Published date: 5 February 2025

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


Closing: 30 September 2024, 12pm

Contract summary

Industry

  • Supporting services for the government - 75130000

  • Education and training services - 80000000

  • Secondary education services - 80200000

    • Technical secondary education services - 80211000

    • Higher education services - 80300000

    • Youth education services - 80310000

    • Various school services - 80410000

Location of contract

B4 7WB

Value of contract

£0

Procurement reference

IT-100-4306-PQ0545 - AWARD

Published date

5 February 2025

Closing date

30 September 2024

Closing time

12pm

Contract start date

4 November 2024

Contract end date

31 October 2025

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?

Yes

Description

The Council requires a supplier for the provision of Phase 2 of Partnerships for People and Place (PfPP) East Birmingham.

This contract will be for a period of up to 10 months commencing October 2024 until 31/07/2025.

The project will fund a community organisation (the awarded service provider) to work in close partnership with the Council to undertake a second-phase pilot and support secondary schools in East Birmingham, providing pupils with meaningful careers support via coach-mentoring, alongside liaison with parents, confidence and aspiration-building activities/events, support for the school for access to visits/placements/work experience and close collaboration with employers.

This second phase of the PfPP project will involve intensive work with the Council (and partners if needed) in September and October 2024 to design the research methodology which will determine which schools and pupils will be supported, the design of the programme, data requirements (including data owning and processing responsibilities), and responsible and effective delivery of this phase, which will have an increased emphasis on research and evidencing what works in support of maximising the progression pathways (and minimising the risk of becoming NEET) for young people in East Birmingham.

The service provider will:
- Support approximately 6 schools and at least 300 secondary-age young people (in year 9 or year 10: to be agreed in the initial research design phase with the target schools).
- Collaborate with the schools to identify and engage the young people who meet the Target Cohort criteria
- Engagement per pupil
- Take part in codesign of all partnerships, documentation, process and procedures
- Codesign a set programme of weekly coach-mentor support
- Co-design the pupil and parent/carer before-and-after surveys
- Engage with the parent/carers
- Engage with a range of education providers
- Work closely with other services providers in East Birmingham
- Provide timely monthly performance against KPIs, data capture and qualitative project updates.

The Council will be using its free to use e-tendering system (in-tend) for the administration of this procurement process and potential suppliers must register with the system to be able to express an interest. If you wish to express an interest in this opportunity please click on the following link to access https://in-tendhost.co.uk/birminghamcc/ and submit your details to register. You will then be sent details on how to log on which will enable you to download all relevant Invitation to Tender (ITT) documentation. If you are unable to register with In-tend or have any questions or problems on how to use this web site please either email us at: cps@birmingham.gov.uk Your completed tender submission should be returned by noon on 30th September 2024 via the 'in-tend' system https://in-tendhost.co.uk/birminghamcc

Award information

Awarded date

30 October 2024

Contract start date

4 November 2024

Contract end date

31 October 2025

Total value of contract

£155,990

This contract was awarded to 1 supplier.

Loconomy Ltd

Address

405b Belchers Lane,, Birmingham, United Kingdom, B9 5SY

Reference

None

About the buyer

Contact name

Commercial and Procurement Services

Address

10 Woodcock Street
Birmingham
West Midlands
B4 7WB
United Kingdom

Telephone

0121 464 8000

Email

cps@birmingham.gov.uk