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title: "Central London Careers Hub - Alternative Provision Additional Support"
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# Central London Careers Hub - Alternative Provision Additional Support

Buyer: REED IN PARTNERSHIP LIMITED  
Current stage: Award  
OCID: ocds-b5fd17-1ba9cb5e-4dd3-4332-ab56-8e8f89ca8649

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## Summary

REED IN PARTNERSHIP LIMITED is seeking a service provider for the "Central London Careers Hub - Alternative Provision Additional Support" procurement project. This opportunity falls under the Education and Training Services category and is located in Central London, UK. The procurement is currently at the award stage. Key dates for this tender include the expression of interest (EOI) closing date of 6th December 2024 and the contract period from 6th January 2025 to 25th July 2025. The open procurement method was used for this below-threshold procedure.

This tender presents a significant opportunity for businesses with a strong background in delivering impactful careers support, particularly for special educational needs and disabilities (SEND) students in alternative provision settings. It is ideal for organisations proficient in curriculum development, deep dive programme analysis, and careers strategy. The contract value is £40,000, and interested providers must be able to operate in Central London, with a preference for in-person delivery over remote solutions. SMEs and VCSEs are encouraged to apply, making it an excellent growth opportunity for businesses specialising in tailored educational support and career guidance services.

## Notice

Reed in Partnership delivers the Central London Careers Hub, providing high-quality careers education to all young people. We are looking for a provider to enhance support for special educational needs & disabilities (SEND) students in alternative provision. The delivery period will be spring and summer terms of the 2024/2025 academic year, supporting 14 alternative provision settings. We are looking to work with a provider who will: 1.Take a whole school approach to careers education, make a positive impact on the Gatsby Benchmarks and improve the range of future roles young people in these settings consider. 2. Work with educators and careers leaders to create sustainable skills, knowledge and actions in supporting confident careers guidance education for SEND students. 3. Undertake a deep dive analysis of current programmes, to inform specialist careers strategy support and resources. 4. Deliver growth in the number and variety of employers engaging in careers programmes in these alternative provision settings. 5. Train educators and careers leaders to facilitate tailored programme delivery to support young people to achieve positive destinations. 6. Provide educators and careers leaders with frameworks, tools and resources to support students to build and demonstrate employability skills and knowledge. 7. Provide a quantitative and qualitative impact evaluation report and end of programme case studies. It is expected that the successful provider will deliver an in-person launch event to kick-start the programme. We are seeking expressions of interest (EOI) from: Organisations with credible experience and a demonstrable track record in delivering impactful careers support for educators and careers leaders in alternative provision settings. Providers must be able to deliver in Central London. A remote solution is not preferred. Please fully complete and submit the EOI by the closing date of Friday 6th December 2024 at 6pm. EOI Link is here: https://forms.office.com/e/svEnPjriRt Contact partner.network@reed.com should you have questions. For information on how we score our EOIs and work with partners, visit our website https://reedinpartnership.co.uk/partners/ Please note, this does not constitute an offer to work with your organisation, but is the first stage in our selection process. For organisations successful at EOI stage, we will undertake further due diligence and commercial pricing analysis to make our final selection of partners.

## Key Details

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Publication source | Contracts Finder |
| Latest notice | https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/ad0177bc-f02b-4bb2-beab-a999c0b751cc |
| Notice type | Award Notice |
| Procurement type | Standard |
| Procurement category | Services |
| Procurement method | Open |
| Procurement method details | Open procedure (below threshold) |
| Tender suitability | SME, VCSE |
| Awardee scale | SME |
| All stages | Tender, Award |

## Dates

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Publication date | 25 Feb 2025 |
| Submission deadline | 6 Dec 2024 |
| Future notice date | Not specified |
| Award date | 23 Dec 2024 |
| Contract period | 27 Jan 2025 - 31 Aug 2025 |
| Recurrence | Not specified |

## Values

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Tender value | Not specified |
| Lots value | Not specified |
| Awards value | £40,000 |
| Contracts value | Not specified |

## Status

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

## Buyer

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Main buyer | REED IN PARTNERSHIP LIMITED |
| Locality | LONDON |
| Post town | Central London |
| Postcode | WC2A 1DT |
| Country | England |
| ITL 1 | TLI London |
| ITL 2 | TLI3 Inner London - West |
| ITL 3 | TLI36 Camden |
| Local authority | Camden |
| Electoral ward | Holborn & Covent Garden |
| Westminster constituency | Holborn and St Pancras |
| Delivery location | TLI London |

## Supplier

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Number of suppliers | 1 |
| Supplier names | TALENTINO |

## CPV Codes

### Divisions

- 80 - Education and training services

### Codes

- 80000000 - Education and training services
- 80100000 - Primary education services
- 80200000 - Secondary education services
- 80210000 - Technical and vocational secondary education services
- 80300000 - Higher education services
- 80310000 - Youth education services
- 80320000 - Medical education services
- 80330000 - Safety education services
- 80340000 - Special education services
- 80400000 - Adult and other education services
- 80410000 - Various school services
- 80420000 - E-learning services
- 80430000 - Adult-education services at university level
- 80490000 - Operation of an educational centre
- 80500000 - Training services
- 80510000 - Specialist training services
- 80520000 - Training facilities
- 80530000 - Vocational training services
- 80540000 - Environmental training services
- 80550000 - Safety training services
- 80560000 - Health and first-aid training services
- 80570000 - Personal development training services
- 80580000 - Provision of language courses
- 80590000 - Tutorial services
- 80600000 - Training services in defence and security materials

## Release History

- 25 Feb 2025 at 12:43 - Award - Award Notice - https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/ad0177bc-f02b-4bb2-beab-a999c0b751cc
- 25 Nov 2024 at 13:27 - Tender - Tender Notice - https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/6711d1ca-3f9f-4a67-aa3a-ed7d93798c04

## Documents

- https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/ad0177bc-f02b-4bb2-beab-a999c0b751cc
  25th February 2025 - Awarded contract notice on Contracts Finder
- https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/6711d1ca-3f9f-4a67-aa3a-ed7d93798c04
  25th November 2024 - Opportunity notice on Contracts Finder

## Notice URLs

- https://forms.office.com/e/svEnPjriRt
- https://reedinpartnership.co.uk/partners/

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