Notice Information
Notice Title
Dynamic Purchasing System for the Provision of Employability Services
Notice Description
Aberdeen City Council is looking for a range of suppliers, across a wide spectrum of Employability provision, in order to provide the Council with any planned and ad-hoc employability opportunities as they arise.
Lot Information
Pre-Stage 1 and Stage 1
Relates to referral, engagement and assessment, including needs assessments. Activities may include: Outreach Activities Identification and assessment of needs Development of Action Plan Mental Health Additional information: Please see attached documentation for further information.
Stage 2Relates to support and barrier removal. Activities may include: Confidence Building Coaching and Mentoring Wellbeing Support Career Information and Advice Financial advice & Support Basic Digital Skills Mental Health Outward Bound Type Activities, e.g. Sports, Team Building Additional information: Please see attached documentation for further information.
Stage 3Relates to vocational activities. Activities may include: Vocational Training Work Experience Volunteering Employability Skills Additional information: Please see attached documentation for further information.
Stage 4Relates to Employer Engagement and Job Matching. Activities may include: Job Search Support Job Matching Career information, advice & guidance Employer Engagement Sector Specific Training and Accreditation Reading your Payslip Employee Rights Enterprise / Entrepreneurship Additional information: Please see attached documentation for further information.
Stage 5Relates to in work support and aftercare. Activities may include: In-Work Mentoring Employer Engagement In-Work Support Additional information: Please see attached documentation for further information.
Personal DevelopmentComplement activities across any of the stages. Activities may include: Independent Travel Money Matters Digital Skills ESOL Life Skills Health and Wellbeing Confidence Building In-Work Training Additional information: Please see attached documentation for further information.
Health, Disability and RecoveryHealth focused interventions to support people with long term mental or physical health issues and/or disabilities. These could be specific or support people across any of the stages. Additional information: Please see attached documentation for further information.
Community and GrassrootsInterventions delivered in the community by the community/grass roots level organisations which may be delivering some of the employability activities mentioned elsewhere. Additional information: See documentation for further information.
InnovationInterventions required in response to emerging demand, changes in the environment, for example economic or political, or requirements that do not fit within the other Lots. Any supplier who is successful in gaining a place on the above Lots (Lots 1 - 8), will be automatically onboarded to Lot 9. Additional information: See documentation for further information.
Notice Details
Publication & Lifecycle
- Open Contracting ID
- ocds-h6vhtk-037ed0
- Publication Source
- Find A Tender Service
- Latest Notice
- https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/031100-2022
- Current Stage
- Tender
- All Stages
- Tender
Procurement Classification
- Notice Type
- Tender Notice
- Procurement Type
- Dynamic
- Procurement Category
- Services
- Procurement Method
- Selective
- Procurement Method Details
- Restricted procedure
- Tender Suitability
- Not specified
- Awardee Scale
- Not specified
Common Procurement Vocabulary (CPV)
- CPV Divisions
79 - Business services: law, marketing, consulting, recruitment, printing and security
-
- CPV Codes
79611000 - Job search services
Notice Value(s)
- Tender Value
- Not specified
- Lots Value
- Not specified
- Awards Value
- Not specified
- Contracts Value
- Not specified
Notice Dates
- Publication Date
- 3 Nov 20223 years ago
- Submission Deadline
- 5 Dec 2022Expired
- Future Notice Date
- Not specified
- Award Date
- Not specified
- Contract Period
- Not specified - Not specified
- Recurrence
- Not specified
Notice Status
- Tender Status
- Active
- Lots Status
- Active
- Awards Status
- Not Specified
- Contracts Status
- Not Specified
Buyer & Supplier
Contracting Authority (Buyer)
- Main Buyer
- ABERDEEN CITY COUNCIL
- Additional Buyers
- Contact Name
- Not specified
- Contact Email
- cpssprocurement@aberdeencity.gov.uk
- Contact Phone
- +44 1463702563, +44 1467539600
Buyer Location
- Locality
- ABERDEEN
- Postcode
- AB16 5GB
- Post Town
- Aberdeen
- Country
- Scotland
-
- Major Region (ITL 1)
- TLM Scotland
- Basic Region (ITL 2)
- TLM5 North Eastern Scotland
- Small Region (ITL 3)
- TLM50 Aberdeen City and Aberdeenshire
- Delivery Location
- TLM50 Aberdeen City and Aberdeenshire
-
- Local Authority
- Aberdeen City
- Electoral Ward
- Midstocket/Rosemount
- Westminster Constituency
- Aberdeen North
Further Information
Notice URLs
Open Contracting Data Standard (OCDS)
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