Notice Information
Notice Title
Employability Services in Inverclyde
Notice Description
This invitation to Tender contains the details of three Specifications:- Lot 1: End to End Employability Services Lot 2: Addressing Health Barriers to Employment Lot 3: Employer Engagement & Support Lot 4: Employment Advice, Advocacy & Guidance
Lot Information
Addressing Health Barriers to Employment
Employer Engagement & Support In-Work Training & Support
Renewal: Option to extend for a further 1 year period 1st April 2023 until 31st March 2024
Employer Engagement & SupportAddressing Health Barriers to Employment
Renewal: Option to extend for a further 1 year period 1st April 2023 until 31st March 2024
Employment Advice, Advocacy & GuidanceEmployment Advice, Advocacy & Guidance
Renewal: Option to extend for a further 1 year period 1st April 2023 until 31st March 2024
End to End Employability ServicesEnd to end employability services.
Renewal: Option to extend for a further 1 year period 1st April 2023 until 31st March 2024
Notice Details
Publication & Lifecycle
- Open Contracting ID
- ocds-h6vhtk-02fd1d
- Publication Source
- Find A Tender Service
- Latest Notice
- https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/011011-2022
- Current Stage
- Award
- All Stages
- Tender, Award
Procurement Classification
- Notice Type
- Tender Notice
- Procurement Type
- Standard
- Procurement Category
- Services
- Procurement Method
- Open
- Procurement Method Details
- Open procedure
- Tender Suitability
- Not specified
- Awardee Scale
- Large, SME
Common Procurement Vocabulary (CPV)
- CPV Divisions
75 - Administration, defence and social security services
80 - Education and training services
-
- CPV Codes
75121000 - Administrative educational services
80000000 - Education and training services
Notice Value(s)
- Tender Value
- Not specified
- Lots Value
- Not specified
- Awards Value
- Not specified
- Contracts Value
- £2,368,716 £1M-£10M
Notice Dates
- Publication Date
- 28 Apr 20223 years ago
- Submission Deadline
- 11 Jan 2022Expired
- Future Notice Date
- Not specified
- Award Date
- 16 Mar 20223 years ago
- Contract Period
- 31 Mar 2022 - 31 Mar 2023 6-12 months
- Recurrence
- Not specified
Notice Status
- Tender Status
- Complete
- Lots Status
- Cancelled
- Awards Status
- Active, Unsuccessful
- Contracts Status
- Active
Buyer & Supplier
Contracting Authority (Buyer)
- Main Buyer
- INVERCLYDE COUNCIL
- Contact Name
- Not specified
- Contact Email
- kirsty.munro@inverclyde.gov.uk
- Contact Phone
- +44 1475712634
Buyer Location
- Locality
- GREENOCK
- Postcode
- PA15 1LX
- Post Town
- Paisley
- Country
- Scotland
-
- Major Region (ITL 1)
- TLM Scotland
- Basic Region (ITL 2)
- TLM3 West Central Scotland
- Small Region (ITL 3)
- TLM33 Inverclyde, East Renfrewshire, and Renfrewshire
- Delivery Location
- TLM83 Inverclyde, East Renfrewshire, and Renfrewshire
-
- Local Authority
- Inverclyde
- Electoral Ward
- Inverclyde North
- Westminster Constituency
- Inverclyde and Renfrewshire West
Further Information
Notice URLs
Open Contracting Data Standard (OCDS)
View full OCDS Record for this contracting process
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