--- title: "The Further Forces Programme - Business Development and Recruitment Activity re-tender" ocid: "ocds-b5fd17-df6a9ed3-2b86-4e1b-9cc2-84d364e6086e" canonical_url: "https://d3tenders.com/contract/?ocid=ocds-b5fd17-df6a9ed3-2b86-4e1b-9cc2-84d364e6086e" markdown_url: "https://d3tenders.com/contract/ocds-b5fd17-df6a9ed3-2b86-4e1b-9cc2-84d364e6086e.md" json_url: "https://d3tenders.com/contract/ocds-b5fd17-df6a9ed3-2b86-4e1b-9cc2-84d364e6086e.json" source: "Contracts Finder" current_stage: "Tender" buyer: "EDUCATION AND TRAINING FOUNDATION" published: "2018-07-25" --- # The Further Forces Programme - Business Development and Recruitment Activity re-tender Buyer: EDUCATION AND TRAINING FOUNDATION Current stage: Tender OCID: ocds-b5fd17-df6a9ed3-2b86-4e1b-9cc2-84d364e6086e [View canonical contract page](https://d3tenders.com/contract/?ocid=ocds-b5fd17-df6a9ed3-2b86-4e1b-9cc2-84d364e6086e) [Download OCDS JSON](https://d3tenders.com/contract/ocds-b5fd17-df6a9ed3-2b86-4e1b-9cc2-84d364e6086e.json) ## Summary The Education and Training Foundation is currently conducting a tender titled "The Further Forces Programme - Business Development and Recruitment Activity re-tender", aimed at enhancing the Further Education (FE) workforce, particularly in Science, Engineering, and Technology (SET). This open procurement process, classified under education and training services, is active and has a tender period ending on 10th September 2018. The contract, which commences on 1st October 2018, is set to run until 31st July 2020 and encompasses various regions across the United Kingdom including London, the North East, and the South East, among others. This tender presents valuable opportunities for businesses specialising in recruitment services, educational training, and related consultancy services, particularly those that have experience working with service leavers transitioning into civilian careers. Small to medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) and voluntary, community, and social enterprises (VCSEs) would be well-positioned to engage with this initiative, given the focus on building a robust education framework that supports technical education and mentorship for newly trained educators in FE. ## Notice A key objective of both the Foundation and DfE is to boost the capacity and quality of the Further Education (FE) workforce by creating and supporting a new flow of teachers/trainers into FE, especially those with a subject specialism in Science, Engineering and Technology (SET). A key objective of the MoD is to support the movement of service leavers into high quality second careers, where they will initially be supported and, as a consequence, thrive in this environment. Teaching in FE offers a sustainable career which utilises the expert technical knowledge and skills acquired and developed whilst serving within the military. An area of focus of Gatsby's work includes supporting the provision of technical education and the provision of subject specialist mentors to support this area of focus. Therefore, the primary function of this programme is to deliver a joint Gatsby/Foundation funded scheme, backed by MoD activity, implementing a programme of support and mentoring aimed at meeting the above key objectives of each of the stakeholders involved in establishing this programme for a minimum of 210 service leavers. This programme is essentially a troop resettlement to education and training careers programme. ## Key Details | Field | Value | | --- | --- | | Publication source | Contracts Finder | | Latest notice | https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/68d0add9-3c53-441d-81a9-905734a152a2 | | 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 | 25 Jul 2018 | | Submission deadline | 10 Sep 2018 | | Future notice date | Not specified | | Award date | Not specified | | Contract period | 30 Sep 2018 - 31 Jul 2020 | | 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 | EDUCATION AND TRAINING FOUNDATION | | Locality | LONDON | | Post town | South West London | | Postcode | SW1W 9SP | | 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 | Pimlico North | | 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) | ## CPV Codes ### Divisions - 79 - Business services: law, marketing, consulting, recruitment, printing and security - 80 - Education and training services ### Codes - 79000000 - Business services: law, marketing, consulting, recruitment, printing and security - 79600000 - Recruitment services - 80000000 - Education and training services ## Release History - 25 Jul 2018 at 16:45 - Tender - Tender Notice - https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/68d0add9-3c53-441d-81a9-905734a152a2 ## Documents - https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/68d0add9-3c53-441d-81a9-905734a152a2 25th July 2018 - Opportunity notice on Contracts Finder - https://www.mytenders.co.uk/search/show/search_view.aspx?ID=JUL155034 NOTE: To register your interest in this notice and obtain any additional information please visit the myTenders Web Site at the link provided. ## Notice URLs - http://www.et-foundation.co.uk ## Provenance This Markdown file is an alternate public rendering of the D3 Tenders contract record. 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