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title: "Chief Finance Officer Mentoring Pilot"
ocid: "ocds-h6vhtk-029bf2"
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current_stage: "Planning"
buyer: "DEPARTMENT FOR EDUCATION"
published: "2021-03-15"
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# Chief Finance Officer Mentoring Pilot

Buyer: DEPARTMENT FOR EDUCATION  
Current stage: Planning  
OCID: ocds-h6vhtk-029bf2

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## Summary

The Department for Education is planning to initiate a tender for the "Chief Finance Officer Mentoring Pilot," aimed at providing additional support to academy trust CFOs facing challenges. The procurement falls under the education and training services category and is classified as a service. The contract is set to run for 14 months, from 1 July 2021 to 31 August 2022, with an estimated value of £132,000. This process will be conducted electronically through the Jaggaer e-Procurement Solution portal, with a future notice date of 15 March 2021 indicating the anticipated timeline for the tender invitation to go live.

This tender presents significant opportunities for businesses specialising in specialist training services and mentoring programmes. Companies that excel in developing structured mentoring approaches and have experience in the educational sector, particularly those focused on financial management and capacity building within academies, would be well-suited to compete. Engaging in this contract could enhance a business's portfolio, foster long-term partnerships with the Department for Education, and contribute to improving financial governance in education settings.

## Notice

We wish to complement the School Resource Management Advisor (SRMA) programme with a Chief Finance Officer (CFO) mentoring pilot by providing longer term support to academy trust CFOs working in some of the most challenging situations; those in trusts in intervention or with some financial difficulties, those in trusts that are growing and those that are new to the sector. The duration for this contract will be 14 months, from 1 July 2021 to 31 August 2022.

### Lot Information

Lot 1

ESFA will work with a Supplier who will identify, recruit, screen, induct and manage a minimum of 50 individuals (mentors) to fulfil the CFO mentoring programme. The supplier will oversee the mentoring process, ensuring the relationships are on target and will work with ESFA to unblock any issues. The Supplier will also lead on developing an evaluation for the pilot, working closely with ESFA to agree the best way to do this. By providing sustained support, a CFO mentoring programme can play a key role in building capacity and capability for effective financial management within the academies sector. Results from this pilot will provide an indication of emerging outcomes and the effectiveness of the programme and will inform any decision as to whether we will scale up the pilot in the future.

## Key Details

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Publication source | Find A Tender Service |
| Latest notice | https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/005249-2021 |
| Notice type | Planning Notice |
| Procurement type | Standard |
| Procurement category | Services |
| Procurement method | Not Specified |
| Procurement method details | Not specified |
| Tender suitability | Not specified |
| Awardee scale | Not specified |
| All stages | Planning |

## Dates

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Publication date | 15 Mar 2021 |
| Submission deadline | Not specified |
| Future notice date | 15 Mar 2021 |
| Award date | Not specified |
| Contract period | Not specified |
| Recurrence | Not specified |

## Values

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Tender value | £132,000 |
| Lots value | Not specified |
| Awards value | Not specified |
| Contracts value | Not specified |

## Status

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Tender status | Planned |
| Lots status | Planned |
| 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

- 80 - Education and training services

### Codes

- 80000000 - Education and training services
- 80510000 - Specialist training services

## Release History

- 15 Mar 2021 at 22:56 - Planning - Planning Notice - https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/005249-2021

## Notice URLs

- http://www.gov.uk
- https://education.app.jaggaer.com

## Provenance

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