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Education & Skills Funding Agency

National Careers Service - Community Based Contracts

Business ServicesCPV 79634000
Value£186.2m
Deadline17 Feb 2022
Published4 Jan 2022
RegionNationwide
Timeline
Published 4 Jan 2022ClosedCloses 17 Feb 2022
Who to contact
NationalCareersService.REPROCUREMENT@education.gov.uk

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How to submit
Open the submissions portal

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Contract value in context
£186.2mtotal contract value
median £66k
this tender£0£201.1m

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The brief

The Education and Skills Funding Agency are seeking to procure 9 contracts for the delivery of the National Careers Service - Community Based Service in the 9 regions of England.

The ESFA are seeking Prime Contractors who are able to deliver high quality independent careers information, advice and guidance to National Careers Service customers.

The National Careers Service provides free careers information, advice and guidance to both young people (from the age of 13) and adults through a website, webchat and telephone helpline.

The Service, delivered by local community-based careers advisers, can be accessed face to face, by telephone, webchat and online.

Young people aged 13 and over can access ongoing in-depth information, advice and guidance from the service via telephone, webchat or the National Careers Service website.

Face to face careers information and advice in the community is available to Adults aged 19 and over 18 if Not in Employment Education or Training (NEET).

Further information is set out in the procurement documents.

The overall aggregated contract value of all 9 contracts may vary but will not exceed the value indicated at section II.1.5 of this notice.

The contract values for each lot may vary but will not exceed the value indicated at section II.2.6 in respect of each lot.

Key requirements

What the supplier must deliver

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The ESFA are seeking Prime Contractors who

The ESFA are seeking Prime Contractors who are able to deliver high quality independent careers information, advice and guidance to National Careers Service customers.

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OCID
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Stage
tender · Open
Source
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