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title: "Employer Recruitment Services - Athlete Futures"
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# Employer Recruitment Services - Athlete Futures

Buyer: THE UNITED KINGDOM SPORTS COUNCIL  
Current stage: Tender  
OCID: ocds-b5fd17-9f90dfef-93b6-4d55-a2f2-1fb64520942d

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## Summary

The United Kingdom Sports Council is seeking tenders for the provision of Employer Recruitment Services as part of the Athlete Futures Network programme. This procurement is classified under recruitment services and is currently at the Tender stage. The tender was published on 1st April 2019, with a deadline for expressions of interest set for 15:00 on 23rd April 2019. The contract period is expected to start on 30th May 2019 and run until 1st December 2020. The event where these services will be utilised will likely take place in Autumn 2020, though the exact location within the UK is yet to be confirmed. The contract value is set at £15,000, and the procurement method is an open procedure below the EU threshold.

This tender presents valuable opportunities for businesses, especially those in the recruitment and employment services sector, to engage in supporting the career development of athletes transitioning to the workforce. Organisations capable of sourcing and recruiting suitable employers across various industries will find this an excellent chance to expand their network and enhance their business offerings. Small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) are particularly encouraged to participate, as this procurement invites competition from a diverse range of suppliers aimed at facilitating meaningful work opportunities for athletes throughout the UK.

## Notice

As part of the Athlete Futures Network programme, we commit periodically to running careers fairs and workshops for our athletes to enable them to engage with prospective employers who can provide meaningful work placements, work shadowing, part-time jobs and internships/apprenticeships. The Network also supports former World Class Programme (WCP) athletes who have already transitioned out of sport, whether in the recent past or some time ago. This means that a breadth of athletes attend all our events; some who need to fit career development in around training and competing and some who are already free to look for meaningful full-time career opportunities post-transition. In 2013 and 2016, following the London and Rio Games respectively, we did this on a large scale and in 2018, following the PyeongChang Winter Games, we ran four smaller Roadshow events at Elite Training Centres across the country. In 2020, following the Tokyo Games, we would like to repeat a larger scale event, comprising workshops, an athlete panel and most importantly, a careers fair. To this end, we will invite appropriate UK-based organisations who are able to provide development and work opportunities to the athletes who will be based all over the UK. UK Sport would now like to appoint an organisation to help source and recruit potential employers from a variety of industries to attend the Athlete Futures event in Autumn 2020. The location is still TBC, however it will likely be close to the centre of the UK. UK Sport now invites Tenders for the provision of Employer Recruitment Services for the Athlete Futures event ("the Services") in accordance with this ITT and the attached documents. As this process is conducted below the EU threshold for tenders there is no separate pre-qualification stage or questionnaire but potential suppliers are required to register their expression of interest in tendering in accordance with paragraph 5 below. Suppliers wishing to tender for the contract are requested to register their expression of interest by email to jess.pether@uksport.gov.uk and kate.palmer@uksport.gov.uk by 15:00 on 23 April 2019. Additional information: Suppliers wishing to tender for the contract are requested to register their expression of interest by email to jess.pether@uksport.gov.uk and kate.palmer@uksport.gov.uk by 15:00 on 23 April 2019.

## Key Details

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Publication source | Contracts Finder |
| Latest notice | https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/db87e32f-6f00-4dbb-b2ff-d4f4e1e5a31a |
| Notice type | Tender Notice |
| Procurement type | Standard |
| Procurement category | Goods |
| Procurement method | Open |
| Procurement method details | Open procedure (below threshold) |
| Tender suitability | SME |
| Awardee scale | Not specified |
| All stages | Tender |

## Dates

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Publication date | 1 Apr 2019 |
| Submission deadline | 23 Apr 2019 |
| Future notice date | Not specified |
| Award date | Not specified |
| Contract period | 29 May 2019 - 1 Dec 2020 |
| Recurrence | Not specified |

## Values

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Tender value | £15,000 |
| 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 | THE UNITED KINGDOM SPORTS COUNCIL |
| Locality | LONDON |
| Post town | Central London |
| Postcode | WC1B 3HF |
| Country | England |
| ITL 1 | TLI London |
| ITL 2 | TLI3 Inner London - West |
| ITL 3 | TLI36 Camden |
| Local authority | Camden |
| Electoral ward | Bloomsbury |
| Westminster constituency | Holborn and St Pancras |
| Delivery location | Not specified |

## CPV Codes

### Divisions

- 79 - Business services: law, marketing, consulting, recruitment, printing and security

### Codes

- 79600000 - Recruitment services

## Release History

- 1 Apr 2019 at 13:38 - Tender - Tender Notice - https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/db87e32f-6f00-4dbb-b2ff-d4f4e1e5a31a

## Documents

- https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/db87e32f-6f00-4dbb-b2ff-d4f4e1e5a31a
  1st April 2019 - Opportunity notice on Contracts Finder
- https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/Attachment/d5748d57-dc6d-49dd-90c3-0f181c738881

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