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title: "NCS Trust Quality Assessments"
ocid: "ocds-h6vhtk-029530"
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buyer: "NATIONAL CITIZEN SERVICE"
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# NCS Trust Quality Assessments

Buyer: NATIONAL CITIZEN SERVICE  
Current stage: Tender  
OCID: ocds-h6vhtk-029530

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## Summary

The National Citizen Service (NCS) is conducting a tender for "NCS Trust Quality Assessments," falling under the category of performance review services within the public services sector. This procurement is currently in the active phase, with a submission deadline set for 24 March 2021. The contract period will start on 19 April 2021 and will run until 31 March 2022, with an option for two 12-month extensions. The assessments will take place across various delivery addresses in the UK and are being managed through an open procurement method, allowing broad competition.

This tender presents significant opportunities for businesses that specialise in quality assurance and auditing services, particularly those with experience in educational or public sector assessments. Companies that can deliver high-quality observational data, feedback, and coaching to enhance programme delivery will be well-positioned to compete. The NCS Trust is looking for organisations capable of contributing to the continuous improvement of their services, making this an ideal opportunity for firms eager to expand their footprint within the public sector.

## Notice

NCS Trust uses third party organisations to assess NCS Trust's delivery partners to ensure NCS activities are consistently being delivered safely and to a high standard. Currently the NCS Trust assesses partners for Quality Assurance purposes and for Health & Safety compliance (including safeguarding). As NCS programmes and activities expand, we add new service lines and numbers of participants increase, there is a growing importance on ensuring quality, consistency and continuous improvement. To ensure NCS Trust is able to assess the quality of delivery to the level of detail, scrutiny and scale required, the NCS Trust requires a specialist organisation to undertake quality assurance assessments, a service which has matured since its inception.

### Lot Information

Lot 1

Conduct assessments in line with the Programme Quality Framework (PQF) and support in reviews and it's future developments provide the NCS network with high quality observational data on delivery of NCS activities that will be in the form of: verbal feedback to providers during/after the assessment and in a formal written report that is shared with the Trust and relevant Managing Partner provide the NCS Trust with a summary report at the end of assessment cycles that identify key trends and observations Support continuous improvement of NCS services across the network through feedback and coaching during assessments and identifying best practice and improvement trends nationally The Requirements for the Services that Bidders are to meet are described in full in Schedule B (Specification) provided as part of the ITT.

Renewal: option of 2 extension periods of 12 months each

## Key Details

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Publication source | Find A Tender Service |
| Latest notice | https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/003528-2021 |
| Notice type | Tender Notice |
| Procurement type | Standard |
| Procurement category | Services |
| Procurement method | Open |
| Procurement method details | Open procedure |
| Tender suitability | Not specified |
| Awardee scale | Not specified |
| All stages | Tender |

## Dates

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Publication date | 22 Feb 2021 |
| Submission deadline | 24 Mar 2021 |
| Future notice date | Not specified |
| Award date | Not specified |
| Contract period | 18 Apr 2021 - 31 Mar 2022 |
| 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 | Active |
| Awards status | Not specified |
| Contracts status | Not specified |

## Buyer

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Main buyer | NATIONAL CITIZEN SERVICE |
| Locality | LONDON |
| Post town | West London |
| Postcode | W14 8DG |
| Country | England |
| ITL 1 | TLI London |
| ITL 2 | TLI3 Inner London - West |
| ITL 3 | TLI33 Kensington & Chelsea and Hammersmith & Fulham |
| Local authority | Hammersmith and Fulham |
| Electoral ward | Avonmore |
| Westminster constituency | Hammersmith and Chiswick |
| Delivery location | Not specified |

## CPV Codes

### Divisions

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

### Codes

- 79212000 - Auditing services
- 79313000 - Performance review services

## Release History

- 22 Feb 2021 at 22:56 - Tender - Tender Notice - https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/003528-2021

## Notice URLs

- https://ncs.bravosolution.co.uk/web/login.html
- https://wearencs.com/

## Provenance

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