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Independent Secretariat Service / Function for the School Support Staff Negotiating Body

The Department for Education (DfE) is seeking to engage with the market in advance of a planned procurement for an independent secretariat service to support the School Support Staff Negotiating Body (SSSNB). The SSSNB was established through the Employment Rights Act 2025 and brings together employer and employee representatives to negotiate matters relating to school support staff pay, terms and conditions The Department intends to appoint a supplier to provide an independent and impartial secretariat function to...

Buyer

Department for Education

Value

£876,789

Published

6 Nov 2026

Closes

27 Nov 2026

Procurement details

Source

Find a Tender

Region

United Kingdom

Procurement method

Open

Category

Services

Contract starts

10 Feb 2027

Contract ends

30 Mar 2029

CPV classifications

79500000

Office-support services

79420000

Management-related services

79421000

Project-management services other than for construction work

Lots

Lot 1 Independent Secretariat Service / Function for the School Support Staff Negotiating Body

Value not provided

Delivery: UK · United Kingdom

Pipeline notice on Find a Tender

6 Nov 2026

Pipeline notice on Find a Tender

Planned procurement notice · UK1 · Web page

Preliminary market engagement notice on Find a Tender

6 Nov 2026

Preliminary market engagement notice on Find a Tender

Market engagement notice · UK2 · Web page

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