Official UK procurement notice
Improving Work Experience · UK public procurement notice
Authority: Kent County Council (Local council)
What is being bought
Published requirement descriptionWork Experience (WEX) declined dramatically over the Covid period and is still very limited. Young people are often ill prepared for work experience and do not fully benefit from the opportunities. All 4 of EBP's key departments; Careers, Projects, Events and Work Experience, partner consistently and on a large-scale with Kent employers. EBP have developed numerous sessions, projects and initiatives. Work produced by EBP Kent within the areas of Projects, Work Experience and Events are subject to an evaluative process that links the results to the Gatsby Benchmarks framework. This is to not only adhere to Ofsted requirements and the evidence each school must produce, but also for improvement, efficacy and evolution
CPV: Vocational secondary education services · Vocational training services · Youth education services
The lotProcurement structure
single lot · no lot value publishedLot #1Due to the ongoing impact of the pandemic and the increased demand on services, the…
Due to the ongoing impact of the pandemic and the increased demand on services, the Kent Reconnect Programme has identified Provision for NEETs/refugees post-16 for 'at risk' young people as a priority. In order to support and develop their economic wellbeing so they do not go on to develop behaviours or mental health conditions which prevent them from engaging with education, work, family and friends and achieving their potential, the work was supported by KCC's Cabinet in their decision as an area to continue.
In December 2021 an opportunity to tender for an Improving WEX service was advertised, including a requirement for specific characteristics of bidders:
Due to the short time scales involved, bidders will need to be well embedded in the Kent education and employment landscape. It is also likely that any bidders will already be delivering work or have off the shelf programmes that could be adapted to support this project to allow for the quickest possible mobilisation.
Bidders should already have:
- Excellent relationships with Kent schools and careers support networks.
- Extensive employer networks to promote the project and generate work experience placements.
- Good knowledge of the local economic and employment landscape.
- An existing base in Kent.
- Staff in place to deliver the project.
There were just two responses to the tender opportunity. EBP Kent's response showed a full understanding of the elements required and included sufficient detail to score highly in evaluation and moderation.
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
- Unspecified in notice
- First published
- 3 Oct 2022, 17:40 BST
- Last source update
- 6 Oct 2022, 12:37 BST
- Authority reference
SC220277- FTS notice number
2022/S 000-028080- Classification (CPV)
- Delivery area
- Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-037294Find a Tender
- Why no open competition
- The procurement falls outside the scope of application of the directive
- Published justification
On the 21 July 2022, The Kent County Council Cabinet, approved a decision to extend the Reconnect Programme to 31 March 2023 for specific areas of need including NEET Provision. Commissioners would not be able engage in a procurement to complete a tender process for such a short-term contract.
Regulation 32(2)(c) of the Public Contract Regulations 2015 Negotiated Procedure without prior publication of a Contract Notice insofar as is strictly necessary where, for reasons of extreme urgency brought about by events unforeseeable by the contracting authority, the time limits for the open or restricted procedures or competitive procedures with negotiation cannot be complied with.
Notice history
2 releases on Find a TenderPublished amendments (1)
Incorrect Contract value published. Correct contract value is £50,000
Commercial outcome & contract awards
Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecastContracting authority & participating public bodies
Bidders & participating suppliers
1 commercial party on the notice- EBP KentAwarded supplier
Official documents & specifications
Official links; attachments are not copiedNo document links were published on the notice.