Published date: 8 May 2024

This notice was replaced on 9 August 2024

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Awarded contract (published 9 August 2024)

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Contract summary

Industry

  • Career guidance services - 79634000

Location of contract

North West

Value of contract

£647,000 to £1,941,000

Procurement reference

LCC36007 (RG/CORP/LCC/24/251)

Published date

8 May 2024

Closing date

11 June 2024

Closing time

12pm

Contract start date

1 September 2024

Contract end date

31 August 2025

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

Lancashire County Council (The Authority) are inviting tenders on the terms set out in the tender documents to deliver Lancashire Careers Hub Servcices. The contract is to deliver in the wider Lancashire area, including Blackpool and Blackburn with Darwen boroughs. The contract is anticipated to commence on 1st September 2024 for an initial period of 12 months. Subject to further funding becoming available, there is the option to extens the contract by up to a further 24 months (maximum potential end date of 31st August 2027).

The services are to work with the Lancashire Skills and Employment Board and the Lancashire Skills and Employment Hub to deliver the services to increase the number of planned employer encounters and experiences of the workplace that young people experience throughout their educational journey, with a view to enable schools and colleges to take a strategic approach to improving the offer to young people.

Apply via LCC Fusion Supplier Portal.

About the buyer

Contact name

Rachel Green

Address

LCC
County Hall
Preston
PR1 8XJ
United Kingdom

Telephone

01772 535026

Email

contractscorporate@lancashire.gov.uk

Website

https://www.lancashire.gov.uk/iSupplier/