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Employability Support Services Flexible Framework

Dumfries and Galloway Council

This public procurement record has 2 releases in its history.

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06 Sep 2024 at 14:29

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Tender

06 Jun 2024 at 14:20

Tender Notice
Summary of the contracting process

Dumfries and Galloway Council has established an Employability Support Services Flexible Framework for the region of Dumfries and Galloway. The framework, reopened on 6th September 2024, is designed to provide comprehensive social work and related services under CPV code 85300000. The procurement process has reached the award stage, and several contracts have been signed on 2nd September 2024 for various lots including Core Employability, Targeted Employability Support, Training for Employment, Wellbeing, and Innovation. The total value of each contract is £3,750,000. The procurement method used was an open procedure, ensuring transparency and fair competition. The main procurement category for this tender is services, and the procurement covers the entire Dumfries and Galloway region identified by the delivery address region UKM92.

Businesses can leverage this framework to expand their operations, particularly those specialising in social work, education, training services, and employability support interventions. Small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs), as well as large organisations in related fields, would find ample opportunities to contribute to and benefit from these contracts, given the broad scope of services and strategic interventions outlined. The framework encourages competitive participation and allows businesses to address various stages of the employability pipeline, such as needs assessment, work preparation, and employer engagement, making it suitable for entities with diverse capacities and specialisations in workforce development and community welfare.

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Notice Information

Notice Title

Employability Support Services Flexible Framework

Notice Description

Dumfries and Galloway Council are looking to establish a Flexible Framework solution for Employability Support Services across Dumfries and Galloway Region.

Lot Information

Core Employability

This lot is for core employability. This lot covers all activity delivered to all age clients under the Strategic Skills Pipeline stages 1-5 which may include: - Referral, Engagement and Assessment - Needs Assessment - Work Preparation - Employer Engagement and Job Matching - In Work Support and Aftercare Tenders can submit to delivery activity at any of the stages. They are not required to deliver end to end.

Renewal: Opportunity to extend for two optional extensions of 12 months at the sole discretion of Dumfries and Galloway Council.

Targeted Employability Support

This lot covers Targeted Employability Support. This support is designed to provide specialist interventions for individuals based on specific characteristics. These interventions can support individuals at any or all stages of the strategic skills pipeline. Interventions must link to employability and support individuals on their journey toward employment, training, volunteering or education.

Renewal: Option to extend for two 12 month periods at the sole discretion of Dumfries and Galloway Council.

Training for Employment

This lot covers training and development opportunities to prepare individuals for progression.

Renewal: Optional two 12 month extension periods at the sole discretion of Dumfries and Galloway Council.

Wellbeing

Interventions to support individuals to improve their general well-being. These could be specific or support people across any of the stages.

Renewal: Optional two 12 month extension periods at the sole discretion of Dumfries and Galloway Council.

Innovation

Interventions 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. Tenderers who are accepted on to any of lots 1-4 will default to this Lot.

Renewal: Optional two 12 month extension periods at the sole discretion of Dumfries and Galloway Council.

Notice Details

Publication & Lifecycle

Open Contracting ID
ocds-h6vhtk-046e09
Publication Source
Find A Tender Service
Latest Notice
https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/028625-2024
Current Stage
Award
All Stages
Tender, Award

Procurement Classification

Notice Type
Tender Notice
Procurement Type
Framework
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

80 - Education and training services

85 - Health and social work services

CPV Codes

80000000 - Education and training services

85300000 - Social work and related services

Notice Value(s)

Tender Value
Not specified
Lots Value
Not specified
Awards Value
Not specified
Contracts Value
£3,750,000 £1M-£10M

Notice Dates

Publication Date
6 Sep 20241 years ago
Submission Deadline
8 Jul 2024Expired
Future Notice Date
Not specified
Award Date
2 Sep 20241 years ago
Contract Period
Not specified - Not specified
Recurrence
As this is a flexible framework, the framework will reopen following initial deadline and evaluation. A new framework notice will then be published for the duration of the framework.

Notice Status

Tender Status
Complete
Lots Status
Cancelled
Awards Status
Active
Contracts Status
Active

Buyer & Supplier

Contracting Authority (Buyer)

Main Buyer
Dumfries and Galloway Council
Contact Name
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Contact Email
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Contact Phone
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Buyer Location

Locality
DUMFRIES
Postcode
DG1 2HP
Postcode Area
Dumfries and Galloway
Country
Scotland
Major Region (ITL 1)
TLM Scotland
Basic Region (ITL 2)
TLM9 Southern Scotland
Small Region (ITL 3)
TLM92 Dumfries and Galloway
Delivery Location
TLM92 Dumfries and Galloway
Local Authority
Dumfries and Galloway
Electoral Ward
Nith
Westminster Constituency
Dumfries and Galloway

Supplier Information

Number of Suppliers
19
Supplier Names

Action for Children

Apex Scotland

Barnardos Scotland

CEIS Ayrshire

Capability Scotland

Change Mental Health

Dumfries and Galloway College

ENABLE Scotland

Fedcap Employment Scotland Limited

Impact Arts

LETS GET SPORTY CIC

Nithcree Training

PeoplePlus Group Ltd

Right Options Partners Limited

The Care Training Consortium

The Challenges Group

The Digital College Ltd

Triage Central Limited

Volunteering Matters

Further Information

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