Planning

Sustainability & Climate Change Youth Focal Points (YFPs) programme

DEPARTMENT FOR EDUCATION

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Planning

19 Mar 2025 at 14:13

UK2 - Preliminary Market Engagement Notice
Summary of the contracting process

The Department for Education, located in London, UK, is in the planning stage of procuring services for the "Sustainability & Climate Change Youth Focal Points (YFPs) programme." This initiative falls under the industry category of administration services and has an estimated value of £60,000. Key dates to note include a due date for market engagement feedback by 2nd April 2025. The procurement will focus on engaging organisations capable of providing recruitment, support, and coaching for Youth Focal Points to ensure active youth participation in refreshing the Department's Sustainability and Climate Change Strategy, with the contract expected to start on 1st June 2025 and potentially extend until 31st May 2028.

This tender offers significant growth opportunities for businesses experienced in youth engagement, training, and support. Ideal contenders would be organisations with strong networks capable of designing and implementing national recruitment campaigns, providing coaching, and managing logistics and safeguarding for the Youth Focal Points. This is particularly suitable for SMEs and VCSEs, as the procurement requires close interaction with government officials and a robust understanding of developing youth-focused strategies in environmental sustainability. The engagement seeks to involve businesses that can effectively represent and support young ambassadors in contributing to critical policy developments within the Department for Education.

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Notice Information

Notice Title

Sustainability & Climate Change Youth Focal Points (YFPs) programme

Notice Description

The purpose of this notice is to seek insight from the market regarding a potential requirement relating to the provision of training and supports services for a Sustainability Youth Focal Point (YFP) scheme. The Department for Education's Sustainability and Climate Change Strategy was launched in April 2022 and was developed in conjunction with a wide range of stakeholders, including young people. The active voice of young people in creating, delivering and refreshing the DfE Strategy is vital to ensuring the department's actions and choices around climate education and sector sustainability are relevant to, and meet, the needs of children and young people. Fully engaging a diverse range of young people in our work is a ministerial priority and is supported across government. DfE's sustainability engagement with young people is currently delivered through two departmentally appointed Youth Focal Points. Following two successful years of the Sustainability Youth Focal Point (YFP) scheme, DfE is exploring its options regarding future cohorts of the scheme. We are seeking engagement from organisations able to provide the following services: 1) Design, develop and implement a national recruitment campaign to recruit and onboard three Youth Focal Points (aged between 18 and 24) ensuring safeguarding plans and appropriate DBS checks are in place to ensure young people's safety at all in-person and online events. 2) Actively support the Youth Focal Points in providing meaningful and representative youth input and scrutiny into the upcoming refresh of the DfE Strategy and its subsequent delivery 3) Provide coaching and guidance to the Youth Focal Points in: working with ministers, senior officials and government teams; attending domestic and international events (including COP); making effective use of, and expanding, their networks to represent a wide range of young voices; evaluating their impact and suggesting positive changes for future delivery of the YFP role. 4) Develop and facilitate a programme of engagements for the Youth Focal Points, including safeguarding and logistics. These engagements will include ministerial meetings and accompanying ministers on school visits and sector events, and proactive engagement with senior civil servants. 5) Have responsibility for submitting expense claims and other paperwork on behalf of the Youth Focal Points, ensuring such claims meet the terms and conditions of the contract and represent value for money. 6) Have the experience, networks and contacts necessary to support young people in being ambassadors for the Sustainability & Climate Change Strategy, sharing information with their networks and communities, and securing diverse and representative feedback from peers across England.

Planning Information

We are seeking feedback from the market in relation to several areas, which will help inform our requirement and procurement strategy. If you are interested in this opportunity, please contact us via craig.heatley@education.gov.uk Additional Note: This notice is for information only and is not a call for competition. The Department reserves the right not to enter a formal procurement process and not award contracts. Accordingly, the authority will not be liable for any bid cost, expenditure, work, or effort incurred by a provider in acting based on this notice. All future information will be issued to potential providers via the DfE eTendering Portal. Providers can access this system at: https://education.app.jaggaer.com for details of how to register and the terms of free registration.

Notice Details

Publication & Lifecycle

Open Contracting ID
ocds-h6vhtk-04ef19
Publication Source
Find A Tender Service
Latest Notice
https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/010166-2025
Current Stage
Planning
All Stages
Planning

Procurement Classification

Notice Type
UK2 - Preliminary Market Engagement Notice
Procurement Type
Standard
Procurement Category
Services
Procurement Method
Not Specified
Procurement Method Details
Not specified
Tender Suitability
SME, VCSE
Awardee Scale
Not specified

Common Procurement Vocabulary (CPV)

CPV Divisions

75 - Administration, defence and social security services

CPV Codes

75100000 - Administration services

Notice Value(s)

Tender Value
£50,000 Under £100K
Lots Value
Not specified
Awards Value
Not specified
Contracts Value
Not specified

Notice Dates

Publication Date
19 Mar 202511 months ago
Submission Deadline
Not specified
Future Notice Date
30 Apr 2025Expired
Award Date
Not specified
Contract Period
31 May 2025 - 31 May 2027 1-2 years
Recurrence
Not specified

Notice Status

Tender Status
Planning
Lots Status
Planning
Awards Status
Not Specified
Contracts Status
Not Specified

Buyer & Supplier

Contracting Authority (Buyer)

Main Buyer
DEPARTMENT FOR EDUCATION
Contact Name
Not specified
Contact Email
policyassurance.commercialqueries@education.gov.uk
Contact Phone
Not specified

Buyer Location

Locality
LONDON
Postcode
SW1P 3BT
Post Town
South West London
Country
England
Major Region (ITL 1)
TLI London
Basic Region (ITL 2)
TLI3 Inner London - West
Small Region (ITL 3)
TLI35 Westminster and City of London
Delivery Location
Not specified
Local Authority
Westminster
Electoral Ward
St James's
Westminster Constituency
Cities of London and Westminster

Further Information

Notice Documents

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