Tender

NCS Recommissioning Programme - Recruitment Partner

NATIONAL CITIZEN SERVICE

This public procurement record has 2 releases in its history.

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15 Oct 2018 at 16:02

Tender Notice
Tender

21 Sep 2018 at 13:13

Tender Notice
Summary of the contracting process

The National Citizen Service (NCS) Trust is procuring a Recruitment Partner under the NCS Recommissioning Programme. This tender, currently in the planning stage, aims to engage three regional partners to provide Field Sales services across London, the South West, and the North East of England. The contract term extends up to 78 months, starting from July 2019, with the first delivery anticipated in Summer 2020. Interested suppliers must respond to this specific procurement process, which uses a selective procurement method, with key dates including a tender end date of 31st October 2018.

This procurement presents significant opportunities for businesses involved in youth education services and recruitment. Companies that specialise in field sales, relationship management with educational institutions, and community outreach would be particularly well-suited to compete. The total estimated value for the contracts ranges between £4.8 million and £37 million, encompassing potential growth through up to two optional contract extensions, thus appealing to both small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) and voluntary, community, and social enterprises (VCSEs).

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Notice Information

Notice Title

NCS Recommissioning Programme - Recruitment Partner

Notice Description

The National Citizen Service ('NCS') Trust ('the Trust') is a not-for-profit social enterprise established to shape, support, champion and lead a thriving National Citizen Service. The NCS programme is a once in a lifetime experience for young people aged 16-17 with four phases - Adventure, Discovery, Social Action and Extension. NCS Trust is implementing a new service delivery model across nine regions via a combination of Direct and Indirect contracting models, running a number of procurements to replace the current supplier contracts. This procurement is seeking three regional Recruitment Partners to provide Field Sales services in three Direct regions throughout England (London, South West, North East). Responsibilities include: - Plan, manage and deliver the overall recruitment strategy - Establish and build strong relationships with schools, college and non-school channels - Field sales (recruitment ) and sign-up of Young People to the Programme. The Contract Term is up to seventy eight (78) months and includes three programme delivery years with two optional one year extensions. Contracts are anticipated to commence in July 2019, with the first delivery period in Summer 2020. If the two optional extension years are exercised, final payments will be made up to December 2025. Estimated Contract values: 1. London - PS1.8M to PS20M 2. South West - PS2M to PS11M 3. North East - PS1M to PS6M The estimated values include the two optional extensions and are not guarantees of expenditure. The Trust considers that the actual costs of the Contract may be less than the maximum value set out here. Potential Supplier's are only permitted to respond to the NCS Recommissioning Programme - Recruitment Partner procurement OR the Delivery Partner procurement. Additional information: The contracts to be awarded by the Trust under this procurement exercise will be subject to the 'light touch regime' pursuant to Regulations 74 to 76 of the Public Contracts Regulations 2015 (the 'PCR 2015') and as a result the PCR 2015 apply as limited to those provisions. The estimated contract values are the maximum estimated value for all Lots and includes the two optional extension years. The total estimated contract values for all Lots is anticipated to be between PS4.8M and PS37M. These estimated values are not guaranteed expenditure, and the Trust considers that the actual costs of the Contract may be less than the maximum value set out here. Procurement documents including details of the procurement process, evaluation criteria and key dates are available via the e-sourcing portal, Bravo. Interested parties should register on Bravo to access documents via the URL below.

Notice Details

Publication & Lifecycle

Open Contracting ID
ocds-b5fd17-afc39d28-a4de-4d84-baf5-409a0336f01d
Publication Source
Contracts Finder
Latest Notice
https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/11e73a3b-abc8-449a-a106-fed5cd51813a
Current Stage
Tender
All Stages
Tender

Procurement Classification

Notice Type
Tender Notice
Procurement Type
Standard
Procurement Category
Services
Procurement Method
Selective
Procurement Method Details
Restricted procedure (above threshold)
Tender Suitability
SME, VCSE
Awardee Scale
Not specified

Common Procurement Vocabulary (CPV)

CPV Divisions

80 - Education and training services

CPV Codes

80310000 - Youth education services

Notice Value(s)

Tender Value
£1,000,000 £1M-£10M
Lots Value
Not specified
Awards Value
Not specified
Contracts Value
Not specified

Notice Dates

Publication Date
15 Oct 20187 years ago
Submission Deadline
31 Oct 2018Expired
Future Notice Date
Not specified
Award Date
Not specified
Contract Period
30 Jun 2019 - 31 Dec 2025 Over 5 years
Recurrence
Not specified

Notice Status

Tender Status
Cancelled
Lots Status
Not Specified
Awards Status
Not Specified
Contracts Status
Not Specified

Buyer & Supplier

Contracting Authority (Buyer)

Main Buyer
NATIONAL CITIZEN SERVICE
Contact Name
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Contact Email
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Contact Phone
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Buyer Location

Locality
LONDON
Postcode
W14 8DG
Post Town
West London
Country
England
Major Region (ITL 1)
TLI London
Basic Region (ITL 2)
TLI3 Inner London - West
Small Region (ITL 3)
TLI33 Kensington & Chelsea and Hammersmith & Fulham
Delivery Location
TLC North East (England), TLI London, TLK South West (England)
Local Authority
Hammersmith and Fulham
Electoral Ward
Avonmore
Westminster Constituency
Hammersmith and Chiswick

Further Information

Notice Documents

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