# Procurement Excellence Programme Second Pilot

> Contract award record from UK public-sector procurement sources.

## Key facts

- Public buyer: [Department For Education](/buyers/department-for-education/contract-awards)
- Contract winner: CIPS CORPORATE SERVICES LIMITED
- Award value: £103,296
- Tender value: £103,296
- Award date: 16 February 2023
- Published: 5 May 2023
- Contract start: 20 February 2023
- Contract end: 31 March 2024
- Stage: awarded
- Procurement category: services
- Notice ID: bba5fafc-482e-4512-be3f-68d17ac2375d-642675
- OCID: ocds-b5fd17-815f7166-0a9c-4469-acaa-421e2ffeaaac

## Description

The Enhancing Schools Commercial Capability \(ESCC\) project is working towards a long-term vision to deliver "A commercially capable and confident self-improving schools-led system"\. Part of the ESCC project is to utilise the CIPS Procurement Excellence Programme \(PEP\) to assess the procurement function of some Multi Academy Trusts \(MATs\)\.

## Related contract awards

- [Inclusion Bases: exploring evidence of impact and models\.](/contracts/ocds-b5fd17-76dee6b0-7bcc-49cd-b784-34d2192c05a4): Department for Education
- [Understanding the cost of undergraduate provision and qualifications in the HE sector in England\_con\_27513](/contracts/ocds-b5fd17-5134e27c-b67c-449d-89e7-92e3a879c33b): Department for Education
- [IT Research and Advisory Services II](/contracts/ocds-b5fd17-db7f8498-b870-407b-a72f-9d6a97072ad6): Department for Education
- [The Provision of Apprenticeship Training for the Level 4 Commercial Procurement](/contracts/ocds-b5fd17-7ddc0e3a-8274-4546-9a79-89af8bee7351): Crown Commercial Service
- [Provision of CIPS4](/contracts/ocds-b5fd17-0d1e439b-f149-4a10-89e3-f119093435b0): Crown Commercial Service
- [Provision of CIPS professional corporate accreditation, CIPS Level 4 /Applied Learning Programme \(Corporate Award\) & Management entry route \(MER\) assessment/course](/contracts/ocds-b5fd17-ca18ef9c-98fb-434e-847a-f692763eba71): NHS Supply Chain Coordination

## Source

[View the original notice on Contracts Finder](https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/bba5fafc-482e-4512-be3f-68d17ac2375d-642675)