A-Z of BSF

Outline Business Case: The OBC sets out in detail the scope, costs, affordability, risks, procurement route and timetable of the project in order for it to be approved by PfS, DCSF and the Project Review Group (if PFI is included), before a project is allowed to enter the procurement stages of the project. The OBC is written using guidance provided by PfS.
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The Schools Commissioner is appointed by the Secretary of State for Schools, Children and Families, and has a national role to promote local choice for parents. This will involve encouraging the development of new Academies and trust schools. In BSF, officials of the OSC are closely involved in the analysis of each local authority's Strategy for Change to ensure proposals will be genuinely transformational and offer diversity of choice.

Office of the Qualifications and Examinations Regulator:

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The new regulator of qualifications, exams and tests in England. The government will be bringing in legislation to establish Ofqual as the regulator of qualifications. Until this legislation is passed, Ofqual will operate as part of the Qualifications and Curriculum Authority (see also). Afterwards, Ofqual will be accountable to parliament rather than to government ministers.

Office for Standards in Education:

Ofsted inspects and regulates care of children and young people, and education and skills for learners of all ages.

Office of Government Commerce.

Official Journal of the European Union: The journal in which the advert (also called a notice or tender) to the market for BSF schemes must be placed, once the OBC has been approved.

One-off school rebuilding projects funded by BSF capital, aimed at those local authorities not due to start the full BSF programme until Waves 10 to 15.

A detailed description of the functions that the new accommodation must be capable of performing. Usually split into building functions and service functions, including ICT. The Output Specification is intended to state only the outputs required of the services, and not the way in which the contractor will achieve these.