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title: "Independent Review and Future Design of Group Business Support Services"
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# Independent Review and Future Design of Group Business Support Services

Source: [Tenderline](https://tenderline.uk/tenders/independent-review-and-future-design-of-group-business-support-services-ocds-h6vhtk-065e01). UK public procurement intelligence compiled from official UK procurement notices.

> **Tenderline Executive Summary:** The Education Training Collective: "Independent Review and Future Design of Group Business Support Services". Published status: active. Published Value: £0. 1 published lot. Recorded submission deadline: 20 Mar 2026, 16:00 GMT. Published submission portal: in-tendhost.co.uk.

## Key Information
- **Status:** ACTIVE (the published submission deadline has passed)
- **Buyer:** [The Education Training Collective](https://tenderline.uk/buyers/the-education-training-collective-urn-130576)
- **Published Value:** £0 (GBP)
- **Submission Deadline:** 20 March 2026 at 16:00 GMT
- **Lots:** 1
- **Procurement Method:** Below threshold - open competition
- **Main Category:** services
- **Classifications (CPV):** Business and management consultancy and related services
- **Delivery Location:** UKC1
- **Legal Basis:** UKPGA 2023/54
- **Official Documents:** 1 published documents & notices ([view on Tenderline](https://tenderline.uk/tenders/independent-review-and-future-design-of-group-business-support-services-ocds-h6vhtk-065e01#documents))
- **OCID:** `ocds-h6vhtk-065e01`

## Before you bid
Deciding whether to bid? The Tenderline page for this tender carries the competition and buyer analysis this notice does not:

- **Expected competition:** how many bids lots like this attract, from past awards in the same market.
- **Who could compete:** suppliers who have won similar work, and who holds the current contract.
- **Buyer track record:** earlier work for this buyer, its unexpired awards, and how its awards compared with its estimates.
- **Price forecast:** the commercial price range for each lot, with the middle 50% of comparable awards.

- **What it takes to win:** selection and award criteria, lot by lot.
- **Contract history:** what this tender replaces, and every notice in the procedure.

[Open the competition and buyer analysis](https://tenderline.uk/tenders/independent-review-and-future-design-of-group-business-support-services-ocds-h6vhtk-065e01#tl-md)

## Submission
- **Submission Platform:** [in-tendhost.co.uk](/out?url=https%3A%2F%2Fin-tendhost.co.uk%2Fthe-etc)
- **How to bid:** https://tenderline.uk/tenders/independent-review-and-future-design-of-group-business-support-services-ocds-h6vhtk-065e01#participate

## Description
The Education Training Collective (Etc.) is seeking to appoint an experienced and innovative third-party agency to conduct an independent review and future design of Group business support services.
Following a period of merger and organisational growth, administrative and business support activities across the Authority have developed organically within local teams and functions.
While educational provision remains strong, the Group now seeks a structured, evidence-led review of how administrative and business support services are organised, delivered and governed across the Group.

## Lots (1)
### Lot 1: Untitled lot
- **Lot id:** `1`
- **Status:** active
- **CPV codes:** 79400000
- **Delivery regions:** UKC
- **Delivery countries in notice:** GB
- **Estimated Value:** £0

- **Contract Period:** 30/04/2026 to 30/06/2026

## Provenance and Official Sources
- **Official Notice:** [Find a Tender notice](/out?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.find-tender.service.gov.uk%2FNotice%2F017771-2026)
- **Last Source Update:** 2026-02-27T10:51:56.000Z
- **This document generated:** 2026-10-27T01:26:47.580Z
- **Machine API:** https://tenderline.uk/api/public/tenders/ocds-h6vhtk-065e01