INVITATION TO TENDER EXCLUSIVE HIGHER EDUCATION PARTNERSHIP WITH ENGLAND COLLEGES NATIONAL FOOTBALL TEAMS AUGUST 2019 - AOC SPORT
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Invitation to Tender Exclusive Higher Education Partnership with England Colleges National Football Teams August 2019
Contents
Introduction 3-4
Objectives 4
Partnership Benefits 6-7
Services Required by England Colleges 8
England Colleges Programme 9
Tender Process and Timescales 10
England Colleges Men's Team 2018/19
England Colleges Women's Team 2018/19
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Introduction
AoC Sport is the lead organisation for college sport and physical activity. We believe
that sport and physical activity are essential components of college life, giving students
significant advantages in education, employment and health. Our vision is for every
college student to participate regularly in sport or physical activity. Our purpose is to
promote, support and deliver college sport and physical activity.
The English Colleges Football Association (ECFA) is the football delivery arm of AoC
Sport and represents our brand for college football. As sole further education partner
to The Football Association, we are the trusted organisation to lead and manage the
development of FE football nationwide. Our vision is FE communities inspired to be
regularly active and reach their potential through football. We exist to promote,
support and deliver an outstanding football experience and educational services to
students, FE institutions, their communities and our partners. Our five core objectives
as detailed in our ECFA strategy are to:
1. Deliver quality competitions
2. Grow the game
3. Develop the workforce
4. Engage the community
5. Exemplify effective governance
In the 2018-19 season we supported more than 14,000 students to play in weekly ECFA
competitions across 600 male and 130 female 11v11 teams, as well as 45 male and 40
female futsal teams. Over 60,000 participants were engaged through college football
hubs and a network of over 4000 dedicated student volunteers, college staff and
apprentices have driven the development of the game on the ground for students and
the local community.
England Colleges National Teams represent the pinnacle of college football. Our
men’s and women’s 11v11 representative teams exist to provide a pathway to elite
level and support students with transition in and out of the professional game. Our
vision is to support students, staff and the England Colleges alumni to reach their
potential through football. The programme consists of domestic fixtures, as well as an
international tour (full details of the programme can be found on page 9).
In the 2018/19 season the women’s team won the Il Casio E’ Rosa in Rome and
competed in the WSL Academy Cup. The men’s team competed in the Roma Caput
Mundi tournament and in domestic fixtures beat both the Independent Schools and
Wales Colleges representative teams.
Many of the players have since transitioned in to higher education, the professional
game and / or England national teams. Examples of note include:
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Beth Roberts – Stoke City Ladies FC
Beth was awarded Player of the Tournament for the England Colleges
Women’s National Team who won the Il Casio e’ rosa tournament 2019.
Shortly after her return from Italy, she received a call up to the England
U18s squad.
Ellie Strippel – Bristol City Women’s FC
Ellie was awarded England Colleges Women’s National Team player of
the year 2018/19. Since, she has secured a professional contract with
FA Women’s Super League club Bristol City Women FC for the 2019/20
season.
Tom Bradbury – Yeovil Town FC
Tom has signed for Yeovil Town in the National League after spells
with York City and Dundee. Tom was a student at Milton Keynes
College and captained the ECFA side for the trip to Rome in the
2015/16 season.
Harry Bower – The New Saints FC
Harry plays as a midfielder in the Welsh Premier League for TNS. A
student at North Shropshire College, Harry played with the ECFA
team in 2017/18 and 2018/19.
4Objective
The objective of the tender process is to secure an exclusive two-year partnership with
a Higher Education institution who can support the delivery of a quality England
Colleges programme both in cash and in kind. The partnership will offer significant
exposure through association with a high quality programme and organisation, the
opportunity to connect with high performing football squad players and trialists within
England Colleges and the wider ECFA community, and the opportunity for HE students
to gain valuable work experience opportunities with England Colleges.
Scope of the Partnership
Inclusions: Official partner of the England Colleges Men’s and Women’s 11v11 teams
Exclusions: Promotion of FE courses to FE students through this partnership.
5Partnership Benefits
The official England Colleges Higher Education Partner will benefit from exposure,
network connectivity, and workforce placements.
