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title: "19-21 Labour Market Sessions for School Year 9 - Aspire to HE (Award)"
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# 19-21 Labour Market Sessions for School Year 9 - Aspire to HE (Award)

Buyer: UNIVERSITY OF WOLVERHAMPTON  
Current stage: Award  
OCID: ocds-b5fd17-49b8fcec-a5dc-408b-a2a4-6ec4a197bb30

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## Summary

The University of Wolverhampton is seeking contractors for the "19-21 Labour Market Sessions for School Year 9 - Aspire to HE" project, aimed at enhancing educational outreach for students from disadvantaged backgrounds in the Black Country and Telford and Wrekin areas. This opportunity is classified under education and training services, with a total contract value of £58,500. The procurement process has reached the Award stage, with the project scheduled to commence on 1st July 2019 and continue until 31st July 2020. The tender period closed on 31st May 2019.

This tender presents significant opportunities for small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) and voluntary community & social enterprises (VCSEs) specialising in educational services, youth engagement, or training delivery. Businesses with experience in school environments, compliance with safeguarding protocols, and the ability to provide engaging educational content will be particularly well-suited to compete. The successful implementation of this project may enhance visibility and partnerships for organisations dedicated to supporting disadvantaged students' access to higher education.

## Notice

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. Details of Provision This opportunity will be offered to the Year 9 year groups, across 39 of our partner schools who are based around the Black Country and Telford and Wrekin, within the academic year 2019/2020 (September 2019 - July 2020).The contractor will deliver an intervention that explores employability and labour market information that is made relevant, engaging and accessible, to the target group of Year 9 students.

## Key Details

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Publication source | Contracts Finder |
| Latest notice | https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/d9f3a8c9-e2d6-4933-8355-f3c6c65d9657 |
| 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 | Large |
| All stages | Tender, Award |

## Dates

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Publication date | 2 Aug 2019 |
| Submission deadline | 3 Jun 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 | £58,500 |
| Lots value | Not specified |
| Awards value | £58,500 |
| 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 | 2 |
| Supplier names | EDUCATION BUSINESS PARTNERSHIP; TELFORD & WREKIN COUNCIL |

## CPV Codes

### Divisions

- 80 - Education and training services

### Codes

- 80000000 - Education and training services

## Release History

- 2 Aug 2019 at 10:58 - Award - Award Notice - https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/d9f3a8c9-e2d6-4933-8355-f3c6c65d9657
- 9 May 2019 at 10:47 - Tender - Tender Notice - https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/68c3a81c-3935-4fa9-8404-de7f86138c62

## Documents

- https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/d9f3a8c9-e2d6-4933-8355-f3c6c65d9657
  2nd August 2019 - Awarded contract notice on Contracts Finder
- https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/68c3a81c-3935-4fa9-8404-de7f86138c62
  9th May 2019 - Opportunity notice on Contracts Finder
- https://wlv.bravosolution.co.uk/
  UoW electronic portal
- https://www.wlv.ac.uk
  University of Wolverhampton

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