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Employability Fund 2020-21

The Skills Development Scotland Co. Limited

This public procurement record has 2 releases in its history.

Award

28 May 2020 at 01:00

OJEU - F21 - Social And other Specific Services (Public Contracts)
Tender

28 Oct 2019 at 00:00

OJEU - F21 - Social And other Specific Services (Public Contracts)
Summary of the contracting process

The procurement process is led by The Skills Development Scotland Co. Limited, which is situated in Glasgow, UK. The tender, titled "Employability Fund 2020-21", falls under the education industry category and is valued at £52.5 million. This open procurement is currently at the award stage, with the contract formally signed on 31st March 2020, although it originally opened for submissions on 2nd December 2019. The programme aims to assist unemployed individuals to progress towards employment and includes potential extensions for the following two years.

This tender presents substantial opportunities for businesses focused on employability services, including training and workforce development. Small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) with expertise in social services, education, or related sectors would be well-positioned to compete for this contract. The criteria emphasise fair work practices and delivery effectiveness, which could benefit companies committed to high-quality public service delivery and community engagement.

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Notice Information

Notice Title

Employability Fund 2020-21

Notice Description

Skills Development Scotland (SDS) will contract on behalf of The Scottish Government for the Employability Fund (EF) Programme for 2020/21 with two further optional 1 year extension periods for 2021/22 and 2022/23, and includes funding for those participants who started prior to 1 April 2020. The interventions offered through EF continue to map to stages 2 to 4 of the strategic skills pipeline (SSP), and aim to assist unemployed individuals to progress towards and into employment. Please note the value of 52.5m GBP is an indicative value based on annual value of 17.5m GBP. The 52.5m GBP is only if the optional two plus 1 year extensions is requested at SDS discretion.

Lot Information

Lot 1

The scope of the tendered EF services covers provision of the progression of Participants along the Strategic Skills Pipeline (SSP) (Stage 2-4) into sustainable employment. EF Services should be differentiated to meet the needs of individual Participants and the job opportunities available and should complement other publicly funded provision available within the Local Employability Partnership (LEP). It should reflect the stage of the SSP that an individual is referred to. Please refer to EF Activity Rules for further information on the scope of services. The estimated value is for the value including optional extension periods.. Economic Operators may be excluded from the competition if they are in any of the situations referred to in regulation 58 of the Public Contracts (Scotland) Regulations 2015.

Notice Details

Publication & Lifecycle

Open Contracting ID
ocds-r6ebe6-0000601877
Publication Source
Public Contracts Scotland
Latest Notice
https://www.publiccontractsscotland.gov.uk/search/show/search_view.aspx?ID=JUN387325
Current Stage
Award
All Stages
Tender, Award

Procurement Classification

Notice Type
OJEU - F21 - Social And other Specific Services (Public Contracts)
Procurement Type
Standard
Procurement Category
Services
Procurement Method
Open
Procurement Method Details
Open procedure
Tender Suitability
Not specified
Awardee Scale
SME

Common Procurement Vocabulary (CPV)

CPV Divisions

80 - Education and training services

CPV Codes

80000000 - Education and training services

80400000 - Adult and other education services

80500000 - Training services

Notice Value(s)

Tender Value
£52,500,000 £10M-£100M
Lots Value
£52,500,000 £10M-£100M
Awards Value
Not specified
Contracts Value
£52,500,000 £10M-£100M

Notice Dates

Publication Date
28 May 20206 years ago
Submission Deadline
2 Dec 2019Expired
Future Notice Date
Not specified
Award Date
31 Mar 20206 years ago
Contract Period
Not specified - Not specified
Recurrence
Not specified

Notice Status

Tender Status
Complete
Lots Status
Complete
Awards Status
Not Specified
Contracts Status
Active

Buyer & Supplier

Contracting Authority (Buyer)

Main Buyer
The Skills Development Scotland Co. Limited
Contact Name
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Contact Email
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Contact Phone
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Buyer Location

Locality
GLASGOW
Postcode
G2 1DY
Postcode Area
Glasgow
Country
Scotland
Major Region (ITL 1)
TLM Scotland
Basic Region (ITL 2)
TLM3 West Central Scotland
Small Region (ITL 3)
TLM32 Glasgow City
Delivery Location
TLM Scotland
Local Authority
Glasgow City
Electoral Ward
Anderston/City/Yorkhill
Westminster Constituency
Glasgow East

Supplier Information

Number of Suppliers
70
Supplier Names

Aberdeen Foyer

Action for Children

Angus Council

Apex Scotland

Argyll and Bute Council

Barnardo's

Borders College

Business Development Advisers Ltd

CEiS Ayrshire

Clackmannanshire Council

Comhairle Nan Eilean Siar

Cyrenians

DEAP Ltd

DGC Training Services Ltd

Direct Partners Ltd

Doosan Babcock

Dumfries & Galloway College

ENABLE Scotland

East Ayrshire Council

Essentials Plus Ltd

Falkirk Council

Fife Council

GALLOWAY TRAINING LIMITED

GP Strategies Training Limited

GTG Training Limited

Glasgow Life

Helm Training Limited

IDTC Limited

Impact Arts

Kingdom Housing Association Ltd

L&G Learning (Scotland) Ltd

LAMH Recycle Ltd

Lanarkshire Catering School

Lowland Training Services Ltd

Moray College (UHI)

Moray Council

Move On

Moving On Employment Project

NIgg Skills Academy

New College Lanarkshire

New Start Highland

North Edinburgh Childcare

Orkney Islands Council (Orkney College UHI)

Pulteneytown People's Project

Qualitas International

RUTS

Renfrewshire Council

Right Track Scotland Ltd

Routes to Work

Routes to Work South

SHMU

Scottish Borders Council

Shetland Island Council

South Lanarkshire College

Springboard

Stirling Community Enterprise

Stirling Council

Street League

Swamp creative media center

TRAINING INITIATIVES LTD

The Larder West Lothian

The Tell Organisation

Training for Care

Triage Central Limited

Venture Trust

WEA Scotland

West Dunbartonshire Council

West Highland CollegeUHI

Working Rite

tigers (sta ) limited

Further Information

Notice Documents

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