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title: "Careers Local Enterprise Grant Provider Framework"
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# Careers Local Enterprise Grant Provider Framework

Buyer: NOTTINGHAMSHIRE COUNTY COUNCIL  
Current stage: Award  
OCID: ocds-b5fd17-1e56a231-6c9c-499e-8c67-fbdd3e845266

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## Summary

The Nottinghamshire County Council has initiated the "Careers Local Enterprise Grant Provider Framework" tender, aimed at the education and training services sector. This procurement process, which is currently in the Award stage, allows for a total value of £1,574,000. The tender period concluded on 11th January 2017, with the contract scheduled to run from 1st March 2017 to 31st July 2018, covering the East Midlands area, specifically Derby City, Derbyshire, Nottingham City, and Nottinghamshire.

This opportunity is ideal for small to medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) and voluntary community sector enterprises (VCSEs) with expertise in engaging and supporting young people aged 15-19 at risk of becoming not in education, employment, or training (NEET). Providers will be tasked with delivering activities across four identified lots: Employability, Enterprise Activities, Employer Interactions, and Educational Institution Staff Development, thus creating a diverse range of opportunities for businesses focused on youth employability and community engagement.

## Notice

Nottinghamshire County Council (The Council) have been appointed the Managing Agent for the Careers Local Enterprise Grant (a D2N2 http://www.d2n2lep.org/ programme jointly funded by the European Social Fund (ESF) and the Skills Funding Agency (SFA)). T The Council wish to develop a framework of suitably qualified employability and enterprise Providers from which eligible Educational Institutions, (schools, specialist schools, academies, alternative learning centres, virtual schools and colleges) , will have PS10,000 to spend on Employability and Enterprise Activities to young people aged 15 - 19 who are at risk of being NEET in the D2N2 area The Providers will be expected to have a track record of success with the client group, take a creative approach to engaging disaffected young people and provide a range of activities which young people can actively participate in. The Council is expecting to appoint between 6 and 12 Providers on the framework, subject to providers meeting the minimum scoring threshold and providing a geographical spread across Derby City, Derbyshire, Nottingham City and Nottinghamshire The types of provision required has been split into four broad lots. Each lot will have number of activities associated with it and providers can bid for one, or as many as they feel they can deliver. It will be assumed that the Provider can deliver the activity in any Educational Institution located in the Derby City, Derbyshire, and Nottingham City and Nottinghamshire areas unless they indicate in their submission otherwise i.e. ( limited to a County, City or District etc.) The tender will be split into Lots as follows: Lot 1 Employability Lot 2 Enterprise Activities Lot 3 Employer Interactions Lot 4 Educational Institution Staff Development

## Key Details

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Publication source | Contracts Finder |
| Latest notice | https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/0392eeb5-be12-434c-89d5-1921dd597a9c |
| Notice type | Award Notice |
| Procurement type | Standard |
| Procurement category | Services |
| Procurement method | Open |
| Procurement method details | Open procedure |
| Tender suitability | SME, VCSE |
| Awardee scale | Large, SME |
| All stages | Award |

## Dates

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Publication date | 9 Mar 2017 |
| Submission deadline | 11 Jan 2017 |
| Future notice date | Not specified |
| Award date | 1 Mar 2017 |
| Contract period | 31 Mar 2017 - 1 Apr 2019 |
| Recurrence | Not specified |

## Values

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Tender value | £1,574,000 |
| Lots value | Not specified |
| Awards value | £1,500,000 |
| 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 | NOTTINGHAMSHIRE COUNTY COUNCIL |
| Locality | NOTTINGHAM |
| Post town | Nottingham |
| Postcode | NG2 7QP |
| Country | England |
| ITL 1 | TLF East Midlands (England) |
| ITL 2 | TLF1 Derbyshire and Nottinghamshire |
| ITL 3 | TLF16 South Nottinghamshire |
| Local authority | Rushcliffe |
| Electoral ward | Trent Bridge |
| Westminster constituency | Rushcliffe |
| Delivery location | TLF East Midlands (England) |

## Supplier

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Number of suppliers | 8 |
| Supplier names | BABINGTON BUSINESS COLLEGE; DERBY CITY COUNCIL (ENTERPRISE FOR EDUCATION, E4E; DERBYSHIRE EDUCATION BUSINESS PARTNERSHIP; GERARD LISTON (TRADING AS 'OBJECTIVE; IAG - DERBYSHIRE COUNTY COUNCIL - CHILDRENS SERVICES; IDEAS4CAREERS (UK; LEARN BY DESIGN; NOTTINGHAM & NOTTINGHAMSHIRE FUTURES |

## CPV Codes

### Divisions

- 80 - Education and training services

### Codes

- 80000000 - Education and training services

## Release History

- 9 Mar 2017 at 11:41 - Award - Award Notice - https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/0392eeb5-be12-434c-89d5-1921dd597a9c

## Documents

- https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/0392eeb5-be12-434c-89d5-1921dd597a9c
  9th March 2017 - Awarded contract notice on Contracts Finder
- https://procontract.due-north.com/Advert?advertId=f5b622e8-26b6-e611-8118-000c29c9ba21
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## Notice URLs

- http://www.d2n2lep.org/
- http://www.nottinghamshire.gov.uk

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