Careers Education,
Information, Advice
and Guidance Service
Tender
Katy Bradford
October 2016
1. About Outwood Grange Academies Trust
Students First: raising standards and transforming lives.
Outwood Grange Academies Trust (OGAT) is a not for profit sponsor of primary and secondary
academies and is recognised nationally as one of the highest performing chains of schools and
is the highest performing family of schools in the North of England. We have developed our
educational blueprint from the original school at Outwood Grange Academy and used this to
sponsor schools, having a transformational effect on children’s life chances within very quick
timescales.
All academies within our trust work closely with each other as a ‘family of schools’. Indeed,
each academy individually and collectively forms the trust: the trust as a whole is not a
separate body or group of people but rather one single organisation made up of all our
academies with one single vision and shared set of values. Together we all work to ensure
that all children, irrespective of their starting point, receive an excellent education. We relish
the opportunity to be part of the much needed regeneration of all areas we work in.
We pride ourselves in meeting the needs of all children in our care, including those who are
most vulnerable or challenging. These groups of students are a major priority and we work
closely with parents/carers in helping to raise their children’s self-esteem, resilience and
subsequent achievement and attainment.
The OGAT Multi-Academy Trust (MAT) currently comprises the following secondary academy
schools:
Outwood Grange Academy, Wakefield
Outwood Academy Acklam, Middlesbrough
Outwood Academy Adwick, Doncaster
Outwood Academy Bishopsgarth, Stockton on Tees
Outwood Academy Brumby, Scunthorpe
Outwood Academy Bydales, Redcar
Outwood Academy Carlton, Barnsley
Outwood Academy City, Sheffield
Outwood Academy Danum, Doncaster
Outwood Academy Foxhills, Scunthorpe
Outwood Academy Newbold, Chesterfield
Outwood Academy Ormesby, Middlesbrough
Outwood Academy Portland, Worksop
Outwood Academy Ripon, Ripon
Outwood Academy Shafton, Barnsley
Outwood Academy Valley, Worksop
Further details of the Trust can be found on our website: www.outwood.com
2. Contract Details
The Trust intends to award a contract for an initial three year period plus a two year extension
(dependent upon supplier performance). The preferred supplier will be appointed in
December 2016 to begin their contract from 1 September 2017. Contract activity will be
formally reviewed on an annual basis. The current value of the contract is between £180,000
and £220,000 per annum (including VAT).
3. Service Requirements
Outwood Grange Academies Trust (OGAT) is inviting tenders from suitably experienced
organisations for the provision of a careers education, information, advice and guidance
(CEIAG) service for young people in 15 secondary academies, although this may increase in
number during the course of the contract. The successful organisation will support the Trust
to meet their statutory duty for the delivery of independent and impartial careers guidance
for young people from years 8 to 13.
The service will contribute towards enabling the Trust to meet its statutory obligations in
accordance with current legislation:
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Encourage, enable and assist participation in education and training by young people
in accordance with Section 68 of ESA 2008 and EA 2011;
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Secure independent and impartial careers guidance to young people in our
academies, section 45A part Vii of the Education Act 1997.
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Deliver targeted support to vulnerable young people, ensuring services are aligned
with the policy for Raising the Participation Age (RPA);
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Support academies with destination measures for key stage 3 and 4 including
updating all relevant information systems;
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Support academies in achieving the Careers Mark;
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Supporting our primary academies in developing an approach to GEIAG for primary
aged children.
Requirements:
a) Named Adviser/Advisers will provide:
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on average 1 day per 8 students within the Y9/11/12 cohorts direct work with young
people in each academy during term time;
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7-12 days per academy for planning, monitoring and follow up work with young
people / parents and carers / academy staff and other agencies where required /
parents evenings/quality development (days will depend on cohort size). Quality
development will include identifying and responding to any relevant changes to
legislation and/or school performance measures;
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1 day outside term time per academy providing GCSE result support;
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1 day outside term time per post-16 academy, providing AS/ A Level result support.
b) The provider will agree a tailored offer to each academy to meet the needs of their cohorts.
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Targeted individual guidance interviews / group work;
Lunchtime drop in sessions;
Generic group work;
Employability workshops;
Group work with parents;
Out of hours school guidance;
Careers information resources (eg - jobs, careers, universities, colleges,
apprenticeships);
Academy staff training (e.g. - inset days/Learning & Performance sessions);
Continued support over summer holidays to support post 16 transition
including targeted support for those at risk of not making a smooth transition
into post 16 learning;
To work with academies to identify those in need of targeted support or at risk
of not participating post 16;
Careers fairs;
To lead the September Guarantee process to ensure that all 16 - 17 year olds
receive an offer of a suitable place in education or training+ by the end of
September each year.
c) The provider will also supply:
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Careers information resources (e.g. regarding a range of jobs and careers,
parental guidance, information on universities, colleges, apprenticeship
providers) and contact to a network of employers and training providers in the
locality of our academies;
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Data input, collection, migration and activity reporting, including a system for
tracking and monitoring students through the CIAG process;
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Reporting of outcomes to Academy Boards at each academy and consolidated
reporting to the Trust Board;
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Support to academies in the achievement of the Careers Quality Mark, a
process that the Trust has already committed significant time and effort to.
4. Tender Timetable
The initial timetable for this tender exercise is outlined below. These dates are subject to
change.
Date
Action
13/10/2016
Pre-Qualification Questionnaire (PQQ) available to download
from Trust’s website
17/11/2016
Deadline for submitting completed PQQ (30 days)
18/11/2016
Invitation to tender documents dispatched to companies who
meet the Trust’s minimum requirements
23/12/2016
Deadline for submission of tender documents (35 days)
23/12/2016 –
09/01/2017
Evaluation of tender submissions
09/01/201713/01/2017
Presentations to tender team from shortlisted companies
16/01/2017
Appoint preferred supplier
31/01/2017
Standstill period (10 days)
Feb 2017
Commence discussions with preferred supplier
Sept 2017
Contract delivery commences
5. Expressions of Interest
Interested suppliers should download and complete the Trust’s pre-qualification
questionnaire (PQQ) available from the OGAT website.
Completed questionnaires must be submitted by midday on 5 November 2016 to:
Katy Bradford
Chief Operating Officer
Outwood Grange Academies Trust
Potovens Lane
Wakefield
WF1 2PF
6. Queries
Any queries regarding this tender process should be directed to:
Katy Bradford
Chief Operating Officer
[email protected]