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title: "BAME Leadership Summit"
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# BAME Leadership Summit

Buyer: DEFRA NETWORK ETENDERING PORTAL  
Current stage: Award  
OCID: ocds-b5fd17-b7f03c84-5231-4133-9fe2-bdce59924ceb

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## Summary

The recent procurement process titled "BAME Leadership Summit" was conducted by the Defra Network eTendering Portal. This contract falls under the education and training services category and was aimed at addressing the underrepresentation of BAME individuals within the Senior Civil Service (SCS). The procurement method used was a direct award through a single tender action, with a total contract value of £150,000. The contractor selected for this project is MK-LF Partnership Limited. The key contract period commenced on 23rd September 2019 and ended on 23rd October 2019, with the award announcement published on 6th November 2019.

This tender provides significant opportunities for businesses focused on education and training services, particularly those with a commitment to diversity and inclusion initiatives. Companies with expertise in BAME representation and community engagement, especially those suitable for small and medium enterprises (SMEs) and voluntary, community, and social enterprises (VCSEs), are well-positioned to compete in future initiatives related to promoting diversity within the public sector workforce. Engaging in such contracts will help in building the capacity to address systemic barriers for underrepresented groups while contributing to strategic government goals.

## Notice

The BAME Leadership Summit is necessary as it works towards our aims of increasing BAME representation at SCS. Cabinet Office have asked each Department to set targets for flow into SCS. Defra has a target of 7% (rolling year target) of all new SCS staff to be from a BAME background. We are currently behind this, our latest data shows that only 6% of all new staff into the SCS have been from a BAME background. This is far below the BAME working age population of 12%. In addition to Defra failing to meet our BAME into SCS flow targets, it's important to also note that when Defra has recruited new SCS, they have all been external recruitments - either from OGDs or the Private Sector. In the last year, no BAME staff have been promoted to SCS in Defra. The summit has been targeted at BAME G6/7. As we know, BAME women will face barriers across Race and Gender, hence why we are focusing specifically on this group.

## Key Details

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Publication source | Contracts Finder |
| Latest notice | https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/681782e0-fee6-4fdd-83e4-77c78f3f128e |
| Notice type | Award Notice |
| Procurement type | Standard |
| Procurement category | Services |
| Procurement method | Direct |
| Procurement method details | Single tender action (below threshold) |
| Tender suitability | SME, VCSE |
| Awardee scale | Large |
| All stages | Award |

## Dates

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Publication date | 6 Nov 2019 |
| Submission deadline | 23 Sep 2019 |
| Future notice date | Not specified |
| Award date | 22 Sep 2019 |
| Contract period | 22 Sep 2019 - 23 Oct 2019 |
| Recurrence | Not specified |

## Values

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Tender value | £150,000 |
| Lots value | Not specified |
| Awards value | £150,000 |
| 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 | DEFRA NETWORK ETENDERING PORTAL |
| Locality | LONDON |
| Post town | South West London |
| Postcode | SW1P 3JR |
| 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 | Not specified |

## Supplier

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Number of suppliers | 1 |
| Supplier names | MK-LF PARTNERSHIP |

## CPV Codes

### Divisions

- 80 - Education and training services

### Codes

- 80000000 - Education and training services

## Release History

- 6 Nov 2019 at 16:20 - Award - Award Notice - https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/681782e0-fee6-4fdd-83e4-77c78f3f128e

## Documents

- https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/681782e0-fee6-4fdd-83e4-77c78f3f128e
  6th November 2019 - Awarded contract notice on Contracts Finder

## Provenance

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