Evaluation of the Enhancing Schools' Commercial Capability project

This notice provides details of an Early Engagement Event which will be held Wednesday 2nd November 2022 at 15:30. The event is in advance of a potential upcoming requirement for the appointment of a Learning, Evaluation & Quality (LEQ) partner for the Enhancing Schools' Commercial Capability (ESCC) project. A successful contractor will be required to deliver formative and summative evaluations and feasibility studies for component elements of the project. The Enhancing Schools' Commercial Capability (ESCC) project aims to test a range of initiatives to improve schools' commercial acumen, to help them save time and money when undertaking their commercial activities. The research/evaluation contract's objective is to help DfE understand which initiatives work and deliver value to schools. There will be some fieldwork to undertake on 'live' workstreams, and some development/feasibility work to support the project team at pre-delivery stage of other workstreams. This notice provides details of the early market engagement event on this expected upcoming new procurement which will be held on Wednesday 2nd November at 15:30 UK time and will be held via MS Teams. Please email ESCC.project@education.gov.uk to register your interest to attend and receive more information about the event.