Published date: 1 November 2019

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: 2 December 2019

Contract summary

Industry

  • Youth education services - 80310000

  • Health and social work services - 85000000

  • Other community, social and personal services - 98000000

Location of contract

London

Value of contract

£2,213,500

Procurement reference

LEWISHAM001-DN443007-22854119

Published date

1 November 2019

Closing date

2 December 2019

Contract start date

1 April 2020

Contract end date

31 March 2024

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

Lewisham Council (the Council) invites you to submit a Tender for the delivery of the Lewisham Youth Service as outlined in the Specification and on the terms and conditions set out in the invitation to tender (ITT) and the attached Contract Documentation. We want every young person in Lewisham to grow up safe, happy, well, and ambitious. And we know we still have a long way to go to get where we need to be. We believe that high quality youth work is a vital element of the support wanted and needed by young people in Lewisham, and we want our youth service to be effective and transformational, building and harnessing the skills of our young people and providing opportunities for them to build positive peer relationships and access supportive (trusted) adults, and the safe environments they need to grow. We recognise that at its core professional youth work is a vital educational process.
We want a Youth Service for 8-19 years olds (up to 25 with SEND, LAC, Young Carers, or evidenced additional needs) that is delivering 4 core principles:

CORE PRINCIPLE 1: A NEEDS LED YOUTH WORK OFFER

CORE PRINCIPLE 2: A YOUTH SERVICE WITH YOUNG PEOPLE AT ITS HEART

CORE PRINCIPLE 3: A YOUTH SERVICE THAT CAN PROVE ITS IMPACT

CORE PRINCIPLE 4: A YOUTH SERVICE THAT DRIVES AND BUILDS PARTNERSHIPS

More information

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About the buyer

Contact name

David McCollum

Address

3rd Floor Laurence House
1 Catford Road
Catford
SE6 4RU
United Kingdom

Telephone

+44 2083146465

Email

david.mccollum@lewisham.gov.uk

Website

http://www.lewisham.gov.uk