Awarded contract

2122-0032 Young Islington – universal youth work offer

Islington Council

F03: Contract award notice

Notice reference: 2022/S 000-005773

Published 2 March 2022, 7:36pm

Section one: Contracting authority

one.1) Name and addresses

Islington Council

7 Newington Barrow Way

London

N7 7EP

Contact

Strategic Procurement

Email

procurement@islington.gov.uk

Telephone

+44 2075278118

Country

United Kingdom

NUTS code

UKI - London

Internet address(es)

Main address

http://www.islington.gov.uk/

Buyer's address

http://www.islington.gov.uk/

one.4) Type of the contracting authority

Regional or local authority

one.5) Main activity

General public services

Section two: Object

two.1) Scope of the procurement

two.1.1) Title

2122-0032 Young Islington – universal youth work offer

Reference number

DN543483

two.1.2) Main CPV code

85000000 - Health and social work services

two.1.3) Type of contract

Services

two.1.4) Short description

Islington Council has a vision to mobilise the collective energy and resources of all partners

across the borough to ensure all young people have equal access to opportunities and

networks of support to help them enjoy their teenage years, thrive, be safe, enjoy good

physical and mental health and realise their ambitions. To achieve this, Islington wants to

make sure that all young people benefit from consistent and high-quality relationships with

youth workers that support their social and emotional development. Those relationships

support young people through the adolescent phase of their lives, and through exposing

them to a range of experiences, opportunities and support, help them to develop resilience

to cope with change and adversity and avoid negative pathways in future.

The new Young Islington universal youth work offer has been developed which will be

community focused, building sustainable networks across the borough with a shared and

coherent vision linking into and building capacity amongst community youth providers and

groups. The intention is that the new offer will draw in and convene a range of resources for

the benefit of young people.

two.1.6) Information about lots

This contract is divided into lots: Yes

two.1.7) Total value of the procurement (excluding VAT)

Value excluding VAT: £7,490,000

two.2) Description

two.2.1) Title

Lot 1: Young Islington: Youth work leadership, quality and impact

Lot No

two.2.2) Additional CPV code(s)

85300000 - Social work and related services

two.2.3) Place of performance

NUTS codes

UKI - London

two.2.4) Description of the procurement

• Act as a champion of high-quality youth work across the borough, be the ‘voice’ of the

sector and of young people.

• Develop cross-borough programmes of youth work, working closely with the providers of

the other Lots, the locality networks, professionals in targeted and specialist services and

other relevant stakeholders to identify gaps, address inequalities and reach into the

communities that may not be engaged currently.

• Provide a local focus of excellence for youth work, championing Islington at regional and

national youth sector events and keying into regional and national support.

• Lead on the workforce development agenda; identifying an appropriate cross-borough

approach to consistently ensuring high quality youth work across the offer in the context of

delivering relationally-based, trauma-informed youth work with an emphasis on ‘earliest’ help

where needed.

• Lead on capacity building for youth work in the borough, working with all partners in the

new offer to develop cross-borough programmes and submit funding bids.

• Ensure consistency in the quality of services and support (e.g. through mentoring,

buddying and reflective practice) and support adherence to shared quality standards across

the partnership.

• Promote the voice of young people and the organisations that work with them. Advocate

for young people’s right to be visible and play a full role in the local community across a

range of forums and to stakeholders including parents/carers, schools, funders and decision

makers.

• Signpost young people and families to the whole of the youth offer and into other services

that could help to meet their needs (health, education, family support services, etc.), as well

as wider relevant universal services.

• Articulate and communicate the impact of quality youth work, amplify the stories and

evidence of what has worked well as a result of the development of networks of

organisations and communities working together

two.2.5) Award criteria

Quality criterion - Name: Proposed approach to delivering social value / Weighting: 20

Quality criterion - Name: Proposed approach to working as part of Young Islington / Weighting: 10

Quality criterion - Name: Proposed approach to contract mobilisation / Weighting: 10

Quality criterion - Name: Proposed approach to delivery of outcomes for young people in the COVID and post COVID context / Weighting: 10

Quality criterion - Name: Proposed approach to safeguarding, early intervention and earliest help / Weighting: 10

Quality criterion - Name: Proposed approach to the development of youth spaces and maximising their use across Young Islington / Weighting: 10

Cost criterion - Name: Financial forecast in line with the length of the service contract including consideration of the COVID and post-COVID context / Weighting: 15

Cost criterion - Name: Business model plan including income generation / fundraising details including consideration of the COVID and post-COVID context / Weighting: 15

two.2.11) Information about options

Options: No

two.2.13) Information about European Union Funds

The procurement is related to a project and/or programme financed by European Union funds: No

two.2) Description

two.2.1) Title

Lot 2: Young Islington: Lift and Rose Bowl, Summerversity and the Emotional Wellbeing Service

Lot No

two.2.2) Additional CPV code(s)

85000000 - Health and social work services

two.2.3) Place of performance

NUTS codes

UKI - London

two.2.4) Description of the procurement

• Develop, deliver and host a high quality, innovative and interconnected programme of

youth work activities, spaces and multi-agency support services for young peoples’

development.

• Provide significant additional social value, e.g. to support young people’s employment.

• Work closely with the other providers and the three locality networks to shape and support

the delivery of high quality youth work across the borough in line with the identified needs.

• Develop a close working relationship with Targeted Youth Support (TYS)1 to ensure that

disengaged and more at risk young people receive support they need at Lift and Rose Bowl.

• Be an ‘outward facing’ provision, which assertively seeks to engage young people who have

not previously been reached by the universal youth work offer, through working with the

locality networks as well as other community and grassroots groups.

two.2.5) Award criteria

Quality criterion - Name: Proposed approach to delivering social value / Weighting: 20

Quality criterion - Name: Proposed approach to working as part of Young Islington / Weighting: 10

Quality criterion - Name: Proposed approach to contract mobilisation / Weighting: 10

Quality criterion - Name: Proposed approach to delivery of outcomes for young people in the COVID and post COVID context / Weighting: 10

Quality criterion - Name: Proposed approach to safeguarding, early intervention and earliest help / Weighting: 10

Quality criterion - Name: Proposed approach to facilities management including COVID security / Weighting: 10

Cost criterion - Name: Financial forecast in line with the length of the service contract including consideration of the COVID and post-COVID context / Weighting: 15

Cost criterion - Name: Business model plan including income generation / fundraising details including consideration of the COVID and post-COVID context / Weighting: 15

two.2.11) Information about options

Options: No

two.2.13) Information about European Union Funds

The procurement is related to a project and/or programme financed by European Union funds: No

two.2) Description

two.2.1) Title

Lot 3: Young Islington: Platform

Lot No

two.2.2) Additional CPV code(s)

85000000 - Health and social work services

two.2.3) Place of performance

NUTS codes

UKI - London

two.2.4) Description of the procurement

• Develop, deliver and host a high quality, innovative and interconnected programme of

youth work activities, spaces and multi-agency support services for young peoples’

development.

• Provide significant additional social value, e.g. to support young people’s employment.

• Work closely with the other providers and the three locality networks to shape and support

the delivery of high quality youth work across the borough in line with the identified needs.

• Develop a close working relationship with Targeted Youth Support (TYS)1 to ensure that

disengaged and more at risk young people receive support they need at Platform.

• Be an ‘outward facing’ provision, which assertively seeks to engage young people who have

not previously been reached by the universal youth work offer, through working with the

locality networks as well as other community and grassroots groups