--- title: "School Improvement Advisors Pseudo Framework" ocid: "ocds-h6vhtk-035775" canonical_url: "https://d3tenders.com/contract/?ocid=ocds-h6vhtk-035775" markdown_url: "https://d3tenders.com/contract/ocds-h6vhtk-035775.md" json_url: "https://d3tenders.com/contract/ocds-h6vhtk-035775.json" source: "Find A Tender Service" current_stage: "Tender" buyer: "GLOUCESTERSHIRE COUNTY COUNCIL" published: "2022-07-29" --- # School Improvement Advisors Pseudo Framework Buyer: GLOUCESTERSHIRE COUNTY COUNCIL Current stage: Tender OCID: ocds-h6vhtk-035775 [View canonical contract page](https://d3tenders.com/contract/?ocid=ocds-h6vhtk-035775) [Download OCDS JSON](https://d3tenders.com/contract/ocds-h6vhtk-035775.json) ## Summary Gloucestershire County Council is currently conducting an open procurement process titled "School Improvement Advisors Pseudo Framework" to expand its offerings of school improvement services. This tender falls within the adult and other education services industry category and is based in Gloucester, UK. The procurement is at the tender stage, with a submission deadline of 29th August 2022 at 10am. Interested providers can register their interest and submit proposals via Procontract. The total contract value is £3,000,000, and the procurement process will follow a slightly modified framework agreement approach, reflecting public procurement principles. This tender presents significant opportunities for businesses specialising in educational consultancy and improvement services, particularly in the local authority sector. Companies that can demonstrate a range of skills relevant to school improvement, such as educational assessments, teacher training, and curriculum development, would be well-suited to compete. With evaluations occurring three times a year, businesses can strategically position themselves to respond to this competitive process and potentially secure contracts that align with school needs in Gloucestershire. ## Notice No Description:Following changes to the way Local Authorities are funded for school improvement activity, Gloucestershire Local Authority is in the position to expand its offer to schools through a traded model with a wider range of skills and services available to purchase. The proposed Framework Agreement will allow additional external advisers to be recruited so that the council can offer an expanded School Improvement Adviser offer to our schools as well as additional services which advisers on the framework can offer New applications to the pseudo-framework will only be assessed three times a year, on the Friday of first week of the Gloucestershire School Terms 2, 4 and 6. Exact dates will be confirmed once school holidays are, via the link in section I.3 of this notice. We expect potential providers to meet a number of minimum standards; these are detailed in the ITT. We advise all interested providers to read the entire ITT and all documents referenced or linked to within the ITT carefully, to inform themselves about the opportunity and whether they would be interested in submitting a response. Deadline for submitting a tender response: 29th August 2022 at 10am. Please login to Procontract via www.supplyingthesouthwest.org.uk and register your interest in the opportunity. All questions related to this contract should be sent using the discussions function which will be available once you have logged in and registered your interest. ### Lot Information Lot 1 No Description:Following changes to the way Local Authorities are funded for school improvement activity, Gloucestershire Local Authority is in the position to expand its offer to schools through a traded model with a wider range of skills and services available to purchase. The proposed Framework Agreement will allow additional external advisers to be recruited so that the council can offer an expanded School Improvement Adviser offer to our schools as well as additional services which advisers on the framework can offer The Framework will be cost neutral to the council as it will only call-off the services of external advisers from the Framework Agreement when schools have purchased their advice/time. New applications to the pseudo-framework will only be assessed three times a year, on the Friday of first week of the Gloucestershire School Terms 2, 4 and 6. Exact dates will be confirmed once school holidays are, via the link in section I.3 of this notice. We expect potential providers to meet a number of minimum standards; these are detailed in the ITT. We advise all interested providers to read the entire ITT and all documents referenced or linked to within the ITT carefully, to inform themselves about the opportunity and whether they would be interested in submitting a response. Deadline for submitting a tender response: 29th August 2022 at 10am. Please login to Procontract via www.supplyingthesouthwest.org.uk and register your interest in the opportunity. All questions related to this contract should be sent using the discussions function which will be available once you have logged in and registered your interest. Additional information: The Procurement Process The Services required under this procurement fall within Schedule 3 of the Public Contracts Regulations 2015 (SI 2015/102) and is therefore not bound by all of its requirements. Consequently, the procurement process adopted by the Council has been developed in accordance with Regulation 76 of the regulations and in particular in accordance with the fundamental public procurement principles of transparency and equal treatment. The Council will follow its own modified (pseudo) version of the Framework process prescribed under regulation 33. The modified process reflects the importance of the statutory requirements of the Council to the Children and Young People requiring support, the immediate nature of the services and maintains the principles of fairness, openness and transparency. ## Key Details | Field | Value | | --- | --- | | Publication source | Find A Tender Service | | Latest notice | https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/020814-2022 | | Notice type | Tender Notice | | Procurement type | Framework | | Procurement category | Services | | Procurement method | Open | | Procurement method details | Open procedure | | Tender suitability | Not specified | | Awardee scale | Not specified | | All stages | Tender | ## Dates | Field | Value | | --- | --- | | Publication date | 29 Jul 2022 | | Submission deadline | 29 Aug 2022 | | Future notice date | Not specified | | Award date | Not specified | | Contract period | Not specified | | Recurrence | Not specified | ## Values | Field | Value | | --- | --- | | Tender value | £3,000,000 | | Lots value | Not specified | | Awards value | Not specified | | Contracts value | Not specified | ## Status | Field | Value | | --- | --- | | Tender status | Active | | Lots status | Active | | Awards status | Not specified | | Contracts status | Not specified | ## Buyer | Field | Value | | --- | --- | | Main buyer | GLOUCESTERSHIRE COUNTY COUNCIL | | Locality | GLOUCESTER | | Post town | Gloucester | | Postcode | GL1 2TH | | Country | England | | ITL 1 | TLK South West (England) | | ITL 2 | TLK7 Gloucestershire and Wiltshire | | ITL 3 | TLK73 Gloucestershire CC | | Local authority | Gloucester | | Electoral ward | Westgate | | Westminster constituency | Gloucester | | Delivery location | TLK13 Gloucestershire CC | ## CPV Codes ### Divisions - 80 - Education and training services ### Codes - 80100000 - Primary education services - 80200000 - Secondary education services - 80400000 - Adult and other education services ## Release History - 29 Jul 2022 at 12:28 - Tender - Tender Notice - https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/020814-2022 ## Notice URLs - https://procontract.due-north.com/Advert/Index?advertId=3a65a841-d6f6-ec11-8116-005056b64545 - https://www.gloucestershire.gov.uk ## Provenance This Markdown file is an alternate public rendering of the D3 Tenders contract record. 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