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title: "FE Governor Recruitment con_15683"
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# FE Governor Recruitment con_15683

Buyer: DEPARTMENT FOR EDUCATION  
Current stage: Award  
OCID: ocds-b5fd17-520ef100-f8d3-4739-b6b2-28fb92e2286b

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## Summary

The Department for Education has completed the award of a contract for FE Governor Recruitment services, aimed at strengthening governance in colleges across various regions of the United Kingdom. The procurement method used was an open procedure, with a contract value of £458,333. The contract period spans from 1st September 2022 to 31st March 2025, providing opportunities for small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) to contribute to the recruitment of governors for colleges.

This tender presents business growth opportunities for organisations capable of delivering quality services to college governing boards within the education sector. Suppliers are required to match diverse candidates to governor roles, considering the specific challenges of FE governor recruitment. With a focus on creating lasting appointments, suppliers must align with the DfE FE Governance Guide and relevant governance codes. The active status of the contract supports long-term business partnerships and the development of governance structures in colleges.

## Notice

A bespoke and targeted governor recruitment service for colleges in England which have been identified as being in particular need of support to strengthen governance. The Service will support the recruitment to key governor roles of a diverse range of candidates who have skills, knowledge and experience appropriate to those roles. To ensure that the service is targeted on those college governing boards which have the greatest need of help, referrals will be made via the Department. Priority will be given to colleges identified by Department colleagues. However, colleges will also be able to apply to the Department for consideration, for example, where they have experienced considerable difficulty in filling to the role of chair or committee chair, or in covering a particularly significant skills gap on the board. The Department will assess and prioritise referrals to fit the targets and workflows set out in the contract with the Supplier. In making referrals to the Service, the Department will prioritise cases and roles where a quality appointment is judged to be key to strengthening governance in any given College. This could include but would not be limited to chairs, deputy chairs, and committee chairs for finance and audit. Suppliers will be expected to have capacity and capability to deliver a quality service to college governing boards, taking into account the challenges of FE governor recruitment, and the demands and responsibilities of being an FE governor. Suppliers must also have due regard to the DfE FE Governance Guide and to the relevant governance codes. The Supplier shall deliver a minimum of 137 well-matched, diverse and lasting appointments to governor roles during the Contract Period (subject to sufficient referrals). Recruitment should be spread across the three financial years. This might, for example, mean a target of 37 appointments in 2022-23, followed by 50 in each of the years 2023-24 and 2024-25.

## Key Details

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Publication source | Contracts Finder |
| Latest notice | https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/b94971af-04a1-4653-b00b-cb617130a507 |
| Notice type | Award Notice |
| Procurement type | Standard |
| Procurement category | Services |
| Procurement method | Open |
| Procurement method details | Open procedure (above threshold) |
| Tender suitability | SME |
| Awardee scale | SME |
| All stages | Tender, Award |

## Dates

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Publication date | 4 Jan 2024 |
| Submission deadline | 6 Jun 2022 |
| Future notice date | Not specified |
| Award date | 1 Aug 2022 |
| Contract period | 31 Aug 2022 - 31 Mar 2025 |
| Recurrence | Not specified |

## Values

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Tender value | £458,333 |
| Lots value | Not specified |
| Awards value | £458,333 |
| 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 | LONDON |
| Post town | South West London |
| Postcode | SW1P 3BT |
| Country | England |
| ITL 1 | TLC North East (England) |
| ITL 2 | TLC3 Tees Valley |
| ITL 3 | TLC33 Darlington |
| Local authority | Darlington |
| Electoral ward | Park East |
| Westminster constituency | Darlington |
| 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

- 79 - Business services: law, marketing, consulting, recruitment, printing and security

### Codes

- 79600000 - Recruitment services

## Release History

- 4 Jan 2024 at 14:04 - AwardUpdate - Award Notice - https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/b94971af-04a1-4653-b00b-cb617130a507
- 5 Aug 2022 at 07:39 - Award - Award Notice - https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/b94971af-04a1-4653-b00b-cb617130a507
- 29 Apr 2022 at 12:15 - Tender - Tender Notice - https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/a1368433-e76c-4be7-b59d-7df24a388e32

## Documents

- https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/b94971af-04a1-4653-b00b-cb617130a507
  4th January 2024 - Awarded contract notice on Contracts Finder
- https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/a1368433-e76c-4be7-b59d-7df24a388e32
  29th April 2022 - Opportunity notice on Contracts Finder
- https://education.app.jaggaer.com/
  DfE's eTendering portal - Jaggaer
- https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/Attachment/ace191a0-2116-486a-96f9-f43d34a40e32
  n/a
- https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/Attachment/a7c79c0b-f43e-442c-8d28-902dc1b8281d
  n/a

## Notice URLs

- http://www.gov.uk/dfe

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