Tender

Dynamic Purchasing System for the Provision of Employability Services

ABERDEEN CITY COUNCIL

This public procurement record has 1 release in its history.

Tender

03 Nov 2022 at 00:00

Summary of the contracting process

The Aberdeen City Council has initiated a tender process for a Dynamic Purchasing System for the Provision of Employability Services. The procurement stage is currently active, with a tender deadline of 5th December 2022. This opportunity is open for businesses in the services sector, particularly those offering employability services in Aberdeen.

This tender by the Aberdeen City Council presents a significant opportunity for service providers to engage in a selective procurement process. Businesses offering a wide spectrum of Employability provision, ranging from vocational training to in-work support, are well-suited to compete. The procurement will focus on quality requirements, with a price criteria of 40%. Interested parties can submit their proposals electronically through the provided submission link.

Find more tenders on our Open Data Platform.
How relevant is this notice?

D3 Tenders Premium

Win More Public Sector Contracts

AI-powered tender discovery, pipeline management, and market intelligence — everything you need to grow your public sector business.

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. Please see attached documentation for further information.

Stage 2

Relates 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. Please see attached documentation for further information.

Stage 3

Relates to vocational activities. Activities may include: Vocational Training Work Experience Volunteering Employability Skills. Please see attached documentation for further information.

Stage 4

Relates 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. Please see attached documentation for further information.

Stage 5

Relates to in work support and aftercare. Activities may include: In-Work Mentoring Employer Engagement In-Work Support. Please see attached documentation for further information.

Personal Development

Complement 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. Please see attached documentation for further information.

Health, Disability and Recovery

Health 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.. Please see attached documentation for further information.

Community and Grassroots

Interventions delivered in the community by the community/grass roots level organisations which may be delivering some of the employability activities mentioned elsewhere.. See documentation for further information.

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. Any supplier who is successful in gaining a place on the above Lots (Lots 1 - 8), will be automatically onboarded to Lot 9.. See documentation for further information.

Publication & Lifecycle

Open Contracting ID
ocds-r6ebe6-0000711047
Publication Source
Public Contracts Scotland
Latest Notice
https://www.publiccontractsscotland.gov.uk/search/show/search_view.aspx?ID=NOV463308
Current Stage
Tender
All Stages
Tender

Procurement Classification

Notice Type
OJEU - F2 - Contract 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

Contracting Authority (Buyer)

Main Buyer
ABERDEEN CITY COUNCIL
Additional Buyers

ABERDEENSHIRE COUNCIL

THE HIGHLAND COUNCIL

Contact Name
Dawn Tatton, Mr. Ian Flett
Contact Email
cpssprocurement@aberdeencity.gov.uk, dawn.tatton@aberdeenshire.gov.uk, iaflett@aberdeencity.gov.uk
Contact Phone
+44 1224523892, +44 1463702563, +44 1467537498

Buyer Location

Locality
ABERDEEN
Postcode
AB10 1AB
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
Aberdeenshire
Electoral Ward
Inverurie and District
Westminster Constituency
Gordon and Buchan

Open Contracting Data Standard (OCDS)

View full OCDS Record for this contracting process

Download

The Open Contracting Data Standard (OCDS) is a framework designed to increase transparency and access to public procurement data in the public sector. It is widely used by governments and organisations worldwide to report on procurement processes and contracts.

