education and Collective Worship. (Section 390 of the Education Act 1996). Herefordshire Council wish to commission a specialist RE consultant to support RE provision and provide support for SACRE in the following ways: * Provide support for 2 SACRE meetings a year, working alongside the LA Lead Officer for SACRE, advising on current matters relating to RE and best practice in schools * Support Herefordshire strategic Group for RE - consisting of some members of SACRE and identified strong practitioners from Schools across the county. Also to provide written reports from this group to SACRE - 2 meetings a year, one in the autumn term and one in the spring term * To support the monitoring of RE and Collective Worship across the County through the implementation of the SACRE Annual Survey * Encourage participation of teachers in the Annual RE Conference (This is externally planned and provided by RE Today) This is a term time only contract, reporting to the Lead officer for SACRE As part of a soft market testing exercise the council is seeking responses to the following questionnaire from organisations that have a track record providing specialist RE consultation services. Additional information: Herefordshire Council has published this opportunity on the 'Supplying the Southwest Portal'. To view the tender documentation related to this opportunity you will need to register on the portal, if you are not already register with Procontract, and express an interest in the opportunity. To Register with Supplying the Southwest Portal (Procontract) click on the link below or copy and paste the link into your browser address bar; https://www.supplyingthesouthwest.org.uk. Please note this market engagement closes on Thursday 31st May 2018 at 12:00 ## Key Details | Field | Value | | --- | --- | | Publication source | Contracts Finder | | Latest notice | https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/0ee8ac99-1166-4e13-b3c4-0f3f31e2566d | | Notice type | Market Engagement Notice | | Procurement type | Standard | | Procurement category | Not specified | | Procurement method | Not Specified | | Procurement method details | Not specified | | Tender suitability | Not specified | | Awardee scale | Not specified | | All stages | Planning | ## Dates | Field | Value | | --- | --- | | Publication date | 17 May 2018 | | Submission deadline | Not specified | | Future notice date | 17 Aug 2018 | | Award date | Not specified | | Contract period | Not specified | | Recurrence | Not specified | ## Values | Field | Value | | --- | --- | | Tender value | Not specified | | Lots value | Not specified | | Awards value | Not specified | | Contracts value | Not specified | ## Status | Field | Value | | --- | --- | | Tender status | Planning | | Lots status | Not specified | | Awards status | Not specified | | Contracts status | Not specified | ## Buyer | Field | Value | | --- | --- | | Main buyer | HEREFORDSHIRE COUNCIL | | Locality | HEREFORD | | Post town | Hereford | | Postcode | HR4 0LE | | Country | England | | ITL 1 | TLG West Midlands (England) | | ITL 2 | TLG1 Herefordshire, Worcestershire and Warwickshire | | ITL 3 | TLG11 Herefordshire, County of | | Local authority | Herefordshire, County of | | Electoral ward | Widemarsh | | Westminster constituency | Hereford and South Herefordshire | | Delivery location | TLG West Midlands (England) | ## CPV Codes ### Divisions - 80 - Education and training services ### Codes - 80000000 - Education and training services ## Release History - 17 May 2018 at 07:16 - Planning - Market Engagement Notice - https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/0ee8ac99-1166-4e13-b3c4-0f3f31e2566d - 17 May 2018 at 06:49 - Planning - Market Engagement Notice - https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/0ee8ac99-1166-4e13-b3c4-0f3f31e2566d ## Documents - https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/0ee8ac99-1166-4e13-b3c4-0f3f31e2566d 17th May 2018 - Early engagement notice on Contracts Finder ## Notice URLs - https://www.herefordshire.gov.uk - https://www.supplyingthesouthwest.org.uk ## Provenance This Markdown file is an alternate public rendering of the D3 Tenders contract record. 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