Published date: 10 October 2019

Awarded contract - This means that the contract has been awarded to a supplier.


Closing: 28 May 2019

Contract summary

Industry

  • Hotel accommodation services - 55110000

  • Camping sites and other non-hotel accommodation - 55200000

Location of contract

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

Value of contract

£110,000,000

Procurement reference

tender_197106/772550

Published date

10 October 2019

Closing date

28 May 2019

Contract start date

10 June 2019

Contract end date

31 December 2024

Contract type

Service contract

Procedure type

Open procedure (above threshold)

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

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

This is an accelerated procedure.

Justification

This compressed timeline is driven by the need to have an Accommodation Partner appointed in time to support provision of accommodation for the Summer 2020 delivery period in line with the core recruitment window for NCS. The scale and complexity of the project requires the winning Bidder to have at least a month to carry out the necessary mobilisation and service readiness.

Contract is suitable for SMEs?

Yes

Contract is suitable for VCSEs?

No

Description

The Trust is a not-for-profit social enterprise established to shape, support, champion and lead a thriving National Citizen Service. It was set up by Government in 2011 to tackle some of the biggest social challenges in the UK. Through a wide range of community programmes and projects for young adults, the NCS looks to build social cohesion, mobility and engagement.
The Trust is a not-for-profit social enterprise established to shape, support, champion and lead a thriving National Citizen Service. It was set up by Government in 2011 to tackle some of the biggest social challenges in the UK.
The NCS Trust promotes Social Cohesion, Social Mobility and Social Engagement and does this through an activity-based programme delivered three times each year - 3 and 4 weeks in Summer and 3 weeks in Autumn.

The first two phases (of three) of the Summer programme involve a residential element, offering young people the opportunity to live independently, away from home. The residential element and associated requirements are the subject of this Invitation to Tender.
Note: This procurement was for a single Accommodation Booking Partner to source and book Phase 1 and 2 accommodation on behalf of the Trust. It was not seeking tenders from individual Venue providers.

The Trust is awarding a contract to a single Accommodation Booking Partner to search and secure Phase 1 and Phase 2 accommodation and related services on behalf of the Trust for both Summer and Autumn seasons.
The Accommodation Booking Partner will be responsible for:
- engaging the Phase 1 and Phase 2 accommodation market with support from the Trust
- report on available accommodation and terms to the Trust
- contract directly with venues based on Trust booking instructions
- book, pay and contract manage venues including booking adjustments
- invoice the Trust periodically for payments
- support the Trust to manage quality and baseline specifications for Venues
- support the Trust to run accessible, inclusive programmes for Young People
- work transparently with Venues and the Trust and comply will NCS policies and standards - provide additional related Services.

More information

Previous notice about this procurement

NCS Re-commissioning Programme - Accommodation Booking Partner

  • Opportunity
  • Published 17 May 2019, last edited 17 May 2019

Award information

Awarded date

28 August 2019

Contract start date

10 September 2019

Contract end date

31 December 2025

Total value of contract

£200,000,000

This contract was awarded to 1 supplier.

Invasion Camp Group Ltd

Address

2607 Beetham Tower, 301 Deansgate, Manchester, M3 4LT

Reference

None

Supplier is SME?

Yes

Supplier is VCSE?

No

About the buyer

Address

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

Telephone

0

Email

procurement@ncstrust.org.uk