Published date: 2 June 2021
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Awarded contract (published 20 July 2022, last edited 9 January 2024)
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Contract summary
Industry
Career guidance services - 79634000
Education and training services - 80000000
Location of contract
North East, North West, Yorkshire and the Humber, East Midlands, West Midlands, East of England, London, South East, South West
Value of contract
£0
Procurement reference
tender_240526/962113
Published date
2 June 2021
Approach to market date
10 September 2021
Contract start date
1 April 2022
Contract end date
31 March 2024
Contract is suitable for SMEs?
Yes
Contract is suitable for VCSEs?
Yes
Description
All information included in this notice is indicative and subject to change.
The National Careers Service provides high quality careers information, advice, and guidance to anyone aged over 13 living in England. As the Government sets out to re-build the economy after COVID-19, the Service will play a key role driving economic recovery; by raising awareness of the pathways into employment and further learning and supporting customers to independently manage their careers.
We are seeking suppliers for 9 regional based contracts across England who are able to deliver high quality independent careers information, advice and guidance to National Careers Service customers. We are inviting suppliers to take part in a programme of market engagement as we seek to procure Prime Contractors to be accountable and responsible for the delivery of careers information advice and guidance in the community in nine areas of England from 01 April 2022.
Further details will be published with the tender pack. The intention is to publish the tender opportunity in September 2021. All future information will be issued to potential providers via the DfE eTendering Portal URL: https://education.app.jaggaer.com. The competition will be run using this system and all bidding suppliers must be registered and submit their bids through this portal. Our market engagement sessions will take place on 22nd and 23rd June 2021 with follow up 1-2-1 sessions available in the same week. This will be conducted by Microsoft Teams. Suppliers wishing to attend an event must register for a Jaggaer account, go to the live opportunities, express their interest in this opportunity at which point you will be invited to submit your attendee list. Once received, the specific event timings and detailed joining instructions will be issued to you. If you have any questions or issues in accessing the system, please contact nationalcareersservice.reprocurement@education.gov.uk.
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Address
Sanctuary Buildings, Great Smith Street,
London
SW1P 3BT
England
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