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Official UK procurement notice

Provision of Trust Careers Guidance

Official notice

Authority: NORTH EAST LEARNING TRUST (Public body)

ServicesOpen procedureAbove thresholdSME suitableVCSE suitable
Sectors: Business Services & Consultancy (79) Delivery: North East (UKC)North West (UKD)Yorkshire & Humber (UKE)+6 more
Published estimate£500,000≈ £167k / year · £600,000 inc. VAT · 1 value update
Submissions closed 17 Jun 2025
Contract term 3 yrsup to 5 yrs with extensions · starts 1 Sept 2025

What is being bought

Published requirement description

2.1. As a multi-academy trust we currently have two companies providing impartial, one-to-one careers guidance to our students (in line with the stipulation of Gatsby Benchmark 8). These companies also support our whole school CEIAG provision within our secondary schools. We are looking to streamline provision further by acquiring one Trust provider.

2.2. We are looking to continue to support in the delivery of impartial careers guidance to all students within KS3-5 enabling students to make appropriate and informed decisions about their futures. To provide operational and strategic support for the delivery of the careers.

2.3. We are looking for a programme within schools for Career Leads to assist in the acquisition of the Quality in Careers Standard for all secondary schools. The successful bidder would have to have scope to demonstrate their ability to meet the geographical spread of all NELT schools.

CPV: Career guidance services

The lotProcurement structure

single lot · value published
Lot #1Lot 1AwardedRenewal 3 yrsSMEVCSEPublished value£500,000
Contract period: 1 Sept 2025 — 31 Aug 2028 (3 yrs) · up to 5 yrs with extensionsEligibility: SME eligibleVCSE eligibleDelivery: North East, North West, Yorkshire & Humber, East Midlands, West Midlands, East of England, London, South East, South West
Value
£500,000 exc. VAT · £600,000 inc. VAT
Extensions
2 year extension available on a annual review basis
79634000 Career guidance 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
How bids were scored
Quality: 130Price: 70
Published sub-criteria (8)
  • Quality, Customer Requirements, Methodology and Approach — 50
  • Additional Extras — 5
  • Company History — 10
  • Quality, Customer Requirements, Methodology and Approach — 50
  • Additional Extras — 5
  • Company History — 10
  • Commercial — 35
  • Commercial — 35

Procedure terms & legal framework

From the official record
Procedure method
Open procedure
Legal basis
UKPGA · 2023/54 Procurement Act 2023
Procurement category
Services
Notice status
Cancelled
Procurement threshold
Above threshold (FTS publication)
Regulatory regime
Standard
Commercial structure
Stand-alone contract (no framework)
Competition type
Competitive procedure
GPA / WTO covered
Unspecified in notice
Recurring procurement
No (one-off requirement)
First published
12 Aug 2025, 18:18 BST
Last source update
12 Aug 2025, 18:18 BST
Award evaluation window
Submission end — 27 Jun 2025, 23:59 BST
Latest notice
Procurement termination notice (UK12)
Classification (CPV)
Career guidance services
Delivery area
North East (UKC)North West (UKD)Yorkshire & Humber (UKE)East Midlands (UKF)West Midlands (UKG)East of England (UKH)London (UKI)South East (UKJ)+1 more
Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-05221a Find a Tender

How it was run

Official notice
Submission deadline
17 Jun 2025, 12:00 BST
Clarification deadline
4 Jun 2025, 12:00 BST
Electronic submission
Allowed
Accepted languages
en
Detailed submission instructions & authority contactsFrom official release
[email protected] Please request and submit all packs directly to the email address above www.nelt.co.uk ↗

Timeline

6 published dates · Europe/London
  1. Tender notice published
    23 May 2025, 12:24 BST
  2. Clarification questions by
    4 Jun 2025, 12:00 BST
  3. Submission deadline
    17 Jun 2025, 12:00 BST
  4. Award decision expected by
    27 Jun 2025, 23:59 BST
  5. Latest notice published
    12 Aug 2025, 18:18 BST
  6. Contract starts386 days ago
    1 Sept 2025, 00:00 BST

Commercial outcome & contract awards

Published awards, contracts and bid statistics — not a forecast
Awards 1
Awarded toValueDateStatus
supplier not published—12 Aug 2025CancelledProcurement abandoned due to budget and timescales,

Notice history

7 events · 2 releases on Find a Tender · since 23 May 2025
  1. Procurement termination notice published
    12 Aug 2025, 18:18 BSTUK12
  2. Published value updated
    12 Aug 2025, 18:18 BSTwas £500,000
  3. Status changed to complete
    12 Aug 2025, 18:18 BST
  4. Procurement method changed
    12 Aug 2025, 18:18 BST
  5. Deadline withdrawn
    12 Aug 2025, 18:18 BST
  6. Buyer details updated
    12 Aug 2025, 18:18 BST
  7. Tender notice published
    23 May 2025, 12:24 BSTUK4

Contracting authority & participating public bodies

NORTH EAST LEARNING TRUST

Contracting authorityPublic authority - sub-central government GB-COH: 07492165 · GB-PPON: PTCH-8799-MCTP T/A The Academy At Shotton Hall, Peterlee, North East, SR8 1AU [email protected]

Official documents & specifications (3)

Official links; attachments are not copied

Tender pack and attachments

  • Conflict of interest declarationtenderConflict of interest declarationNot published

Notices published for this procedure

  • Procurement termination notice tenderProcurement termination noticeUK12Procurement termination notice on Find a Tender
  • Tender notice tenderTender noticeUK4Tender notice on Find a Tender