Published date: 21 February 2019
Last edited date: 21 February 2019
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Contract summary
Industry
Provision of services to the community - 75200000
Youth education services - 80310000
Community action programme - 85322000
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
£1,000,000 to £10,000,000
Procurement reference
tender_200372/747282
Published date
21 February 2019
Closing date
20 March 2019
Contract start date
1 May 2019
Contract end date
31 December 2019
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.
Contract is suitable for SMEs?
Yes
Contract is suitable for VCSEs?
Yes
Description
The National Citizen Service (\"NCS\") 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, it looks to build social cohesion, mobility and engagement.
NCS is seeking to set up a number of contracts with capable Delivery Partners for delivery of additional Programmes in 2019.The resulting contracts for delivery of the services will run throughout 2019. The trust anticipates delivering up to 5000 places throughout the contract period. The trust may offer a further one year option to extend the contracts.
Delivery Partners will need to be able to provide end to end delivery of the NCS programme, which comprises of all the Pre-programme and Programme Delivery. This will include recruitment of young people on to programme, programme delivery and the extension phase. This can be offered on a regional or national scale, however the recruitment of young people to programme must be carried out outside of schools.
NCS Programme aims to be a rite of passage for 16 and 17 year olds and to promote a more cohesive, responsible and engaged society. To support impact at this societal level, the NCS Programme delivery is focused on 4 intermediate outcomes for the Service Users and their communities:
Social mixing - improving attitudes towards others from different backgrounds, strengthening and broadening social and support networks, and increasing levels of social trust.
Community involvement - increasing willingness to engage and help out, acknowledge and develop an awareness of power and influence in local areas, and a sense of belonging and influence with the local community.
Teamwork, communication and leadership - increasing confidence in meeting new people, putting forward new ideas, trying new things, and working in leadership positions.
Transition - facilitating the transition to adulthood by improving wellbeing and reducing levels of anxiety, building resilience and empathy, improving attitudes towards work, education and training, and facilitating healthy lifestyle choices.
The Trust is utilising the light touch regime under Regulations 74 to 76 of the Public Contracts Regulations 2015 (\"the PCR 2015\") in order to request expressions of interest from interested suppliers with a view to entering into contracts with the NCS Trust in order to deliver NCS programmes.
If you are interested in bidding for this opportunity, please register on the NCS Supplier Portal at https://ncs.bravosolution.co.uk
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If you are interested in bidding for this opportunity, please register on the NCS Supplier Portal at https://ncs.bravosolution.co.uk
Once you are registered then click on 'ITT's open to all Suppliers' and select itt-79 - Additional Capacity for NCS Programme Delivery in 2019 then click the 'express an interest' button to gain access to the relevant documents.
If you are having technical difficulties with the system please contact Bravo Solutions by Phone: 0800 069 8630 or E-mail: help@bravosolution.co.uk
If you are having trouble accessing the correct opportunity please email procurement@ncstrust.co.uk
If you require further clarification regarding the opportunity please use the message function within in the supplier portal.
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