--- title: "PROCUREMENT OF A CONTRACTOR TO RECRUIT TRUSTEES TO ACADEMY TRUSTS" ocid: "ocds-h6vhtk-03a4b1" canonical_url: "https://d3tenders.com/contract/?ocid=ocds-h6vhtk-03a4b1" markdown_url: "https://d3tenders.com/contract/ocds-h6vhtk-03a4b1.md" json_url: "https://d3tenders.com/contract/ocds-h6vhtk-03a4b1.json" source: "Find A Tender Service" current_stage: "Tender" buyer: "DEPARTMENT FOR EDUCATION" published: "2023-08-31" --- # PROCUREMENT OF A CONTRACTOR TO RECRUIT TRUSTEES TO ACADEMY TRUSTS Buyer: DEPARTMENT FOR EDUCATION Current stage: Tender OCID: ocds-h6vhtk-03a4b1 [View canonical contract page](https://d3tenders.com/contract/?ocid=ocds-h6vhtk-03a4b1) [Download OCDS JSON](https://d3tenders.com/contract/ocds-h6vhtk-03a4b1.json) ## Summary The Department for Education has initiated a tender for the procurement of a contractor to recruit trustees to academy trusts. This two-year contract aims to ensure high-calibre trustees can be sourced for trusts needing support in recruiting skilled individuals. The tender, with a total value of £1,200,000 GBP, is open for electronic and written submissions until 5th October 2023. The contract period is from 9th November 2023 to 8th November 2025, with a possible one-year extension. The tender is being conducted through the DfE's eTendering portal, with registration required for participation. This tender provides business opportunities for organisations specialising in recruitment services within the education industry. Suitable businesses should have experience in identifying and recruiting skilled volunteers, providing high-quality induction support, and collaborating with stakeholders. The Department for Education, based in London, is overseeing this procurement process aimed at improving the governance of academy trusts in England. The tender stage is currently active, with a submission deadline in early October 2023. Interested businesses can access detailed information and submit their bids through the DfE's eTendering portal. ## Notice There are currently 2,397 school academy trusts (as of August 2023) funded by the DfE in England. The vast majority are well-governed by their trust boards whose responsibility it is, with their members, to recruit a sufficient cadre of high-quality trustees. In doing so, they are supported by a vibrant market of organisations which offer various recruitment services. With this support used as necessary, the vast majority of trusts are able to operate effectively; however, as a contingency, the department, as the principal regulator of school academy trusts, requires a bespoke service to seek to ensure that, where this has not happened, high-calibre trustees, with the required skills, can be sourced for the boards concerned to appoint. Academy trustees are volunteers who are responsible for ensuring a trust's clarity of vision, ethos and strategic direction, holding executive leaders to account, and overseeing and ensuring effective financial performance. Trust boards therefore need to be made up of trustees with the necessary expertise and skill to fulfil these functions effectively. The role is a significant commitment and while there are already many dedicated trustees across the country, it can be difficult for some trusts to find and recruit the right people with the skills they need. We expect this to be a bespoke recruitment service which places the right people in the right roles, with a real focus on high quality matches. We expect the vacancies to be filled through this service to have characteristics which make them challenging for the board to recruit to without support. The tender is for a two-year contract, with the option of a contract extension (+1) subject to need and funding being available. Organisations wishing to participate in this contract opportunity must do so through DfE's eTendering portal (Jaggaer). Registration is free of charge and full system support is available via the Jaggaer homepage. In order to access this opportunity in Jaggaer potential suppliers must first click 'view opportunities' from the Jaggaer homepage and then express their interest to gain access to the full document suite. ### Lot Information Lot 1 Academy trustees are volunteers who are responsible for ensuring a trust's clarity of vision, ethos and strategic direction, holding executive leaders to account, and overseeing and ensuring effective financial performance. Trust boards therefore need to be made up of trustees with the necessary expertise and skill to fulfil these functions effectively. The role is a significant commitment and while there are already many dedicated trustees across the country, it can be difficult for some trusts to find and recruit the right people with the skills they need. We expect this to be a bespoke recruitment service which places the right people in the right roles, with a real focus on high quality matches. We expect the vacancies to be filled through this service to have characteristics which make them challenging for the board to recruit to without support. For example, the provider may need to find trustees for trusts with challenging geography or religious characteristics or be asked to source candidates with very specific skillsets. All trusts receiving support through the programme will be ones the department is working with to drive improvement and trustees joining such boards will need to be able to deliver support effectively and at pace. The department is also therefore looking for a provider who will be able to offer a high quality onboarding support to candidates. The tender is for a two-year contract, with the option of a contract extension (+1) subject to need and funding being available. Organisations wishing to participate in this contract opportunity must do so through DfE's eTendering portal (Jaggaer). Registration is free of charge and full system support is available via the Jaggaer homepage. In order to access this opportunity in Jaggaer potential suppliers must first click 'view opportunities' from the Jaggaer homepage and then express their interest to gain access to the full document suite. Options: The contract includes an option to extend. ## Key Details | Field | Value | | --- | --- | | Publication source | Find A Tender Service | | Latest notice | https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/025643-2023 | | Notice type | Planning Notice | | Procurement type | Standard | | Procurement category | Services | | Procurement method | Open | | Procurement method details | Open procedure | | Tender suitability | Not specified | | Awardee scale | Not specified | | All stages | Planning, Tender | ## Dates | Field | Value | | --- | --- | | Publication date | 31 Aug 2023 | | Submission deadline | 5 Oct 2023 | | Future notice date | 16 Apr 2023 | | Award date | Not specified | | Contract period | 9 Nov 2023 - 8 Nov 2025 | | Recurrence | Not specified | ## Values | Field | Value | | --- | --- | | Tender value | £1,200,000 | | Lots value | £1,200,000 | | 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 | 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 ## Release History - 31 Aug 2023 at 14:06 - Tender - Tender Notice - https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/025643-2023 - 10 Feb 2023 at 13:15 - Planning - Planning Notice - https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/004180-2023 ## Notice URLs - https://education.app.jaggaer.com - https://education.app.jaggaer.com/web/login.html - https://www.gov.uk/government/organisations/department-for-education ## Provenance This Markdown file is an alternate public rendering of the D3 Tenders contract record. 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