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Youth Employment and Enhanced Service.

East Suffolk Council · compiled

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Opportunity overview

East Suffolk Council is commissioning a Youth Employment Service and Enhanced Service for 16–24-year-olds, focussing primarily on those who are currently not in employment, education or training (NEET), but also providing a universal offer to any young person seeking advice and support. The service will support and encourage young people to become work ready and ultimately move into paid work, work placements, employment, voluntary work, education, apprenticeships and/or training.

Awarded to

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Inspire Suffolk Ltd

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Contract value
£705k
Awarded
Not supplied
Contract signed
11 May 2025
Award ID
021777-2025-2554-PPT-O-1
Status
active
Identifier
1101519
Location
Ipswich, UKH14, United Kingdom

Classification

  • CPV79998000 — Coaching services
  • CPV80000000 — Education and training services
  • CPV80212000 — Vocational secondary education services
  • CPV80310000 — Youth education services
  • CPV80500000 — Training services
  • CPV80521000 — Training programme services
  • CPV80530000 — Vocational training services
  • CPV80570000 — Personal development training services

Lots

  • East Suffolk Council is commissioning a Youth Employment Service and Enhanced Service for 16–24-year-olds, focussing primarily on those who are currently not in employment, education or training (NEET), but also providing a universal offer to any young person seeking advice and support. The service will support and encourage young people to become work ready and ultimately move into paid work, work placements, employment, voluntary work, education, apprenticeships and/or training.£705k

Published notice details

Additional information from the published procurement release. Fields appear only when supplied by the source; check the original notice and tender documents before acting.

Scope, procedure and submissions

Id
2554-PPT-O
Status
complete
Has Recurrence
No
Review Details
As stated in the tender documents
Procurement Method
open
Main Procurement Category
services
Procurement Method Details
Open procedure

Covered By

GPA

Amendments

Entry 1
Id
4

Unstructured Changes

Entry 1

Where

Label
Closing date
Section
IV.2.2

New Value

Date
21 Feb 2025, 16:00

Old Value

Date
17 Feb 2025, 16:00
Entry 2
Id
5

Unstructured Changes

Entry 1

Where

Label
Closing date
Section
IV.2.2

New Value

Date
21 Feb 2025, 16:00

Old Value

Date
17 Feb 2025, 16:00
Entry 3
Id
6

Unstructured Changes

Entry 1

Where

Label
Closing date
Section
IV.2.2

New Value

Date
21 Feb 2025, 16:00

Old Value

Date
17 Feb 2025, 16:00

Bid Opening

Date
19 Feb 2025, 16:00

Address

Street Address
As stated in the tender documents

Legal basis

Id
32014L0024
Scheme
CELEX

Expected award period

Starts
19 Feb 2025, 16:00

Tender Period

Ends
19 Feb 2025, 16:00

Classification

Id
80500000
Scheme
CPV
Description
Training services

Submission terms

Languages

en

Submission Method

written

Lots and requirements

Entry 1
Id
1
Status
cancelled
Has Options
No
Has Renewal
Yes
Description
East Suffolk Council is commissioning a Youth Employment Service and Enhanced Service for 16–24-year-olds, focussing primarily on those who are currently not in employment, education or training (NEET), but also providing a universal offer to any young person seeking advice and support. The service will support and encourage young people to become work ready and ultimately move into paid work, work placements, employment, voluntary work, education, apprenticeships and/or training.

Value

Amount
705,000
Currency
GBP

Renewal

Description
18 months for Enhance service Subject to Funding -

Award criteria

Criteria

Criterion 1
Name
As state din Tender Documents
Type
quality
Description
100
Criterion 2
Type
price
Description
0

Contract period

Ends
31 Mar 2028, 23:59
Starts
1 Apr 2025, 00:00

Submission terms

Variant Policy
notAllowed

Items and delivery

Item 1
Id
1
Related Lot
1

Delivery locations

Entry 1
Region
UKH14
Entry 2
Region
UKH14
Entry 3
Region
UKH14

Additional Classifications

Entry 1
Id
80000000
Scheme
CPV
Description
Education and training services
Entry 2
Id
80212000
Scheme
CPV
Description
Vocational secondary education services
Entry 3
Id
79998000
Scheme
CPV
Description
Coaching services
Entry 4
Id
80570000
Scheme
CPV
Description
Personal development training services
Entry 5
Id
80521000
Scheme
CPV
Description
Training programme services
Entry 6
Id
80310000
Scheme
CPV
Description
Youth education services
Entry 7
Id
80500000
Scheme
CPV
Description
Training services
Entry 8
Id
80530000
Scheme
CPV
Description
Vocational training services

Published documents

Entry 1
Id
economic
Document Type
economicSelectionCriteria
Entry 2
Id
technical
Document Type
technicalSelectionCriteria

Buyer, suppliers and contacts

Organisation 1
Id
GB-FTS-135279
Name
East Suffolk Council

Roles

buyer

Address

Region
UKH14
Locality
Lowestoft
Postal Code
NR330EQ
Country Name
United Kingdom
Street Address
Riverside , 4 Canning Road

Details

Classifications

Entry 1
Id
REGIONAL_AUTHORITY
Scheme
TED_CA_TYPE
Description
Regional or local authority
Entry 2
Id
01
Scheme
COFOG
Description
General public services

Identifier

Legal Name
East Suffolk Council

Contact

Name
procurement
Organisation 2
Id
GB-FTS-72732
Name
East Suffolk Council Procurement Team

Roles

reviewBody

Address

Locality
Lowestoft
Country Name
United Kingdom

Identifier

Legal Name
East Suffolk Council Procurement Team
Organisation 3
Id
GB-FTS-147946
Name
Inspire Suffolk Ltd

Roles

supplier

Address

Region
UKH14
Locality
Ipswich
Country Name
United Kingdom
Street Address
Lindbergh Road Ipswich

Details

Scale
sme

Identifier

Id
1101519
Legal Name
Inspire Suffolk Ltd

Award information

Award 1
Id
021777-2025-2554-PPT-O-1
Title
Youth Employment and Enhanced Service
Status
active

Suppliers

Supplier 1
Id
GB-FTS-147946
Name
Inspire Suffolk Ltd

Related lots

1

Contracts and changes

Entry 1
Id
021777-2025-2554-PPT-O-1
Title
Youth Employment and Enhanced Service
Status
active
Award ID
021777-2025-2554-PPT-O-1
Date Signed
12 May 2025, 00:00

Value

Amount
705,000
Currency
GBP

Recorded locations

  • Buyer location · Lowestoft · UKH14 · NR330EQ · United Kingdom
  • Delivery location · UKH14

Notice and amendment history

1 published notice version reviewed by ProcuraAxis.

1 VERSION
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