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Independent Chair

Sheffield City Council

Buyer Contact Info

Buyer Name: Sheffield City Council

Buyer Address: The Town Hall, Pinstone St, Sheffield, UKE32, S1 2HH, United Kingdom

Contact Email: procurement@sheffield.gov.uk

Status
complete
Procedure
direct
Value
50000.0 GBP
Published
25 Jul 2025, 12:01
Deadline
n/a
Contract Start
31 Jul 2025, 23:00
Contract End
30 Sep 2026, 22:59
Category
n/a
CPV
79000000 - Business services: law, marketing, consulting, recruitment, printing and security
Region
n/a
Awarded To
Grant Public Consultancy Limited
Official Source
Open Find a Tender

Description

For an (Interim) Independent Chair to support an improvement project to set up a SEND partnership, with a focus on improvement and a secure partnership board. The aim is to establish and move the partnership to the point where it can consider its arrangements for permanent chair. This will be when the partnership is securely established, fully functioning, and may have moved through an accelerated period of improvement following an Area SEND Ofsted Inspection, and therefore be in a stable position.

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Opportunity Context

Lots

Lot 1 Status: complete

Awards

Award Title: Independent Chair

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