ESCC - SS Tender for the Provision of Youth Employability Service

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"

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

Please see full details in the Invitation to Tender Pack.

Additional information: The Council`s full requirements and details of how to tender for this opportunity are available by clicking the Express Interest button. The deadline for tender submission is 10am on Friday 3rd March 2023.

How to obtain the Tender Documents Interested parties should register their interest in the project via the In-Tend website https://in-tendhost.co.uk/sesharedservices/aspx/Tenders/Current. The Tender documents can be accessed when logged into In-Tend by selecting 'View Details' on the relevant tender advert and clicking the 'Express Interest' tab. Once in the tender there are five tabs, namely 'Tender', 'ITT - documents', 'Correspondence', 'Clarifications' and 'History'.

Select the 2nd tab (ITT - documents) where you will find useful information under 'Tender Details'. Continue to scroll down to the heading 'Tender Documents Received' where you will be able to view / download the documents. Please download all the documents and read very carefully.

Opting In and Opting Out Please note you are required to 'Opt In' before you can access the 'My tender Return' to start populating your response.

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Is a Recurrent Procurement Type? : No