Published date: 30 September 2024
This notice was replaced on 26 February 2025
This notice does not contain the most up-to-date information about this procurement. The most recent notice is:
Awarded contract (published 26 February 2025)
Closed opportunity - This means that the contract is currently closed. The buying department may be considering suppliers that have already applied, or no suitable offers were made.
Contract summary
Industry
Primary education services - 80100000
Secondary education services - 80200000
Other community, social and personal services - 98000000
Location of contract
England
Value of contract
£79,166 to £179,166
Procurement reference
NOTTCITY001-DN735959-21410518
Published date
30 September 2024
Closing date
4 November 2024
Closing time
10am
Contract start date
1 January 2025
Contract end date
31 July 2026
Contract type
Service contract
Procedure type
Open procedure (below threshold)
Any interested supplier may submit a tender in response to an opportunity notice.
This procedure can be used for procurements below the relevant contract value threshold.
Contract is suitable for SMEs?
Yes
Contract is suitable for VCSEs?
Yes
Description
The Authority is seeking to commission a service to provide high quality, mentoring support to 15-25 children in care per year, as identified by the Nottingham City Virtual School. The role of the Mentors will be to work directly with Service Users, as directed by the Virtual School, to improve their wellbeing and level of engagement in education, by planning and delivering activities appropriate and agreeable to the Service User's needs, aspirations and wishes. This service will be provided by one Provider.
Nottingham City Virtual School is a statutory service that supports and monitors the education of children in care and previously looked-after children (Service Users), to champion the educational needs of these children and help them to achieve the best possible outcomes. The Virtual School provides advice and support to professionals working with Nottingham City children in care and children who reside in the Nottingham local authority area who have previously been looked-after. The Virtual School work closely with teachers, school governors, social workers, independent reviewing officers (IROs), parents and carers, and plays a strategic role in ensuring the corporate parenting responsibilities of the local authority are met, with regard to the education of children in care.
The contract duration will from 1st January 2025 to the 31st July 2026, with a possible extension period/s of up to a further two years at the Authority's discretion.
The contract value is estimated to be £179,166 over the total length of the contract (including any extensions). This will be split as below:
1st January 2025 to the 31st July 2026 = £79,166, split by
• 1st January 2025 to the 31st July 2025 = £29,166
• 1st August 2025 to the 31st July 2026 = £50,000
1st August 2026 to the 31st July 2027 = £50,000 (if contract extended)
1st August 2027 to the 31st July 2028 = £50,000 (if contract extended).
The current provider has stated they believe TUPE applies. Tenderers wishing to access the TUPE information provided to the Council will need to download and sign the agreement and return it to the Council via the messaging function on the e-procurement system
NOTE: All Bidders should access the 'Messages' section of the e-procurement system on a regular basis to check for any clarifications issued on this project and/or any public exchange of information between interested parties, before final submission of their bid. It is the sole responsibility of bidders to do so. This is also the only method the Authority will receive to and respond to any clarifications.
Please visit the Council's e-tendering system https://www.eastmidstenders.org where you can express interest and obtain the documents, (please note we will only accept expressions of interest through the e-tendering system). Please search for CPU6176.
About the buyer
Address
Loxley House
Station Street
Nottingham
NG2 3NG
England
Telephone
+44 0
procurement@nottinghamcity.gov.uk
Website
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