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title: "EOI - Safety Valve Chief Advisor Role"
ocid: "ocds-b5fd17-d3fea249-d98b-4e86-ac1e-9ae6ef4626af"
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current_stage: "Planning"
buyer: "DEPARTMENT FOR EDUCATION"
published: "2024-03-07"
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# EOI - Safety Valve Chief Advisor Role

Buyer: DEPARTMENT FOR EDUCATION  
Current stage: Planning  
OCID: ocds-b5fd17-d3fea249-d98b-4e86-ac1e-9ae6ef4626af

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## Summary

The Department for Education is planning a procurement process for the role of Safety Valve Chief Advisor. This opportunity falls under the industry category of Financial Consultancy Services and is located in London, England. The engagement end date for this tender is March 18, 2024.

This tender provides SMEs with a chance to compete for overseeing negotiations with local authorities on behalf of the Department for Education. The successful bidder will need to have substantial experience and skills in financial consultancy services. The Safety Valve programme aims to address deficits in local authorities' high needs systems to ensure sustainable management.

## Notice

The Department for Education's Safety Valve programme targets local authorities with the highest DSG deficits and works with local authorities to address the drivers behind their deficits to support them to manage their high needs systems sustainably. In return, local authorities receive funding support to eliminate their historic deficits. We are seeking a highly skilled, experienced chief adviser to oversee the safety valve negotiations with local authorities on behalf of the Department for Education. The objectives of the 'Chief Adviser' role are to set the strategy, structure, management, and operation of negotiations with local authorities.

## Key Details

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Publication source | Contracts Finder |
| Latest notice | https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/c245f932-95e0-4bdf-a7d6-6b13d509c017 |
| Notice type | Market Engagement Notice |
| Procurement type | Standard |
| Procurement category | Not specified |
| Procurement method | Not Specified |
| Procurement method details | Not specified |
| Tender suitability | SME |
| Awardee scale | Not specified |
| All stages | Planning |

## Dates

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Publication date | 7 Mar 2024 |
| Submission deadline | Not specified |
| Future notice date | 18 Mar 2024 |
| Award date | Not specified |
| Contract period | Not specified |
| 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 | Planning |
| Lots status | Not specified |
| Awards status | Not specified |
| 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 | Not specified |

## CPV Codes

### Divisions

- 66 - Financial and insurance services

### Codes

- 66171000 - Financial consultancy services

## Release History

- 7 Mar 2024 at 15:39 - Planning - Market Engagement Notice - https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/c245f932-95e0-4bdf-a7d6-6b13d509c017

## Documents

- https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/c245f932-95e0-4bdf-a7d6-6b13d509c017
  7th March 2024 - Early engagement notice on Contracts Finder
- https://education.app.jaggaer.com/esop/guest/go/opportunity/detail?opportunityId=57875
  Opportunity link on Jaggaer

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