--- title: "P0431 - Provision of School Improvement Services" ocid: "ocds-b5fd17-f1e171e5-119e-4321-a70a-250154fb220b" canonical_url: "https://d3tenders.com/contract/?ocid=ocds-b5fd17-f1e171e5-119e-4321-a70a-250154fb220b" markdown_url: "https://d3tenders.com/contract/ocds-b5fd17-f1e171e5-119e-4321-a70a-250154fb220b.md" json_url: "https://d3tenders.com/contract/ocds-b5fd17-f1e171e5-119e-4321-a70a-250154fb220b.json" source: "Contracts Finder" current_stage: "Tender" buyer: "BIRMINGHAM CITY COUNCIL" published: "2018-02-27" --- # P0431 - Provision of School Improvement Services Buyer: BIRMINGHAM CITY COUNCIL Current stage: Tender OCID: ocds-b5fd17-f1e171e5-119e-4321-a70a-250154fb220b [View canonical contract page](https://d3tenders.com/contract/?ocid=ocds-b5fd17-f1e171e5-119e-4321-a70a-250154fb220b) [Download OCDS JSON](https://d3tenders.com/contract/ocds-b5fd17-f1e171e5-119e-4321-a70a-250154fb220b.json) ## Summary Birmingham City Council is conducting a tender process for the "Provision of School Improvement Services" aimed at enhancing educational standards within the city. This procurement falls under the administrative educational services category and is located in Birmingham, West Midlands. The tender is currently in the active stage, with bids due by 29 March 2018 for a contract that is set to commence on 1 September 2018, lasting for a period of two years. The procurement will utilise an open procedure, giving equal opportunity for suppliers to participate. This tender presents significant opportunities for businesses involved in educational services, including consultancy firms specialising in school improvement and training providers dedicated to enhancing educational outcomes. Businesses that focus on school management, vocational training, or educational consultancy are well-positioned to compete for this contract, as the project aims to foster collaboration with schools and deliver programmes that support both improvement and accountability among educational institutions in Birmingham. ## Notice Birmingham City Council (the Council) wishes to invite potential suppliers to express an interest in the provision of school improvement services. The Council is commissioning school improvement to raise standards in schools and to improve outcomes for all children and young people in the city. The service will extend across statutory school age provision, and include a focus on improving outcomes for vulnerable populations. The Council's role following the awarding of a new contract will include involvement in the decision making surrounding the use of the statutory powers of intervention (including IEBs and warning notices), managing the 'cross-cutting' process, and maintaining an overview of school improvement and those activities involved in contract management. This will be delivered via the Intelligent Client Function; this combines subject matter expertise and contract management. The partnership between the Contractor and the Council will support and challenge schools to improve outcomes for all children and young people across the city by: * Intervening early where the performance of a school is declining - ensuring that schools are challenged and secure the support needed to improve to at least 'good'. * Identify schools that may require support, may need to be challenged as well as those that are known to require support and challenge * Delivering a programme that ensures schools remain 'good' and that improvement is sustained. * Taking timely and effective action where underperformance is identified. * Encouraging good and outstanding schools to take responsibility for their own improvement * Encouraging good and outstanding schools to support and challenge others through a mentoring role or similar. * Building strong working relationships with Head Teachers - encouraging challenge and support. * Signposting where schools can access appropriate support. * Work with partners to develop support mechanisms where it is deemed there are gaps in support required. * Exploring regional links for sharing good practice and driving up collective performance across the Midlands. * Knowing our schools better and influencing schools to become engaged in service design, commissioning and delivery at the local level. * Using Peer Review as a means to build trust and change and so bring about school improvement. * Developing appropriate partnerships to attract further resources into schools improvement in Birmingham. The proposed duration of the contract is for a term of two years commencing 1st September 2018. The Council will be using its free to use e-tendering system (in-tend) for the administration of this procurement process and potential suppliers must register with the system to be able to express an interest. If you wish to express an interest in this opportunity please click on the following link to access https://in-tendhost.co.uk/birminghamc... Additional information: If you are interested in tendering please click on the following link to access Birmingham City Council's tender Portal. Delivery Notes Birmingham Is a Recurrent Procurement Type? : No ## Key Details | Field | Value | | --- | --- | | Publication source | Contracts Finder | | Latest notice | https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/739c9b39-7c8f-4821-b9e6-09bfd5913f6f | | Notice type | Tender Notice | | Procurement type | Standard | | Procurement category | Services | | Procurement method | Open | | Procurement method details | Open procedure (above threshold) | | Tender suitability | Not specified | | Awardee scale | Not specified | | All stages | Tender | ## Dates | Field | Value | | --- | --- | | Publication date | 27 Feb 2018 | | Submission deadline | 29 Mar 2018 | | Future notice date | Not specified | | Award date | Not specified | | Contract period | 2 Sep 2018 - 2 Sep 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 | BIRMINGHAM CITY COUNCIL | | Locality | WEST MIDLANDS | | Post town | Birmingham | | Postcode | B4 7WB | | Country | England | | ITL 1 | TLG West Midlands (England) | | ITL 2 | TLG3 West Midlands | | ITL 3 | TLG31 Birmingham | | Local authority | Birmingham | | Electoral ward | Newtown | | Westminster constituency | Birmingham Ladywood | | Delivery location | TLG West Midlands (England) | ## CPV Codes ### Divisions - 75 - Administration, defence and social security services - 80 - Education and training services ### Codes - 75121000 - Administrative educational services - 80000000 - Education and training services - 80100000 - Primary education services - 80110000 - Pre-school education services - 80200000 - Secondary education services - 80210000 - Technical and vocational secondary education services - 80211000 - Technical secondary education services - 80212000 - Vocational secondary education services - 80340000 - Special education services - 80410000 - Various school services ## Release History - 27 Feb 2018 at 11:42 - Tender - Tender Notice - https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/739c9b39-7c8f-4821-b9e6-09bfd5913f6f ## Documents - https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/739c9b39-7c8f-4821-b9e6-09bfd5913f6f 27th February 2018 - Opportunity notice on Contracts Finder - https://in-tendhost.co.uk/birminghamcc/aspx/ Additional information on how to apply for this contract ## Notice URLs - https://in-tendhost.co.uk/birminghamc ## Provenance This Markdown file is an alternate public rendering of the D3 Tenders contract record. 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