Exposure England Colleges can provide includes:
• Promotional items in our e-newsletter (972 every fortnight including
Principals/Vice principals, Heads of Sport, Delivery Staff, Internal Stakeholders,
and Partners)
• Posts on our social media channels (17,832 total social media followers)
• Logo and link to the Higher Education institution website via ECFA Partners
Page of the AoC Sport website (65,000 unique views per month)
• Partner synopsis on ECFA Partner page of the AoC Sport website (65,000
unique views per month)
• Logo on all England Colleges communications and selected marketing
materials
• Promotion of status as an Official Partner and Sponsor of England Colleges
National Football Teams on England Colleges communications
• Discount on exhibiting at our three annual conferences
Connectivity England Colleges can provide with our network includes:
• VIP invitation to attend the three ‘Phase One Trials’ with the opportunity to
provide information to circa 250 talented players
• Hosting ‘Phase Two National Trials’ with the opportunity for circa 100 talented
players to be exposed to your campus, facilities, Higher Education institution
life
• VIP invitation to attend domestic fixtures providing opportunity to engage
with players, staff, colleges, parents, ECFA partners and the opposition
• Hosting one or more domestic fixtures, exposing 52 of the most talented
college players to your Higher Education institution
• VIP invitation to attend ECFA national team domestic representative games,
ECFA League Cup Finals and ECFA Premier League Finals
• Discounted place at ECFA national conference and AoC Sport conferences
• Introductory email sent to trialists (circa 300 students) who opt in for
communications
• Exposure to 200 college football volunteers per annum via exhibition
opportunities at ECFA Activator training days held in October
• Exposure to 20 FA Women’s Football Apprentices per annum via opportunities
to present at 5 national training days throughout the year
6Workforce opportunities (voluntary roles) England Colleges could provide for Higher
Education institution students (subject to the Higher Education institution students
meeting volunteer criteria) include:
• Coaching: Support England Colleges coaching staff
• Performance Analysis: Volunteer alongside England Colleges Performance
Analysts
• Sports Science: Volunteer alongside the England Colleges staff team providing
sports science support
• Sport Psychology: Volunteer as England Colleges Sports Psychologist
• Event management: Support England Colleges match day management
• Refereeing: Opportunity for student officials (qualified at the appropriate level)
to referee domestic games
• Physiotherapy: Support England Colleges physiotherapy team at trials and
domestic matches
7Services Required by England Colleges
In summary, our requirements are:
• Commitment to a two-year partnership agreement
• £5,000 sponsorship per annum to directly support the delivery of a quality
England Colleges Programme (men’s and women’s 11v11). ECFA would also
consider expressions of interest from universities who wish to partner specifically
with the men’s or women’s programme at £2,500 per annum.
• Responsibility for the selection, safeguarding and management of any students
from your Higher Education institution who engage in voluntary work with
England Colleges programmes.
• Optional: Host Phase Two National Trials for the Men’s Trial (a Sunday in
November) and Women’s Trial (a Saturday in November) on two high quality
pitch surfaces per day (grass and 3G option preferred)
• Optional: Supply of high-quality pitch for ‘home’ domestic fixture programme
(as requested) per season for both the men’s and women’s programme
8England Colleges Programme
An overview of the proposed 2019-20 England Colleges Programme (subject to
change and based on the Higher Education Partner’s preferences):
Event Men’s Programme Women’s Programme
Phase One Trial
October Half Term across four locations
(four regional)
Phase Two Trial Sunday 9 November, Saturday 10 November
(national) Higher Education Partner Higher Education Partner
vs. tbc vs. tbc
Fixture One Sunday 24 November 2019 Saturday 23 November 2019
Slough tbc
vs. Independent Schools FA vs. Independent Schools FA
Fixture Two Thursday 12 December 2019 Wednesday 11 December 2019
St George’s Park St George’s Park
vs. Australia vs. tbc
Fixture Three Monday 27 January 2020 tbc
Higher Education Partner Higher Education Partner
International Tour Rome – February 2020 Rome – February 2020
vs. Welsh Colleges vs. Man City WSL Cup
Fixture Four March 2020 tbc Jan 8 and 24 2020
Cardiff tbc Cardiff tbc
vs. England Colleges Alumni vs. England Colleges Alumni
Fixture Five &
Late April – tbc Late April – tbc
Presentation Evening
Higher Education Partner Higher Education Partner
9Tender Process and Timescales
Deadline for return of tender documents: 27 Sept 2019
Shortlisting process: 30 Sept to 4 Oct 2019
Interview and presentation for organisations that have
been shortlisted (venue to be agreed; possibility of a 9 Oct 2019
Higher Education institution site visit):
Contract finalised and issued: 16 Oct 2019
Process: Universities are asked to provide the following information by 5pm on Friday
27 September 2019:
1. Background information on your organisation and why you want to become
Higher Education Partner to England Colleges
2. The sporting and academic opportunities your Higher Education institution
provides to talented footballers
3. How you would develop a partnership with us and your principles of working
4. Confirmation that you can provide the services described above, including your
financial commitment to England Colleges Programme and in-kind
contributions to the partnership
5. Details of any additional partnership benefits you can provide as part of the
partnership
6. Details of any specific benefits you would like to access through the
partnership
7. Visual evidence (photo / video) of your onsite facilities and confirmation of
access to facilities in kind for England Colleges phase two trials and domestic
fixtures (please confirm which fixtures the Higher Education institution would
like to / is able to host)
8. Risk assessment and what you will do to mitigate any risks
Please return your tender, marked ‘confidential’, to Alice Kempski (Interim
National Football Development Manager at AoC Sport) via
Alice.Kempski@aoc.co.uk
For an informal discussion please contact Alice Kempski via the email address
above to book a call.
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