# DfE Schools Regional Hubs Pilot

> Tender notice from UK public-sector procurement sources.

## Key facts

- Public buyer: [Department for Education](/buyers/department-for-education/contract-awards)
- Tender value: £1,300,000
- Published: 30 June 2017
- Planned start: 31 October 2017
- Planned end: 31 December 2018
- Stage: open_tender
- Procurement category: services
- Notice ID: 1c04a07b-bed0-4856-8a6e-be764024fad5-157731
- OCID: ocds-b5fd17-9aec0cd4-912d-4a83-b08d-949150b06398

## Description

Project of a Pilot on behalf of the Schools Commercial Team This Invitation to Tender is for the procurement of the North West and South West Schools Buying Hubs \(Hubs\)\. The purpose of the Schools Buying Hubs is to release savings that will contribute in association with the other initiatives of the Schools Buying Strategy to achieve a £1 billion saving by the end of the financial period 2019-20, through offering advice and guidance, support with complex contracts and help with aggregation of deals\. Additional information: DfE is using its own e-tendering portal which can be accessed at the URL shown below\. This is the only means that will be allowed for submission of bids All documents can be accessed by first registering on the e-tendering portal and expressing an interest

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- [Contract Award Notice Independent review into 2DP fire and structural safety](/contracts/ocds-b5fd17-5297e4b5-9ab5-4948-95c5-119730f371ef): Department for Education
- [Inclusion Bases: exploring evidence of impact and models\.](/contracts/ocds-b5fd17-76dee6b0-7bcc-49cd-b784-34d2192c05a4): Department for Education

## Source

[View the original notice on Contracts Finder](https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/1c04a07b-bed0-4856-8a6e-be764024fad5-157731)