Governance Development Programme

Tender description

We want to gauge industry appetite for development and delivery of training for governors and trustees. We are proposing to procure services via several lots. The permutation and number of lots is yet to be finalised. We hope the feedback from this exercise will inform that decision-making. The estimated total value of funding available to contractors is up to £1m in 2019-2020 and up to £1m in 2020-2021 subject to possible contract extensions and the availability of funding. We anticipate that any new programme will commence in September 2019, with formal tendering for providers taking place early 2019. The objectives of the programme are: 1. To provide governance training that is specifically targeted at those schools/trusts most in need, including maintained schools converting to academies, growing MATs, and schools/trusts identified as at risk of underperforming. 2. To extend the reach to give access to training for a greater number of governors, by providing lower cost-per-individual options, targeting specific subject areas in more concentrated episodes. The procurement will be run via the DfE e-Tendering portal and notification of the access to the ITT will be made via Contracts Finder.