--- title: "Procurement of a contractor to recruit Trustees to Academy Trusts - CF" ocid: "ocds-b5fd17-2e832fbb-22fc-4910-a8df-9482d5298968" canonical_url: "https://d3tenders.com/contract/?ocid=ocds-b5fd17-2e832fbb-22fc-4910-a8df-9482d5298968" markdown_url: "https://d3tenders.com/contract/ocds-b5fd17-2e832fbb-22fc-4910-a8df-9482d5298968.md" json_url: "https://d3tenders.com/contract/ocds-b5fd17-2e832fbb-22fc-4910-a8df-9482d5298968.json" source: "Contracts Finder" current_stage: "Tender" buyer: "DEPARTMENT FOR EDUCATION" published: "2023-09-01" --- # Procurement of a contractor to recruit Trustees to Academy Trusts - CF Buyer: DEPARTMENT FOR EDUCATION Current stage: Tender OCID: ocds-b5fd17-2e832fbb-22fc-4910-a8df-9482d5298968 [View canonical contract page](https://d3tenders.com/contract/?ocid=ocds-b5fd17-2e832fbb-22fc-4910-a8df-9482d5298968) [Download OCDS JSON](https://d3tenders.com/contract/ocds-b5fd17-2e832fbb-22fc-4910-a8df-9482d5298968.json) ## Summary The Department for Education is looking to procure a contractor for recruiting Trustees to Academy Trusts. This two-year contract, with a possible extension, aims to address the need for high-calibre trustees with the required expertise for academy trust boards. The procurement method is an open procedure, and the tender deadline is set for October 5, 2023, with the contract period starting on November 9, 2023, and ending on November 8, 2025. The service falls under the industry category of Education and Training Services. This tender opportunity provides a chance for organisations to support academy trust governance and recruit skilled volunteers for trustee positions. Businesses in the recruitment services sector, particularly those experienced in educational recruitment, would find this opportunity well-suited for growth. Small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) and voluntary, community, and social enterprise (VCSE) organisations can also participate. The procurement process requires registration through the Department for Education's eTendering portal (Jaggaer) to access the opportunity. ## Notice There are currently 2,397 school academy trusts (as of August 2023) funded by the DfE in England. The vast majority are well-governed by their trust boards whose responsibility it is, with their members, to recruit a sufficient cadre of high-quality trustees. In doing so, they are supported by a vibrant market of organisations which offer various recruitment services. With this support used as necessary, the vast majority of trusts are able to operate effectively; however, as a contingency, the department, as the principal regulator of school academy trusts, requires a bespoke service to seek to ensure that, where this has not happened, high-calibre trustees, with the required skills, can be sourced for the boards concerned to appoint. Academy trustees are volunteers who are responsible for ensuring a trust's clarity of vision, ethos and strategic direction, holding executive leaders to account, and overseeing and ensuring effective financial performance. Trust boards therefore need to be made up of trustees with the necessary expertise and skill to fulfil these functions effectively. The role is a significant commitment and while there are already many dedicated trustees across the country, it can be difficult for some trusts to find and recruit the right people with the skills they need. We expect this to be a bespoke recruitment service which places the right people in the right roles, with a real focus on high quality matches. We expect the vacancies to be filled through this service to have characteristics which make them challenging for the board to recruit to without support. The tender is for a two-year contract, with the option of a contract extension (+1) subject to need and funding being available. Organisations wishing to participate in this contract opportunity must do so through DfE's eTendering portal (Jaggaer). Registration is free of charge and full system support is available via the Jaggaer homepage. In order to access this opportunity in Jaggaer potential suppliers must first click 'view opportunities' from the Jaggaer homepage and then express their interest to gain access to the full document suite. ## Key Details | Field | Value | | --- | --- | | Publication source | Contracts Finder | | Latest notice | https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/2cb85be2-b8eb-4702-9599-aeb02223622c | | Notice type | Tender Notice | | Procurement type | Standard | | Procurement category | Services | | Procurement method | Open | | Procurement method details | Open procedure (above threshold) | | Tender suitability | SME, VCSE | | Awardee scale | Not specified | | All stages | Planning, Tender | ## Dates | Field | Value | | --- | --- | | Publication date | 1 Sep 2023 | | Submission deadline | 5 Oct 2023 | | Future notice date | 21 Feb 2023 | | Award date | Not specified | | Contract period | 9 Nov 2023 - 8 Nov 2025 | | 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 | Active | | 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 | TLC North East (England), TLD North West (England), TLE Yorkshire and The Humber, TLF East Midlands (England), TLG West Midlands (England), TLI London, TLJ South East (England), TLK South West (England) | ## CPV Codes ### Divisions - 80 - Education and training services ### Codes - 80000000 - Education and training services - 80100000 - Primary education services - 80200000 - Secondary education services - 80300000 - Higher education services - 80400000 - Adult and other education services - 80500000 - Training services ## Release History - 1 Sep 2023 at 14:26 - TenderAmendment - Tender Notice - https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/2cb85be2-b8eb-4702-9599-aeb02223622c - 31 Aug 2023 at 13:58 - Tender - Tender Notice - https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/2cb85be2-b8eb-4702-9599-aeb02223622c - 10 Feb 2023 at 13:16 - Planning - Market Engagement Notice - https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/a1ea23d0-202b-42e7-a72c-c97fa78b43a4 ## Documents - https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/2cb85be2-b8eb-4702-9599-aeb02223622c 1st September 2023 - Opportunity notice on Contracts Finder - https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/a1ea23d0-202b-42e7-a72c-c97fa78b43a4 10th February 2023 - Early engagement notice on Contracts Finder - https://education.app.jaggaer.com All future information will be issued to potential providers via the DfE e-Tendering Portal. Providers can access this system at: https://education.app.jaggaer.com for details of how to register and for the terms of free registration. - https://education.app.jaggaer.com/web/login.html Jaggaer (DfE eTendering Portal) ## Provenance This Markdown file is an alternate public rendering of the D3 Tenders contract record. The canonical page is https://d3tenders.com/contract/?ocid=ocds-b5fd17-2e832fbb-22fc-4910-a8df-9482d5298968. The underlying structured data is available as OCDS JSON at https://d3tenders.com/contract/ocds-b5fd17-2e832fbb-22fc-4910-a8df-9482d5298968.json.