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NCS Trust Quality Assessments

NATIONAL CITIZEN SERVICE

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22 Feb 2021 at 22:56

Summary of the contracting process

The National Citizen Service (NCS) is conducting a tender for "NCS Trust Quality Assessments," falling under the category of performance review services within the public services sector. This procurement is currently in the active phase, with a submission deadline set for 24 March 2021. The contract period will start on 19 April 2021 and will run until 31 March 2022, with an option for two 12-month extensions. The assessments will take place across various delivery addresses in the UK and are being managed through an open procurement method, allowing broad competition.

This tender presents significant opportunities for businesses that specialise in quality assurance and auditing services, particularly those with experience in educational or public sector assessments. Companies that can deliver high-quality observational data, feedback, and coaching to enhance programme delivery will be well-positioned to compete. The NCS Trust is looking for organisations capable of contributing to the continuous improvement of their services, making this an ideal opportunity for firms eager to expand their footprint within the public sector.

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Notice Title

NCS Trust Quality Assessments

Notice Description

NCS Trust uses third party organisations to assess NCS Trust's delivery partners to ensure NCS activities are consistently being delivered safely and to a high standard. Currently the NCS Trust assesses partners for Quality Assurance purposes and for Health & Safety compliance (including safeguarding). As NCS programmes and activities expand, we add new service lines and numbers of participants increase, there is a growing importance on ensuring quality, consistency and continuous improvement. To ensure NCS Trust is able to assess the quality of delivery to the level of detail, scrutiny and scale required, the NCS Trust requires a specialist organisation to undertake quality assurance assessments, a service which has matured since its inception.

Lot Information

Lot 1

Conduct assessments in line with the Programme Quality Framework (PQF) and support in reviews and it's future developments provide the NCS network with high quality observational data on delivery of NCS activities that will be in the form of: verbal feedback to providers during/after the assessment and in a formal written report that is shared with the Trust and relevant Managing Partner provide the NCS Trust with a summary report at the end of assessment cycles that identify key trends and observations Support continuous improvement of NCS services across the network through feedback and coaching during assessments and identifying best practice and improvement trends nationally The Requirements for the Services that Bidders are to meet are described in full in Schedule B (Specification) provided as part of the ITT.

Renewal: option of 2 extension periods of 12 months each

Publication & Lifecycle

Open Contracting ID
ocds-h6vhtk-029530
Publication Source
Find A Tender Service
Latest Notice
https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/003528-2021
Current Stage
Tender
All Stages
Tender

Procurement Classification

Notice Type
Tender Notice
Procurement Type
Standard
Procurement Category
Services
Procurement Method
Open
Procurement Method Details
Open procedure
Tender Suitability
Not specified
Awardee Scale
Not specified

Common Procurement Vocabulary (CPV)

CPV Divisions

79 - Business services: law, marketing, consulting, recruitment, printing and security


CPV Codes

79212000 - Auditing services

79313000 - Performance review services

Notice Value(s)

Tender Value
Not specified
Lots Value
Not specified
Awards Value
Not specified
Contracts Value
Not specified

Notice Dates

Publication Date
22 Feb 20215 years ago
Submission Deadline
24 Mar 2021Expired
Future Notice Date
Not specified
Award Date
Not specified
Contract Period
18 Apr 2021 - 31 Mar 2022 6-12 months
Recurrence
Not specified

Notice Status

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

Contracting Authority (Buyer)

Main Buyer
NATIONAL CITIZEN SERVICE
Contact Name
Not specified
Contact Email
procurement@ncstrust.org.uk
Contact Phone
+44 8001978010

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
Not specified

Local Authority
Hammersmith and Fulham
Electoral Ward
Avonmore
Westminster Constituency
Hammersmith and Chiswick

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