---
title: "Strategic Planning Partner - 2025"
ocid: "ocds-h6vhtk-0585b0"
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source: "Find A Tender Service"
current_stage: "Tender"
buyer: "THE EDUCATION TRAINING COLLECTIVE"
published: "2025-08-12"
---

# Strategic Planning Partner - 2025

Buyer: THE EDUCATION TRAINING COLLECTIVE  
Current stage: Tender  
OCID: ocds-h6vhtk-0585b0

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## Summary

The Education Training Collective is seeking a Strategic Planning Partner for the development of its new strategic plan, "Destination 2030". This initiative, intended to succeed the current strategy spanning 2023 to 2026, reflects the group’s commitment to addressing sectoral shifts, national reforms, and community needs. The procurement process is at the tender stage, employing an open competition method, and falls under the services industry category. This tender is categorized under general management consultancy services, with a gross contract value of £24,000. The tender is open to SMEs and VCSEs across the UK, with submissions required electronically by 28th August 2025 at 16:00 BST. The selected agency will operate within the UKC1 region, with the contract period running from 1st October 2025 to 30th June 2026.

This tender provides a significant opportunity for businesses specializing in strategic planning and management consultancy to partner with a sub-central government authority. Organizations that can demonstrate a strong track record in delivering high-quality strategic consultancy services will be well-positioned to benefit. Given the extensive focus on quality over price, with quality forming 80% of the assessment criteria, agencies with innovative approaches to strategic development within the education sector will find considerable potential for growth and collaboration in this market.

## Notice

The Education Training Collective (Etc.) is seeking to appoint an experienced and innovative third-party agency to support the development of its new strategic plan - Destination 2030 - (working title) which will succeed the current Etc. Strategic Plan 2023-2026. This plan will set a bold and coherent direction for the group through to the end of this decade, reflecting sectoral shifts, national reforms, and the needs of the communities and businesses we serve.

## Key Details

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Publication source | Find A Tender Service |
| Latest notice | https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/047876-2025 |
| Notice type | UK4 - Tender Notice |
| Procurement type | Standard |
| Procurement category | Services |
| Procurement method | Open |
| Procurement method details | Below threshold - open competition |
| Tender suitability | Not specified |
| Awardee scale | Not specified |
| All stages | Tender |

## Dates

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Publication date | 12 Aug 2025 |
| Submission deadline | 28 Aug 2025 |
| Future notice date | Not specified |
| Award date | Not specified |
| Contract period | 30 Sep 2025 - 30 Jun 2026 |
| Recurrence | Not specified |

## Values

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Tender value | £20,000 |
| Lots value | £20,000 |
| 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 | THE EDUCATION TRAINING COLLECTIVE |
| Locality | THORNABY |
| Post town | Cleveland |
| Postcode | TS17 6FB |
| Country | England |
| ITL 1 | TLC North East (England) |
| ITL 2 | TLC3 Tees Valley |
| ITL 3 | TLC31 Hartlepool and Stockton-on-Tees |
| Local authority | Stockton-on-Tees |
| Electoral ward | Mandale & Victoria |
| Westminster constituency | Middlesbrough and Thornaby East |
| Delivery location | TLC1 Tees Valley and Durham |

## CPV Codes

### Divisions

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

### Codes

- 79411000 - General management consultancy services

## Release History

- 12 Aug 2025 at 09:03 - Tender - UK4 - Tender Notice - https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/047876-2025

## Documents

- https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/047876-2025
  12th August 2025 - Tender notice on Find a Tender

## Notice URLs

- https://in-tendhost.co.uk/the-etc/
- https://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/2023/54/contents

## Provenance

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