Source: https://tendernation.io/opportunities/01a13c3f-aebd-73a9-b7da-4a531b88d8b9/department-for-education-lot-41-corporate-finance-and-financial-strategy-mu awarded GB restricted procedure Suitable for SMEs # Department for Education - Lot 4.1 Corporate Finance and Financial Strategy - multi-academy trust closure [Department For Education](https://tendernation.io/buyers/department-for-education) Often single bidder Estimated value £198,570 Published 4 Mar 2019 Deadline Closed 13 Oct 2017 ## Who can bid - Buyer says suitable for SMEs The buyer ticked “suitable for SMEs” on the notice. Anyone can still bid. - Buyer says suitable for VCSEs The buyer ticked “suitable for voluntary, community and social enterprises” on the notice. [More contracts for small businesses and VCSEs](https://tendernation.io/opportunities/for-small-businesses) ## About this tender A dedicated project team in the Department for Education is supporting this rebrokerage and closure project. The Department is seeking to secure external financial and insolvency expertise to provide additional capacity to the Trust for the rebrokering of all of its academies and the closure of the Trust and to support the Department to facilitate this. This support is required to start with immediate effect. The project requires committed and significant resource to allow a smooth closure of the Trust. The Department invites bids for professional resource from the ConsultancyOne Framework RM1502 Lot 4.1 Corporate Finance and Financial Strategy. It is essential that the resource has accounting and insolvency practitioner experience and an understanding of education funding in order to provide financial oversight and expertise on a high profile project. The project will focus on providing hands on practical support as well as specialist advice to the Department, together with supporting the Trust. The project should deliver: - Financial information to support the closure process, including the re brokering of the trust's 21 academies and the wind up of the trust ii. Highlight of areas of potential short-term risk and provide advice regarding mitigations iii. Robust advice and recommendations to the Department, including advice on insolvency iv. Regular reporting to the Department The right supplier will be able to quickly develop an understanding of the Department's requirements and the needs of the academy trust. Read full description ## CPV classification Financial and insurance services Source Contracts Finder (UK) [View official notice](https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/notice/80832a82-cb89-4d74-b000-b5d395d92f95) Never miss a tender like this again Get AI summaries, deadline alerts and a bid pipeline for tenders matched to your business. Free to start. 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