# The Further Forces Programme

> A sourced UK public sector contract award published by Education and Training Foundation.

## Key facts

- Buyer: [Education and Training Foundation](/buyers/the-education-and-training-foundation/contract-awards)
- Supplier: [University Of Brighton](/suppliers/university-of-brighton/public-sector-contract-awards)
- Award value: £228,000
- Tender value: £848,000
- Award date: 20 February 2017
- Published: 17 November 2017
- Contract start: 20 February 2017
- Contract end: 31 July 2019
- Stage: awarded
- Procurement category: services
- Notice ID: 0c8d777a-dea7-4ece-b0c9-223b7a7bc99f-182745
- OCID: ocds-b5fd17-a9786439-6885-41e1-84c6-5048002ef766

## Description

Contracts were awarded for the management and delivery of 'The Further Forces Programme', a troop resettlement to education and training careers programme\. The Further Forces careers programme \(Further Forces\) brought together four organisations, the Gatsby Charitable Foundation \(Gatsby\), the Ministry of Defence \(MoD\), the Department for Education \(DfE\) and the Foundation\. As part of this programme, delivery partners were required to deliver and manage the recruitment, Initial Teacher Education \(ITE\), Technical Knowledge and Skills Enhancement \(TKSE\) and a mentoring programme for all recruits\.

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## Source

[View the original notice on Contracts Finder](https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/0c8d777a-dea7-4ece-b0c9-223b7a7bc99f-182745)