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title: "NAC-5154 - School Work Experience & Employer Engagement"
ocid: "ocds-h6vhtk-03eccf"
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current_stage: "Award"
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published: "2023-12-06"
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# NAC-5154 - School Work Experience & Employer Engagement

Buyer: NORTH AYRSHIRE COUNCIL  
Current stage: Award  
OCID: ocds-h6vhtk-03eccf

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## Summary

The North Ayrshire Council is inviting tenders for a contract titled "NAC-5154 - School Work Experience & Employer Engagement" in the services industry category. The procurement process is at the tender stage, with a submission deadline of 4th September 2023. The contract aims to provide a schoolwork experience & employer engagement programme starting on 1st October 2023, extending for up to one year with a possible extension until 30th September 2027.

This opportunity is ideal for businesses involved in technical and vocational secondary education services. The tender offers the chance for the selected supplier to administer the Work Experience programme for all schools in North Ayrshire, focusing on enhancing career aspirations and providing workplace exposure. Businesses with experience in educational services and delivering community benefits related to employment, skills, and education would be well-suited to compete for this contract.

## Notice

North Ayrshire Council is seeking to procure a single supplier to provide a schoolwork experience & employer engagement programme. The current contract ended on 30/06/2023. The new contract is anticipated to start on 01/10/2023 for a period of one year with up to thirty-six month extension available until 30/09/2027. Tenderers must agree to accept NAC Terms and Conditions 2 (NAC TC2) Conditions of Contract for the Purchase of Services, NAC-5154 Exit terms and conditions an NAC-5154 Special Terms and Conditions and the contract will be let on these terms.

### Lot Information

Lot 1

North Ayrshire Council require a supplier to administer the Work Experience programme for all schools in North Ayrshire. This includes identifying placements, employer engagement to support placements and liaising with schools to support pupils. The contract is required to support the delivery of workplace experience placements to young people in line with the Careers Education Standard. There is an existing database of employers on an operational database (WorkIT) which NAC own, but the prospective supplier will maintain on our behalf schools' access to source & book placements. The database requires constant refresh and evaluation. This will require the supplier to work with employers to widen the range of business sectors offering placements to ensure that young people who have a clear set of career aspirations are able to have meaningful exposure to the demands of their chosen field. Local and national labour market intelligence will help to inform this.

Renewal: contract will be for a period of 1 years commencing 01/10/2023 until 30/09/2024 with the option to extend for up to a further 36 month extension period until 30/09/2027.

## Key Details

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Publication source | Find A Tender Service |
| Latest notice | https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/036006-2023 |
| Notice type | Tender Notice |
| Procurement type | Standard |
| Procurement category | Services |
| Procurement method | Open |
| Procurement method details | Open procedure |
| Tender suitability | Not specified |
| Awardee scale | SME |
| All stages | Tender, Award |

## Dates

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Publication date | 6 Dec 2023 |
| Submission deadline | 4 Sep 2023 |
| Future notice date | Not specified |
| Award date | 23 Nov 2023 |
| Contract period | 30 Sep 2023 - 30 Sep 2024 |
| Recurrence | Not specified |

## Values

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Tender value | Not specified |
| Lots value | Not specified |
| Awards value | Not specified |
| Contracts value | £199,992 |

## Status

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Tender status | Complete |
| Lots status | Cancelled |
| Awards status | Active |
| Contracts status | Active |

## Buyer

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Main buyer | NORTH AYRSHIRE COUNCIL |
| Locality | IRVINE |
| Post town | Kilmarnock |
| Postcode | KA12 8EE |
| Country | Scotland |
| ITL 1 | TLM Scotland |
| ITL 2 | TLM9 Southern Scotland |
| ITL 3 | TLM93 North Ayrshire and East Ayrshire |
| Local authority | North Ayrshire |
| Electoral ward | Irvine South |
| Westminster constituency | Central Ayrshire |
| Delivery location | TLM93 North Ayrshire and East Ayrshire |

## Supplier

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Number of suppliers | 1 |
| Supplier names | AYRSHIRE CHAMBER OF COMMERCE |

## CPV Codes

### Divisions

- 80 - Education and training services

### Codes

- 80210000 - Technical and vocational secondary education services

## Release History

- 6 Dec 2023 at 16:30 - Award - Award Notice - https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/036006-2023
- 3 Aug 2023 at 14:02 - Tender - Tender Notice - https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/022623-2023

## Notice URLs

- http://www.hse.gov.uk/pubns/hse40.pdf
- http://www.north-ayrshire.gov.uk
- http://www.publiccontractsscotland.gov.uk/search/Search_AuthProfile.aspx?ID=AA00337
- https://api.publiccontractsscotland.gov.uk/v1/Notice?id=ocds-r6ebe6-0000740271
- https://www.publictendersscotland.publiccontractsscotland.gov.uk
- https://www.scotcourts.gov.uk/

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