Youth education services

Tender description

The National Citizen Service (“NCS”) Trust (“the Trust”) is a not-for-profit social enterprise established to shape, support, champion and lead a thriving National Citizen Service. The NCS programme is a once in a lifetime experience for young people aged 16-17 with 4 phases: — adventure, — discovery, — social action and — extension. NCS Trust is implementing a new service delivery model across nine regions via a combination of Direct and Indirect contracting models, running a number of procurements to replace the current supplier contracts. This procurement is seeking 3 regional recruitment partners to provide field sales services in 3 direct regions throughout England (London, South West, North East). Responsibilities include: — plan, manage and deliver the overall recruitment strategy, — establish and build strong relationships with schools, college and non-school channels, — field sales (recruitment) and sign-up of young people to the programme. The Trust is seeking a recruitment partner for the London region, responsible for the following Local Authorities: Barking And Dagenham, Barnet, Bexley, Brent, Bromley, Camden, City Of London, Croydon, Ealing, Enfield, Greenwich, Hackney, Hammersmith and Fulham, Haringey, Harrow, Havering, Hillingdon, Hounslow, Islington, Kensington and Chelsea, Kingston Upon Thames, Lambeth, Lewisham, Merton, Newham, Redbridge, Richmond Upon Thames, Southwark, Sutton, Tower Hamlets, Waltham Forest, Wandsworth, Westminster. Approximate percentage of 16-17 years olds in the region - 2.1 % (with the exception of City of London which is 1.1 %) of a population of 8,958,014 (ONS 2017). The Trust is seeking a Recruitment Partner for the South West region, responsible for the following Local Authorities: Bath and North East Somerset, Bournemouth, City of Bristol, Cornwall, Devon, Dorset, Gloucestershire, Isles Of Scilly, North Somerset, Plymouth, Poole, Somerset, South Gloucestershire, Swindon, Torbay, Wiltshire. Approximate percentage of 16-17 years olds in the region - 2,1 % of a population of 5 545 378 (ONS 2017). The Trust is seeking a Recruitment Partner for the North East region, responsible for the following Local Authorities: — County Durham, — Darlington, — Gateshead, — Hartlepool, — Middlesbrough, — Newcastle Upon Tyne, — North Tyneside, — Northumberland, — Redcar and Cleveland, — South Tyneside, — Stockton-On-Tees, — Sunderland. Approximate percentage of 16-17 years olds in the region — 2,2 % of a population of 2 644 536 (ONS 2017).