NCS Trust is implementing a new service delivery model across 9 regions via a combination of direct and indirect contracting models, running a number of procurements to replace the current supplier contracts. This procurement is awarding 6 contracts to regional management partners to deliver the NCS programme in 6 NCS indirect regions throughout England. Key responsibilities include:
— deliver the whole customer journey from recruitment, delivery and extension,
— establish and maintain strong relationships with schools, colleges and non-school channels, — hiring and training workforce,
— management of their supply chain,
— safeguarding and incident management.
A management partner for the East Midlands region, responsible for the following local authorities:
Derby, Derbyshire, Leicester, Leicestershire, Lincolnshire, North East Lincolnshire, North Lincolnshire, Northamptonshire, Nottingham, Nottinghamshire, Rutland.
A management partner for the East region, responsible for the following local authorities: Bedford, Cambridgeshire, Central Bedfordshire, Essex, Hertfordshire, Luton, Norfolk, Peterborough, Southend on Sea, Suffolk, Thurrock.
A management partner for the North West region, responsible for the following local authorities:
Blackburn With Darwen, Blackpool, Bolton, Bury, Cheshire East, Cheshire West and Chester, Cumbria, Halton, Knowsley, Lancashire, Liverpool, Manchester, Oldham, Rochdale, Salford, Sefton, St. Helens, Stockport, Tameside, Trafford, Warrington, Wigan, Wirral.
A management partner for the South East region, responsible for the following local authorities:
Bracknell Forest, Brighton and Hove, Buckinghamshire, East Sussex, Hampshire, Isle Of Wight, Kent, Medway, Milton Keynes, Oxfordshire, Portsmouth, Reading, Slough, Southampton, Surrey, West Berkshire, West Sussex, Windsor and Maidenhead, Wokingham.
A management partner for the West Midlands region, responsible for the following local authorities:
Birmingham, Coventry, Dudley, Herefordshire, Sandwell, Shropshire, Solihull, Staffordshire, Stoke on Trent, Telford and Wrekin, Walsall, Warwickshire, Wolverhampton, Worcestershire.
A management partner for the Yorkshire and the Humber region, responsible for the following local authorities:
Barnsley, Bradford, Calderdale, Doncaster, East Riding of Yorkshire, Kingston Upon Hull, City of, Kirklees, Leeds, North Yorkshire, Rotherham, Sheffield, Wakefield, York.