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Student Employability and Enterprise Programme

Staffordshire County Council · Contract award notice on Find a Tender

Tender information last checkedLast checked 26 Sept 2026, 04:32.

Opportunity overview

Staffordshire County Council are procuring an employability and enterprise programme, that provides an online learning platform, intensive workshops, mentoring and support for post-16 Further Education students and year 9 Secondary School students, looking to set up their own business in Staffordshire now or in the future. It provides students with the skills to understand areas such as: Market Research, Business Planning, Operations, Financial Forecasting, Taxation, Marketing, Funding. Further details can be found in the tender specification. The contract will commence on 1st September 2026 and, subject to earlier termination in accordance with its terms, will continue until midnight on 31st August 2028. At the Authority's entire discretion, the term may be extended by up to 12 months - 1st September 2028 up to 31st August 2029 and 1st September 2029 up to 31st August 2030, on the same terms for such period(s) in accordance with the contract. The total estimated Contract value (excluding VAT) circa £412,000 over the total four (4) years.

Awarded to

Amounts belong to published awards or contracts. Where several suppliers share one value, it is labelled as shared and is not a supplier-specific allocation.

PEOPLEPLUS GROUP LIMITED

Matched by number
Published award value
£412k
Awarded
9 Aug 2026
Award ID
1
Status
active
Identifier
GB-COH 05722765
Location
Bristol, UKK11, BS1 3AE, United Kingdom

Classification

No classification was supplied.

Lots

  • Lot 1Value not stated

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
IA3898
Status
complete
Procurement Method
open
Procurement Method Details
Open procedure

Legal basis

Id
2023/54
Scheme
UKPGA

Special regime

lightTouch

Lots and requirements

Entry 1
Id
1
Status
complete

Buyer, suppliers and contacts

Organisation 1
Name
Staffordshire County Council
Id
GB-PPON-PZDG-2995-QQMD

Identifier

Scheme
GB-PPON
Id
PZDG-2995-QQMD

Address

Street Address
1 Staffordshire Place, Tipping Street,
Locality
Stafford
Postal Code
ST16 2DH
Country
GB
Country Name
United Kingdom
Region
UKG24

Contact

Name
Audrey Taylor

Roles

buyer

Details

Classifications

Entry 1
Scheme
UK_CA_TYPE
Id
publicAuthoritySubCentralGovernment
Description
Public authority - sub-central government
Organisation 2
Name
PEOPLEPLUS GROUP LIMITED
Id
GB-COH-05722765

Identifier

Scheme
GB-COH
Id
05722765

Additional Identifiers

Entry 1
Scheme
GB-UKPRN
Id
10036431

Address

Street Address
The Quorum, Bond Street South
Locality
Bristol
Postal Code
BS1 3AE
Country
GB
Country Name
United Kingdom
Region
UKK11

Contact

Roles

supplier

Details

Scale
large
Vcse
No

Award information

Award 1
Id
1
Title
Student Employability and Enterprise Programme
Status
active
Date
10 Aug 2026, 00:00
Main Procurement Category
services
Above Threshold
No
Has Renewal
Yes
Has Options
Yes
Assessment Summaries Date Sent
10 Aug 2026, 00:00

Items

Item 1
Id
1
Related Lot
1

Additional Classifications

Entry 1
Scheme
CPV
Id
80210000
Description
Technical and vocational secondary education services
Entry 2
Scheme
CPV
Id
80530000
Description
Vocational training services

Delivery locations

Entry 1
Region
UKG2
Country
GB
Country Name
United Kingdom

Value

Including VAT
494,400
Amount
412,000
Currency
GBP

Suppliers

Supplier 1
Id
GB-COH-05722765
Name
PEOPLEPLUS GROUP LIMITED

Contract period

Starts
1 Sept 2026, 00:00
Ends
31 Aug 2028, 23:59
Max Extent Date
31 Aug 2030, 23:59

Renewal

Description
At the Authority's entire discretion, the term may be extended by up to 12 months - 1st September 2028 up to 31st August 2029 and 1st September 2029 up to 31st August 2030, on the same terms for such period(s) in accordance with the contract.

Options

Description
The right to additional purchases while the contract is valid. It is anticipated that at the end of each academic year delivery period a review of the number of sessions and students to be engaged will be undertaken, there may be a request to increase the numbers delivered or to make changes to the year group or young persons needs to be addressed. SCC will rely upon Schedule 5 Direct Award Justifications under Additional or repeat goods, services or works that it is our intention to carry out a subsequent procurement of similar goods, services or works in reliance of this direct award justification

Related lots

1

Documents

Entry 1
Id
076031-2026
Document Type
awardNotice
Notice Type
UK6
Description
Contract award notice on Find a Tender
Published
11 Aug 2026, 09:39
Format
text/html

Milestones

Entry 1
Id
1
Type
futureSignatureDate
Due
27 Aug 2026, 23:59
Status
scheduled

Recorded locations

  • Buyer location · Stafford · UKG24 · ST16 2DH · United Kingdom

Notice and amendment history

2 published notice versions reviewed by ProcuraAxis.

2 VERSIONS
  1. 046661-2026Tender notice on Find a Tender ·
  2. 076031-2026Contract award notice on Find a Tender ·