Requirement for the delivery of Industry Placement and T-Level Referrals

Description

1. Croydon College is seeking to outsource some of its work placement referral load to an experienced organisation in the academic year 2022/23. 2. This represents a target of approximately 110 Industry Placements for 22/23 and the sourcing of 55 T Level placements in readiness for September 2023. 3. Application instructions and detailed requirements are provided in the documents attached to this notice (Tender Specification and Tender Application Form). To view and download the attachments please scroll down to the end of this notice. 4. Organisations wishing to apply for this opportunity must: a) Be an active company with a valid registration number (companies house company number, charity number and similar), or with valid evidence of exemption from the registration requirement. b) Be registered on the Government's contracts finder as Suppliers. c) Have a successful track record of providing referrals for suitable IP placements to college-level students in a volume comparable to the volume tendered. d) Have the capacity to deliver 100% of the contract volume tendered. e) Meet any other mandatory criteria specified in the tender documents attached to this notice. The College will not consider any Tenderers that fail to meet any of the criteria above. 5. At the time of the tender publication, the expectation is that the full contract value must be delivered in the 2022/23 academic year, to agreed in-year profile and deadlines. However, please refer to the tender documents for details of possible contract increase and/or extension, at the College's sole discretion. 6. The deadline for submitting clarification requests regarding this opportunity by email to tenders@croydon.ac.uk is Monday 1st August 2022, 12:00 noon. 7. Responses to clarification requests will be collated and published under this notice as an additional attachment, within timescales as per the Tender Specification Form. 8. The deadline for submitting tender applications by email to tenders@croydon.ac.uk is Monday 15th August 2022, 12:00 noon. The applications must contain the following: a) The completed Tender Application Form and b) Any supporting documents required in the application form 9. For full details of application instructions, acceptable application format, tender requirements and the tendering process timetable please read the tender documents, which are provided below as Attachments to this notice. Additional information: Please read attachments 1 and 2 carefully as they provide full application instructions and detailed requirements of the tender. Attachment 3 is provided for your information, to familiarise yourself with the contract that the successful Tenderer will be expected to commit to by the College. Responses to Clarification Requests will be published as an additional document attached to this notice. The deadline for submitting applications is Monday 15th August, 12:00 noon. Please use the email address tenders@croydon.ac.uk for any communications regarding the tender.

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