II.1.1) Title
2122-0032 Young Islington – universal youth work offer
Reference number: DN543483
II.1.2) Main CPV code
85000000
II.1.3) Type of contract
Services
II.1.4) Short description
Islington Council has a vision to mobilise the collective energy and resources of all partners
across the borough to ensure all young people have equal access to opportunities and
networks of support to help them enjoy their teenage years, thrive, be safe, enjoy good
physical and mental health and realise their ambitions. To achieve this, Islington wants to
make sure that all young people benefit from consistent and high-quality relationships with
youth workers that support their social and emotional development. Those relationships
support young people through the adolescent phase of their lives, and through exposing
them to a range of experiences, opportunities and support, help them to develop resilience
to cope with change and adversity and avoid negative pathways in future.
The new Young Islington universal youth work offer has been developed which will be
community focused, building sustainable networks across the borough with a shared and
coherent vision linking into and building capacity amongst community youth providers and
groups. The intention is that the new offer will draw in and convene a range of resources for
the benefit of young people.
II.1.6) Information about lots
This contract is divided into lots:
Yes
II.1.7) Total value of the procurement
Value excluding VAT:
7 490 000.00
GBP
Lot No: 1
II.2.1) Title
Lot 1: Young Islington: Youth work leadership, quality and impact
II.2.2) Additional CPV code(s)
85300000
II.2.3) Place of performance
NUTS code:
UKI
II.2.4) Description of the procurement
• Act as a champion of high-quality youth work across the borough, be the ‘voice’ of the
sector and of young people.
• Develop cross-borough programmes of youth work, working closely with the providers of
the other Lots, the locality networks, professionals in targeted and specialist services and
other relevant stakeholders to identify gaps, address inequalities and reach into the
communities that may not be engaged currently.
• Provide a local focus of excellence for youth work, championing Islington at regional and
national youth sector events and keying into regional and national support.
• Lead on the workforce development agenda; identifying an appropriate cross-borough
approach to consistently ensuring high quality youth work across the offer in the context of
delivering relationally-based, trauma-informed youth work with an emphasis on ‘earliest’ help
where needed.
• Lead on capacity building for youth work in the borough, working with all partners in the
new offer to develop cross-borough programmes and submit funding bids.
• Ensure consistency in the quality of services and support (e.g. through mentoring,
buddying and reflective practice) and support adherence to shared quality standards across
the partnership.
• Promote the voice of young people and the organisations that work with them. Advocate
for young people’s right to be visible and play a full role in the local community across a
range of forums and to stakeholders including parents/carers, schools, funders and decision
makers.
• Signpost young people and families to the whole of the youth offer and into other services
that could help to meet their needs (health, education, family support services, etc.), as well
as wider relevant universal services.
• Articulate and communicate the impact of quality youth work, amplify the stories and
evidence of what has worked well as a result of the development of networks of
organisations and communities working together
II.2.5) Award criteria
Quality criterion: Proposed approach to delivering social value
/ Weighting: 20
Quality criterion: Proposed approach to working as part of Young Islington
/ Weighting: 10
Quality criterion: Proposed approach to contract mobilisation
/ Weighting: 10
Quality criterion: Proposed approach to delivery of outcomes for young people in the COVID and post COVID context
/ Weighting: 10
Quality criterion: Proposed approach to safeguarding, early intervention and earliest help
/ Weighting: 10
Quality criterion: Proposed approach to the development of youth spaces and maximising their use across Young Islington
/ Weighting: 10
Cost criterion: Financial forecast in line with the length of the service contract including consideration of the COVID and post-COVID context
/ Weighting: 15
Cost criterion: Business model plan including income generation / fundraising details including consideration of the COVID and post-COVID context
/ Weighting: 15
II.2.11) Information about options
Options:
No
II.2.13) Information about European Union funds
The procurement is related to a project and/or programme financed by European Union funds:
No
Lot No: 2
II.2.1) Title
Lot 2: Young Islington: Lift and Rose Bowl, Summerversity and the Emotional Wellbeing Service
II.2.2) Additional CPV code(s)
85000000
II.2.3) Place of performance
NUTS code:
UKI
II.2.4) Description of the procurement
• Develop, deliver and host a high quality, innovative and interconnected programme of
youth work activities, spaces and multi-agency support services for young peoples’
development.
