Notice Information
Notice Title
Elevate Berkshire Fund
Notice Description
Elevate Berkshire is an employability and skills programme funded by the European Social Fund (ESF). The Elevate Berkshire partnership is made up of a number of key stakeholders including the 6 Berkshire local authorities, The Prince's Trust, Ways into Work and Adviza. The partnership also has a number of delivery partners - delivering activity on behalf of the key stakeholders. The programme is led by a central Elevate Berkshire team based at Reading Borough Council, the accountable body, and brings together a range of other partners, as above, to support young people aged 16-24 in Berkshire who are hard-to-reach or have barriers to employment. The Elevate Berkshire programme is looking to procure two projects for young people aged 16-24 who are unemployed or economically inactive in Slough. You have the option to tender for just one Slough project or both Slough projects. There are further how to bid instructions and documents needing to be completed and submitted in the Background document which you might find useful. Slough Project 1 Project 1 is a fixed price contract of PS170,000. This project involves engaging and supporting eligible young people (16 to 24) into employment, education, and training or to gain basic skills. There will be a particular focus on participants who are from ethnic minority (B&ME) backgrounds. Slough Project 2 Project 2 is a fixed price contract of PS40,000. This project involves engaging and supporting who are lone parents (18 -24) employment, education, training or to gain basic skills. Both projects are aimed at young people whose needs or barriers to work have resulted in them not participating in employment, training or education, or led to them moving in- and-out of these. Additional information: Organisations interested in expressing an interest in this procurement should download the procurement documents which are available on the Council's e-tendering system at: https://in-tendhost.co.uk/readingbc/aspx/Home and complete as instructed. The Portal is free of charge - to register please follow the supplier registration guidance which is available on the Portal. Contractors wishing to be considered for this tendering opportunity must complete the tender documents and return them electronically via the Council's e-tendering portal. Please note: you must register your interest via the Council's e-tendering portal if you intend to submit a tender. Interested parties must log onto the Council's e-tendering portal at: https://in-tendhost.co.uk/readingbc, to express an interest and download the procurement documents. All communications regarding this procurement exercise will be conducted through the Council's e-tendering portal including requests for clarifications or general enquiries. The procurement documents will be available for download up until the closing time and date for tender submissions, it is the organisation's responsibility to ensure that they download the documents in ample time to ensure that they can be completed and returned electronically, along with supporting documents, prior to the closing time and date stipulated. Before completing the tender, potential providers/suppliers should ensure that the e-mail address that has been used to register their organisation will be checked regularly as the Council's e-tendering system will generate automatic notifications to this e-mail address when there are updates, changes or messages sent relating to the project. Potential bidders should also check that their organisation's details are correct and kept up to date. Technical questions and assistance regarding the use and operation of the Portal should be addressed to the In-Tend Help Desk - e-mail: support@in-tend.co.uk, telephone number +44 8442728810. Is a Recurrent Procurement Type? : No
Notice Details
Publication & Lifecycle
- Open Contracting ID
- ocds-b5fd17-b031d736-4f0a-4b8d-8aad-4f0607c4ae05
- Publication Source
- Contracts Finder
- Latest Notice
- https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/0c722bbf-51b2-4765-a9d2-690c644391be
- Current Stage
- Award
- All Stages
- Tender, Award
Procurement Classification
- Notice Type
- Award Notice
- Procurement Type
- Standard
- Procurement Category
- Services
- Procurement Method
- Open
- Procurement Method Details
- Open procedure (below threshold)
- Tender Suitability
- SME, VCSE
- Awardee Scale
- Large
Common Procurement Vocabulary (CPV)
- CPV Divisions
80 - Education and training services
-
- CPV Codes
80000000 - Education and training services
80400000 - Adult and other education services
80570000 - Personal development training services
Notice Value(s)
- Tender Value
- £210,000 £100K-£500K
- Lots Value
- Not specified
- Awards Value
- £170,000 £100K-£500K
- Contracts Value
- Not specified
Notice Dates
- Publication Date
- 10 Jul 20187 years ago
- Submission Deadline
- 7 Dec 2017Expired
- Future Notice Date
- Not specified
- Award Date
- 20 Mar 20187 years ago
- Contract Period
- 31 Mar 2018 - 30 Jun 2019 1-2 years
- Recurrence
- Not specified
Notice Status
- Tender Status
- Complete
- Lots Status
- Not Specified
- Awards Status
- Active
- Contracts Status
- Not Specified
Buyer & Supplier
Contracting Authority (Buyer)
- Main Buyer
- READING BOROUGH COUNCIL
- Contact Name
- Judith Cox
- Contact Email
- judith.cox@reading.gov.uk
- Contact Phone
- 0118 9374018
Buyer Location
- Locality
- BERKS
- Postcode
- RG1 2LU
- Post Town
- Reading
- Country
- England
-
- Major Region (ITL 1)
- TLJ South East (England)
- Basic Region (ITL 2)
- TLJ1 Berkshire, Buckinghamshire and Oxfordshire
- Small Region (ITL 3)
- TLJ16 Berkshire West
- Delivery Location
- TLJ South East (England)
-
- Local Authority
- Reading
- Electoral Ward
- Abbey
- Westminster Constituency
- Reading Central
Further Information
Notice Documents
-
https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/0c722bbf-51b2-4765-a9d2-690c644391be
10th July 2018 - Awarded contract notice on Contracts Finder -
https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/93d47cdb-1a65-45c3-b8ca-7c22c27b2ef6
9th November 2017 - Opportunity notice on Contracts Finder -
Open Contracting Data Standard (OCDS)
View full OCDS Record for this contracting process
The Open Contracting Data Standard (OCDS) is a framework designed to increase transparency and access to public procurement data in the public sector. It is widely used by governments and organisations worldwide to report on procurement processes and contracts.
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