Published date: 19 September 2018

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Awarded contract (published 10 October 2019)

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Contract summary

Industry

  • Youth education services - 80310000

Location of contract

North West, Yorkshire and the Humber, East Midlands, West Midlands, East of England, South East

Value of contract

£17,000,000

Procurement reference

tender_177830/710934

Published date

19 September 2018

Closing date

29 October 2018

Contract start date

1 July 2019

Contract end date

31 December 2025

Contract type

Service contract

Procedure type

Restricted procedure (above threshold)

A two-stage procedure, where the first stage is used to select suppliers, who are then invited to bid in the second stage.

This procedure can be used for procurements above the relevant contract value threshold.

Contract is suitable for SMEs?

Yes

Contract is suitable for VCSEs?

Yes

Description

The National Citizen Service ('NCS') Trust ('the Trust') is a not-for-profit social enterprise established to shape, support, champion and lead a thriving National Citizen Service.

The NCS programme is a once in a lifetime experience for young people aged 16-17 with four phases - Adventure, Discovery, Social Action and Extension.

NCS Trust is implementing a new service delivery model across nine (9) regions via a combination of Direct and Indirect contracting models, running a number of procurements to replace the current supplier contracts.

This procurement is seeking Management Partners to help with delivery of the NCS programme in six (6) Indirect regions throughout England. Key responsibilities include:

- Deliver the whole customer journey from recruitment, programme delivery and Extension
- Establish and maintain strong relationships with schools, colleges and non- school channels
- Hiring and training workforce
- Management of their supply chain
- Safeguarding and incident management

The Contract Term is up to seventy eight (78) months and includes three programme delivery years with two optional one year extensions.

Contracts are anticipated to commence in July 2019, with the first delivery period in Summer 2020. If the two optional extension years are exercised, final payments will be made up to December 2025.

Estimated contract values (including extensions):
East Midlands - £17M to £84M
East - £20M to £97M
North West - £25M to £122M
South East - £24M to £117M
West Midlands £21M to £101M
Yorkshire & the Humber - £18M to £89M

More information

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Additional text

The contract[s] to be awarded by the Trust under this procurement exercise will be subject to the 'light touch regime' pursuant to Regulations 74 to 76 of the Public Contracts Regulations 2015 (the 'PCR 2015') and as a result the PCR 2015 apply as limited to those provisions.

The estimated contract value for all six Lots is between £125M and £610M and includes the two optional extension years. The estimated value is not guaranteed expenditure and the Trust considers that the actual costs of the Contract may be less than the maximum value set out here.

Procurement documents including details of the procurement process, evaluation criteria and key dates are available via the e-sourcing portal, Bravo. Interested parties should register on Bravo to access documents via the URL below.

About the buyer

Address

The Pembroke Building, Kensington Village, Avonmore Road
London
W14 8DG
England

Telephone

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Email

procurement@ncstrust.co.uk