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RESOLVED:

Following consideration of the results of the procurement process noted in the submitted Part 2 report, a fixed-price contract be awarded to the highest scoring tenderer (U-Explore Ltd.) for the provision of Year 11/12 Transition Services to Young People (age 16-17) at risk of becoming NEET, at a value of £1.578m over four years (£394,387 per year), to commence 1 January 2016 for a period of three years, with the option to extend for a further year.

Reasons for Decisions:

The existing contracts with the two current providers will expire on 31 December 2015.  A full tender process, in compliance with the requirement of EU Procurement Legislation and Procurement Standing Orders has been completed, and the recommendations provide best value for money for the Council, following a thorough evaluation process.

Building on the previous success of this commission and aligned to the strategy outlined within ‘Creating Opportunities for Young People: Re-Commissioning for 2015-2020’ it is intended to award a fixed-price contract to U-Explore Ltd. for the provision of support services to young people, age 16-17, at risk of becoming NEET, to commence on 1 January 2016 for a period of three years, with the option to extend for a further year.

This report provides details of the procurement process, including the results of the evaluation process, user / customer engagement and consultation and, in conjunction with the Part 2 report, demonstrates why the recommended contract award delivers best value for money.

[The decision on this item may be called in by the Education and Skills Scrutiny Board]

The Cabinet Member for Schools, Skills and Educational Achievement explained to Members that the report proposed a new contract for young people. She stated that this was a great success story as Surrey had the second lowest levels of NEET young people in the country.

She proposed that a new contract would be awarded in place from 1 January 2016 to U-Explore and that is provided value for money. She said that U-Explore had been delivering services for Surrey since 2012 and that the delivery staff were all based in Surrey. She stated that there was a 91% success story and that Surrey’s strong performance at NEET prevention had attracted a lot of attention from other local authorities and the Local Government Association.

RESOLVED:

Following consideration of the results of the procurement process noted in the submitted Part 2 report, a fixed-price contract be awarded to the highest scoring tenderer (U-Explore Ltd.) for the provision of Year 11/12 Transition Services to Young People (age 16-17) at risk of becoming NEET, at a value of £1.578m over four years (£394,387 per year), to commence 1 January 2016 for a period of three years, with the option to extend for a further year.

Reasons for Decisions:

The existing contracts with the two current providers will expire on 31 December 2015.  A full tender process, in compliance with the requirement of EU Procurement Legislation and Procurement Standing Orders has been completed, and the recommendations provide best value for money for the Council, following a thorough evaluation process.

Building on the previous success of this commission and aligned to the strategy outlined within ‘Creating Opportunities for Young People: Re-Commissioning for 2015-2020’ it is intended to award a fixed-price contract to U-Explore Ltd. for the provision of support services to young people, age 16-17, at risk of becoming NEET, to commence on 1 January 2016 for a period of three years, with the option to extend for a further year.

This report provides details of the procurement process, including the results of the evaluation process, user / customer engagement and consultation and, in conjunction with the Part 2 report, demonstrates why the recommended contract award delivers best value for money.