Tender

Vocational skills routeways into employment

BUSINESS 2 BUSINESS

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Tender

14 Aug 2018 at 06:45

Tender Notice
Summary of the contracting process

The public procurement process titled "Vocational skills routeways into employment" is being conducted by Business 2 Business, located in Leicester, United Kingdom. This tender falls under the services category of education and training and is currently in the Tender stage. It was published on 14th August 2018, with the submission deadline set for 5pm on 31st August 2018. The contract period will commence on 21st September 2018 and will extend until 21st March 2020, with a minimum contract value of £101,000 and a maximum budget of £150,000.

This tender presents significant opportunities for businesses that specialise in vocational training and employment support services. Companies with experience in delivering pre-employment training, engaging with employers, or providing regulated and non-regulated educational provisions would be particularly well-suited to compete. The successful tenderer will engage with the Brighter Futures project, which aims to enhance social inclusion in Leicester and Leicestershire, thereby enabling further growth and community impact.

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Notice Information

Notice Title

Vocational skills routeways into employment

Notice Description

Through a 'sector-based work academy' format including work familiarisation, pre-employment training and a guaranteed job interview, vocational skills routeways will secure multiple positive outcomes for participants in Leicester and Leicestershire taking part in our National Lottery and ESF funded Brighter Futures project. If you are interested in supplying vocational skills routeway provision, please complete the attached specification and questionnaire document which is also available on the Business2Business website and return to Rob Gray at rob@business2businesslimited.com by the submission deadline at 5pm on Friday 31st August . Responses will be scored against fixed selection criteria, these being Capacity to deliver to the required scale 12.5%; Experience of delivering pre-employment vocational skills provision 12.5%; Experience of meeting the requirements of publicly funded provision 12.5%; Capacity to deliver regulated and non-regulated provision 12.5%; Employer engagement 12.5%; Participant engagement 12.5%; Professional capacity 12.5%; Delivery premises capacity 6.25%; Outreach delivery capacity 6.25%. The highest scoring tender will be the winning tender. Only information supplied by tenderers in response to these questions will be taken into account during the scoring process. Please note that additional information may be requested as part of our due diligence procedures. For clarifications, please send written queries to Rob Gray at rob@business2businesslimited.com. A response will be given within 24 hours of the query being raised. The questions and answers document available on the Business2buisness website will be updated within 48 hours of the query being made. The deadline for queries relating to this specification is 5pm on 28th August 2018. The winning tenderer will be notified by email on 7th September after which there will be a standstill period. An award notice will be also be published on 7th September. Brighter Futures is a community-based project, which provides a wide range of learning and employment support interventions to support holistic social inclusion within Leicester and Leicestershire. Delivered through a partnership of local organisations, the project is funded by the European Social Fund and the National Lottery, through the Big Lottery Fund. A Community Provision Fund has been established within the project to enable the procurement of supplementary support to meet participants' additional needs. Business 2Business Ltd. in its role as the lead partner would like to commission supplementary vocational routeway provision through the Community Provision Fund to complement other forms of employment support already available through the project.

Notice Details

Publication & Lifecycle

Open Contracting ID
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Publication Source
Contracts Finder
Latest Notice
https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/904ec26b-b396-49f9-8adb-50eab2d45c20
Current Stage
Tender
All Stages
Tender

Procurement Classification

Notice Type
Tender Notice
Procurement Type
Standard
Procurement Category
Services
Procurement Method
Not Specified
Procurement Method Details
Tender Suitability
SME, VCSE
Awardee Scale
Not specified

Common Procurement Vocabulary (CPV)

CPV Divisions

80 - Education and training services

CPV Codes

80000000 - Education and training services

Notice Value(s)

Tender Value
£150,000 £100K-£500K
Lots Value
Not specified
Awards Value
Not specified
Contracts Value
Not specified

Notice Dates

Publication Date
14 Aug 20187 years ago
Submission Deadline
31 Aug 2018Expired
Future Notice Date
Not specified
Award Date
Not specified
Contract Period
20 Sep 2018 - 21 Mar 2020 1-2 years
Recurrence
Not specified

Notice Status

Tender Status
Active
Lots Status
Not Specified
Awards Status
Not Specified
Contracts Status
Not Specified

Buyer & Supplier

Contracting Authority (Buyer)

Main Buyer
BUSINESS 2 BUSINESS
Contact Name
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Contact Email
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Contact Phone
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Buyer Location

Locality
LEICESTER
Postcode
LE1 3HT
Post Town
Leicester
Country
England
Major Region (ITL 1)
TLF East Midlands (England)
Basic Region (ITL 2)
TLF2 Leicestershire, Rutland and Northamptonshire
Small Region (ITL 3)
TLF21 Leicester
Delivery Location
TLF East Midlands (England)
Local Authority
Leicester
Electoral Ward
Wycliffe
Westminster Constituency
Leicester South

Further Information

Notice Documents

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