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Dumfries & Galloway European Social Fund Stage 1&2 Provision

Dumfries and Galloway Council

This public procurement record has 2 releases in its history.

Award

29 May 2017 at 01:00

OJEU - F3 - Contract Award Notice
Tender

06 Mar 2017 at 00:00

OJEU - F2 - Contract Notice
Summary of the contracting process

Dumfries and Galloway Council is seeking providers for the “Dumfries & Galloway European Social Fund Stage 1&2 Provision” contract, classified under general public services and aimed at enhancing employability for unemployed and inactive individuals in the Dumfries and Galloway area. The procurement method employed is an open procedure, and the tender period concluded on 28 March 2017. This initiative has a total budget of up to £393,750, with funding allocated until 31 December 2018. The contract addresses specific areas such as outreach engagement and digital skills training.

This tender presents significant opportunities for businesses focused on delivering training services, particularly those with experience in outreach and engagement for hard-to-reach populations as well as digital skills development. Companies that can provide tailored training solutions to assist individuals facing multiple barriers to employment will be well-suited to compete. The prospective market includes educational institutions, training providers, and social enterprises dedicated to enhancing employability and skills for vulnerable groups.

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Notice Information

Notice Title

Dumfries & Galloway European Social Fund Stage 1&2 Provision

Notice Description

ESIF has been secured to support Dumfries and Galloway's Employability Pipeline Strategic Intervention. This intervention will support unemployed and inactive participants with multiple barriers to employment living in the Dumfries and Galloway Local Authority Area, to gain qualifications and skills in order to progress to sustainable employment or self-employment. Provision would be to deliver tailored solutions to removing barriers by providing specific training opportunities for unemployed and inactive individuals, who also have at least 2 barriers to employment as defined in the ESIF PARTICIPANT ELIGIBILITY GUIDANCE Dumfries and Galloway Council has secured ESF funding and has an allocation of up to GBP393,750 in total project costs to procure services until 31 December 2018. ESF will fund 40% of the total costs (totalling GBP157,000) and Service Providers will be required to identify eligible match (totalling GBP236,500) to fund the gap of 60% of the total project costs.

Lot Information

Stage 1 Outreach Engagement

Delivery will be to identify the cohort of hard to reach young people aged 16+ who are not currently accessing any mainstream services and to engage with them in order to help them access and progress along the pipeline. Across the region every year there are identified young people who are not in education, employment or training or those who are unknown and are currently not accessing services or signing on for benefits. The Service Provider will be required to engage, register and complete initial needs assessments in order to refer participants to the Employability and Skills Service, who will then determine the appropriate stage of the Employability Pipeline to access.

Renewal: The Contract will cover to December 2018 with the possible extension subject to contract review, funding resources and satisfactory performance of the Contract, the opinion of which shall be at the discretion of the Purchaser.

Stage 2 Digital Skills Introduction to IT Courses

Delivery should be specific to individual need but cover all elements of the Digital Inclusion Learning Framework with the aim to provide employability and vocational skills to meet the demands of the local labour market, to include training such as job search skills, Universal Credit sign up and maintenance, updating CV's etc. Referrals to provision will be from the Employability and Skills Service who will register participants and identify barriers. If the successful tenderer identifies potential participants direct, there would be a requirement to refer the individuals to the Employability and Skills service for registration and determination of eligibility prior to the commencement of training. Participants will be expected to attend courses as applicable and evidence of completion will be required to confirm that the outcome has been successful. A breakdown of provision would be required detailing commitment expected from the participants.

Renewal: The Contract will cover to December 2018 with the possible extension subject to contract review, funding resources and satisfactory performance of the Contract, the opinion of which shall be at the discretion of the Purchaser.

Stage 2 Personal Deveopment/Confidence Courses

Delivery should be specific to individual need but should deliver an appropriately accredited programme such as STEPS to Excellence for Personal Success, PX2, XL or other applicable course. The provision should be aimed at developing motivation and self-belief, creating goals and increasing participation leading to progressing towards and into training and employment. Referrals to provision will be from the Employability and Skills Service who will register participants and identify barriers

Renewal: The Contract will cover to December 2018 with the possible extension subject to contract review, funding resources and satisfactory performance of the Contract, the opinion of which shall be at the discretion of the Purchaser.

Notice Details

Publication & Lifecycle

Open Contracting ID
ocds-r6ebe6-0000485087
Publication Source
Public Contracts Scotland
Latest Notice
https://www.publiccontractsscotland.gov.uk/search/show/search_view.aspx?ID=MAY284618
Current Stage
Award
All Stages
Tender, Award

Procurement Classification

Notice Type
OJEU - F3 - Contract Award Notice
Procurement Type
Standard
Procurement Category
Services
Procurement Method
Open
Procurement Method Details
Open procedure
Tender Suitability
Not specified
Awardee Scale
Not specified

Common Procurement Vocabulary (CPV)

CPV Divisions

80 - Education and training services

CPV Codes

80500000 - Training services

80533000 - Computer-user familiarisation and training services

80533100 - Computer training services

80533200 - Computer courses

80570000 - Personal development training services

Notice Value(s)

Tender Value
£393,750 £100K-£500K
Lots Value
£393,750 £100K-£500K
Awards Value
Not specified
Contracts Value
Not specified

Notice Dates

Publication Date
29 May 20179 years ago
Submission Deadline
28 Mar 2017Expired
Future Notice Date
Not specified
Award Date
19 May 20179 years ago
Contract Period
3 Apr 2017 - 31 Dec 2018 1-2 years
Recurrence
Not specified

Notice Status

Tender Status
Complete
Lots Status
Complete
Awards Status
Unsuccessful
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
TLM32 Glasgow City
Local Authority
Dumfries and Galloway
Electoral Ward
Nith
Westminster Constituency
Dumfries and Galloway

Further Information

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