Notice Information
Notice Title
Highland Employability Pipeline Third Sector Challenge Fund
Notice Description
Highland Council would like to invite Challenge Fund applications from a number of Third Sector Service Providers to deliver a package of Specialist Employability Support Services to enable unemployed people to progress along the Strategic Skills Pipeline. As multi stage provision it is anticipated that the clients accessing the service will need longer term support as they progress towards and into sustained employment. Consortia applications will be considered to ensure clients are able to access the multi stage support they need. Supported through the European Social Fund (ESF), successful providers are required to provide their own match funding to access the European Funds. The Closing date for Challenge Fund Applications is 24th January 2020 with service delivery commencing at the earliest, 1st April 2020 and finishing by 31st December 2022. For further information and a copy of the Challenge Fund application pack, please email employability@highland.gov.uk
Lot Information
Lot 1
This is a Challenge Fund. Highland Council would like to invite Challenge Fund applications from a number of Third Sector Service Providers to deliver a package of Specialist Employability Support Services to enable unemployed people to progress along the Strategic Skills Pipeline. As multi stage provision it is anticipated that the clients accessing the service will need longer term support as they progress towards and into sustained employment. Consortia applications will be considered to ensure clients are able to access the multi stage support they need. Supported through the European Social Fund (ESF), successful providers are required to provide their own match funding to access the European Funds. The Closing date for Challenge Fund Applications is 24th January 2020 with service delivery commencing at the earliest, 1st April 2020 and finishing by 31st December 2022. For further information and a copy of the Challenge Fund application pack, please email employability@highland.gov.uk. The Challenge Fund application process will NOT be through PCS. Please email employability@highland.gov.uk for an application pack and questions.
Notice Details
Publication & Lifecycle
- Open Contracting ID
- ocds-r6ebe6-0000606569
- Publication Source
- Public Contracts Scotland
- Latest Notice
- https://www.publiccontractsscotland.gov.uk/search/show/search_view.aspx?ID=DEC373863
- Current Stage
- Planning
- All Stages
- Planning
Procurement Classification
- Notice Type
- PCS Notice - Website Prior Information Notice
- Procurement Type
- Standard
- Procurement Category
- Services
- Procurement Method
- Not Specified
- Procurement Method Details
- Not specified
- Tender Suitability
- Not specified
- Awardee Scale
- Not specified
Common Procurement Vocabulary (CPV)
- CPV Divisions
80 - Education and training services
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- CPV Codes
80000000 - Education and training services
80510000 - Specialist training services
80530000 - Vocational training services
Notice Value(s)
- Tender Value
- £4,000,000 £1M-£10M
- Lots Value
- Not specified
- Awards Value
- Not specified
- Contracts Value
- Not specified
Notice Dates
- Publication Date
- 3 Dec 20196 years ago
- Submission Deadline
- Not specified
- Future Notice Date
- 4 Dec 2019Expired
- Award Date
- Not specified
- Contract Period
- Not specified - Not specified
- Recurrence
- Not specified
Notice Status
- Tender Status
- Planned
- Lots Status
- Planned
- Awards Status
- Not Specified
- Contracts Status
- Not Specified
Buyer & Supplier
Contracting Authority (Buyer)
- Main Buyer
- THE HIGHLAND COUNCIL
- Contact Name
- Andy Hamilton
- Contact Email
- employability@highland.gov.uk
- Contact Phone
- +44 1349886606
Buyer Location
- Locality
- INVERNESS
- Postcode
- IV3 5BX
- Post Town
- Inverness
- Country
- Scotland
-
- Major Region (ITL 1)
- TLM Scotland
- Basic Region (ITL 2)
- TLM2 Highlands and Islands
- Small Region (ITL 3)
- TLM20 Highlands and Islands
- Delivery Location
- TLM6 Highlands and Islands
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- Local Authority
- Highland
- Electoral Ward
- Inverness West
- Westminster Constituency
- Inverness, Skye and West Ross-shire
Further Information
Notice Documents
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https://www.publiccontractsscotland.gov.uk/search/show/search_view.aspx?ID=DEC373863
Highland Employability Pipeline Third Sector Challenge Fund - Highland Council would like to invite Challenge Fund applications from a number of Third Sector Service Providers to deliver a package of Specialist Employability Support Services to enable unemployed people to progress along the Strategic Skills Pipeline. As multi stage provision it is anticipated that the clients accessing the service will need longer term support as they progress towards and into sustained employment. Consortia applications will be considered to ensure clients are able to access the multi stage support they need. Supported through the European Social Fund (ESF), successful providers are required to provide their own match funding to access the European Funds. The Closing date for Challenge Fund Applications is 24th January 2020 with service delivery commencing at the earliest, 1st April 2020 and finishing by 31st December 2022. For further information and a copy of the Challenge Fund application pack, please email employability@highland.gov.uk
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