YOUNG PERSONS ENGAGEMENT SERVICE 2019
Main contract details
The purpose of this service is to increase the engagement through information, advice, guidance and coaching of disengaged and Not in Education, Employment or Training (NEET) young people from vulnerable and disadvantaged backgrounds who require additional support to access learning and employment opportunities. Target cohorts include but are not limited to those who are care leavers, teenage parents, young offenders or those who have learning difficulties and / or disabilities. The service will reflect localised needs and requirements and will work closely with other local authority teams and other agencies supporting these young people.
The primary focus of this service will be support to key vulnerable groups (defined in section 2) to ensure that those young people who are furthest from the labour market and face significant barriers in being able to access education, training and employment are able to make informed choices about their education, employment or training options based on all available impartial information.
This specification will be part of a range of support services that will enable the Council to provide key ongoing support to vulnerable young people, below the age of 19 and relevant young adults (i.e. those aged 19 and over but under 25 with learning difficulties and/or disabilities).
It will be a local intelligence-driven, comprehensive and integrated programme for young people and adults, designed to improve personal resilience and progress to sustainable employment. High quality Information, Advice and Guidance (IAG) and skills development are essential components of the programme offer.
The Council is seeking to procure a supplier in accordance with the open procedure as set out in The Public Contracts Regulations 2015, Part 2, Section 3, Regulation 27 (the “Regulations”). The Council is using the open procedure due to its requirement for the procurement of a supplier to successfully deliver the Programme. All interested suppliers can submit a tender response and all bidders who meet the selection criteria set out in the Suitability Questionnaire will then proceed to the evaluation stage of the process
St Helens Council wishes to award a contract for 36 months with a possible option to extend for a further 2 x 12 months dependant on service performance
The Invitation To Tender (“ITT”) sets out the instructions for the tender process and the tender evaluation criteria for the ITT stage of the procurement process.
The ITT has been produced to allow the Council to evaluate the most economically advantageous tender from the view of the Council from the organisations who respond to the OJEU Contract Notice. The Council will score each Bidder’s response against the criteria set out in the ITT
When the evaluation process has been completed, the Council will inform all Bidders of its decision to award the contract, the reasons for the decision and details of the mandatory standstill period in accordance with Regulation 87 of the Public Contracts Regulations 2015
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Key dates
Expression of interest window
From 07/11/2019 12:00 to 06/12/2019 16:00
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Contact details
Sale
Greater Manchester
M33 7ZF
United Kingdom