Notice Information
Notice Title
Delivery of the Gateway to Choices Service
Notice Description
The ultimate goal of the Gateway to Choices Service is to get more of those further back in the labour market to engage in the existing provision that will support their employability and skills journey.
Lot Information
Lot 1
The Gateway to Choices service/contract will: - create a database of employability and skills provision, ensuring support for Belfast residents through a Gateway to Choices service. - deliver employability and skills focused independent information, advice and guidance(IAG) to help those living in Belfast, who are furthest from the labour market, make informed choices about their employability and skills pathway and to support those living in Belfast and currently in work (in Belfast or elsewhere) who are seeking better/more sustainable jobs to identify the requisite supports that are available to them. - target those furthest from the labour market are (a) the long-term unemployed (LTU), (b)non-work ready claimants as referred by JBO Work Coaches, or (c) those economically inactive. - support individuals seeking better/more sustainable jobs including those wishing to move on from entry level jobs, or from jobs on minimum wage, or from jobs with zero-hour contracts, or from jobs with short-term contracts. - provide specialist triage support resource which will support individuals through referrals to appropriate provision and utilise all existing funding mechanisms and interventions, including those in health. The ultimate goal is getting more of those further back in the labour market to engage in the existing provision that will support their employability and skills journey. The awarded Contractor will work closely with the NI Careers Service, Jobs & Benefits Office(JBO) Work Coaches, relevant health service providers and local VCSE organisations for quality, up to date, impartial and independent advice tailored to individual needs and career aspirations.
Renewal: The contract shall be for an initial period of 3 months with the option to extend for a further period of 24 months, and then 12 months.
Notice Details
Publication & Lifecycle
- Open Contracting ID
- ocds-h6vhtk-036460
- Publication Source
- Find A Tender Service
- Latest Notice
- https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/000071-2023
- Current Stage
- Award
- All Stages
- Planning, Tender, Award
Procurement Classification
- Notice Type
- Planning Notice
- Procurement Type
- Standard
- Procurement Category
- Services
- Procurement Method
- Open
- Procurement Method Details
- Open procedure
- Tender Suitability
- Not specified
- Awardee Scale
- Large
Common Procurement Vocabulary (CPV)
- CPV Divisions
79 - Business services: law, marketing, consulting, recruitment, printing and security
80 - Education and training services
-
- CPV Codes
79600000 - Recruitment services
80000000 - Education and training services
Notice Value(s)
- Tender Value
- £2,000,000 £1M-£10M
- Lots Value
- Not specified
- Awards Value
- Not specified
- Contracts Value
- £2,000,000 £1M-£10M
Notice Dates
- Publication Date
- 3 Jan 20233 years ago
- Submission Deadline
- 5 Dec 2022Expired
- Future Notice Date
- 31 Oct 2022Expired
- Award Date
- 3 Jan 20233 years ago
- Contract Period
- Not specified - Not specified
- Recurrence
- Not specified
Notice Status
- Tender Status
- Complete
- Lots Status
- Cancelled
- Awards Status
- Active
- Contracts Status
- Active
Buyer & Supplier
Contracting Authority (Buyer)
- Main Buyer
- BELFAST CITY COUNCIL
- Contact Name
- Not specified
- Contact Email
- crothersr@belfastcity.gov.uk
- Contact Phone
- Not specified
Buyer Location
- Locality
- BELFAST
- Postcode
- BT2 8DJ
- Post Town
- Northern Ireland
- Country
- Northern Ireland
-
- Major Region (ITL 1)
- TLN Northern Ireland
- Basic Region (ITL 2)
- TLN0 Northern Ireland
- Small Region (ITL 3)
- TLN06 Belfast
- Delivery Location
- TLN06 Belfast
-
- Local Authority
- Belfast
- Electoral Ward
- Central
- Westminster Constituency
- Belfast South and Mid Down
Further Information
Open Contracting Data Standard (OCDS)
View full OCDS Record for this contracting process
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