Award

CPU6176 - Provision of Mentoring (Education) Services

NOTTINGHAM CITY COUNCIL

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Award

26 Feb 2025 at 07:53

Award Notice
Tender

30 Sep 2024 at 11:30

Tender Notice
Summary of the contracting process

Nottingham City Council has awarded a contract for the Provision of Mentoring (Education) Services to The Children's Society. This contract, under the tender ID NOTTCITY001-DN735959-21410518, falls under the industry category of community, social and personal services (CPV 98000000), with additional classifications in primary and secondary education services. The service will support 15-25 children in care per year, starting from 1st January 2025 until 31st July 2026, with potential extensions up to two additional years. Key dates include the original tender notice published on 30th September 2024, and the awarding of the contract on 31st December 2024. The contract's total estimated value is £179,166, covering the services to be delivered in Nottingham, England.

This tender presents significant opportunities for businesses specialising in educational mentoring and social care services, particularly those with experience in supporting children in care. Small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) and voluntary, community and social enterprises (VCSEs) are particularly encouraged to compete due to the stated suitability criteria. The open procurement method promotes healthy competition, providing an excellent growth opportunity for businesses that can deliver high-quality, bespoke mentoring services aimed at improving children's engagement in education and overall wellbeing.

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Notice Information

Notice Title

CPU6176 - Provision of Mentoring (Education) Services

Notice Description

The Authority is seeking to commission a service to provide high quality, mentoring support to 15-25 children in care per year, as identified by the Nottingham City Virtual School. The role of the Mentors will be to work directly with Service Users, as directed by the Virtual School, to improve their wellbeing and level of engagement in education, by planning and delivering activities appropriate and agreeable to the Service User's needs, aspirations and wishes. This service will be provided by one Provider. Nottingham City Virtual School is a statutory service that supports and monitors the education of children in care and previously looked-after children (Service Users), to champion the educational needs of these children and help them to achieve the best possible outcomes. The Virtual School provides advice and support to professionals working with Nottingham City children in care and children who reside in the Nottingham local authority area who have previously been looked-after. The Virtual School work closely with teachers, school governors, social workers, independent reviewing officers (IROs), parents and carers, and plays a strategic role in ensuring the corporate parenting responsibilities of the local authority are met, with regard to the education of children in care. The contract duration will from 1st January 2025 to the 31st July 2026, with a possible extension period/s of up to a further two years at the Authority's discretion. The contract value is estimated to be PS179,166 over the total length of the contract (including any extensions). This will be split as below: 1st January 2025 to the 31st July 2026 = PS79,166, split by * 1st January 2025 to the 31st July 2025 = PS29,166 * 1st August 2025 to the 31st July 2026 = PS50,000 1st August 2026 to the 31st July 2027 = PS50,000 (if contract extended) 1st August 2027 to the 31st July 2028 = PS50,000 (if contract extended). The current provider has stated they believe TUPE applies. Tenderers wishing to access the TUPE information provided to the Council will need to download and sign the agreement and return it to the Council via the messaging function on the e-procurement system NOTE: All Bidders should access the 'Messages' section of the e-procurement system on a regular basis to check for any clarifications issued on this project and/or any public exchange of information between interested parties, before final submission of their bid. It is the sole responsibility of bidders to do so. This is also the only method the Authority will receive to and respond to any clarifications. Please visit the Council's e-tendering system https://www.eastmidstenders.org where you can express interest and obtain the documents, (please note we will only accept expressions of interest through the e-tendering system). Please search for CPU6176.

Notice Details

Publication & Lifecycle

Open Contracting ID
ocds-b5fd17-a1152431-1574-4993-becc-6bae0aa2cdf7
Publication Source
Contracts Finder
Latest Notice
https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/65682e38-ed92-4f04-ad8c-61446ac6c3ee
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
Tender Suitability
SME, VCSE
Awardee Scale
Large

Common Procurement Vocabulary (CPV)

CPV Divisions

80 - Education and training services

98 - Other community, social and personal services

CPV Codes

80100000 - Primary education services

80200000 - Secondary education services

98000000 - Other community, social and personal services

Notice Value(s)

Tender Value
£179,166 £100K-£500K
Lots Value
Not specified
Awards Value
£179,166 £100K-£500K
Contracts Value
Not specified

Notice Dates

Publication Date
26 Feb 202512 months ago
Submission Deadline
4 Nov 2024Expired
Future Notice Date
Not specified
Award Date
31 Dec 20241 years ago
Contract Period
1 Jan 2025 - 31 Jul 2026 1-2 years
Recurrence
Not specified

Notice Status

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

Buyer & Supplier

Contracting Authority (Buyer)

Main Buyer
NOTTINGHAM CITY COUNCIL
Contact Name
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Contact Email
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Contact Phone
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Buyer Location

Locality
NOTTINGHAM
Postcode
NG2 3NG
Post Town
Nottingham
Country
England
Major Region (ITL 1)
TLF East Midlands (England)
Basic Region (ITL 2)
TLF1 Derbyshire and Nottinghamshire
Small Region (ITL 3)
TLF14 Nottingham
Delivery Location
TLC North East (England), TLD North West (England), TLF East Midlands (England), TLG West Midlands (England), TLH East (England), TLJ South East (England), TLK South West (England)
Local Authority
Nottingham
Electoral Ward
Castle
Westminster Constituency
Nottingham East

Supplier Information

Number of Suppliers
1
Supplier Name

THE CHILDREN'S SOCIETY

Further Information

Notice Documents

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