# EOI - Safety Valve Chief Advisor Role

> Pre-procurement notice from UK public-sector procurement sources.

## Key facts

- Public buyer: [Department for Education](/buyers/department-for-education/contract-awards)
- Published: 7 March 2024
- Stage: pre_procurement
- Notice ID: c245f932-95e0-4bdf-a7d6-6b13d509c017-730170
- OCID: ocds-b5fd17-d3fea249-d98b-4e86-ac1e-9ae6ef4626af

## Description

The Department for Education's Safety Valve programme targets local authorities with the highest DSG deficits and works with local authorities to address the drivers behind their deficits to support them to manage their high needs systems sustainably\. In return, local authorities receive funding support to eliminate their historic deficits\. We are seeking a highly skilled, experienced chief adviser to oversee the safety valve negotiations with local authorities on behalf of the Department for Education\. The objectives of the 'Chief Adviser' role are to set the strategy, structure, management, and operation of negotiations with local authorities\.

## 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

## Source

[View the original notice on Contracts Finder](https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/c245f932-95e0-4bdf-a7d6-6b13d509c017-730170)