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title: "Independent Chair of New Achieving Excellence Board"
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# Independent Chair of New Achieving Excellence Board

Buyer: CITY OF LONDON CORPORATION  
Current stage: Tender  
OCID: ocds-b5fd17-552fe37e-235f-4ab8-b0d7-924a02dcb6e4

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## Summary

The City of London Corporation is launching a tender for the position of an Independent Chair for its new Achieving Excellence Board (AEB), aimed at enhancing its Children's Social Care and Early Help practices. This procurement falls within the services category, specifically focusing on education and training services, and is situated in London, UK. The tender is currently active, with bids due by 4th December 2019. Following the bidding period, the selected provider will commence their role on 6th December 2019, overseeing the AEB's activities for a two-year duration until 5th December 2021. The procurement method is an open procedure, designed for suppliers registered on the Capital E Sourcing portal to submit their proposals, along with a detailed cost breakdown.

This opportunity presents a significant prospect for businesses specialising in social care, educational services, and those with expertise in leadership roles within publicly-funded organisations. Small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) and voluntary, community, and social enterprise (VCSE) organisations are well-suited to compete, particularly if they have experience in delivering innovative programmes aimed at improving outcomes for children and young people. Engaging in this tender can pave the way for long-term partnerships with a key local authority, fostering growth and development in the sector.

## Notice

- The City of London Corporation is establishing a new Achieving Excellence Board (AEB) to lead the development of its Children's Social Care and Early Help practice - A new Independent Chair is to be appointed to take on role of chairing the AEB and supporting its effective functioning and the achievement of its work plan - The Independent Chair will lead initial staff/manager workshops to shape the AEB work plan - The AEB will be formally launched by January 2020 The City of London Corporation requires a provider to Chair, and to support the effective delivery and functioning of, the AEB. In so doing, the provider will support the local authority to achieve excellence in its Children's Social Care and Early Help practice, and in the outcomes secured for children. In order to submit a bid for this project suppliers must be registered on the Capital E Sourcing tendering portal and express an interest in project code prj_COL_16044. Bidders will be required to submit a breakdown of their costs for this project.

## Key Details

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Publication source | Contracts Finder |
| Latest notice | https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/0974fed7-18b6-4a40-9da1-7d02f5570e50 |
| Notice type | Tender Notice |
| Procurement type | Standard |
| Procurement category | Services |
| Procurement method | Open |
| Procurement method details | Open procedure (below threshold) |
| Tender suitability | SME, VCSE |
| Awardee scale | Not specified |
| All stages | Tender |

## Dates

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Publication date | 20 Nov 2019 |
| Submission deadline | 4 Dec 2019 |
| Future notice date | Not specified |
| Award date | Not specified |
| Contract period | 6 Dec 2019 - 5 Dec 2021 |
| Recurrence | Not specified |

## Values

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Tender value | Not specified |
| 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 | CITY OF LONDON CORPORATION |
| Locality | LONDON |
| Post town | Central London |
| Postcode | EC2P 2EJ |
| Country | England |
| ITL 1 | TLI London |
| ITL 2 | TLI4 Inner London - East |
| ITL 3 | TLI43 Haringey and Islington |
| Local authority | Islington |
| Electoral ward | Clerkenwell |
| Westminster constituency | Islington South and Finsbury |
| Delivery location | TLI London |

## CPV Codes

### Divisions

- 80 - Education and training services
- 85 - Health and social work services

### Codes

- 80000000 - Education and training services
- 85311300 - Welfare services for children and young people

## Release History

- 20 Nov 2019 at 15:57 - Tender - Tender Notice - https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/0974fed7-18b6-4a40-9da1-7d02f5570e50

## Documents

- https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/0974fed7-18b6-4a40-9da1-7d02f5570e50
  20th November 2019 - Opportunity notice on Contracts Finder

## Provenance

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