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title: "COV - Careers advice & support to Coventry schools - 2025"
ocid: "ocds-h6vhtk-052bcb"
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# COV - Careers advice & support to Coventry schools - 2025

Buyer: COVENTRY CITY COUNCIL  
Current stage: Award  
OCID: ocds-h6vhtk-052bcb

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## Summary

Coventry City Council has awarded a contract for "COV - Careers advice & support to Coventry schools - 2025", which was procured through an open competition. This procurement process, falling under the services category, aimed to provide career guidance services to schools in Coventry to help them meet the GATSBY benchmarks. The contract, valued at £87,449.78, was awarded to Business in the Community and covers a period from 2nd January 2026 to 30th August 2026. The process progressed through the planning, tender, and award stages, with the award announced on 22nd December 2025. Coventry, located in the UKG33 region, serves as the project's primary location.

This tender offers a substantial opportunity for small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs), like Business in the Community, by allowing them to deliver crucial career guidance services within the education sector. Companies operating at the intersection of educational services and consultancy, particularly those adept at implementing advisory programmes to fulfil established standards such as the GATSBY benchmarks, stand to benefit significantly from engagements of this nature. Engaging in such projects can enhance business credentials, expand networks within the public sector, and foster expertise that can be leveraged for future tenders in the education sector.

## Notice

Coventry City Council is seeking Careers advice and support to Coventry schools to enable them to meet the GATSBY benchmarks.

### Planning Information

Please register via the Council's e-procurement system - CSW-JETS https://in-tendhost.co.uk/csw-jets
CSW-JETS is a sub-regional e-tendering portal run by In-tend. Since February 2010, Coventry; Solihull; Warwickshire; Nuneaton and Bedworth; Rugby alongside other local district Councils have been working together as a shared procurement service. In conjunction with Solihull Community Housing, we have joined together to bring you a collaborative E-Tendering portal. CSW-JETS enables us to advertise our opportunities across all authorities through the same system. This means that there is a single point of contact for procurement in the sub-region so you only have to register once to receive notifications for all authorities. Registering on the portal will make it easier for local suppliers to find, respond to and be alerted to tender opportunities. 
Registration is free, and takes just a few minutes. When complete, you will be able to express interest in any of the Councils’/Authorities’ opportunities when they are made available including this tender. In addition, we will be able to access your details whenever we have a requirement, and you may then be invited to tender or quote for work. Once you are registered and log in to the system you will be able to locate the tender opportunity, express interest and access the documentation.
Please note - this exercise is not part of any pre-qualification or selection process. It is intended as an awareness, communication and information-gathering exercise, offering an opportunity for potential providers to understand the intention, likely requirements and provide feedback to the Council. Information gathered from the soft market test will enable the Council to understand the markets capacity and capability in meeting the Council’s requirements and meeting its strategic objectives, being mindful of the current budgetary pressures.

## Key Details

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Publication source | Find A Tender Service |
| Latest notice | https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/085297-2025 |
| Notice type | UK7 - Contract Details Notice |
| Procurement type | Standard |
| Procurement category | Services |
| Procurement method | Open |
| Procurement method details | Below threshold - open competition |
| Tender suitability | SME, VCSE |
| Awardee scale | SME |
| All stages | Planning, Tender, Award |

## Dates

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Publication date | 22 Dec 2025 |
| Submission deadline | 12 Dec 2025 |
| Future notice date | 17 Jun 2025 |
| Award date | 22 Dec 2025 |
| Contract period | 2 Jan 2026 - 30 Aug 2026 |
| Recurrence | Not specified |

## Values

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Tender value | £72,875 |
| Lots value | £72,875 |
| Awards value | Not specified |
| Contracts value | £72,874 |

## Status

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

## Buyer

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Main buyer | COVENTRY CITY COUNCIL |
| Locality | COVENTRY |
| Post town | Coventry |
| Postcode | CV1 5RR |
| Country | England |
| ITL 1 | TLG West Midlands (England) |
| ITL 2 | TLG3 West Midlands |
| ITL 3 | TLG33 Coventry |
| Local authority | Coventry |
| Electoral ward | St Michael's |
| Westminster constituency | Coventry South |
| Delivery location | Not specified |

## Supplier

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Number of suppliers | 1 |
| Supplier names | BUSINESS IN THE COMMUNITY |

## CPV Codes

### Divisions

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

### Codes

- 79634000 - Career guidance services

## Release History

- 22 Dec 2025 at 11:13 - Award - UK7 - Contract Details Notice - https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/085297-2025
- 1 Dec 2025 at 17:18 - Tender - UK4 - Tender Notice - https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/078664-2025
- 3 Jun 2025 at 15:10 - Planning - UK2 - Preliminary Market Engagement Notice - https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/029603-2025

## Documents

- https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/085297-2025
  22nd December 2025 - Contract details notice on Find a Tender
- https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/078664-2025
  1st December 2025 - Tender notice on Find a Tender
- https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/029603-2025
  3rd June 2025 - Preliminary market engagement notice on Find a Tender

## Notice URLs

- https://in-tendhost.co.uk/csw-jets
- https://sell2.in-tend.co.uk/midlands/home
- https://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/2023/54/contents

## Provenance

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