Tender

Provision of Trust Careers Guidance

NORTH EAST LEARNING TRUST

This public procurement record has 2 releases in its history.

TenderCancellation

12 Aug 2025 at 17:18

Tender

23 May 2025 at 11:24

Summary of the contracting process

The procurement process for "Provision of Trust Careers Guidance" by the North East Learning Trust, a sub-central public authority based in Peterlee, UK, focused on securing a sole provider for careers guidance services across their schools. Initially commenced with an open procedure, this procurement aimed to streamline services provided by multiple companies across various regions including UKC, UKD, and UKJ. The tender, classified under the career guidance services industry, had crucial dates such as the tender submission deadline on 17th June 2025 and an anticipated contract period from 1st September 2025 to 31st August 2028. However, due to budget and timescale constraints, this tender was cancelled as of 12th August 2025.

This tender presented a valuable opportunity for service providers specialising in educational and career guidance to expand their market reach by consolidating service provision across multiple academic institutions. Ideal candidates for this proposal would have been businesses experienced in student career guidance with the capability to cover a broad geographical range and demonstrate compliance with recognised standards such as the Quality in Careers Standard. The involvement in such contracts could offer long-term growth potential, given the possibility of renewals and the need for strategic support in aligning educational outcomes with career opportunities.

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Notice Title

Provision of Trust Careers Guidance

Notice Description

2.1. As a multi-academy trust we currently have two companies providing impartial, one-to-one careers guidance to our students (in line with the stipulation of Gatsby Benchmark 8). These companies also support our whole school CEIAG provision within our secondary schools. We are looking to streamline provision further by acquiring one Trust provider. 2.2. We are looking to continue to support in the delivery of impartial careers guidance to all students within KS3-5 enabling students to make appropriate and informed decisions about their futures. To provide operational and strategic support for the delivery of the careers. 2.3. We are looking for a programme within schools for Career Leads to assist in the acquisition of the Quality in Careers Standard for all secondary schools. The successful bidder would have to have scope to demonstrate their ability to meet the geographical spread of all NELT schools.

Lot Information

Lot 1

Renewal: 2 year extension available on a annual review basis

Publication & Lifecycle

Open Contracting ID
ocds-h6vhtk-05221a
Publication Source
Find A Tender Service
Latest Notice
https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/048208-2025
Current Stage
Tender
All Stages
Tender

Procurement Classification

Notice Type
UK12 - Procurement Termination Notice
Procurement Type
Standard
Procurement Category
Services
Procurement Method
Open
Procurement Method Details
Open procedure
Tender Suitability
SME, VCSE
Awardee Scale
Not specified

Common Procurement Vocabulary (CPV)

CPV Divisions

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


CPV Codes

79634000 - Career guidance services

Notice Value(s)

Tender Value
£500,000 £500K-£1M
Lots Value
£500,000 £500K-£1M
Awards Value
Not specified
Contracts Value
Not specified

Notice Dates

Publication Date
12 Aug 20256 months ago
Submission Deadline
17 Jun 2025Expired
Future Notice Date
Not specified
Award Date
Not specified
Contract Period
31 Aug 2025 - 31 Aug 2028 3-4 years
Recurrence
Not specified

Notice Status

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

Contracting Authority (Buyer)

Main Buyer
NORTH EAST LEARNING TRUST
Additional Buyers

MISSING

Contact Name
Not specified
Contact Email
procurement@nelt.co.uk
Contact Phone
Not specified

Buyer Location

Locality
PETERLEE
Postcode
SR8 1AU
Post Town
Sunderland
Country
England

Major Region (ITL 1)
TLC North East (England)
Basic Region (ITL 2)
TLC4 Northumberland, Durham and Tyne & Wear
Small Region (ITL 3)
TLC41 Durham
Delivery Location
TLC North East (England), TLD North West (England), TLE Yorkshire and The Humber, TLF East Midlands (England), TLG West Midlands (England), TLH East (England), TLI London, TLJ South East (England), TLK South West (England)

Local Authority
County Durham
Electoral Ward
Passfield
Westminster Constituency
Easington

Further Information

Notice Documents

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