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title: "Exploring Enterprise: Schools Activity"
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buyer: "WEST YORKSHIRE COMBINED AUTHORITY"
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# Exploring Enterprise: Schools Activity

Buyer: WEST YORKSHIRE COMBINED AUTHORITY  
Current stage: Tender  
OCID: ocds-b5fd17-13650b2f-e01e-4b24-a6c4-b02735635150

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## Summary

The West Yorkshire Combined Authority has issued a tender titled "Exploring Enterprise: Schools Activity" for the provision of education and training services. This procurement opportunity aims to create career pathways for young people looking to start their own businesses after leaving school. The tender, located in Yorkshire and the Humber, is in the Open stage with a tender deadline of 27th July 2023 and a contract period from 29th September 2023 to 28th September 2024.

This tender presents an opportunity for businesses specializing in education and training services, particularly those focused on technical, vocational, and secondary education, as well as career guidance services. Small and medium enterprises (SMEs) and voluntary, community, and social enterprise (VCSE) organisations are well-suited to compete for this contract, which is part of the services category procurement method using an Open procedure.

## Notice

The Combined Authority is seeking innovative responses to address an existing gap in provision to provide a career pathway for young people who wish to set up their own business (go freelance or self-employed) once they leave school. The programme will reach a maximum of 12,000 young people and will include up to 80 enterprise projects across educational institutions.

## Key Details

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Publication source | Contracts Finder |
| Latest notice | https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/b6583d10-a2f7-4d78-9722-ba512210a59f |
| Notice type | Tender Notice |
| Procurement type | Standard |
| Procurement category | Services |
| Procurement method | Open |
| Procurement method details | Open procedure |
| Tender suitability | SME, VCSE |
| Awardee scale | Not specified |
| All stages | Tender |

## Dates

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Publication date | 29 Jun 2023 |
| Submission deadline | 27 Jul 2023 |
| Future notice date | Not specified |
| Award date | Not specified |
| Contract period | 28 Sep 2023 - 28 Sep 2024 |
| Recurrence | Not specified |

## Values

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Tender value | Not specified |
| Lots value | Not specified |
| Awards value | Not specified |
| Contracts value | Not specified |

## Status

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Tender status | Active |
| Lots status | Not specified |
| Awards status | Not specified |
| Contracts status | Not specified |

## Buyer

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Main buyer | WEST YORKSHIRE COMBINED AUTHORITY |
| Locality | LEEDS |
| Post town | Leeds |
| Postcode | LS1 2DE |
| Country | England |
| ITL 1 | TLE Yorkshire and The Humber |
| ITL 2 | TLE4 West Yorkshire |
| ITL 3 | TLE42 Leeds |
| Local authority | Leeds |
| Electoral ward | Little London & Woodhouse |
| Westminster constituency | Leeds Central and Headingley |
| Delivery location | TLE Yorkshire and The Humber |

## CPV Codes

### Divisions

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

### Codes

- 79634000 - Career guidance services
- 80000000 - Education and training services
- 80200000 - Secondary education services
- 80210000 - Technical and vocational secondary education services
- 80211000 - Technical secondary education services
- 80212000 - Vocational secondary education services
- 80310000 - Youth education services

## Release History

- 29 Jun 2023 at 14:49 - Tender - Tender Notice - https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/b6583d10-a2f7-4d78-9722-ba512210a59f

## Documents

- https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/b6583d10-a2f7-4d78-9722-ba512210a59f
  29th June 2023 - Opportunity notice on Contracts Finder
- https://uk.eu-supply.com/app/rfq/rwlentrance_s.asp?PID=68221&B=UK
  Additional data
- https://uk.eu-supply.com/ctm/Company/CompanyInformation/Index/103257
  User / Company

## Notice URLs

- https://www.westyorks-ca.gov.uk

## Provenance

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