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Summary

OCID:: ocds-h6vhtk-0478cc
Published by:: Southampton City Council
Authority ID:: AA20843
Publication date:: 02 July 2024
Deadline date:: -
Notice type:: Prior Information Notice
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Has SPD:: No
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Abstract

Southampton City Council is ambitious for engagement and co-production with young people and wants to see young people's voices central to policy, provision and decision making going forward. The Council facilitates the Youth Parliament, the annual Make Your Mark consultation, the Junior Joint Area Review, Junior Wardens and the election of the Children's Mayor and more recently has been working in partnership with #Beewell to better understand children and young people's perception of their health and wellbeing. Alongside these Council activities, there is a wealth of youth engagement activity led by other organisations across the city, including the Voluntary and Community sector.

With the commissioning of the Youth Voice Service, the Council is looking to build on, better coordinate and grow this existing activity to realise its ambition of putting young people's voice at the heart of decision making.

Full notice text

Prior information notice

This notice is for prior information only

Section I: Contracting authority

I.1) Name and addresses

Southampton City Council

Civic Centre Road

SOUTHAMPTON

SO147LY

Telephone: +44 2380833000

E-mail: tendermanagment@southampton.gov.uk

NUTS: UKJ32

Internet address(es)

Main address: www.southampton.gov.uk

I.3) Communication

Additional information can be obtained from the abovementioned address

I.4) Type of the contracting authority

Regional or local authority

I.5) Main activity

General public services

Section II: Object

II.1) Scope of the procurement

II.1.1) Title

Youth Voice

Reference number: REQ/1000253

II.1.2) Main CPV code

75123000

II.1.3) Type of contract

Services

II.1.4) Short description

II.1.6) Information about lots

This contract is divided into lots: No

II.2) Description

II.2.3) Place of performance

NUTS code:

UKJ

II.2.4) Description of the procurement

Over the course of the next 6 months, Southampton City Council will be working with partners across the city to co-produce a future model of engagement and co-production with young people for delivery in 2025/26.

In the short term however, the Council is looking to work with one or two VCSE providers, local to the Southampton area and with existing experience in delivering these services, to deliver a number of core participation activities, including:

• Delivery of the Southampton Young Mayor initiative a) in terms of ensuring successful attendance at events & influencing council activity and b) managing the selection process to appoint a new Mayor in December.

• Establishing the Youth Council with strong engagement from all schools, and young people's groups in the election process and supporting it to have a voice in chambers of the council.

• Facilitation of the following forums to have strong and broad representation and to actively influence Council policies: Young People in Care Council, Junior Young People in Care Council, Care Leavers Forum (Southampton Voices Unite). This will also include young people's representation at Southampton's Corporate Parenting Board. Ensuring their experience is shared with members. Supporting children and young people to use their voice and where necessary strengthen their ability to have challenging conversations about the care they have received.

• Delivery of care experienced apprenticeship scheme which will further create future opportunities for the city's care experienced young people.

• Mapping existing participation groups and activities in relation to SEND and establishing a mechanism for enabling these groups to feed into the Council's SEND strategic activity.

• Development and delivery of a young advisors/inspector's programme focussing on the 3 Child Friendly priorities

The Council would be very interested to hear from organisations that may be interested in delivering these services.

If a procurement is undertaken as the result of the advertising of this PIN, then PCRs 2015 Regulation 77 - Reserved Contracts will apply, further information is available at Procurement Policy Note 11/20: Reserving below threshold procurements - GOV.UK (www.gov.uk)

II.2.14) Additional information

The contract term is anticipated to be from 1 September to 31 March 2025, and the total anticipated contract value is in the range value of £65,000 to £70,000. £70,000 is the maximum total value and is subject to review.

For further information please email Marie Woodhouse - marie.woodhouse@nhs.net

Expressions of interest are to be made to tendermanagement@southampton.gov.uk

II.3) Estimated date of publication of contract notice:

05/08/2024

Section IV: Procedure

IV.1) Description

IV.1.8) Information about Government Procurement Agreement (GPA)

The procurement is covered by the Government Procurement Agreement: No

Section VI: Complementary information

VI.5) Date of dispatch of this notice

01/07/2024

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75123000	Administrative housing services	Administrative services of agencies

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Main contact:: tendermanagment@southampton.gov.uk
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