Specialist Schools and Academies Trust: Contracts

To ask the Secretary of State for Children, Schools and Families what contracts have been awarded by his Department to the Specialist Schools and Academies Trust; what the value is of each contract; and if he will make a statement. (321275)

The Specialist Schools and Academies Trust has successfully bid for a number of contracts advertised by the Department in open competition. Details of live contracts between DCSF and SSAT are as follows.

Programme	Contract period	Total value of contract (£)
Academies school improvement support	September 2008 to August 2011	13,600,000
Curriculum Policy Delivery	June 2007 to March 2010	7,451,000
Gaining Ground	April 2009 to February 2011	3,572,000
Licence to Cook/Teach Food Technology	April 2009 to March 2011	1,200,000
Teachers International Professional Development	June 2008 to March 2011	3,306,844
Trusts Delivery¹	September 2007 to August 2010	8,222,991
Work Related Learning Enterprise Policy	October 2008 to March 2010	7,681,514
¹ SSAT bid for this contract as part of a consortium also including the Youth Sport Trust and Foundation and Aided Schools National Foundation

Volume 508: debated on Thursday 25 March 2010