Published date: 14 February 2024

Open opportunity - This means that the contract is currently active, and the buying department is looking for potential suppliers to fulfil the contract.


Closing: 31 July 2024, 11:59pm

Contract summary

Industry

  • Adult and other education services - 80400000

Location of contract

Yorkshire and the Humber

Value of contract

£4,320,000

Procurement reference

20240214113912-104117

Published date

14 February 2024

Closing date

31 July 2024

Closing time

11:59pm

Contract start date

1 August 2024

Contract end date

31 July 2030

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

The Authority wishes to award contracts for the Provision of Supported Internships ("the Contract"). A supported internship is one type of study programme specifically aimed at young people aged 16 to 24 who have an Education, Health and Care Plan (EHCP), who want to move into employment and need extra support to do so. They are intended to enable young people with learning difficulties and/or disabilities to achieve sustainable, paid employment by equipping them with the skills they need for work through learning in the workplace. Internships normally last for a year and include unpaid work placements of at least six months. Wherever possible, they support the young person to move into paid employment at the end of the programme. Students complete a personalised study programme which includes the chance to study for relevant substantial qualifications, if suitable, and English and maths to an appropriate level. Our requirements mirror the Department for Education's national Supported Internship Guidance. The services are demand led and as such annual totals are dependent on that demand.

More information

Links

How to apply

Follow the instructions given in the description or the more information section.

About the buyer

Contact name

Tim Wood

Address

County Hall, Racecourse Lane,
Northallerton
DL7 8AD
ENG

Telephone

+44 1609533450

Email

Tim.Wood@northyorks.gov.uk

Website

https://www.northyorks.gov.uk