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UK7

Provision of the Aspire Education Programme within the City of Newport

  • First published: 10 April 2025
  • Last modified: 10 April 2025
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Contents

Summary

OCID:
ocds-h6vhtk-04eeed
Published by:
Newport City Council
Authority ID:
AA0273
Publication date:
10 April 2025
Deadline date:
-
Notice type:
UK7
Has documents:
No
Has SPD:
No
Has Carbon Reduction Plan:
N/A

Abstract

This Contracts Details Notice is to inform the market that Newport City Council has issued a direct award to Newport Live to deliver the Aspire Education Programme. . The Aspire Education Programme delivered by Newport Live in their own community venues, including use of sport venues, provides pre-16 learning and educational opportunities to young people from Year 10 and Year 11 from three high schools across the city who are at risk of becoming NEET (young people not in education, employment or training. The current high schools are Lliswerry High School, Llanwern High School and The John Frost High School. The programme will be expanded to include Newport High School as from 1 April 2025. The community venues accommodate up to 12 pupils from each high school at any one time, with a current total of 36 places available on a rolling programme which will expand to 48 when Newport High School commence to use the service. There is a variety of bespoke provision delivered from each individual Aspire school site to support the individual needs of learners who require specialist support. The contract will be for a 3 year period commencing on 1 April 2025 with a possible extension of 2 years years to offer stability and consistency to young people who use it and will allow for the development of the market to increase supplier interest in tendering in the future. The extension of a possible 2 years will only be granted after the market has been reviewed, whether funding is available and a review of contract management

Full notice text

Scope

Procurement reference

NCC-2024-02351

Procurement description

This Contracts Details Notice is to inform the market that Newport City Council has issued a direct award to Newport Live to deliver the Aspire Education Programme. . The Aspire Education Programme delivered by Newport Live in their own community venues, including use of sport venues, provides pre-16 learning and educational opportunities to young people from Year 10 and Year 11 from three high schools across the city who are at risk of becoming NEET (young people not in education, employment or training. The current high schools are Lliswerry High School, Llanwern High School and The John Frost High School. The programme will be expanded to include Newport High School as from 1 April 2025. The community venues accommodate up to 12 pupils from each high school at any one time, with a current total of 36 places available on a rolling programme which will expand to 48 when Newport High School commence to use the service. There is a variety of bespoke provision delivered from each individual Aspire school site to support the individual needs of learners who require specialist support. The contract will be for a 3 year period commencing on 1 April 2025 with a possible extension of 2 years years to offer stability and consistency to young people who use it and will allow for the development of the market to increase supplier interest in tendering in the future. The extension of a possible 2 years will only be granted after the market has been reviewed, whether funding is available and a review of contract management

Contracting authority

Newport City Council

Identification register:

  • GB-PPON

Address 1: Civic Centre

Town/City: Newport

Postcode: NP20 4UR

Country: United Kingdom

Website: www.newport.gov.uk

Public Procurement Organisation Number: PWLP-4583-NQGG

Contact name: Joanne James

Email: procure@newport.gov.uk

Telephone: +441633987782

Organisation type: Public authority - sub-central government

Devolved regulations that apply: Wales

Supplier

Newport Live

Identification register:

  • GB-PPON

Address 1: Regional Pool & Tennis Centre, Newport International Sports Village

Town/City: Newport

Postcode: NP19 4RA

Country: United Kingdom

Public Procurement Organisation Number: PGDW-6786-BPVN

Email: karl.reed@newport.co.uk

Telephone: +1633 656757

Type:

  • SME

Procedure

Procedure type

Direct award

Description of how these justifications apply

Newport Live, in a very limited market within Newport, has the knowledge and experience to deliver this service within their own premises in the areas that the pupils live. The continuation of the service with them will provide consistency to pupils who attend to ensure that their educational needs are met hey do not

Direct award justification

Single suppliers technical reasons

Is this procurement under a special regime?

Light touch

Trade agreements

Government Procurement Agreement (GPA)

Contract

Provision of the Aspire Education Programme within the City of Newport

ID: 1

Is the total value above threshold?

Above threshold

Date the contract will be signed (estimated)

31 March 2025, 00:00AM

Contract dates (estimated)

01 April 2025, 00:00AM to 31 March 2028, 23:59PM

Extension end date (if all the extensions are used): 31 March 2030

Can this contract be extended?: Yes

Renewal description:

A possible extension of 2 years from 1 April 2028 will only be granted after the market has been reviewed, whether funding is available and a review of contract management.

Does this contract include options?: Yes

Options description:

Additional placements maybe required by the named High Schools and other High Schools within Newport may wish to procure the service.

Lots

Divided into 1 lots

Lot number: 1 Status: Complete

Coding

Commodity categories

ID Title Parent category
There are no commodity categories for this notice.

Delivery locations

ID Description
1021 Monmouthshire and Newport

Document family

Notice details
Publication date:
19 March 2025
Deadline date:
Notice type:
UK5
Version:
1
Authority name:
Newport City Council
Publication date:
19 March 2025
Deadline date:
Notice type:
UK6
Version:
1
Authority name:
Newport City Council
Publication date:
10 April 2025
Deadline date:
Notice type:
UK7
Version:
1
Authority name:
Newport City Council

About the buyer

Main contact:
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Admin contact:
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Technical contact:
n/a
Other contact:
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Further information

Date Details

0800 222 9004

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