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title: "Governance leadership and clerking development - The Marches Academy Trust"
ocid: "ocds-b5fd17-36bf5669-5382-4549-82e3-3b29f1f414e1"
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# Governance leadership and clerking development - The Marches Academy Trust

Buyer: DEPARTMENT FOR EDUCATION  
Current stage: Award  
OCID: ocds-b5fd17-36bf5669-5382-4549-82e3-3b29f1f414e1

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## Summary

The "Governance leadership and clerking development" tender, initiated by the Department For Education, focuses on education and training services within England. The contract is awarded to The Marches Academy Trust, with a total value of £4,500,000. The contract period commences on 8th January 2018 and extends to 7th January 2020. The procurement method was classified as "Other - Unselected," and the tender period concluded on 8th November 2017, well before the contract's start date.

This tender presents significant growth opportunities for businesses specialising in educational services, particularly those focused on leadership and governance training. Organisations offering consultancy and development services within the educational sector, especially those with experience in working with primary and secondary maintained schools and academies, would be particularly well-suited to compete for similar future contracts. The large scale of the budget indicates a robust market potential for companies capable of delivering high-quality educational support and development programmes.

## Notice

This procurement pertains to establishments that are maintained by a local authority (LA) and those establishments with whom the Secretary of State has entered into academy arrangements, including primary and secondary maintained schools and academies, special schools and special academies, free schools, UTCs, studio schools and alternative provision institutions that are LA maintained or are academies. It does not cover further and higher education providers such as 6th Form Colleges, FE Colleges and Universities, or educational institutions outside of England.

## Key Details

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Publication source | Contracts Finder |
| Latest notice | https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/b6133906-11f1-4e23-ab7a-3ae31b7cc515 |
| Notice type | Award Notice |
| Procurement type | Standard |
| Procurement category | Services |
| Procurement method | Not Specified |
| Procurement method details | Other - Unselected |
| Tender suitability | Not specified |
| Awardee scale | Large |
| All stages | Award |

## Dates

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Publication date | 26 Jan 2018 |
| Submission deadline | 8 Nov 2017 |
| Future notice date | Not specified |
| Award date | 8 Dec 2017 |
| Contract period | 8 Jan 2018 - 7 Jan 2020 |
| Recurrence | Not specified |

## Values

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Tender value | Not specified |
| Lots value | Not specified |
| Awards value | £4,500,000 |
| Contracts value | Not specified |

## Status

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Tender status | Complete |
| Lots status | Not specified |
| Awards status | Active |
| Contracts status | Not specified |

## Buyer

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Main buyer | DEPARTMENT FOR EDUCATION |
| Locality | SHEFFIELD |
| Post town | Sheffield |
| Postcode | S1 2FJ |
| Country | England |
| ITL 1 | TLE Yorkshire and The Humber |
| ITL 2 | TLE3 South Yorkshire |
| ITL 3 | TLE32 Sheffield |
| Local authority | Sheffield |
| Electoral ward | City |
| Westminster constituency | Sheffield Central |
| Delivery location | Not specified |

## Supplier

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Number of suppliers | 1 |
| Supplier names | THE MARCHES ACADEMY TRUST |

## CPV Codes

### Divisions

- 80 - Education and training services

### Codes

- 80000000 - Education and training services

## Release History

- 26 Jan 2018 at 15:41 - Award - Award Notice - https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/b6133906-11f1-4e23-ab7a-3ae31b7cc515

## Documents

- https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/b6133906-11f1-4e23-ab7a-3ae31b7cc515
  26th January 2018 - Awarded contract notice on Contracts Finder

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