Official UK procurement notice
Mayoral Graduate Pilot · UK public procurement notice
Authority: West Yorkshire Combined Authority (Local council)
What is being bought
Published requirement descriptionThe West Yorkshire Combined Authority is seeking a supplier to oversee the onboarding process for a number of graduates into SMEs across West Yorkshire. Furthermore, the selected supplier will be tasked with establishing and managing a customised network designed to cultivate the soft skills of these graduates, thereby bolstering their workplace readiness. This pilot project should clearly set out to impact to the local economy and test innovative methods to enable SMEs to attract and retain graduate talent.
The pilot will have two main beneficiaries; employers and graduates and will work with recent graduates to develop innovative ways to encourage and support graduates to access placement and job opportunities within SMEs in West Yorkshire. The requirement is to create a pilot program that supports as many graduates as possible and tests innovative approaches to recruiting and retaining graduates into SMEs. This program will span a two-year period starting in August 2024.
CPV: Business services: law, marketing, consulting, recruitment, printing and security · Recruitment services
The lotProcurement structure
single lot · value publishedLot #1The objective of the pilot will be to test methods that help to bridge the gap between…AwardedPublished value£400,000
The objective of the pilot will be to test methods that help to bridge the gap between SME employer perspectives, to address expectations of graduates, and will support employers to access graduate talent. Attraction and retention of graduates in the regional economy is key to maximising the economic benefits of higher education.
The pilot aims to develop tailored approaches to recruitment of graduates, addressing skills gap areas and key priority sectors, and reducing underemployment of graduates in West Yorkshire.
Additionally, it will focus on increasing diversity, particularly within SMEs, by targeting underrepresented graduates who face additional barriers to employment through universities access and participation agenda. The pilot will create a community of graduate ambassadors that have taken part in the program, showcasing success stories and evidence of impactful interventions that helped secure employment. It will also evaluate and make recommendations on how to attract and retain graduate talent within SMEs and other sectors and skills areas.
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How this buyer will score bids.
The evaluation criteria and weights exactly as published on the notice, grouped by family (price, quality, social value and so on).
- Price
Procedure terms & legal framework
From the official record- Procedure method
- Open procedure
- Legal basis
- CELEX · 32014L0024 Public Contracts Regulations 2015 (Directive 2014/24/EU)
- Procurement category
- Services
- Notice status
- Awarded
- Procurement threshold
- Unspecified in notice
- Regulatory regime
- Standard
- Commercial structure
- Stand-alone contract (no framework)
- Competition type
- Competitive procedure
- GPA / WTO covered
- Yes (GPA)
- Recurring procurement
- No (one-off requirement)
- First published
- 18 Jun 2024, 11:49 BST
- Last source update
- 27 Aug 2024, 09:49 BST
- Award evaluation window
- 17 Jul 2024 – …
- Authority reference
CA79593- FTS notice number
2024/S 000-027220- Classification (CPV)
- Delivery area
- Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-0470b4Find a Tender
How it was run
Official notice- Submission deadline
- 17 Jul 2024, 14:00 BST
- Submission channel
- {"electronicSubmission","written"}
- Accepted languages
- en
- Bids opened
- 17 Jul 2024, 14:00 BST
Timeline
17 Jul 2024 → 27 Aug 2024 · 3 dates- Submission deadline17 Jul 2024, 14:00 BST
- Bids opened17 Jul 2024, 14:00 BST
- Notice published27 Aug 2024, 09:49 BST
Notice history
1 event · 2 releases on Find a Tender- Status changed to complete27 Aug 2024, 09:49 BST
Commercial outcome & contract awards
Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecast| Awarded to | Value | Date | Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| Gradconsult Ltd.Mayor of West Yorkshire’s Graduate Pilot | £389,898 † | — | Awarded |
Contracts
Mayor of West Yorkshire’s Graduate Pilot · Gradconsult Ltd.
- Signed
- 21 Aug 2024
- Value
- £389,898
- Status
- active
Bid statistics published by the authority
| Bids | SME | VCSE | Valid bid range |
|---|---|---|---|
| 14bids · 14 electronic | — | — | — |
Contracting authority & participating public bodies
Dispute resolution & review bodies
- High Court of England and WalesReview body
Bidders & participating suppliers
1 commercial party on the notice- Gradconsult Ltd.Awarded supplier
Official documents & specifications (2)
Official links; attachments are not copiedTender pack and attachments
- Economic and financial selection criteria
- Technical selection criteria