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title: "FE Governor Recruitment"
ocid: "ocds-h6vhtk-0328fd"
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current_stage: "Award"
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# FE Governor Recruitment

Buyer: DEPARTMENT FOR EDUCATION  
Current stage: Award  
OCID: ocds-h6vhtk-0328fd

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## Summary

The Department for Education is procuring a bespoke governor recruitment service aimed at supporting colleges in England that require assistance in enhancing their governance. The tender, titled "FE Governor Recruitment," falls under the recruitment services category and is currently at the award stage. The contract is designed to run from September 1, 2022, to March 31, 2025, with an estimated value of £458,333. The tender process is an open procedure, allowing various suppliers to compete for the opportunity to provide this essential service.

This recruitment service presents an excellent opportunity for businesses specialising in recruitment, particularly those with experience in education governance. Suppliers capable of delivering a quality service to college boards and fulfilling the requirements outlined by the Department for Education would be well-suited to participate. With a goal of at least 137 diverse and qualified appointments spread over three financial years, businesses can expect substantial engagement and the potential for ongoing contracts as colleges seek to bolster their boards’ capabilities.

## Notice

A bespoke and targeted governor recruitment service for colleges in England which have been identified as being in particular need of support to strengthen governance. The Service will support the recruitment to key governor roles of a diverse range of candidates who have skills, knowledge and experience appropriate to those roles.

### Lot Information

Lot 1

To ensure that the service is targeted on those college governing boards which have the greatest need of help, referrals will be made via the Department. Priority will be given to colleges identified by Department colleagues. However, colleges will also be able to apply to the Department for consideration, for example, where they have experienced considerable difficulty in filling to the role of chair or committee chair, or in covering a particularly significant skills gap on the board. The Department will assess and prioritise referrals to fit the targets and workflows set out in the contract with the Supplier. In making referrals to the Service, the Department will prioritise cases and roles where a quality appointment is judged to be key to strengthening governance in any given College. This could include but would not be limited to chairs, deputy chairs, and committee chairs for finance and audit. Suppliers will be expected to have capacity and capability to deliver a quality service to college governing boards, taking into account the challenges of FE governor recruitment, and the demands and responsibilities of being an FE governor. Suppliers must also have due regard to the DfE FE Governance Guide and to the relevant governance codes The Supplier shall deliver a minimum of 137 well-matched, diverse and lasting appointments to governor roles during the Contract Period (subject to sufficient referrals). Recruitment should be spread across the three financial years. This might, for example, mean a target of 37 appointments in 2022-23, followed by 50 in each of the years 2023-24 and 2024-25.

## Key Details

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Publication source | Find A Tender Service |
| Latest notice | https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/021281-2022 |
| Notice type | Planning Notice |
| Procurement type | Standard |
| Procurement category | Services |
| Procurement method | Open |
| Procurement method details | Open procedure |
| Tender suitability | Not specified |
| Awardee scale | SME |
| All stages | Planning, Tender, Award |

## Dates

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Publication date | 3 Aug 2022 |
| Submission deadline | 6 Jun 2022 |
| Future notice date | 21 Apr 2022 |
| Award date | 1 Aug 2022 |
| Contract period | 31 Aug 2022 - 31 Mar 2025 |
| Recurrence | Not specified |

## Values

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Tender value | £458,333 |
| Lots value | Not specified |
| Awards value | Not specified |
| Contracts value | £458,333 |

## Status

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Tender status | Complete |
| Lots status | Cancelled |
| Awards status | Active |
| Contracts status | Active |

## 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 | TLC North East (England), TLD North West (England), TLE Yorkshire and The Humber, TLF East Midlands (England), TLG West Midlands (England), TLH East (England), TLI London, TLJ South East (England), TLK South West (England) |

## Supplier

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Number of suppliers | 1 |
| Supplier names | PERIDOT PARTNERS |

## CPV Codes

### Divisions

- 79 - Business services: law, marketing, consulting, recruitment, printing and security

### Codes

- 79600000 - Recruitment services

## Release History

- 3 Aug 2022 at 13:34 - Award - Award Notice - https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/021281-2022
- 29 Apr 2022 at 12:10 - Tender - Tender Notice - https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/011130-2022
- 1 Apr 2022 at 10:50 - Planning - Planning Notice - https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/008802-2022

## Notice URLs

- https://education.app.jaggaer.com/
- https://www.gov.uk/government/organisations/department-for-education

## Provenance

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