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Provision of Trust Careers Guidance

NORTH EAST LEARNING TRUST · Tender notice on Find a Tender

Tender information last checkedLast checked 30 Sept 2026, 02:59.

Opportunity overview

2.1. As a multi-academy trust we currently have two companies providing impartial, one-to-one careers guidance to our students (in line with the stipulation of Gatsby Benchmark 8). These companies also support our whole school CEIAG provision within our secondary schools. We are looking to streamline provision further by acquiring one Trust provider. 2.2. We are looking to continue to support in the delivery of impartial careers guidance to all students within KS3-5 enabling students to make appropriate and informed decisions about their futures. To provide operational and strategic support for the delivery of the careers. 2.3. We are looking for a programme within schools for Career Leads to assist in the acquisition of the Quality in Careers Standard for all secondary schools. The successful bidder would have to have scope to demonstrate their ability to meet the geographical spread of all NELT schools.

Classification

  • CPV79634000 — Career guidance services

Lots

  • Lot 1£500k

Documents and notices

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
ocds-h6vhtk-05221a
Status
complete
Above Threshold
Yes
Procurement Method
open
Main Procurement Category
services
How to submit
procurement@nelt.co.uk Please request and submit all packs directly to the email address above www.nelt.co.uk
Procurement Method Details
Open procedure

Legal basis

Id
2023/54
Scheme
UKPGA

Expected award period

Ends
27 Jun 2025, 23:59

Tender Period

Ends
17 Jun 2025, 12:00

Enquiry period

Ends
4 Jun 2025, 12:00

Submission terms

Electronic Submission Policy
allowed

Languages

en

Lots and requirements

Entry 1
Id
1
Status
complete
Has Renewal
Yes

Value

Amount
500,000
Currency
GBP
Including VAT
600,000

Renewal

Description
2 year extension available on a annual review basis

Suitability

Sme
Yes
Vcse
Yes

Award criteria

Criteria

Criterion 1
Name
Quality, Customer Requirements, Methodology and Approach
Type
quality

Numbers

Entry 1
Number
50
Weight
percentageExact
Criterion 2
Name
Additional Extras
Type
quality

Numbers

Entry 1
Number
5
Weight
percentageExact
Criterion 3
Name
Commercial
Type
price

Numbers

Entry 1
Number
35
Weight
percentageExact
Criterion 4
Name
Company History
Type
quality

Numbers

Entry 1
Number
10
Weight
percentageExact

Contract period

Ends
31 Aug 2028, 23:59
Starts
1 Sept 2025, 00:00
Max Extent Date
31 Aug 2030, 23:59

Items and delivery

Item 1
Id
1
Related Lot
1

Delivery locations

Entry 1
Region
UKC
Country
GB
Country Name
United Kingdom
Entry 2
Region
UKD
Country
GB
Country Name
United Kingdom
Entry 3
Region
UKE
Country
GB
Country Name
United Kingdom
Entry 4
Region
UKF
Country
GB
Country Name
United Kingdom
Entry 5
Region
UKG
Country
GB
Country Name
United Kingdom
Entry 6
Region
UKH
Country
GB
Country Name
United Kingdom
Entry 7
Region
UKI
Country
GB
Country Name
United Kingdom
Entry 8
Region
UKJ
Country
GB
Country Name
United Kingdom
Entry 9
Region
UKK
Country
GB
Country Name
United Kingdom

Additional Classifications

Entry 1
Id
79634000
Scheme
CPV
Description
Career guidance services

Published documents

Entry 1
Id
conflictOfInterest
Description
Not published
Document Type
conflictOfInterest
Entry 2
Id
026198-2025
Format
text/html
Notice Type
UK4
Description
Tender notice on Find a Tender
Document Type
tenderNotice
Published
23 May 2025, 12:24
Entry 3
Id
048208-2025
Format
text/html
Notice Type
UK12
Description
Procurement termination notice on Find a Tender
Document Type
tenderCancellationNotice
Published
12 Aug 2025, 18:18

Buyer, suppliers and contacts

Organisation 1
Id
GB-COH-07492165
Name
NORTH EAST LEARNING TRUST

Roles

buyer

Address

Region
UKC14
Country
GB
Locality
Peterlee
Postal Code
SR8 1AU
Country Name
United Kingdom
Street Address
T/A The Academy At Shotton Hall

Details

Classifications

Entry 1
Id
publicAuthoritySubCentralGovernment
Scheme
UK_CA_TYPE
Description
Public authority - sub-central government

Identifier

Id
07492165
Scheme
GB-COH

Contact

Additional Identifiers

Entry 1
Id
PTCH-8799-MCTP
Scheme
GB-PPON

Award information

Award 1
Id
1
Status
cancelled
Status Details
Procurement abandoned due to budget and timescales,
Final Status Date
12 Aug 2025, 00:00

Related lots

1

Recorded locations

  • Buyer location · Peterlee · UKC14 · SR8 1AU · United Kingdom
  • Delivery location · UKC · United Kingdom
  • Delivery location · UKD · United Kingdom
  • Delivery location · UKE · United Kingdom
  • Delivery location · UKF · United Kingdom
  • Delivery location · UKG · United Kingdom
  • Delivery location · UKH · United Kingdom
  • Delivery location · UKI · United Kingdom
  • Delivery location · UKJ · United Kingdom
  • Delivery location · UKK · United Kingdom

Notice and amendment history

1 published notice version reviewed by ProcuraAxis.

1 VERSION
  1. ocds-h6vhtk-05221a-2025-08-12T18:18:51+01:00Tender notice on Find a Tender ·