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UNIVERSITY OF ESSEX

Effectiveness Review of Council

Business ServicesCPV 79400000
Value£29k
Deadline15 Jun 2026
Published18 Jun 2026
RegionNationwide
Contract value in context
£29ktotal contract value
median £66k
this tender£0£1.6m

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The brief

The University of Essex is looking to appoint an independent external reviewer to undertake a review of the effectiveness of Council and its committees in 2026 with a view to the final report being presented to Council at the meeting of 9 July 2026, at the latest.

This is in line with the requirements of the Committee of University Chairs (CUC) Higher Education Code of Governance (September 2020) at 5.13 "HEIs must conduct a regular, full and robust review of governance effectiveness with some degree of independent input.

This will provide assurance to internal and external stakeholders and allow a mechanism to focus on improvement and chart progress towards achieving any outstanding actions arising from the last effectiveness review.

It is recommended this review takes place every three years."

Key requirements

What the supplier must deliver

01

This is in line with the requirements

This is in line with the requirements of the Committee of University Chairs (CUC) Higher Education Code of Governance (September 2020) at 5.13 "HEIs must conduct a regular, full and robust review of governance effectiveness with some degree of independent input.

02

This will provide assurance to internal

This will provide assurance to internal and external stakeholders and allow a mechanism to focus on improvement and chart progress towards achieving any outstanding actions arising from the last effectiveness review.

Derived from the notice text — always confirm against the original documents.

Source & provenance
OCID
69a68c22-0b2b-46d1-bbe5-6959cdb0e89f
Stage
contract · Contract
Source
Contracts Finder
Buyer ref
T1193
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