Public procurement notice: Contract Award Notice
Published: 2021-01-29
Buyer: City and County of Swansea
Country: UK
Contract type: Services
Procedure: Open procedure
CPV classification: 80000000 | 80200000 | 80210000 | 80211000 | 80212000
Estimated value: 2000000 GBP

Technical requirements: Framework Agreement for the Provision of Educational Providers for the Swansea Pupil Referral Unit (PRU)
Swansea Council (the Council) invites tenders for inclusion onto a framework agreement of educational providers for pupils who are educated within Swansea Pupil Referral Unit (PRU).
Swansea PRU caters for pupils aged from 5-16. In its secondary provision, it serves to support young people aged 11-16 who are not educated in Schools. The pupils who attend the PRU have severe and complex needs and can be highly challenging pupils in terms of their behaviour and attitudes to learning.
The aim of the framework is to provide additional curriculum and vocational support for pupils in the secondary phase of Swansea PRU. These include pupils who are aged from 13-16 and who represent some of the most challenging young people in the authority; in order to nurture a positive experience of full-time education by developing a unique programme of support bespoke to each young person.
This bespoke package will include varying amounts of academic content provided by teachers based at Swansea PRU combined with a vocational provision provided by the successful providers. The programmes have each young person’s interests and needs at their centre.
As a means of supporting young people accessing the Pupil Referral Unit, Swansea Council is specifically looking to source a provision that has a focus around careers/experience in the Military.
The framework agreement will be for an initial contract period of 1 June 2020-31 August 2024 with the option to extend up to 12 months at the discretion of the Council. The contract start date is indicative and subject to change.
We are looking for a provision that will offer additionally to statutory counselling services that can be delivered over a number of weeks. The provision must have a central focus on resilience and aim to build on areas the pupils can develop in order to achieve success in their future careers and life.
The framework agreement will be for an initial contract period of 1 June 2020-31 August 2024 with the option to extend up to 12 months at the discretion of the Council. The contract start date is indicative and subject to change.
The Council are looking for specific provision that will develop the skills to show initiative and resourcefulness. The design of the programme and duration of the programme can be varied but must focus on skills and aim to develop key themes such as showing initiative, risk-taking, resilience, problem solving, creativity, lateral thinking, blue-sky thinking, innovation, imagination and determination.
The framework agreement will be for an initial contract period of 1 June 2020-31 August 2024 with the option to extend up to 12 months at the discretion of the Council. The contract start date is indicative and subject to change.
The projects themselves can be varied in nature and typically last for up to 8 weeks or sessions. A specific qualification is not expected but activities should be motivational and inspire young people in a particular area.
The framework agreement will be for an initial contract period of 1 June 2020-31 August 2024 with the option to extend up to 12 months at the discretion of the Council. The contract start date is indicative and subject to change.
All companies awarded for product lots can be approached to develop bespoke programmes in collaboration with the requesting school.
The framework agreement will be for an initial contract period of 1 June 2020-31 August 2024 with the option to extend up to 12 months at the discretion of the Council. The contract start date is indicative and subject to change.


Winner: Engage Education Centre
Award value: 2000000
Number of bids: 2