Published date: 21 September 2018

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Contract summary

Industry

  • Youth education services - 80310000

Location of contract

North East, London, South West

Value of contract

£1,000,000

Procurement reference

tender_177912/711310

Published date

21 September 2018

Closing date

31 October 2018

Contract start date

1 July 2019

Contract end date

31 December 2025

Contract type

Service contract

Procedure type

Restricted procedure (above threshold)

A two-stage procedure, where the first stage is used to select suppliers, who are then invited to bid in the second stage.

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') Trust ('the Trust') is a not-for-profit social enterprise established to shape, support, champion and lead a thriving National Citizen Service.

The NCS programme is a once in a lifetime experience for young people aged 16-17 with four phases - Adventure, Discovery, Social Action and Extension.

NCS Trust is implementing a new service delivery model across nine regions via a combination of Direct and Indirect contracting models, running a number of procurements to replace the current supplier contracts.

This procurement is seeking three regional Recruitment Partners to provide Field Sales services in three Direct regions throughout England (London, South West, North East).

Responsibilities include:
- Plan, manage and deliver the overall recruitment strategy
- Establish and build strong relationships with schools, college and non-school channels
- Field sales (recruitment ) and sign-up of Young People to the Programme.

The Contract Term is up to seventy eight (78) months and includes three programme delivery years with two optional one year extensions.

Contracts are anticipated to commence in July 2019, with the first delivery period in Summer 2020. If the two optional extension years are exercised, final payments will be made up to December 2025.

Estimated Contract values:
1. London - £1.8M to £20M
2. South West - £2M to £11M
3. North East - £1M to £6M

The estimated values include the two optional extensions and are not guarantees of expenditure. The Trust considers that the actual costs of the Contract may be less than the maximum value set out here.

Potential Supplier's are only permitted to respond to the NCS Recommissioning Programme - Recruitment Partner procurement OR the Delivery Partner procurement.

More information

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Additional text

The contracts to be awarded by the Trust under this procurement exercise will be subject to the 'light touch regime' pursuant to Regulations 74 to 76 of the Public Contracts Regulations 2015 (the 'PCR 2015') and as a result the PCR 2015 apply as limited to those provisions.

The estimated contract values are the maximum estimated value for all Lots and includes the two optional extension years. The total estimated contract values for all Lots is anticipated to be between £4.8M and £37M. These estimated values are not guaranteed expenditure, and the Trust considers that the actual costs of the Contract may be less than the maximum value set out here.

Procurement documents including details of the procurement process, evaluation criteria and key dates are available via the e-sourcing portal, Bravo. Interested parties should register on Bravo to access documents via the URL below.

About the buyer

Address

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

Email

procurement@ncstrust.co.uk