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Published 10 Mar 2022, 22:45 GMT

Official UK procurement notice

Provision of Residential Experiences

Official notice

Authority: National Citizen Service·Consortium: 2 public authorities

2 lotsServicesOpen procedureMax 2 lots per supplier
Sectors: Education & Training (80) Delivery: UK
Published estimate£54,000,000total for 2 lots · 1 value update
Submissions closed 4 Aug 2022
Lots 2max 2 won per supplier
Contract term Varies by lotfirst lot 2 yrs 5 mo from 31 Jan 2023 · see each lot

What is being bought2 lots · detail below

Published requirement description

National Citizen Service Trust ((the “Authority”) is seeking to appoint up to two suppliers each delivering approximately 11,500 Residential Experiences for young people per annum. The Residential Experiences are trips away from home, where young people are taken out of their usual context and engage in youth-led project-based challenges that deliver NCST strategic outcomes for young people as follows:

  • Life skills & independent living;
  • Employability & work readiness; and
  • Volunteering & social action (which enables social mixing)

The purpose of this Contract Notice is to invite potential suppliers to:

  • Tender for Lot 1 (Provision of Residential Experiences in North East, North West, Yorkshire and the Humber, East Midlands )
  • Tender for Lot 2 (Residential Experiences in West Midlands, South West, East of England, South East and London )

The Contracting Authority reserves the right to award a single contract for both Lots, the details of the process of which will be provided in the invitation to tender.

CPV: Accommodation services · Education and training services · Educational software package · Vocational secondary education services · Youth education services

Lots and requirements (2)Procurement structure

2 lots · no lot values published · win at most 2 of them
Lot #1National Citizen Service Trust (NCST) - Lot 1 (Geographical Area 1) Commissioning of Residential Partner(s)Renewal 2 yrs 5 mo

A detailed service description is provided in the invitation to tender. In summary the Authority seeks up to two Suppliers to coordinate and deliver the full end to end residential experience for young people including:

  • Young person engagement
  • Logistics (such as transport to and from the venue)
  • Accommodation
  • Catering
  • Staff Training
  • Delivery of the youth led activities to achieve NCST strategic outcomes
  • Obtain feedback on effectiveness of residential experiences

The residential experiences overview:

  • 4 nights and 5 days away as standard
  • Cohort group sizes that promote mixing and engagement
  • Socially mixed cohorts
  • Residential experiences can be delivered at any point in the year
  • Residential Experiences should have a primary focus on one of the three NCST objectives
  • A variety of inclusive venues are to be used (e.g. outdoor centres, student flats, hostels, boarding schools)
  • Deliver Youth led project-based learning experiences
  • Collaborate with relevant third-party partners (e.g. employers, social action partners)
  • Provide action and reflection development models
  • Make residential experiences visible on NCST electronic systems platform

Young people can access only one residential experience. Young People may have a choice of residential experiences including:

  • independent living
  • employability
  • social action and volunteering

The Supplier (including a consortium formed Supplier) operates the accommodation sites used for delivery of a minimum of 25% and a maximum of 75% of all Residential Experiences delivered.

Please see more information here - link.edgepilot.com/s/28bf8c88/4AjGXJyoT… ↗

Contract period: 31 Jan 2023 – 30 Jun 2025 (2 yrs 5 mo)
Delivery: UK · England
Extensions: NCST proposes to enter Contract(s) for a period of two (2) years with the successful tenderer(s). The initial contract term shall be two (2) years with the option to extend for an additional one (1) year.Variant bids: not allowed
48190000 Educational software package80000000 Education and training services80212000 Vocational secondary education services98341000 Accommodation services
Lot #2National Citizen Service Trust (NCST) - Lot 2 (Geographical Area 2) Commissioning of Residential Partner(s)Renewal 3 yrs 5 mo

See description in Lot 1

Please see more information on Lot 2 here - link.edgepilot.com/s/2dc6da81/kZ131se7V… ↗

Contract period: 31 Jan 2023 – 30 Jun 2026 (3 yrs 5 mo)
Delivery: UK
Extensions: NCST proposes to enter Contract(s) for a period of two (2) years with the successful tenderer(s). The initial contract term shall be two (2) years with the option to extend for an additional one (1) year.Variant bids: not allowed
48190000 Educational software package80000000 Education and training services80212000 Vocational secondary education services98341000 Accommodation services

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
Conditions of participation1
  • Suitability

    Please see procurement documentation

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
Closed
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
10 Mar 2022, 22:45 GMT
Last source update
23 Jun 2022, 13:11 BST
Award evaluation window
12 Aug 2022 – …
FTS notice number
2022/S 000-017192
Classification (CPV)
Accommodation servicesEducation and training servicesEducational software packageVocational secondary education servicesYouth education services
Delivery area
UK
Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-032090 Find a Tender
Contract terms
Performance terms

Please see procurement documentation

How it was run

Official notice
Run through: Jaggaer · Who buys & how to bid on JAGGAER
Supplier login requiredLanguage: EN
Access & registration note: Free; latest Chrome/Edge/Firefox only — corporate browsers fail

Tender documents are also served through a separate tool: https://ncs.bravosolution.co.uk/web/login.html ↗

Submission deadline
4 Aug 2022, 12:00 BST
Submission channel
{"electronicSubmission","written"}
Accepted languages
en
Bid validity
120 days from the deadline
Bids opened
12 Aug 2022, 12:00 BST
Detailed submission instructions & authority contactsFrom official release

ncs.bravosolution.co.uk/web/login.html ↗

Timeline

10 Mar 2022 → 31 Jan 2023 · 5 dates
  1. Next notice expected
    10 Mar 2022
  2. Notice published
    23 Jun 2022, 13:11 BST
  3. Submission deadline
    4 Aug 2022, 12:00 BST
  4. Bids opened
    12 Aug 2022, 12:00 BST
  5. Contract starts
    31 Jan 2023

Notice history

6 events · 3 releases on Find a Tender · since 23 Jun 2022
  1. Published value published: £54,000,000
    23 Jun 2022, 12:26 BST
  2. Status changed to active
    23 Jun 2022, 12:26 BST
  3. Procurement method changed
    23 Jun 2022, 12:26 BST
  4. Deadline published: 12 Aug 2022, 12:00 BST
    23 Jun 2022, 12:26 BST
  5. Buyer details updated
    23 Jun 2022, 12:26 BST
  6. Deadline moved to 4 Aug 2022, 12:00 BST
    23 Jun 2022, 13:11 BST
    -8 days · was 12 Aug 2022, 12:00 BST
Published amendments (1 · 1 deadline change)
WhenWhatBeforeAfterShift
—Contract periodStart · II.2.731 Jan 20236 Jan 2023-25 d
—Contract periodEnd · II.2.730 Jun 20254 Jul 2025+4 d
—Contract periodStart · II.2.731 Jan 20236 Jan 2023-25 d
—Contract periodEnd · II.2.730 Jun 20254 Jul 2025+4 d
—DeadlineDate · IV.2.212 Aug 20224 Aug 2022-8 d

1 amendment published without a description.

Contracting authority & participating public bodies

2 public bodies on the notice

National Citizen Service

Contracting authorityBody governed by public lawEducation 1st Floor 48 Chancery Lane, London, UK, WC2A 1JFContact email

Dispute resolution & review bodies

  • National Citizen Service TrustReview body London

Official documents & specifications (2)

Official links; attachments are not copied

Tender pack and attachments

  • Economic and financial selection criteriatenderEconomic and financial selection criteria
  • Technical selection criteriatenderTechnical selection criteria