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title: "Further Education Governor Recruitment Service 2025"
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# Further Education Governor Recruitment Service 2025

Buyer: DEPARTMENT FOR EDUCATION  
Current stage: Award  
OCID: ocds-b5fd17-936dd282-9f12-4676-9bfc-104d876e2814

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## Summary

The 'Further Education Governor Recruitment Service 2025' was conducted by the Department for Education (DfE) to facilitate recruiting skilled governors for colleges across various regions in the UK, including London, North West, and South West. The project, valued at £879,000, falls under the services category, specifically recruitment services. It followed an open procurement method and was aimed at appointing at least 140 diverse governors over the contract period. The procurement process has been completed, with Governors for Schools as the awarded supplier. The contract commenced on 24 June 2025 and will conclude by the end of March 2028.

This tender represents a significant opportunity for small and medium enterprises (SMEs) and voluntary, community and social enterprises (VCSEs) specialising in recruitment services, aiming to expand their footprint in the education sector. The initiative is tailored to suppliers that can collaborate with college governing bodies, ensuring they fulfil their roles with a diverse pool of well-qualified candidates. Companies adept at matching expertise to roles, especially with a focus on governance in educational contexts, can leverage this contract to build relationships within the public education sector, potentially leading to further opportunities as the service model proves successful.

## Notice

The FE Colleges Governor Recruitment Service ("the Service") will be an integral part of the Department for Education (DfE) help and active support offer for colleges. The Service is designed to strengthen governance in colleges by supporting the recruitment of a diverse range of appropriately skilled and knowledgeable governors to key roles on governing boards. The Service will be free at the point of use. To ensure that the Service is targeted to those college boards which have the greatest need of help, access will be via a referral from the department, which will have the discretion to define "key" roles and will prioritise or limit referrals to ensure alignment with the terms of the contract with the Supplier. The outputs will be: A successful service model whereby the Supplier will need to: understand and communicate the benefits and responsibilities of being an FE governor to potential volunteers; work with college governing board chairs and governance professionals (clerks) to better understand the candidate requirements for the roles that are to be filled; and to ensure a diverse selection of appropriately qualified and well-briefed candidates for interview by the board. A minimum of 140 appropriately skilled and diverse governors to be appointed to key governor roles over the Contract Period (210 should the optional extension period be utilised), with a minimum of 60 within in the first year. Support and advice for boards to put in place effective induction, support and development to help new governors understand their new responsibilities, and to continue in their roles for the longer term.

## Key Details

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Publication source | Contracts Finder |
| Latest notice | https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/33ea7426-beab-4e7e-ab3c-d77fb56bc6f5 |
| 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 | Planning, Tender, Award |

## Dates

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Publication date | 30 Jun 2025 |
| Submission deadline | 10 Mar 2025 |
| Future notice date | 15 Jan 2025 |
| Award date | 27 Apr 2025 |
| Contract period | 23 Jun 2025 - 31 Mar 2028 |
| Recurrence | Not specified |

## Values

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Tender value | £879,000 |
| Lots value | Not specified |
| Awards value | £879,000 |
| 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 | LONDON |
| Post town | South West London |
| Postcode | SW1P 3BT |
| 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 | St James's |
| 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 | GOVERNORS FOR SCHOOLS |

## CPV Codes

### Divisions

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

### Codes

- 79600000 - Recruitment services

## Release History

- 30 Jun 2025 at 09:31 - Award - Award Notice - https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/33ea7426-beab-4e7e-ab3c-d77fb56bc6f5
- 10 Feb 2025 at 11:20 - Tender - Tender Notice - https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/c769fb40-e656-4488-a51b-11b248567408
- 23 Dec 2024 at 10:10 - Planning - Market Engagement Notice - https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/b5bcec46-42c9-4837-b0ec-ece492807935

## Documents

- https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/33ea7426-beab-4e7e-ab3c-d77fb56bc6f5
  30th June 2025 - Awarded contract notice on Contracts Finder
- https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/c769fb40-e656-4488-a51b-11b248567408
  10th February 2025 - Opportunity notice on Contracts Finder
- https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/b5bcec46-42c9-4837-b0ec-ece492807935
  23rd December 2024 - Early engagement notice on Contracts Finder
- https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/Attachment/5eea2458-67ed-4ef2-b73d-b94ecae170a3
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## Notice URLs

- https://www.gov.uk/government/organisations/department-for-education

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