Published date: 3 November 2023

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.


Closing: 4 December 2023, 1pm

Contract summary

Industry

  • Research and development services and related consultancy services - 73000000

  • Secondary education services - 80200000

  • Higher education services - 80300000

    • Adult and other education services - 80400000

    • Training services - 80500000

Location of contract

England

Value of contract

£86,400

Procurement reference

HOUNSLOW001-DN696134-85564747

Published date

3 November 2023

Closing date

4 December 2023

Closing time

1pm

Contract start date

1 February 2024

Contract end date

31 July 2028

Contract type

Service contract

Procedure type

Open procedure

Any interested supplier may submit a tender in response to an opportunity notice.

Contract is suitable for SMEs?

Yes

Contract is suitable for VCSEs?

No

Description

The London Borough of Hounslow is seeking a service provider who will support the Local Authority to delivery its statutory duty under Raising the Participation Aged (RPA) to ensure that all young people participate in education, employment or training until their 18th Birthday.

Specifically, the service will focus on brokering sustainable relationships between local employers and Hounslow Secondary Schools/West Thames College and enabling the development of activities and projects that enhance the Careers Education Curricula for young people (11-19 years old).

The full offer to schools and young people will be delivered in partnership with the 14-19 Service within LB Hounslow and will involve close partnership working with Secondary Schools, Special Schools, West Thames College, Woodbridge Park Education Service (Alternative Provision) and the CEIAG network and Senior Leaders of Teaching and Learning group through the Hounslow Education Partnership.

The service will support both the YSEG Universal offer (i.e.to support all young people to make positive post 16 transitions) alongside the more targeted offer (i.e. support for those who are disadvantaged or face specific barriers which make them more likely to become NEET post 16).

The service provider will need to give consideration as to how to support employers to engage with and support those most at Risk of becoming NEET.

The service provider will also be expected to focus employer engagement with local sectors/employers where future labour needs are anticipated either linked to predicted growth or due to labour shortages/high levels of vacancies.

For further details please refer to the specification contained within the invitation to tender document that can be accessed via the London tenders portal on the following link https://procontract.due-north.com/Advert?advertId=bc9fc024-cf74-ee11-8124-005056b64545

About the buyer

Address

Hounslow House
Bath Road, Hounslow
London
TW3 3EB
United Kingdom

Email

tracey.williams@hounslow.gov.uk

Website

http://www.hounslow.gov.uk/