Tender documents on the government's contracts finder website show that the DfE is looking to recruit experienced figures to provide "operational and strategic advice, support and challenge" in Barnet, Kirklees, Reading and Worcestershire.
The decision to appoint a commissioner in Kirklees comes despite Eleanor Brazil being appointed to the post last November in the wake of services being rated inadequate.
She was asked to prepare a report by 31 March 2017 on whether alternative delivery arrangements are the most effective way of securing and sustaining improvement.
In June it emerged that Kirklees had begun receiving expert support from Leeds City Council, amid speculation that the local authority was set to take over running the department.
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