SC1 Internship Pilot

What the buyer is asking for

Southwark Council, on behalf of SC1 London, is seeking a provider to deliver the an internship pilot programme for residents, supporting participants into paid internship opportunities in the health and life sciences sector.

How this is scored

Published by the buyer. A winning response is written to these weightings, not to the question.

• 20%qualityEngagementSet out how you intend to engage with residents from disadvantaged backgrounds and groups which are currently underrepresented in the health and life sciences. • Details of your proposed outreach, marketing and engagement strategy, including an estimated timeline • Local education institutions, community organisations or other partners you would engage with to build referral pathways • How you will ensure recruitment processes are inclusive, accessible and fair • How you will support residents with disabilities and/or Special Educational Needs to access the pilot
• 30%qualityService DeliveryDescribe your overall approach to providing the deliverables and how you will ensure that the outcomes are met. • How many internship placements you expect to deliver • How you would work with employers to ensure all service users have a high-quality internship experience • How you would support employers, including SMEs, to provide internship placements • What wrap-around support you would provide to service users • How you would tailor support for service users and employers to the health and life sciences sectors
• 20%qualitySkills, Expertise and ResourcesA statement of the skills, expertise and resources at your disposal which you believe demonstrate your ability to perform the services, including staffing details. • Relevant staff skills and expertise • Resources, capacity and organisational structure, including backup arrangements • Relevant experience, including working with residents from disadvantaged backgrounds and groups which are currently underrepresented in the health and life sciences • Experience delivering public-sector, education or funder-supported programmes • Local knowledge of Southwark and Lambeth, including the skills and employment landscape • Knowledge of the health and life sciences sector • Any health and life sciences employers you have links with • Contract mobilisation plan
• 10%qualityQuality Performance and OutcomesSet out how you would monitor the pilot and outcomes • Relevant key policies • Tools and systems used to meet reporting requirements and measure quality, performance and impact, including long-term outcomes • Data collection processes, including feedback mechanisms • How you would evaluate the pilot in a way that contributes to shared knowledge and understanding of inclusive internship schemes within the health and life sciences sector
• 5%qualityCustomer SatisfactionHow you will monitor and measure service user and employer satisfaction • Ability to monitor and measure customer satisfaction • Complaints procedure
• 10%costQuotation sum
• 5%qualitySocial ValueQuantitative Social Value commitments - Set out in the Social Value Submission Sheet Qualitative Method Statements - Set out in the Social Value Submission Sheet

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Timeline

3 published dates · Europe/London

1. Tender notice publishedyesterday

   28 Sept 2026, 11:25 BST
2. Clarification questions byin 13 days

   12 Oct 2026, 17:00 BST
3. Submission deadlinein 20 days

   19 Oct 2026, 17:00 BST

Commercial outcome and contract awards

Nothing awarded yet

Notice history

1 event · 1 release on Find a Tender

1. Tender notice28 Sept 2026, 11:25 BST091347-2026

Documents

• Tender notice on Find a Tender