Summary
- OCID:
- ocds-h6vhtk-04eeed
- Published by:
- Newport City Council
- Authority ID:
- AA0273
- Publication date:
- 19 March 2025
- Deadline date:
- -
- Notice type:
- UK6
- Has documents:
- No
- Has SPD:
- No
- Has Carbon Reduction Plan:
- N/A
Abstract
This Award Notice is to inform the market of Newport City Council's intention to direct award a contract 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 Award Notice is to inform the market of Newport City Council's intention to direct award a contract 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:
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:
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@newportlive.co.uk
Type:
Procedure
Procedure type
Direct award
Is this procurement under a special regime?
Light touch
Contract
Provision of Aspire Education Programme within Newport
ID: 1
Status: Pending
Related lots
1
Date the contract will be signed (estimated)
31 March 2025, 23:59PM
Can this contract be extended?: Yes
Value
2600000 GBP Excluding VAT
3120000 GBP Including VAT
CPV classifications
- 80200000 - Secondary education services
Delivery regions
- UKL21 - Monmouthshire and Newport
Is the total value above threshold?
Above threshold
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
Coding
Commodity categories
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Delivery locations
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Description
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| 1021 |
Monmouthshire and Newport |
Document family
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Notice details
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- Publication date:
- 19 March 2025
- Deadline date:
- Notice type:
- UK5
- Version:
- 1
- Authority name:
- Newport City Council
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- Publication date:
- 19 March 2025
- Deadline date:
- Notice type:
- UK6
- Version:
- 1
- Authority name:
- Newport City Council
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- Publication date:
- 10 April 2025
- Deadline date:
- Notice type:
- UK7
- Version:
- 1
- Authority name:
- Newport City Council
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About the buyer
- Main contact:
- n/a
- Admin contact:
- n/a
- Technical contact:
- n/a
- Other contact:
- n/a