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Awarded contract
Published 14 Jul 2021

Legal Adviser Services for Teacher Misconduct Cases

Department for Education · London

Key facts

Contract value
£2,026,667
Awarded
13 Dec 2019
Contract starts
01 Feb 2020
Contract ends
31 Jan 2024
Procedure
Call-off from a framework agreement (framework)
Buyer type
Central government

Awarded to 2 suppliers

SupplierValue
BIRKETTS LLP£2,026,667
Blake Morgan LLP£2,026,667

Description

As part of its broad policy portfolio, the DfE delivers Government policy for children's services and education, including higher and further education policy, apprenticeships and wider skills in England. This includes responsibility for policy relating to teachers and teaching including the supply of high quality teachers, teacher training and the regulation of teacher conduct.

Section 141A-E of the Education Act 2002 (the "Act") gives the Secretary of State for Education the powers to investigate alleged cases of teacher misconduct. The Teaching Regulation Agency (TRA) is an executive agency of the DfE and acts on behalf of the Secretary of State to consider allegations of teacher misconduct.

The regulatory system (the "System") for teachers is set out in the Teachers' Disciplinary Regulations (England) 2012 (the "Regulations") and is operated on behalf of the Secretary of State by the DFE.

This contract relates to the provision of legal adviser services to an independent Professional Conduct Panel.

Additional information: This contract was awarding following a competition carried out electronically via Jaggaer e-Tendering portal utilising the following CCS frameworks: -RM3788 Wider Legal Services framework

The DfE reserves the right to extend these contracts by up to a further 24 months, in increments of 12 months.

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