Published date: 26 April 2017

Last edited date: 26 April 2017

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: 5 June 2017

Contract summary

Industry

  • IT services: consulting, software development, Internet and support - 72000000

  • Secondary education services - 80200000

  • Youth education services - 80310000

Location of contract

CA1 2HH

Value of contract

£0

Procurement reference

17-013 S/CCOP

Published date

26 April 2017

Closing date

5 June 2017

Contract start date

1 July 2017

Contract end date

31 December 2020

Contract type

Service contract

Contract is suitable for SMEs?

Yes

Contract is suitable for VCSEs?

No

Description

The National Collaborative Outreach Programme aims to increase the number of young people from disadvantaged backgrounds in Higher Education by 2020. The programme consists of 29 consortia undertaking outreach activity in geographical areas where the HE participation of young people is both low and much lower than expected based on GCSE-level attainment. The Cumbria consortium will work collaboratively with universities, colleges and employers on outreach programmes in specific local areas.

An online mentoring programme is required to raise aspirations and increase awareness of opportunities in Higher Education and Higher Level Apprenticeships. Separate programmes for young people in Years 9 or 10, and 12, will allow pupils to informally access information about their post-16 options, and participate in activities which aim to raise aspirations and break down boundaries to participation in Level 4 study.

The programme will engage up to 1000 young people across target wards in Carlisle and Eden, the West Coast and Barrow in Furness, across a maximum of 25 schools.

PLEASE NOTE Funding has only been secured for the first 18 months. The CCOP will find out in June/July 2018 if they have been successful in obtaining funding for the following 24-month period.
Should funding not be obtained then period 2 will not go ahead.

Period 1 - 01/07/2017 - 31/12/2018
Period 2 - 01/01/2019 - 31/12/2020

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Is a Recurrent Procurement Type? : No

About the buyer

Contact name

Brett Dixon

Address

Carlisle
Carlisle
Cumbria
CA1 2HH
United Kingdom

Telephone

01228 616265

Email

brett.dixon@cumbria.ac.uk