--- title: "19-20 Development of Soft Skills for School Year 10 - Aspire to HE" ocid: "ocds-b5fd17-2ff3c100-ebbd-448c-8887-697f6444d54a" canonical_url: "https://d3tenders.com/contract/?ocid=ocds-b5fd17-2ff3c100-ebbd-448c-8887-697f6444d54a" markdown_url: "https://d3tenders.com/contract/ocds-b5fd17-2ff3c100-ebbd-448c-8887-697f6444d54a.md" json_url: "https://d3tenders.com/contract/ocds-b5fd17-2ff3c100-ebbd-448c-8887-697f6444d54a.json" source: "Contracts Finder" current_stage: "Award" buyer: "UNIVERSITY OF WOLVERHAMPTON" published: "2019-08-05" --- # 19-20 Development of Soft Skills for School Year 10 - Aspire to HE Buyer: UNIVERSITY OF WOLVERHAMPTON Current stage: Award OCID: ocds-b5fd17-2ff3c100-ebbd-448c-8887-697f6444d54a [View canonical contract page](https://d3tenders.com/contract/?ocid=ocds-b5fd17-2ff3c100-ebbd-448c-8887-697f6444d54a) [Download OCDS JSON](https://d3tenders.com/contract/ocds-b5fd17-2ff3c100-ebbd-448c-8887-697f6444d54a.json) ## Summary The University of Wolverhampton is seeking suppliers for a tender titled "19-20 Development of Soft Skills for School Year 10 - Aspire to HE," which falls under the education and training services category. The procurement process is currently at the Award stage, with the contract valued at £47,151. This initiative aims to foster the development of essential soft skills among Year 10 pupils across up to 39 partner schools located in the Black Country and Telford and Wrekin. The contract period will commence on 1st July 2019 and conclude on 31st July 2020, with a tender submission deadline of 31st May 2019. This tender presents significant growth potential for small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) and voluntary, community, and social enterprises (VCSEs) that specialise in educational services, particularly those experienced in working within school environments. These businesses will need to demonstrate established relationships with the education sector, comply with safeguarding standards, and have a turnover exceeding £50,000 per annum to qualify for bidding. The opportunity not only allows for direct service provision but also enhances community support and educational outreach by empowering disadvantaged students. ## Notice The University of Wolverhampton holds the Aspire to HE (Higher Education), National Collaborative Outreach Programme (NCOP) contract with the Office for Students which funds the NCOP programme - 'the Project' or 'Programme'. 'Aspire to HE' is a partner-based consortium which will deliver sustained, progressive, intensive outreach activity to targeted cohorts of learners (years 9 to 13) in identified Wards to increase the numbers of students from disadvantaged backgrounds entering Higher Education. The measure of success is the progression of young people onto courses of prescribed Higher Education. The key aim is to increase the rate of young participation in HE in the target Wards: 'young participation' is defined as the proportion of the cohort that enters HE at both 18 and 19 years of age. This Contract provision will be offered to all year 10 pupils, across up to 39 partner schools who are based in the Black Country and Telford and Wrekin, within the academic year 2019/2020 (September 2019 - July 2020). The intervention that is delivered will provide pupils with an opportunity to develop in a range of soft skill areas this may include; communication skills, critical thinking, positive attitude and is to support pupils in the development of soft skills and build their confidence towards making an informed ambitious decision for their future and sustain their place on that pathway. There were a number of Mandatory Requirements as part of this tender process, the Contractor met all mandatory requirements. ## Key Details | Field | Value | | --- | --- | | Publication source | Contracts Finder | | Latest notice | https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/2865fbb4-61a8-407c-b394-d94e23063ce1 | | Notice type | Award Notice | | Procurement type | Standard | | Procurement category | Services | | Procurement method | Direct | | Procurement method details | Single tender action (below threshold) | | Tender suitability | SME, VCSE | | Awardee scale | SME | | All stages | Tender, Award | ## Dates | Field | Value | | --- | --- | | Publication date | 5 Aug 2019 | | Submission deadline | 31 May 2019 | | Future notice date | Not specified | | Award date | 13 Jun 2019 | | Contract period | 30 Jun 2019 - 31 Jul 2020 | | Recurrence | Not specified | ## Values | Field | Value | | --- | --- | | Tender value | £47,151 | | Lots value | Not specified | | Awards value | £47,151 | | 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 | UNIVERSITY OF WOLVERHAMPTON | | Locality | WOLVERHAMPTON | | Post town | Wolverhampton | | Postcode | WV1 1AD | | Country | England | | ITL 1 | TLG West Midlands (England) | | ITL 2 | TLG3 West Midlands | | ITL 3 | TLG39 Wolverhampton | | Local authority | Wolverhampton | | Electoral ward | St Peters | | Westminster constituency | Wolverhampton West | | Delivery location | TLG West Midlands (England) | ## Supplier | Field | Value | | --- | --- | | Number of suppliers | 1 | | Supplier names | POSITIVELY MAD - POSTIIVELY MAKING A DIFFERENCE | ## CPV Codes ### Divisions - 80 - Education and training services ### Codes - 80000000 - Education and training services ## Release History - 5 Aug 2019 at 14:09 - Award - Award Notice - https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/2865fbb4-61a8-407c-b394-d94e23063ce1 - 8 May 2019 at 16:14 - TenderAmendment - Tender Notice - https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/83961171-eb9f-4d0a-ac5e-93790c014325 - 8 May 2019 at 16:09 - Tender - Tender Notice - https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/83961171-eb9f-4d0a-ac5e-93790c014325 ## Documents - https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/2865fbb4-61a8-407c-b394-d94e23063ce1 5th August 2019 - Awarded contract notice on Contracts Finder - https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/83961171-eb9f-4d0a-ac5e-93790c014325 8th May 2019 - Opportunity notice on Contracts Finder - https://wlv.bravosolution.co.uk/ electronic portal ## Provenance This Markdown file is an alternate public rendering of the D3 Tenders contract record. 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