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Student Employability and Enterprise Programme
Published 20 May 2026
20 May 2026
Closed 18 Jun 2026
- Primary CPV
-
80210000 *
Technical and vocational secondary education services
- Location
- 🇬🇧 Staffordshire County, West Midlands
- Value
- £412,000
- Contract
-
2 years Duration
01/09/2026 31/08/2028
- Contract Types
-
80 *Education & training servicesFull CPV Breakdown
- SME suitable
- Not stated
Publisher Address
1 Staffordshire Place, Tipping Street,, Stafford, ST16 2DH, United Kingdom · UKG24
Contact
Award Criteria
- Quality (80%)
- Price (20%)
- The Tender documents can be accessed by registering on SCC P... · Bidding Documents
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Staffordshire County Council
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80210000 *
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Reference: IA3898
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.
Full CPV breakdown
- 80210000 — Technical and vocational secondary education services (primary)
Notice details
- Buyer type
- Local authority
- Competition
- Open competition (any supplier can bid)
- Contract type
- Services
- Procurement method
- Open procedure
- Main category
- Services
- Above threshold
- Yes
- Legal basis
- UKPGA 2023/54
- Notice status
- Active
- Renewal
- 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
- 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
- Submission method
- Responses are to be submitted electronically by uploading to SCC Proactis eTendering Portal on the link https://supplierlive.proactisp2p.com/Account/Login
- Enquiries close
- 12 Jun 2026
- Award decision expected
- 10 Aug 2026
- Covered by GPA
- Yes
- Reserved / special regime
- Light Touch
- Language
- EN
- Published
- 20 May 2026 16:53
- Deadline
- 18 Jun 2026 12:00
- OCID
- ocds-h6vhtk-069e1d
- Notice ID
- IA3898
Full notice record
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Organisations
| Name | Staffordshire County Council |
| Address › Street | 1 Staffordshire Place, Tipping Street, |
| Address › Town / city | Stafford |
| Address › Postcode | ST16 2DH |
| Address › Country | GB |
| Address › Country | United Kingdom |
| Address › Region (NUTS) | UKG24 |
| Role | buyer |
| Link | https://www.staffordshire.gov.uk |
| Classification › Description | Public authority - sub-central government |
Buyer
| Name | Staffordshire County Council |
Tender
| Title | Student Employability and Enterprise Programme |
| Status | active |
| Item › CPV › CPV 1 › Description | Technical and vocational secondary education services |
| Item › CPV › CPV 2 › Description | Vocational training services |
| Value › Value incl. VAT | £494,400 |
| Value › Value | £412,000 |
| Value › Currency | GBP |
| Procedure type | open |
| Procedure | Open procedure |
| Category | services |
| Special regime | Light touch |
| Above threshold | Yes |
| Covered by | GPA |
| How to submit | Responses are to be submitted electronically by uploading to SCC Proactis eTendering Portal on the link https://supplierlive.proactisp2p.com/Account/Login |
| Submission Terms › Electronic submission | allowed |
| Submission Terms › Languages | en |
| Bidding period › End | 18 Jun 2026 |
| Questions period › End | 12 Jun 2026 |
| Award decision period › End | 10 Aug 2026 |
| Lot › Status | active |
| Lot › Value › Value incl. VAT | £494,400 |
| Lot › Value › Value | £412,000 |
| Lot › Value › Currency | GBP |
| Lot › Award criteria › Criterion › Criterion 1 › Type | quality |
| Lot › Award criteria › Criterion › Criterion 1 › Name | Quality |
| Lot › Award criteria › Criterion › Criterion 1 › Description | Refer to IA3898 ITT Procurement Pack Award Criteria - Part 5 of the Procurement Specific Questionnaire |
| Lot › Award criteria › Criterion › Criterion 1 › Weighting › Weight | 80 |
| Lot › Award criteria › Criterion › Criterion 1 › Weighting › Weight type | Percentage exact |
| Lot › Award criteria › Criterion › Criterion 2 › Type | price |
| Lot › Award criteria › Criterion › Criterion 2 › Name | Price |
| Lot › Award criteria › Criterion › Criterion 2 › Description | Refer to IA3898 ITT Procurement Pack Award Criteria - Part 5 of the Procurement Specific Questionnaire |
| Lot › Award criteria › Criterion › Criterion 2 › Weighting › Weight | 20 |
| Lot › Award criteria › Criterion › Criterion 2 › Weighting › Weight type | Percentage exact |
| Lot › Selection Criteria › Criterion › Criterion 1 › Type | economic |
| Lot › Selection Criteria › Criterion › Criterion 1 › Description | Refer to IA3898 ITT Procurement Specific Questionnaire (PSQ) - Part 3 - Conditions of Participation |
| Lot › Selection Criteria › Criterion › Criterion 2 › Type | technical |
| Lot › Selection Criteria › Criterion › Criterion 2 › Description | Refer to IA3898 ITT Procurement Specific Questionnaire (PSQ) - Part 3 - Conditions of Participation |
| Lot › Suitable for › SMEs | Yes |
| Lot › Suitable for › VCSEs | Yes |
| Lot › Contract period › Start | 1 Sep 2026 |
| Lot › Contract period › End | 31 Aug 2028 |
| Lot › Contract period › Can be extended to | 31 Aug 2030 |
| Lot › Can be renewed | Yes |
| Lot › 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. |
| Lot › Has options | Yes |
| Lot › Options › Description | 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 |
| Document › Document 1 › Document type | Conflict of interest |
| Document › Document 1 › Description | Not published |
| Document › Document 2 › Document type | Bidding documents |
| Document › Document 2 › Description | The Tender documents can be accessed by registering on SCC Proactis eTendering Portal on the link https://supplierlive.proactisp2p.com/Account/Login |
| Document › Document 2 › Link | https://supplierlive.proactisp2p.com/Account/Login |
| Document › Document 3 › Document type | Technical specifications |
| Document › Document 3 › Description | The Tender documents can be accessed by registering on SCC Proactis eTendering Portal on the link https://supplierlive.proactisp2p.com/Account/Login |
| Document › Document 3 › Link | https://supplierlive.proactisp2p.com/Account/Login |
| Document › Document 4 › Document type | Tender notice |
| Document › Document 4 › Description | Tender notice on Find a Tender |
| Document › Document 4 › Link | https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/046661-2026 |
| Document › Document 4 › Published | 20 May 2026 |
| Has Recurrence | Yes |
| Recurrence › Dates › Start | 21 May 2029 |