Published date: 30 October 2018

Closed opportunity - This means that the contract is currently closed. The buying department may be considering suppliers that have already applied, or no suitable offers were made.


Closing: 30 November 2018

Contract summary

Industry

  • Business services: law, marketing, consulting, recruitment, printing and security - 79000000

Location of contract

Any region

Value of contract

£450,000

Procurement reference

RM6106

Published date

30 October 2018

Closing date

30 November 2018

Contract start date

22 March 2019

Contract end date

22 March 2021

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?

No


Description

PLEASE READ THE MORE DETAILED INFORMATION TO BE FOUND IN THE CONTRACT NOTICE (PROVIDED AS AN ATTACHMENT) BEFORE BIDDING
The Fast Stream and Early Talent (FSET) team's vision is to be the most inclusive graduate and early talent
programme. It will be achieved through continuing outreach and positive action activities to encourage
applications from under-represented groups which currently include those from Lower socio-economic
backgrounds (Lower SEB), Black, Asian and Minority Ethnic (BAME) backgrounds and those with disabilities.
The team requires diversity outreach partners with specific expertise in accessing, engaging and influencing
hard to reach diverse groups to our following programmes:
- Fast Stream (graduate programme)
- SDIP (Summer Diversity Internship programme)
- EDIP (Early Diversity Internship programme)
- Fast Track (apprenticeship programme)
- Crown Commercial Service, as the Agent, intends to put in place contracts for the provision of RM6106
Diversity Outreach Services for use by the Cabinet Office.


More information

Attachments

Additional text

The Services are to be provided using the following lot structure:

Lot 1: Attraction and recruitment of Ethnic minority/Lower SEB candidates
The scope of this work will include:
- Targeting Ethnic minorities and Lower SEB's candidates
from the eligible pool - for our FSET programmes.
These can be found at www.faststream.gov.uk
- Awareness raising of the programmes, delivering social
media campaigns, outreach events, providing skills
development and producing reports, management
information on activity and tracking.

Lot 2: Attraction and recruitment of Disabled candidates
The scope of this work will include:
- Targeting Disabled candidates from the eligible pool for our FSET programmes. These can be found at www.faststream.gov.uk
- Awareness raising of the programmes, delivering social
media campaigns, outreach events, providing skills development and producing reports, management information on activity and tracking.

Lot 3: Coaching of diverse candidates
The scope of this work will include:
- Providing bespoke 1-2-1 coaching of diverse
candidates in the eligible pool or SDIP and potentially
other FSET programmes. These can be found at
www.faststream.gov.uk.

This procurement will be handled electronically using the Agent's eSourcing Suite, which can be accessed at https://crowncommercialservice.bravosolution.co.uk/web/login.html

Price is not the only award criterion and the entire criteria can
only be found in the procurement documents.

The duration of this contract is 24 months, with an option to extend the contract for a further period of a maximum of 12 months.


About the buyer

Address

Crown Commercial Service
Rosebery Court, St Andrews Business Park
Norwich
NR7 0HS
England

Telephone

+44 3450103503

Email

supplier@crowncommercial.gov.uk

Website

www.gov.uk/government/organisations/crown-commercial-service