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Published 21 Mar 2024, 11:14 GMT

Official UK procurement notice

North East CA Flexible Procurement Agreement for Children and Young People's framework

Official notice

Authority: North East Combined Authority (Local council)·Consortium: 3 public authorities

Framework agreement2 lotsServicesOpen procedureSME suitable
Framework ceiling (notional)£50,000,000total for 2 lots · framework ceiling, not attributable revenue
Submissions closed 30 Aug 2024awarded 11 Jun 2024
Lots 2see the lot list below

What is being bought2 lots · detail below

Published requirement description

The funding for children and young people’s programmes intends to build an inclusive

economy, where all children and young people have equal opportunities to realise their

potential and be part of the region’s future success.

To achieve this, we are reopening the opportunity to apply to the Children and Young People’s Flexible Procurement Framework and inviting a wide range of organisations and providers including public and private sector, independent training organisations, Voluntary and Community Sector Organisations (VCSE) organisations and other stakeholders, to tender for a place on the

Framework.

The Flexible Procurement Framework will be utilised to procure providers for North East CA

investment fund allocation for education improvement and child poverty prevention

programmes.

Note: Whilst the Buyer in the Contact Details is listed as “North Tyneside Council”, this entry

is system generated. For the avoidance of doubt, the Buyer in this case is the North East Combined Authority. North Tyneside Council are conducting this procurement on

North East CA's behalf

CPV: Education and training services

How this framework works

From the published notice
Bids received
24 bids on the busiest of 2 lots · 32 suppliers appointed

Lots and requirements (2)Procurement structure

2 lots · all with a published value · evaluation weights differ by lot

Every one of these 2 lots carries the same published figure, £25,000,000: it is the framework's maximum for the whole notice, not each lot's own budget, and no share per lot is published. The cards below say ceiling above rather than repeat it.

Lot #1Child Poverty PreventionRenewalceiling above

The principal purpose of the Child Poverty Prevention Programme (CPPP) is to build on the

work currently being undertaken by Newcastle, Northumberland, and North Tyneside local

authorities to systematically address the causes of child poverty across the North of Tyne. In

consultation with partners, a programme of work comprised of four pillars has been

developed:

Pillar 1: Funding an innovative programme of poverty interventions in schools across the

North of Tyne

Pillar 2: Financial support through the school gate

Pillar 3: Working with employers to tackle child poverty

Pillar 4: The Critical 1,001 days

The project addresses the symptoms of child poverty through Pillar 1, supports families

directly to assist in building financial resilience through Pillar 2 and works with employers to

further address some of the causes of child poverty through Pillar 3. Pillar 4 is focussed on

the first critical 1,001 days to mitigate the impact of socio-economic disadvantage on our

youngest residents.

The North East CA child poverty prevention programme is currently fully-funded through North East CA’s Investment Fund.

Delivery: North East
Extensions: 3 x 12 month extensions availableVariant bids: not allowed
Lot #2Education ImprovementRenewalceiling above

North East CA’s Education Improvement Programme forms part of our Education, Skills and

Inclusion portfolio and exemplifies a commitment to thinking creatively and progressively

about the widest implications of an inclusive economy. We are dedicated to giving everyone

the opportunity to thrive - to achieve and access good jobs, working with businesses, civil

society, and our residents to achieve this.

Our current programme of work has 3 objectives:

  • School Improvement
  • Support the professional development of our teachers and school leaders
  • Responding to local priorities
Delivery: North East
Extensions: 3 x 12 month extensions availableVariant bids: not allowed

What it takes to win
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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).

Evaluation split and conditions of participation as published; the tender pack may add more
How bids were scored

Lots publish different evaluation splits; there is no single procedure weighting.

What this means for your bid
  • “North East CA Flexible Procurement Agreement for Children and Young…” is a framework: the contest is a place on its panel, not a single contract.

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
Framework agreement
Who may use this agreement
Not stated in the notice; call-off rights may be limited to the establishing authority
Competition type
Competitive procedure
GPA / WTO covered
Yes (GPA)
Recurring procurement
No (one-off requirement)
First published
21 Mar 2024, 11:14 GMT
Last source update
31 Jul 2024, 17:11 BST
Award evaluation window
30 Aug 2024 – …
Authority reference
DN716461
FTS notice number
2024/S 000-024043
Classification (CPV)
Education and training services
Delivery area
North East (UKC)
Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-044b23 Find a Tender

How it was run

Official notice
Run through: ProContract (Due North) · Who buys & how to bid on ProContract
Supplier login requiredLanguage: EN
Access & registration note: Free · short registration with manual review; public opportunity list
Appointment period ends
30 Aug 2024, 12:00 BST
Submission channel
{"electronicSubmission"}
Accepted languages
en
Bid validity
90 days from the deadline
Bids opened
30 Aug 2024, 12:00 BST
Detailed submission instructions & authority contactsFrom official release

Timeline

31 Jul 2024 → 30 Aug 2024 · 3 dates
  1. Notice published
    31 Jul 2024, 17:11 BST
  2. Admission / appointment period endsperiod end, not a bid countdown
    30 Aug 2024, 12:00 BST
  3. Bids opened
    30 Aug 2024, 12:00 BST

Notice history

5 events · 3 releases on Find a Tender · since 29 Jul 2024
  1. Status changed to complete
    29 Jul 2024, 12:30 BST
  2. Buyer details updated
    29 Jul 2024, 12:30 BST
  3. Status changed to active
    31 Jul 2024, 17:11 BST
  4. Deadline moved to 30 Aug 2024, 12:00 BST
    31 Jul 2024, 17:11 BST
    +130 days · was 22 Apr 2024, 12:00 BST
  5. Buyer details updated
    31 Jul 2024, 17:11 BST

Commercial outcome & contract awards

Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecast
Suppliers appointed 32admitted to the panel · see the list ↓
Bids received 2421 from SMEs · busiest of 2 lots
Contracts signed 2latest 11 Jun 2024

2 suppliers are admitted to this framework without individual award values or dates, see the supplier list below.

Contracts

All 2 of these contracts carry the same published figure, £25,000,000, the framework's maximum for the whole notice, not each contract's own value. They are not eleven separate sums.

  • Child Poverty Prevention

    Signed
    11 Jun 2024
    Value
    ceiling above
    Status
    active
  • Education Improvement

    Signed
    11 Jun 2024
    Value
    ceiling above
    Status
    active

Bid statistics published by the authority

LotBidsSMEVCSEValid bid range
1 · Child Poverty Prevention23bids · 23 electronic21——
2 · Education Improvement24bids · 24 electronic21——

Contracting authority & participating public bodies

3 public bodies on the notice

North East Combined Authority

Contracting authorityLocal CouncilRegional or local authorityGeneral public services The Lumen St James Boulevard, Newcastle, North East, NE4 5BZContact name, email, phone Published organisation website ↗

Consortium members and other public bodies

Dispute resolution & review bodies

  • High Court of Justice Technology and Construction CourtReview body London

Framework contractors & participating bidders

39 commercial parties on the notice
Show 29 more suppliers

Official documents & specifications

Official links; attachments are not copied

No document links were published on the notice.