Published date: 29 March 2023
Last edited date: 29 March 2023
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Contract summary
Industry
Education and training services - 80000000
Location of contract
B4 7WB
Value of contract
£0
Procurement reference
IT-100-3908-PQ0437
Published date
29 March 2023
Closing date
28 April 2023
Closing time
12pm
Contract start date
10 May 2023
Contract end date
9 May 2025
Contract type
Service contract
Procedure type
Other
Contract is suitable for SMEs?
Yes
Contract is suitable for VCSEs?
No
Description
Birmingham City Council's (BCC) Children's and Young People's Directorate, 14-19 Full Participation and Skills Team will be running a Supported Internship (SI) Programme which will start in September 2023. As part of the programme we require an Education Provider who will work in collaboration with the 14-19 Team. The SI Programme will offer a structured work-based study programme that will support young people 16 to 24 year-olds with Special Educational Needs and Disabilities (SEND) and/or who have an Educational Health Care Plan (EHCP).
The aim of the programme is to offer a substantial work placement that will lead to paid employment.
The 14-19 Team are working in collaboration with DFN Project Search, The National Development Team for Inclusion (NDTI), the Department for Education (DfE) and British Association for Supported Employment (BASE) who are our funding and delivery support partners.
The programme will;
o Start with twenty four young people on the pilot programme in the first year 2023
o Increase the number of young people on the programme year on year
o Last for a period of 12 months
o Will run for three consecutive years up to 2025
The placements for the twenty four young people will be in Digital Services, who are responsible for co-ordinating the delivery and collection of BCCs mail, Customer Services Division, which provides a range of professional services to enable citizens of Birmingham to engage with the city council and employs approximately 450 members of staff across a number of areas, and Business Improvement and Support, who lead, shape and deliver high quality administrative services which make a positive difference every day to customers, businesses and visitors to Birmingham.
The provider will be expected to provide a minimum of 2 days a week educational content and provision to support the 3 days a week of practical work experience.
The Invitation to Quotation is being issued using the Council's e-tendering system In-tend and the remainder of the procurement process will be managed using the system. Therefore, all quotes must be submitted by Quotation providers via the In-tend system https://in-tendhost.co.uk/birminghamcc
Quotation return deadline noon on 28th April 2023.
Provider event- Teams presentation 18th April 2023- eventbrite
The 14-19 Team and DFN Project Search team will provide an overview of our work and requirements through an on-line Teams presentation on the 18th April 2023, you will then be able to submit your bid for the provision of the educational element of our Supported Internship Programme. Please see the Tender response form on https://in-tendhost.co.uk/birminghamcc/, responses to the quality questions need to be limited to no more than 4 sides of A4 and must be returned via the councils tender portal https://in-tendhost.co.uk/birminghamcc/
It is recommended that all potential providers who are interested in submitting a bid for ...
More information
Links
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- https://in-tendhost.co.uk/birminghamcc/aspx/
- Additional information on how to apply for this contract
Additional text
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The 14-19 Team and DFN Project Search team will provide an overview of our work and requirements through an on-line Teams presentation on the 18th April 2023, you will then be able to submit your bid for the provision of the educational element of our Supported Internship Programme. Please see our Tender response form via https://in-tendhost.co.uk/birminghamcc/, responses to the quality questions need to be limited to no more than 4 sides of A4 and must be returned via the councils tender portal https://in-tendhost.co.uk/birminghamcc/
It is recommended that all potential providers who are interested in submitting a bid for this opportunity attend this presentation. Please confirm your attendance at this event hosted online via teams, by clicking the eventbrite link on the form "Briefing session form" , which can be found on https://in-tendhost.co.uk/birminghamcc/
Delivery Notes
Birmingham
Is a Recurrent Procurement Type? : No
About the buyer
Contact name
Aimie Waterman-Jones
Address
10 Woodcock Street
Birmingham
West Midlands
B4 7WB
United Kingdom
Telephone
0121 464 8000
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Closing: 28 April 2023, 12pm