Section one: Contracting authority
one.1) Name and addresses
Department for Education
Sanctuary Buildings, 20, Great Smith Street
London
SW1P 3BT
Emily.KITCHING@education.gov.uk
Country
United Kingdom
NUTS code
UK - United Kingdom
Internet address(es)
Main address
https://www.gov.uk/government/organisations/department-for-education
one.4) Type of the contracting authority
Ministry or any other national or federal authority
one.5) Main activity
Education
Section two: Object
two.1) Scope of the procurement
two.1.1) Title
School and Trust Business Professionals – Local Support Offer con_25233
two.1.2) Main CPV code
- 80000000 - Education and training services
two.1.3) Type of contract
Services
two.1.4) Short description
The service involves in-person training for School Business Professional Networks and Multi Academy Trusts to request for local events, meeting the evidenced problem that many SBPs request more upskilling and suppliers have capacity to offer this, but time and funding constraints are holding back the market. This training would cover one of four areas, at the request of network leads and their members: i. technical support, ii. professional development support, iii. capacity support, iv. softer skill support.
two.1.6) Information about lots
This contract is divided into lots: No
two.1.7) Total value of the procurement (excluding VAT)
Value excluding VAT: £229,080
two.2) Description
two.2.3) Place of performance
NUTS codes
- UK - United Kingdom
two.2.4) Description of the procurement
The service involves in-person training for School Business Professional Networks and Multi Academy Trusts to request for local events, meeting the evidenced problem that many SBPs request more upskilling and suppliers have capacity to offer this, but time and funding constraints are holding back the market. This training would cover one of four areas, at the request of network leads and their members: i. technical support, ii. professional development support, iii. capacity support, iv. softer skill support.
The service will involve 80 practical training sessions delivering to school and trust business professionals (e.g., School Business Managers, Finance Managers, CFOs, COOs).
It will be delivered to at least 1,800 professionals in total (20 participants on average per training session) over 2023-24 and 2024-25, across local authority maintained school and academy trust settings.
Training will be designed and delivered across four content areas:
• Technical skills and knowledge. For example, integrated curriculum and financial planning, financial management and budgeting, income management, manging risk, internal audit and scrutiny, operations, sustainability and climate change, procurement, estate management, HR, digital and technology.
• Soft skills. For example, leadership, communication, managing teams effectively, effective line or performance management, resilience.
• Career development. For example, career pathways that are available in schools and academy trusts, suggestions for how to access different pathways, practical advice on professional development in school and academy trust business professional roles, coaching-style sessions for attendees.
• Capacity building. For example, accessing apprenticeships, team building, collaboration with other schools, school groups and/or academy trusts, aggregated purchasing, flexible working approaches.
The training sessions will be delivered in-person, in a workshop style. The sessions will allow for discussion between the trainer and delegates and between delegates themselves. This will be for delegates to share ideas and the trainer to relate the training content to the issues and situations facing delegates in reality.
two.2.5) Award criteria
Quality criterion - Name: Technical / Weighting: 65
Quality criterion - Name: Commercial / Weighting: 25
Quality criterion - Name: Social Value / Weighting: 10
Price - Weighting: 25
two.2.11) Information about options
Options: No
two.2.13) Information about European Union Funds
The procurement is related to a project and/or programme financed by European Union funds: No
Section four. Procedure
four.1) Description
four.1.1) Type of procedure
Open procedure
four.1.8) Information about the Government Procurement Agreement (GPA)
The procurement is covered by the Government Procurement Agreement: Yes
four.2) Administrative information
four.2.1) Previous publication concerning this procedure
Notice number: 2024/S 000-001672
Section five. Award of contract
A contract/lot is awarded: Yes
five.2) Award of contract
five.2.1) Date of conclusion of the contract
21 April 2024
five.2.2) Information about tenders
Number of tenders received: 3
The contract has been awarded to a group of economic operators: No
five.2.3) Name and address of the contractor
Institute of School Business Leadership
Coventry
Country
United Kingdom
NUTS code
- UK - United Kingdom
The contractor is an SME
Yes
five.2.4) Information on value of contract/lot (excluding VAT)
Total value of the contract/lot: £229,080
Section six. Complementary information
six.4) Procedures for review
six.4.1) Review body
The Royal Courts of Justice
London
Country
United Kingdom