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Published 2 Nov 2022, 15:53 GMT

Official UK procurement notice

Services to Support Young People into Learning & Employment (NEET Prevention)

Official notice

Authority: Liverpool City Council (Local council)

ServicesAward procedure without prior publication of a call for competitionSME suitableAccelerated
Sectors: Education & Training (80) Delivery: North West (UKD72)
Published estimate£1,530,000exc. VAT5% below published estimate
Submissions closed 30 Nov 2022
Awarded to Career Connect

What is being bought

Published requirement description

The Authority has appointed a single Supplier to provide services to support young

people in Liverpool aged 16-17 and those aged up to 25 with an Education, Health, Care Plan,

(EHCP) who are not in education, employment or training (NEET) with the aim of moving

those young people into appropriate positive activity. Three strands of engagement services which will be provided.

  1. Post 16 progression workers
  2. Career coaches
  3. Information, advice and guidance officers.

CPV: Education and training services

The lotProcurement structure

single lot · value published
Lot #1The Authority has appointed a single Supplier to provide services to support young…AwardedPublished value£1,530,000

The Authority has appointed a single Supplier to provide services to support young people in Liverpool aged 16-17 and those aged up to 25 with an Education, Health, Care Plan,

(EHCP) who are not in education, employment or training (NEET) with the aim of moving those young people into appropriate positive activity. Three strands of engagement services which will be provided.

  1. Post 16 progression workers
  2. Career coaches
  3. Information, advice and guidance officers.

The initial contract term is 18 months, there is an extension option of up to 18 months. The maximum contract term will not exceed 3 years.

Delivery: North West
Extensions: There is an option to extend the contract for up to 18 months. The values provided in this notice include the cost of any possible extension.Variant bids: not allowed

Procedure terms & legal framework

From the official record
Procedure method
Award procedure without prior publication of a call for competition
Legal basis
CELEX · 32014L0024 Public Contracts Regulations 2015 (Directive 2014/24/EU)
Procurement category
Services
Notice status
Awarded without competition
Procurement threshold
Unspecified in notice
Regulatory regime
Standard
Commercial structure
Stand-alone contract (no framework)
Competition type
Direct award (no call for competition)
GPA / WTO covered
Yes (GPA)
Recurring procurement
No (one-off requirement)
First published
2 Nov 2022, 15:53 GMT
Last source update
11 Apr 2023, 12:32 BST
Award evaluation window
30 Nov 2022 – …
Authority reference
DN636182
FTS notice number
2023/S 000-010335
Accelerated

This procurement requirement is a Schedule 3 service, therefore Section 7 of the PCR15 applies. A version of the open procedure will be followed with slightly reduced tender response timelines.

Classification (CPV)
Education and training services
Delivery area
North West (UKD72)
Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-037e7c Find a Tender
Why no open competition
No tenders or no suitable tenders/requests to participate in response to open procedure
Published justification

An open procedure was followed, advert 2022/S 000-030993, and no responses were received. Under the Public Contract Regulations 2015, Regulation 32 (2)(a) was then applied and a negotiation process was undertaken with the incumbent provider.

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
Submission deadline
30 Nov 2022, 13:00 GMT
Submission channel
{"electronicSubmission"}
Accepted languages
en
Bid validity
90 days from the deadline
Bids opened
30 Nov 2022, 13:00 GMT
Detailed submission instructions & authority contactsFrom official release

www.the-chest.org.uk ↗

Timeline

30 Nov 2022 → 11 Apr 2023 · 3 dates
  1. Submission deadline
    30 Nov 2022, 13:00 GMT
  2. Bids opened
    30 Nov 2022, 13:00 GMT
  3. Notice published
    11 Apr 2023, 12:32 BST

Notice history

2 events · 2 releases on Find a Tender · since 11 Apr 2023
  1. Status changed to complete
    11 Apr 2023, 12:32 BST
  2. Procurement method changed
    11 Apr 2023, 12:32 BST

Commercial outcome & contract awards

Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecast
Awards 1
Awarded value £1,453,5001 contract exc. VAT
Bids received 11 from SMEs
Contracts signed 1latest 31 Mar 2023
Awarded toValueDateStatus
Career Connect£1,453,500 †—Awarded

Contracts

  • Contract 010335-2023-DN636182-1 · Career Connect

    Signed
    31 Mar 2023
    Value
    £1,453,500
    Status
    active

Bid statistics published by the authority

BidsSMEVCSEValid bid range
1bids · 1 electronic · 1 from abroad1——

Contracting authority & participating public bodies

Liverpool City Council

Contracting authorityLocal CouncilRegional or local authorityGeneral public services 4th Floor, Cunard Building, Liverpool, North West, L3 1DSContact name, email, phone Published organisation website ↗

Dispute resolution & review bodies

  • Royal Court of JusticeReview body London
  • Royal Courts of JusticeMediation body London

Bidders & participating suppliers

1 commercial party on the notice

Official documents & specifications

Official links; attachments are not copied

No document links were published on the notice.