--- title: "Future Leaders Programme for Directors of Children's Services" ocid: "ocds-b5fd17-2ec02916-968e-4356-bbed-5e74eb9df4da" canonical_url: "https://d3tenders.com/contract/?ocid=ocds-b5fd17-2ec02916-968e-4356-bbed-5e74eb9df4da" markdown_url: "https://d3tenders.com/contract/ocds-b5fd17-2ec02916-968e-4356-bbed-5e74eb9df4da.md" json_url: "https://d3tenders.com/contract/ocds-b5fd17-2ec02916-968e-4356-bbed-5e74eb9df4da.json" source: "Contracts Finder" current_stage: "Tender" buyer: "DEPARTMENT FOR EDUCATION" published: "2019-12-05" --- # Future Leaders Programme for Directors of Children's Services Buyer: DEPARTMENT FOR EDUCATION Current stage: Tender OCID: ocds-b5fd17-2ec02916-968e-4356-bbed-5e74eb9df4da [View canonical contract page](https://d3tenders.com/contract/?ocid=ocds-b5fd17-2ec02916-968e-4356-bbed-5e74eb9df4da) [Download OCDS JSON](https://d3tenders.com/contract/ocds-b5fd17-2ec02916-968e-4356-bbed-5e74eb9df4da.json) ## Summary The Department for Education is seeking proposals for the "Future Leaders Programme for Directors of Children's Services" through an open procurement process. This initiative aims to establish a national leadership programme designed to develop and manage talent for future and newly appointed Directors of Children's Services (DCSs). The tender period concludes on 27th January 2020, with the contract likely commencing in March 2021 and running until March 2023, with an overall budget of up to £3.2 million. The programme, classified under various training and development services, is intended to be delivered across the United Kingdom and other British territorial areas. This procurement presents significant growth opportunities for businesses specialising in training, coaching, and educational programme development. Companies with expertise in developing leadership programmes, especially those tailored for public sector roles, will find this tender particularly relevant. Additionally, small and medium enterprises (SMEs) and voluntary, community, and social enterprise (VCSE) organisations are encouraged to apply, as the Department for Education is keen to collaborate with diverse participants capable of supporting strategic leadership capabilities within children's services. ## Notice In summer 2018, we announced plans to establish a system leadership programme for future and newly appointed Directors of Children's Services (DCSs). The DfE will be seeking proposals from organisations or consortia to develop, deliver and manage a programme which: - attracts diverse participants with strong potential to progress to DCS roles and equips them with the core behaviours, skills and capacities necessary to do so, and - supports newly appointed DCSs to develop and embed the behaviours, skills and capacities to become strong system leaders. The contract for the Future Leaders Programme for DCSs presents an exciting opportunity to input into DfE's workforce strategy and to design, develop and deliver a national leadership programme for those aspiring to and newly appointed into DCS roles and positions. The programme will attract and nurture talented leaders, so that they have the behaviours, skills and capacities to become successful system leaders across the breadth of the DCS role. DCSs have a professional responsibility for the leadership, strategy and effectiveness of local authority children's services and are accountable for securing the provision of services which address the needs of all children and young people, including the most disadvantaged and vulnerable and their families and carers. DCSs have a critical 'system leader' role for children and families - operating as the interface between practice, corporate and political leadership over a wide range of local authority services for children and young people. They are required to work collaboratively and create and lead effective partnerships in order to ensure the best and safe outcome for each service user. We are looking for a supplier that will: engage with and respond proactively to the DfE's requirements and developing policy, liaise with a range of stakeholders and deliver training and support based on evidence and user research to explore and address these challenges. The contract is expected to begin in early 2020 and will run for an initial term of 3 years (to 31.3.2023) with a clear break clause in March 2021. The approximate budget is up to 3 200 000 GBP (incl. VAT) in the initial contract period, which shall run from March 2020 to March 2023. Funding is currently committed to 2020-2021 only. Additional information: The procurement documents are available for unrestricted and full direct access, free of charge, at: https://education.app.jaggaer.com/web/login.html To express interest in this procurement, please ensure that you are registered using the above link. ## Key Details | Field | Value | | --- | --- | | Publication source | Contracts Finder | | Latest notice | https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/17dd3752-6934-4607-a4c4-5d4f8d89bbb8 | | 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 | Tender | ## Dates | Field | Value | | --- | --- | | Publication date | 5 Dec 2019 | | Submission deadline | 27 Jan 2020 | | Future notice date | Not specified | | Award date | Not specified | | Contract period | 16 Mar 2021 - 31 Mar 2023 | | Recurrence | Not specified | ## Values | Field | Value | | --- | --- | | Tender value | £3,200,000 | | 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 | Not specified | ## CPV Codes ### Divisions - 72 - IT services: consulting, software development, Internet and support - 79 - Business services: law, marketing, consulting, recruitment, printing and security - 80 - Education and training services ### Codes - 72212215 - Networking developers software development services - 79633000 - Staff development services - 79998000 - Coaching services - 80000000 - Education and training services - 80500000 - Training services - 80510000 - Specialist training services - 80511000 - Staff training services ## Release History - 5 Dec 2019 at 13:18 - Tender - Tender Notice - https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/17dd3752-6934-4607-a4c4-5d4f8d89bbb8 ## Documents - https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/17dd3752-6934-4607-a4c4-5d4f8d89bbb8 5th December 2019 - Opportunity notice on Contracts Finder ## Notice URLs - http://www.gov.uk/government/organisations/department-for-education - https://education.app.jaggaer.com/web/login.html ## Provenance This Markdown file is an alternate public rendering of the D3 Tenders contract record. 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