ESCC - SS Tender for the Provision of Youth Employability Service

Concepts

• provision of youth employability service
• children service department
• health and social work
• lewes
• youth employability service
• guidance support service
• south east shared services
• east sussex county council
• tender documents.the tender
• education and training

Location

East Sussex

Description

Children Service Department in East Sussex County Council are looking for a single provider to provide an Information, Advice and Guidance support service for young people who are not in learning post-16 or at risk of not progressing into post-16 learning to be known as the "Youth Employability Service"

Total Quantity or Scope

The Service will commence on 1st October 2023 for an initial term of 2 years with a possible 36 Months extension.Full details of the requirement are provided within the Service Specification in the tender documents.The tender will be an Open process and Bidders should note the key dates contained within the Invitation to tender documents.The procurement process will be conducted using the South East Shared Services e-sourcing portal at http://www.sharedservices.org.uk/esourcing. Additional information: 11.2.6 Estimated Value. This is the total contract value for an initial 2 years and including up to 36 months extension. The total contract value also includes up to £1,000,000 additional funding, however this is not guaranteed.Annual value is £503,457

Renewal Options

The contract will be reviewed 18 months prior to the service end date.

CPV Codes

• 85000000 - Health and social work services
• 80000000 - Education and training services
• 80200000 - Secondary education services
• 80400000 - Adult and other education services

Indicators

• This is a recurring contract.
• Renewals are available.

Other Information

The Service will commence on 1st October 2023 for an initial term of 2 years with a possible extension period/s of up to 36 Months extension.Full details of the requirement are provided within the Service Specification in the tender documents.The tender will be an Open process and Bidders should note the key dates contained within the Invitation to tender documents.The procurement process will be conducted using the South East Shared Services e-sourcing portal at http://www.sharedservices.org.uk/esourcing.Please see full details in the Invitation to Tender Pack. ** PREVIEW NOTICE, please check Find a Tender for full details. ** value includes potential extension and including additional funding (The additional funding is not guaranteed) the maximum value. The total minimum value is GBP£1,006,914 initial term of 2 years. The services to which this procurement relates fall within Chapter 3 Section 7 and Schedule 3 ofPCR2015. As such, the procurement is being run as a process akin to the open procedure. However, thecontracting authority does not intend to hold itself bound by any regulations except for those under Chapter3 section 7 of PCR2015for light touch services. Please note that the Transfer of Undertaking (Protection ofEmployment) Regulations 2006 may apply and applicants should seek their own legal advice on this subject.The Contracting Authority reserves the right to procure from the successful tenderer services consisting of therepetition of similar services entrusted to the successful tenderer in conformity with the terms of the originalcontract and as indicated in it, acting in accordance with Regulation 32(9) and (10). In addition, theContracting reserves the right to procure additional services by the successful tenderer that have becomenecessary and were not included in the initial procurement, where a change of service provider (i) cannot bemade for economic or technical reasons such as requirements of interchangeability or interoperability withexisting equipment, services or installations procured under the initial procurement, or (ii) it would causesignificant inconvenience or substantial duplication of costs for the contracting authority, provided that anyincrease in costs to the authority as a result on them does not exceed 50% of the value of the originalcontract, Furthermore, the Contracting Authority reserves the right to make changes to the contract to beconcluded which are not "substantial" for the purposes of Regulation 72 of PCR2015, and where (i) the needfor changes has been brought about by circumstances which a diligent contracting authority could not haveforeseen; and (ii) the change does not alter the overall nature of the contract; and in so far that (iii) anyincrease in costs to the authority as a result does not exceed 50% of the value of the original contract.