Published date: 26 February 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: 12 March 2018

Contract summary

Industry

  • System quality assurance assessment and review services - 72225000

Location of contract

Yorkshire and the Humber

Value of contract

£50,000 to £100,000

Procurement reference

BIP304549247

Published date

26 February 2018

Closing date

12 March 2018

Contract start date

2 April 2018

Contract end date

31 December 2018

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?

No

Description

We are looking for a licensed awarding body for the National Quality in Careers Standard to deliver a programme of support to help identified schools in West Yorkshire to progress towards achieving the National Quality in Careers Standard Award.

This programme should:
•Support schools to make progress in areas that have been identified as needing improvement through the Compass or other self-assessment activity.
•Specifically support schools to consider how to implement additional Higher Education progression related activity and/or how to embed activity initiated under NCOP in their wider careers strategy.
•Provide mechanisms for and encourage schools to share practice and learn from each other. For example, matching schools already delivering activity under NCOP to mentor another school to help them to implement Higher Education progression related activities.
•Include assessment and verification in order for a school to gain the Quality in Careers Standard Award where appropriate.
•Be complementary and additional to existing activity in this area.

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Additional text

The contracting authority considers that this contract may be suitable for economic operators that are small or medium enterprises (SMEs). However, any selection of tenderers will be based solely on the criteria set out for the procurement.This tender is only open to a licensed awarding body for the National Quality in Careers Standard

About the buyer

Contact name

Richard Clarke

Address

Woodhouse Lane
Leeds
LS2 9JT
UK

Telephone

01133432994

Email

r.clarke@adm.leeds.ac.uk