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# NAC-5154 - School Work Experience & Employer Engagement

Source: [Tenderline](https://tenderline.uk/tenders/nac-5154-school-work-experience-employer-engagement-ocds-h6vhtk-03eccf). UK public procurement intelligence compiled from official UK procurement notices.

> **Tenderline Executive Summary:** North Ayrshire Council: "NAC-5154 - School Work Experience & Employer Engagement". Published status: complete. Published Value: Value not published. 1 published lot. Recorded submission deadline: 4 Sept 2023, 12:00 BST. Published submission portal: www.publictendersscotland.publiccontractsscotland.gov.uk.

## Key Information
- **Status:** COMPLETE (the published submission deadline has passed)
- **Buyer:** [North Ayrshire Council](https://tenderline.uk/buyers/north-ayrshire-council-ons-s12000021)
- **Published Value:** Value not published (currency not published)
- **Submission Deadline:** 4 September 2023 at 12:00 BST
- **Lots:** 1
- **Procurement Method:** Open procedure
- **Main Category:** services
- **Classifications (CPV):** Technical and vocational secondary education services
- **Delivery Location:** UKM93
- **Legal Basis:** CELEX 32014L0024
- **Awarded Value:** £199,992 (exc. VAT, 1 contract)
- **OCID:** `ocds-h6vhtk-03eccf`

## Before you bid
Deciding whether to bid? The Tenderline page for this tender carries the competition and buyer analysis this notice does not:

- **Expected competition:** how many bids lots like this attract, from past awards in the same market.
- **Who could compete:** suppliers who have won similar work, and who holds the current contract.
- **Buyer track record:** earlier work for this buyer, its unexpired awards, and how its awards compared with its estimates.
- **Price forecast:** the commercial price range for each lot, with the middle 50% of comparable awards.

- **What it takes to win:** selection and award criteria, lot by lot.
- **Contract history:** what this tender replaces, and every notice in the procedure.

[Open the competition and buyer analysis](https://tenderline.uk/tenders/nac-5154-school-work-experience-employer-engagement-ocds-h6vhtk-03eccf#tl-md)

## Submission
- **Submission Platform:** [publictendersscotland.publiccontractsscotland.gov.uk](/out?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.publictendersscotland.publiccontractsscotland.gov.uk)
- **How to bid:** https://tenderline.uk/tenders/nac-5154-school-work-experience-employer-engagement-ocds-h6vhtk-03eccf#participate

## Description
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.

## Lots (1)
### Lot 1: Untitled lot
- **Lot id:** `1`
- **Status:** complete
- **CPV codes:** 80210000
- **Delivery regions:** UKM

- **Description:** 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 Period:** 30/09/2023 to 30/09/2024
- **Renewal published:** yes

## Awards & Winning Suppliers (1)
- **Award:** 036006-2023-NAC-5154 - School Work Experience & Employer Engagement-1 (active)

  - Supplier(s): **Ayrshire Chamber of Commerce**
  - Supplier identifiers: `GB-FTS-31751`
  - Value: £199,992 † (exc. VAT)

> † value taken from the contract record; the award notice published none.

## Contracts (1)
- **Contract:** 036006-2023-NAC-5154 - School Work Experience & Employer Engagement-1 (active)
  - Signed Value: £199,992
  - Signed Date: 23/11/2023

## Provenance and Official Sources
- **Official Notice:** [Find a Tender notice](/out?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.find-tender.service.gov.uk%2FNotice%2F036006-2023)
- **Last Source Update:** 2023-12-06T16:30:53.000Z
- **This document generated:** 2026-10-25T03:16:20.191Z
- **Machine API:** https://tenderline.uk/api/public/tenders/ocds-h6vhtk-03eccf