--- title: "Further Education Colleges Governor Recruitment Services Pilot (con_6428)" ocid: "ocds-b5fd17-3e7fff38-6b16-4b3d-907b-24d8c3b741e1" canonical_url: "https://d3tenders.com/contract/?ocid=ocds-b5fd17-3e7fff38-6b16-4b3d-907b-24d8c3b741e1" markdown_url: "https://d3tenders.com/contract/ocds-b5fd17-3e7fff38-6b16-4b3d-907b-24d8c3b741e1.md" json_url: "https://d3tenders.com/contract/ocds-b5fd17-3e7fff38-6b16-4b3d-907b-24d8c3b741e1.json" source: "Contracts Finder" current_stage: "Award" buyer: "DEPARTMENT FOR EDUCATION" published: "2021-02-22" --- # Further Education Colleges Governor Recruitment Services Pilot (con_6428) Buyer: DEPARTMENT FOR EDUCATION Current stage: Award OCID: ocds-b5fd17-3e7fff38-6b16-4b3d-907b-24d8c3b741e1 [View canonical contract page](https://d3tenders.com/contract/?ocid=ocds-b5fd17-3e7fff38-6b16-4b3d-907b-24d8c3b741e1) [Download OCDS JSON](https://d3tenders.com/contract/ocds-b5fd17-3e7fff38-6b16-4b3d-907b-24d8c3b741e1.json) ## Summary The Department for Education is conducting the Further Education Colleges Governor Recruitment Services Pilot, which is focused on the education and consultancy industry. This tender is at the Award stage and the contract period is set from 1 September 2020 to 31 March 2021. The total available funding for this pilot project is £110,000, with responses to the tender having originally been required by 12 June 2020. This procurement offers significant opportunities for growth, particularly for businesses specialising in recruitment services, consultancy, and educational support. Companies with experience in governance roles, especially those adept at filling key volunteer positions such as Chairs or committee chairs in educational settings, will find this tender particularly relevant. The pilot aims to enhance the effectiveness of governance in further education colleges, thereby providing a pathway for suppliers to demonstrate their value and expertise in this critical area. ## Notice The FE Colleges Governor Recruitment Services Pilot is designed to test the effectiveness of increasing the availability of bespoke governor recruitment services for the governing boards of FE colleges, and so increase their capacity to offer effective leadership to their colleges. These recruitment services will be free for colleges at the point of use. To ensure that the service is targeted on those college boards which have the greatest need of help, referrals will be made to the supplier via the Education and Skills Funding Agency (ESFA) or the Further Education Commissioner (FEC) Team at DfE. The expected outputs are: * A minimum of 30 successful appointments to key voluntary governor positions on the boards of colleges referred to the service by the ESFA or the FEC (ESFA and FEC will have discretion to specify "key" appointments, but the emphasis is likely to be on Chairs, Deputy Chairs, and committee chairs for Finance or Audit) * Ongoing support and development for appointees to help them to manage their new responsibilities and continue in their role. This should include access to a network or mentor, and to relevant induction or development support (this could be delivered via webinars, for example) * A pool of at least 10 appropriately qualified and experienced candidates for short notice interim appointments to key governance posts * A short evaluation report, based on a survey of users. Funding will be available in the financial year from April 2020 to March 2021. A maximum of PS110,000 (including VAT) is available for this pilot (up to PS100,000 for delivery and up to PS10,000 for evaluation). We expect to appoint one supplier. Bidders will need to provide a tender response for both sections, which will carry weightings of 91%:9% in line with the split of overall funding. The contract will be awarded to the bidder with the highest overall score, but we reserve the right to not award the evaluation portion of the contract if it does not offer value for money when compared to an in-house option. Key Performance Indicators (KPIs) will be derived from the required outputs and from measures of customer satisfaction. They will be finalised with the successful bidder following contract award. Additional information: NB: In this document "colleges" should be taken to refer to ESFA-funded FE college corporations, Sixth Form College corporations (SFCs), and institutions designated as being in the statutory FE sector under section 28 of the Further and Higher Education Act 1992 (designated institutions). The Further Education Colleges Board Reviews pilot is one of a range of measures designed to support improvement in the practice of FE college boards. Further information can be found in the FE Leadership and Governance press release (dated 27th February 2020) here: https://www.gov.uk/government/latest?departments[]=department-for-education. This procurement will be run through Jaggaer, the Department's e-Tendering platform. You must be registered on Jaggaer to view and bid for this opportunity when it is launched. You can register and view opportunities here: https://education.app.jaggaer.com/. In preparing their tenders, potential suppliers are advised to refer to relevant guidance, including https://www.gov.uk/guidance/fe-governance, https://www.aoc.co.uk/funding-and-corporate-services/governance/governance-resources/code-good-governance-english-colleges, and https://www.charitygovernancecode.org/en. ## Key Details | Field | Value | | --- | --- | | Publication source | Contracts Finder | | Latest notice | https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/7f71fdb8-6eb4-4f6b-bbc9-41bac46dccdf | | Notice type | Award Notice | | Procurement type | Standard | | Procurement category | Services | | Procurement method | Open | | Procurement method details | Open procedure (below threshold) | | Tender suitability | SME, VCSE | | Awardee scale | SME | | All stages | Tender, Award | ## Dates | Field | Value | | --- | --- | | Publication date | 22 Feb 2021 | | Submission deadline | 12 Jun 2020 | | Future notice date | Not specified | | Award date | 31 Aug 2020 | | Contract period | 31 Aug 2020 - 31 Mar 2021 | | Recurrence | Not specified | ## Values | Field | Value | | --- | --- | | Tender value | £110,000 | | Lots value | Not specified | | Awards value | £104,998 | | 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 | 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 | PERIDOT PARTNERS | ## CPV Codes ### Divisions - 73 - Research and development services and related consultancy services - 79 - Business services: law, marketing, consulting, recruitment, printing and security - 80 - Education and training services ### Codes - 73000000 - Research and development services and related consultancy services - 79400000 - Business and management consultancy and related services - 79600000 - Recruitment services - 79900000 - Miscellaneous business and business-related services - 80210000 - Technical and vocational secondary education services ## Release History - 22 Feb 2021 at 12:04 - AwardUpdate - Award Notice - https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/7f71fdb8-6eb4-4f6b-bbc9-41bac46dccdf - 22 Feb 2021 at 12:01 - Award - Award Notice - https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/7f71fdb8-6eb4-4f6b-bbc9-41bac46dccdf - 6 Apr 2020 at 10:39 - TenderAmendment - Tender Notice - https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/f6fa5897-96db-4c0f-aa02-bb1c2f840693 - 13 Mar 2020 at 19:07 - Tender - Tender Notice - https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/f6fa5897-96db-4c0f-aa02-bb1c2f840693 ## Documents - https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/7f71fdb8-6eb4-4f6b-bbc9-41bac46dccdf 22nd February 2021 - Awarded contract notice on Contracts Finder - https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/f6fa5897-96db-4c0f-aa02-bb1c2f840693 6th April 2020 - Opportunity notice on Contracts Finder - https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/Attachment/04a1ec2c-3d64-49a0-903c-1c3ffb1fa9e5 ## Notice URLs - https://education.app.jaggaer.com/ - https://www.aoc.co.uk/funding-and-corporate-services/governance/governance-resources/code-good-governance-english-colleges - https://www.charitygovernancecode.org/en - https://www.gov.uk/government/latest?departments - https://www.gov.uk/guidance/fe-governance ## Provenance This Markdown file is an alternate public rendering of the D3 Tenders contract record. 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