• Provide significant additional social value, e.g. to support young people’s employment.
• Work closely with the other providers and the three locality networks to shape and support
the delivery of high quality youth work across the borough in line with the identified needs.
• Develop a close working relationship with Targeted Youth Support (TYS)1 to ensure that
disengaged and more at risk young people receive support they need at Lift and Rose Bowl.
• Be an ‘outward facing’ provision, which assertively seeks to engage young people who have
not previously been reached by the universal youth work offer, through working with the
locality networks as well as other community and grassroots groups.
II.2.5) Award criteria
Quality criterion: Proposed approach to delivering social value
/ Weighting: 20
Quality criterion: Proposed approach to working as part of Young Islington
/ Weighting: 10
Quality criterion: Proposed approach to contract mobilisation
/ Weighting: 10
Quality criterion: Proposed approach to delivery of outcomes for young people in the COVID and post COVID context
/ Weighting: 10
Quality criterion: Proposed approach to safeguarding, early intervention and earliest help
/ Weighting: 10
Quality criterion: Proposed approach to facilities management including COVID security
/ Weighting: 10
Cost criterion: Financial forecast in line with the length of the service contract including consideration of the COVID and post-COVID context
/ Weighting: 15
Cost criterion: Business model plan including income generation / fundraising details including consideration of the COVID and post-COVID context
/ Weighting: 15
II.2.11) Information about options
Options:
No
II.2.13) Information about European Union funds
The procurement is related to a project and/or programme financed by European Union funds:
No
Lot No: 3
II.2.1) Title
Lot 3: Young Islington: Platform
II.2.2) Additional CPV code(s)
85000000
II.2.3) Place of performance
NUTS code:
UKI
II.2.4) Description of the procurement
• Develop, deliver and host a high quality, innovative and interconnected programme of
youth work activities, spaces and multi-agency support services for young peoples’
development.
• Provide significant additional social value, e.g. to support young people’s employment.
• Work closely with the other providers and the three locality networks to shape and support
the delivery of high quality youth work across the borough in line with the identified needs.
• Develop a close working relationship with Targeted Youth Support (TYS)1 to ensure that
disengaged and more at risk young people receive support they need at Platform.
• Be an ‘outward facing’ provision, which assertively seeks to engage young people who have
not previously been reached by the universal youth work offer, through working with the
locality networks as well as other community and grassroots groups
II.2.5) Award criteria
Quality criterion: Proposed approach to delivering social value
/ Weighting: 20
Quality criterion: Proposed approach to working as part of Young Islington
/ Weighting: 10
Quality criterion: Proposed approach to contract mobilisation
/ Weighting: 10
Quality criterion: Proposed approach to delivery of outcomes for young people in the COVID and post COVID context
/ Weighting: 10
Quality criterion: Proposed approach to safeguarding, early intervention and earliest help
/ Weighting: 10
Quality criterion: Proposed approach to facilities management including COVID security
/ Weighting: 10
Cost criterion: Financial forecast in line with the length of the service contract including consideration of the COVID and post-COVID context
/ Weighting: 15
Cost criterion: Business model plan including income generation / fundraising details including consideration of the COVID and post-COVID context
/ Weighting: 15
II.2.11) Information about options
Options:
No
II.2.13) Information about European Union funds
The procurement is related to a project and/or programme financed by European Union funds:
No
Title: Lot 1: Young Islington: Youth work leadership, quality and impact
The contract has been awarded to a group of economic operators:
No
Title: Lot 2: Young Islington: Lift and Rose Bowl, Summerversity and the Emotional Wellbeing Service