Award

Central London Careers Hub - Alternative Provision Additional Support

REED IN PARTNERSHIP LIMITED

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Award

25 Feb 2025 at 12:43

Tender

25 Nov 2024 at 13:27

Summary of the contracting process

REED IN PARTNERSHIP LIMITED is seeking a service provider for the "Central London Careers Hub - Alternative Provision Additional Support" procurement project. This opportunity falls under the Education and Training Services category and is located in Central London, UK. The procurement is currently at the award stage. Key dates for this tender include the expression of interest (EOI) closing date of 6th December 2024 and the contract period from 6th January 2025 to 25th July 2025. The open procurement method was used for this below-threshold procedure.

This tender presents a significant opportunity for businesses with a strong background in delivering impactful careers support, particularly for special educational needs and disabilities (SEND) students in alternative provision settings. It is ideal for organisations proficient in curriculum development, deep dive programme analysis, and careers strategy. The contract value is £40,000, and interested providers must be able to operate in Central London, with a preference for in-person delivery over remote solutions. SMEs and VCSEs are encouraged to apply, making it an excellent growth opportunity for businesses specialising in tailored educational support and career guidance services.

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Notice Title

Central London Careers Hub - Alternative Provision Additional Support

Notice Description

Reed in Partnership delivers the Central London Careers Hub, providing high-quality careers education to all young people. We are looking for a provider to enhance support for special educational needs & disabilities (SEND) students in alternative provision. The delivery period will be spring and summer terms of the 2024/2025 academic year, supporting 14 alternative provision settings. We are looking to work with a provider who will: 1.Take a whole school approach to careers education, make a positive impact on the Gatsby Benchmarks and improve the range of future roles young people in these settings consider. 2. Work with educators and careers leaders to create sustainable skills, knowledge and actions in supporting confident careers guidance education for SEND students. 3. Undertake a deep dive analysis of current programmes, to inform specialist careers strategy support and resources. 4. Deliver growth in the number and variety of employers engaging in careers programmes in these alternative provision settings. 5. Train educators and careers leaders to facilitate tailored programme delivery to support young people to achieve positive destinations. 6. Provide educators and careers leaders with frameworks, tools and resources to support students to build and demonstrate employability skills and knowledge. 7. Provide a quantitative and qualitative impact evaluation report and end of programme case studies. It is expected that the successful provider will deliver an in-person launch event to kick-start the programme. We are seeking expressions of interest (EOI) from: Organisations with credible experience and a demonstrable track record in delivering impactful careers support for educators and careers leaders in alternative provision settings. Providers must be able to deliver in Central London. A remote solution is not preferred. Please fully complete and submit the EOI by the closing date of Friday 6th December 2024 at 6pm. EOI Link is here: https://forms.office.com/e/svEnPjriRt Contact partner.network@reed.com should you have questions. For information on how we score our EOIs and work with partners, visit our website https://reedinpartnership.co.uk/partners/ Please note, this does not constitute an offer to work with your organisation, but is the first stage in our selection process. For organisations successful at EOI stage, we will undertake further due diligence and commercial pricing analysis to make our final selection of partners.

Publication & Lifecycle

Open Contracting ID
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Publication Source
Contracts Finder
Latest Notice
https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/ad0177bc-f02b-4bb2-beab-a999c0b751cc
Current Stage
Award
All Stages
Tender, Award

Procurement Classification

Notice Type
Award Notice
Procurement Type
Standard
Procurement Category
Services
Procurement Method
Open
Procurement Method Details
Open procedure (below threshold)
Tender Suitability
SME, VCSE
Awardee Scale
SME

Common Procurement Vocabulary (CPV)

CPV Divisions

80 - Education and training services


CPV Codes

80000000 - Education and training services

80100000 - Primary education services

80200000 - Secondary education services

80210000 - Technical and vocational secondary education services

80300000 - Higher education services

80310000 - Youth education services

80320000 - Medical education services

80330000 - Safety education services

80340000 - Special education services

80400000 - Adult and other education services

80410000 - Various school services

80420000 - E-learning services

80430000 - Adult-education services at university level

80490000 - Operation of an educational centre

80500000 - Training services

80510000 - Specialist training services

80520000 - Training facilities

80530000 - Vocational training services

80540000 - Environmental training services

80550000 - Safety training services

80560000 - Health and first-aid training services

80570000 - Personal development training services

80580000 - Provision of language courses

80590000 - Tutorial services

80600000 - Training services in defence and security materials

Notice Value(s)

Tender Value
Not specified
Lots Value
Not specified
Awards Value
£40,000 Under £100K
Contracts Value
Not specified

Notice Dates

Publication Date
25 Feb 202512 months ago
Submission Deadline
6 Dec 2024Expired
Future Notice Date
Not specified
Award Date
23 Dec 20241 years ago
Contract Period
27 Jan 2025 - 31 Aug 2025 6-12 months
Recurrence
Not specified

Notice Status

Tender Status
Complete
Lots Status
Not Specified
Awards Status
Active
Contracts Status
Not Specified

Contracting Authority (Buyer)

Main Buyer
REED IN PARTNERSHIP LIMITED
Contact Name
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Contact Email
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Contact Phone
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Buyer Location

Locality
LONDON
Postcode
WC2A 1DT
Post Town
Central London
Country
England

Major Region (ITL 1)
TLI London
Basic Region (ITL 2)
TLI3 Inner London - West
Small Region (ITL 3)
TLI36 Camden
Delivery Location
TLI London

Local Authority
Camden
Electoral Ward
Holborn & Covent Garden
Westminster Constituency
Holborn and St Pancras

Supplier Information

Number of Suppliers
1
Supplier Name

TALENTINO

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