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title: "The Further Forces Programme - The Northern Recruitment and Delivery Hub"
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# The Further Forces Programme - The Northern Recruitment and Delivery Hub

Buyer: THE EDUCATION AND TRAINING FOUNDATION  
Current stage: Award  
OCID: ocds-b5fd17-3b6f9b97-7ae8-47b6-8d3d-48a4293913ba

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## Summary

The Education and Training Foundation is seeking suppliers for the management and delivery of "The Further Forces Programme - The Northern Recruitment and Delivery Hub" within the education and training services sector. This open procurement process has a contract value of £395,096 and spans from 8 October 2018 to 31 July 2021. The procurement process has now reached the award stage, with the contract awarded to the Association of Colleges on 4 January 2019. This initiative aims to recruit and support 100 service leavers into teaching SET subjects in the Further Education sector, contributing to their employment goals.

This contract represents a significant opportunity for educational institutions, training providers, and organisations that focus on recruitment and support services, particularly those with experience in working with service leavers or niche sectors within further education. Businesses that specialise in workforce development, training programmes, and recruitment support would be ideally positioned to engage with similar future tenders of this nature, especially those looking to expand their reach within the UK education system.

## Notice

The Education and Training Foundation awarded a contract for the management and delivery of 'The Further Forces Programme - Northern Hub'. The Further Forces programme is a recruitment and training programme for service leavers wanting to teach SET subjects in the Further Education sector. The key activity of this ITT was to establish a Northern Hub to work closely with the University of Portsmouth as the Southern Hub, to recruit 100 service leavers to the programme and to provide support for service leavers to secure employment. The two delivery hubs, Northern and Southern together had a combined service leaver recruitment target of 210 service leavers on programme and in employment in the FE sector by July 2020.

## Key Details

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Publication source | Contracts Finder |
| Latest notice | https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/bfceb13d-f500-48ec-85c4-0216ff74cbdd |
| Notice type | Award Notice |
| Procurement type | Standard |
| Procurement category | Services |
| Procurement method | Open |
| Procurement method details | Open procedure (above threshold) |
| Tender suitability | SME, VCSE |
| Awardee scale | Large |
| All stages | Award |

## Dates

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Publication date | 1 Apr 2019 |
| Submission deadline | 10 Sep 2018 |
| Future notice date | Not specified |
| Award date | 4 Jan 2019 |
| Contract period | 7 Oct 2018 - 31 Jul 2021 |
| Recurrence | Not specified |

## Values

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Tender value | £395,096 |
| Lots value | Not specified |
| Awards value | £395,096 |
| 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 | THE EDUCATION AND TRAINING FOUNDATION |
| Locality | LONDON |
| Post town | South West London |
| Postcode | SW1W 9SP |
| 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 | Pimlico North |
| 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) |

## Supplier

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Number of suppliers | 1 |
| Supplier names | ASSOCIATION OF COLLEGES |

## CPV Codes

### Divisions

- 80 - Education and training services

### Codes

- 80000000 - Education and training services

## Release History

- 1 Apr 2019 at 14:26 - Award - Award Notice - https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/bfceb13d-f500-48ec-85c4-0216ff74cbdd

## Documents

- https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/bfceb13d-f500-48ec-85c4-0216ff74cbdd
  1st April 2019 - Awarded contract notice on Contracts Finder
- https://www.mytenders.co.uk/search/show/search_view.aspx?ID=MAR156873
  NOTE: To register your interest in this notice and obtain any additional information please visit the myTenders Web Site at the link provided.

## Notice URLs

- http://www.et-foundation.co.uk

## Provenance

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