THE PROVISION OF A PART-TIME NSETS/JNC ENDORSED PROFESSIONAL FORMATION PROGRAMME IN YOUTH WORK

Official notice

Authority: the Education Authority (Central government)

Services

Sectors: Education & Training (80) Delivery: Northern Ireland (UKN)

Planned pipeline value£800,000pipeline notice, not a live tender

Tender notice expected 28 Mar 2025from the planned procurement notice

What is being bought

Published requirement description

The EA is seeking to appoint a supplier to provide a 4-year undergraduate programme for approx. 20-30 students in a Youth Services Professional Qualification. The appointed supplier must meet the minimum standards and prescribed criteria, as set out by the youthwork sector, and the North South Education Training Standards.

The Pathways Initiative will require the supplier to address and provide their approach to the below demands.

EA requirements in relation to our Pathways Scheme for undergraduates
Capacity to offer university places for a cohort of between 20-30 per annum over the next 4 years.
Potential blended delivery approaches
Entry requirements in relation to the EA and the university
Specific course content relating to the Northern Ireland context
Content of course modules, student placements and finance
The requirement for the option of teaching off site on a residential basis as required

CPV: Adult and other education services · Adult-education services at university level · Education and training services · Higher education services · Youth education services

The lotProcurement structure

single lot · no lot value published

Lot #1Planned

Delivery: Northern Ireland

80000000 Education and training services 80300000 Higher education services 80310000 Youth education services 80400000 Adult and other education services 80430000 Adult-education services at university level

Procedure terms & legal framework

From the official record · publisher note attached

Legal basis: CELEX · 32014L0024 Public Contracts Regulations 2015 (Directive 2014/24/EU)
Procurement category: Services
Notice status: Past planning notice
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: Unspecified in notice
First published: 10 Feb 2025, 09:23 GMT
Last source update: 10 Feb 2025, 09:23 GMT
Authority reference: BSP-24-012
FTS notice number: 2025/S 000-004284
Classification (CPV): Adult and other education servicesAdult-education services at university levelEducation and training servicesHigher education servicesYouth education services
Delivery area: Northern Ireland (UKN)
Official registry OCID: ocds-h6vhtk-04dd16 Find a Tender

Publisher note: EA Expect to carry out a Pre-Market Engagement exercise in early February 2025 relating to this requirement, details will be published on eTendersNI https://etendersni.gov.uk/epps

How it was run

Official notice

Run through: portal not identified

Tender documents are also served through a separate tool: https://etendersni.gov.uk/epps ↗

Submission deadline: —

Timeline

10 Feb 2025 → 28 Mar 2025 · 2 dates

Notice published
10 Feb 2025, 09:23 GMT
Tender notice expected
28 Mar 2025

Commercial outcome & contract awards

Pipeline notice

Awards (0): No award published
Contracts (0): No contract published
Bid statistics: No aggregate bid statistics published

Contracting authority & participating public bodies

the Education Authority

Contracting authorityCentral GovernmentBody governed by public lawEducation 40 Academy Street, Belfast, UK, BT1 2NQContact email

Official documents & specifications

Official links; attachments are not copied

No document links were published on the notice.