--- title: "Outdoor education - support and guidance services for off-site activities and educational visits" ocid: "ocds-b5fd17-6c84ead4-3d95-4eb8-9b18-8dcb6ca8c62b" canonical_url: "https://d3tenders.com/contract/?ocid=ocds-b5fd17-6c84ead4-3d95-4eb8-9b18-8dcb6ca8c62b" markdown_url: "https://d3tenders.com/contract/ocds-b5fd17-6c84ead4-3d95-4eb8-9b18-8dcb6ca8c62b.md" json_url: "https://d3tenders.com/contract/ocds-b5fd17-6c84ead4-3d95-4eb8-9b18-8dcb6ca8c62b.json" source: "Contracts Finder" current_stage: "Tender" buyer: "PORTSMOUTH CITY COUNCIL" published: "2023-11-27" --- # Outdoor education - support and guidance services for off-site activities and educational visits Buyer: PORTSMOUTH CITY COUNCIL Current stage: Tender OCID: ocds-b5fd17-6c84ead4-3d95-4eb8-9b18-8dcb6ca8c62b [View canonical contract page](https://d3tenders.com/contract/?ocid=ocds-b5fd17-6c84ead4-3d95-4eb8-9b18-8dcb6ca8c62b) [Download OCDS JSON](https://d3tenders.com/contract/ocds-b5fd17-6c84ead4-3d95-4eb8-9b18-8dcb6ca8c62b.json) ## Summary The Portsmouth City Council is seeking providers for outdoor education support and guidance services in Portsmouth. The tender is valued at approximately £20,000 per annum and involves ensuring compliance with health and safety legislation for educational activities. Interested economic operators can express their interest via the Council's e-sourcing system InTend. The deadline for tender submissions is 18th December 2023, with the contract period scheduled to start on 1st September 2024 and potentially extend for up to 6 years. This tender by the Portsmouth City Council presents an opportunity for service providers in the education and training industry to engage with Portsmouth schools for off-site activities. Businesses offering educational support services and guidance are well-suited to compete for this contract. The procurement method used is a restricted procedure, and the Council aims to only invite providers who express interest in the PIN stage to submit tenders, facilitating a targeted and competitive selection process. ## Notice The Council currently have a contract in place for the delivery of Outdoor Education Guidance Services in Portsmouth. This contract is due to end on the 31st August 2024 and is valued IRO PS20,000 per annum. The contract provides advice and support services for outdoor educational activities ensuring compliance with Portsmouth City Council's (the 'Council') duties under health and safety legislation. The service is used by Portsmouth Local Authority maintained and Academy schools via a Traded Service. There is a 92% take up across Portsmouth schools. There are more than 2,800 visits organised by Portsmouth schools every year, with over 70,000 participants. The purpose of this Prior Information Notice (PIN) is to engage with the market to obtain a better understanding of the level of interest from potential providers in delivering this service. We are also using the opportunity to share a top-level service specification and ask interested providers to comment on our requirements. Any information a provider shares could be used to assist drafting our final specification in support of any tender activity. The Council are using this PIN as a call for competition in accordance with regulation 26(9) and regulation 48(5) to (7) of the Public Contract Regulations 2015. The PIN will be published via Find a Tender Service (FTS) on the same day that this is published on the Council's e-sourcing system InTend. Interested economic operators are invited to express their interest, and only those providers who express an interest will be invited to tender. Following this process (PIN), those who have responded to the PIN will be invited to tender via the Council's e-sourcing system InTend. The contract will be awarded using a restricted procedure without further publication of a call for competition. The new contract will run for initial period of 3 years with the facility to extend for a further 3 years, 6 years in total, subject to performance and agreement of both parties and in increments to be agreed. Additional information: Portsmouth City Council is currently in the process of consulting with the market via the publication of a Prior Information Notice (PIN) for the following project - Outdoor education - support and guidance services for off-site activities and educational visits Interested providers should note that the council are using the PIN as a Call For Competition, with only those responding to the PIN being invited to the tender stage. The full details and ability to express an interest will be via our e-sourcing system Intend. This filepath will take you to the relevant area of Intend, https://in-tendhost.co.uk/portsmouthcc/aspx/Tenders/Current Once on the page you can either scroll down or use the search function to find the relevant project. Should you have any problems with the above link, please contact us on 023 9268 8235 or email: procurement@portsmouthcc.gov.uk Is a Recurrent Procurement Type? : No ## Key Details | Field | Value | | --- | --- | | Publication source | Contracts Finder | | Latest notice | https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/acbe9a07-a3df-452a-bbee-053c794727b0 | | Notice type | Tender Notice | | Procurement type | Standard | | Procurement category | Services | | Procurement method | Not Specified | | Procurement method details | Other - | | Tender suitability | Not specified | | Awardee scale | Not specified | | All stages | Tender | ## Dates | Field | Value | | --- | --- | | Publication date | 27 Nov 2023 | | Submission deadline | 18 Dec 2023 | | Future notice date | Not specified | | Award date | Not specified | | Contract period | 1 Sep 2024 - 31 Aug 2027 | | 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 | PORTSMOUTH CITY COUNCIL | | Locality | HAMPSHIRE | | Post town | Portsmouth | | Postcode | PO1 2AL | | Country | England | | ITL 1 | TLJ South East (England) | | ITL 2 | TLJ3 Hampshire and Isle of Wight | | ITL 3 | TLJ31 Portsmouth | | Local authority | Portsmouth | | Electoral ward | Charles Dickens | | Westminster constituency | Portsmouth South | | Delivery location | TLJ South East (England) | ## CPV Codes ### Divisions - 80 - Education and training services ### Codes - 80000000 - Education and training services - 80500000 - Training services ## Release History - 27 Nov 2023 at 17:27 - Tender - Tender Notice - https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/acbe9a07-a3df-452a-bbee-053c794727b0 ## Documents - https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/acbe9a07-a3df-452a-bbee-053c794727b0 27th November 2023 - Opportunity notice on Contracts Finder - https://in-tendhost.co.uk/portsmouthcc/aspx/ Additional information on how to apply for this contract ## Notice URLs - https://in-tendhost.co.uk/portsmouthcc/aspx/Tenders/Current ## Provenance This Markdown file is an alternate public rendering of the D3 Tenders contract record. 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