# National Careers Service - Community Based Service - West Midlands

> Contract award record from UK public-sector procurement sources.

## Key facts

- Public buyer: [Department for Education](/buyers/department-for-education/contract-awards)
- Contract winner: Prospects Services
- Award value: £31,752,466
- Award date: 1 July 2022
- Published: 9 January 2024
- Contract start: 4 July 2022
- Contract end: 30 September 2024
- Stage: awarded
- Procurement category: services
- Notice ID: 31c32b63-7f81-473b-ba97-956b68827b01-712455
- OCID: ocds-b5fd17-26800e13-490d-40f6-b543-08accad25460

## Description

The Department for Education have let contracts for the delivery of the National Careers Service - Community Based Service in the 9 regions of England\. The contracts will deliver high quality independent careers information, advice and guidance to National Careers Service customers\. The National Careers Service provides free careers information, advice and guidance to both young people \(from the age of 13\) and adults through a website, webchat and telephone helpline\. The Service, delivered by local community-based careers advisers, can be accessed face to face, by telephone, webchat and online\. Young people aged 13 and over can access ongoing in-depth information, advice and guidance from the service via telephone, webchat or the National Careers Service website\. Face to face careers information and advice in the community is available to Adults aged 19 and over 18 if Not in Employment Education or Training \(NEET\)\.

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## Source

[View the original notice on Contracts Finder](https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/31c32b63-7f81-473b-ba97-956b68827b01-712455)