{
    "tag": [
        "compiled"
    ],
    "id": "ocds-r6ebe6-0000711047-2022-11-03T00:00:00Z",
    "date": "2022-11-03T00:00:00Z",
    "ocid": "ocds-r6ebe6-0000711047",
    "initiationType": "tender",
    "parties": [
        {
            "id": "org-62",
            "name": "Aberdeen City Council",
            "identifier": {
                "legalName": "Aberdeen City Council"
            },
            "address": {
                "streetAddress": "Marischal College, Broad Street",
                "locality": "Aberdeen",
                "region": "UKM50",
                "postalCode": "AB10 1AB"
            },
            "contactPoint": {
                "name": "Mr. Ian Flett",
                "email": "IaFlett@aberdeencity.gov.uk",
                "telephone": "+44 1224523892",
                "url": "http://www.publiccontractsscotland.gov.uk"
            },
            "roles": [
                "buyer",
                "centralPurchasingBody"
            ],
            "details": {
                "classifications": [
                    {
                        "id": "Regional or local authority",
                        "scheme": "TED_CA_TYPE"
                    },
                    {
                        "id": "01",
                        "description": "General public services",
                        "scheme": "COFOG"
                    }
                ],
                "url": "http://www.aberdeencity.gov.uk"
            }
        },
        {
            "id": "org-110",
            "name": "The Highland Council",
            "identifier": {
                "legalName": "The Highland Council"
            },
            "address": {
                "streetAddress": "Council Headquarters, Glenurquhart Road",
                "locality": "Inverness",
                "region": "UKM6",
                "postalCode": "IV3 5NX"
            },
            "contactPoint": {
                "email": "cpssprocurement@aberdeencity.gov.uk",
                "telephone": "+44 1463702563"
            },
            "roles": [
                "buyer"
            ]
        },
        {
            "id": "org-86",
            "name": "Aberdeenshire Council",
            "identifier": {
                "legalName": "Aberdeenshire Council"
            },
            "address": {
                "streetAddress": "Unit 7 Harlaw Industrial Estate, Harlaw Way",
                "locality": "Inverurie",
                "region": "UKM50",
                "postalCode": "AB51 4SG"
            },
            "contactPoint": {
                "name": "Dawn Tatton",
                "email": "dawn.tatton@aberdeenshire.gov.uk",
                "telephone": "+44 1467537498",
                "url": "http://www.publiccontractsscotland.gov.uk"
            },
            "roles": [
                "buyer",
                "centralPurchasingBody"
            ],
            "details": {
                "classifications": [
                    {
                        "id": "Regional or local authority",
                        "scheme": "TED_CA_TYPE"
                    },
                    {
                        "id": "05",
                        "description": "Environmental protection",
                        "scheme": "COFOG"
                    },
                    {
                        "id": "01",
                        "description": "General public services",
                        "scheme": "COFOG"
                    }
                ],
                "url": "http://www.aberdeenshire.gov.uk"
            }
        },
        {
            "id": "org-63",
            "name": "Aberdeen Sheriff Court",
            "identifier": {
                "legalName": "Aberdeen Sheriff Court"
            },
            "address": {
                "streetAddress": "Castle Street",
                "locality": "Aberdeen",
                "postalCode": "AB10 1WP"
            },
            "contactPoint": {
                "url": "http://"
            },
            "roles": [
                "reviewBody"
            ]
        }
    ],
    "buyer": {
        "name": "Aberdeen City Council",
        "id": "org-62"
    },
    "tender": {
        "id": "000-VVFU1617",
        "title": "Dynamic Purchasing System for the Provision of Employability Services",
        "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.",
        "status": "active",
        "items": [
            {
                "id": "1",
                "additionalClassifications": [
                    {
                        "id": "79611000",
                        "scheme": "CPV"
                    }
                ],
                "deliveryLocation": {
                    "description": "Aberdeen"
                },
                "deliveryAddresses": [
                    {
                        "region": "UKM50"
                    }
                ],
                "relatedLot": "1"
            },
            {
                "id": "2",
                "additionalClassifications": [
                    {
                        "id": "79611000",
                        "scheme": "CPV"
                    }
                ],
                "deliveryLocation": {
                    "description": "Aberdeen"
                },
                "deliveryAddresses": [
                    {
                        "region": "UKM50"
                    }
                ],
                "relatedLot": "2"
            },
            {
                "id": "3",
                "additionalClassifications": [
                    {
                        "id": "79611000",
                        "scheme": "CPV"
                    }
                ],
                "deliveryLocation": {
                    "description": "Aberdeen"
                },
                "deliveryAddresses": [
                    {
                        "region": "UKM50"
                    }
                ],
                "relatedLot": "3"
            },
            {
                "id": "4",
                "additionalClassifications": [
                    {
                        "id": "79611000",
                        "scheme": "CPV"
                    }
                ],
                "deliveryLocation": {
                    "description": "Aberdeen"
                },
                "deliveryAddresses": [
                    {
                        "region": "UKM50"
                    }
                ],
                "relatedLot": "4"
            },
            {
                "id": "5",
                "additionalClassifications": [
                    {
                        "id": "79611000",
                        "scheme": "CPV"
                    }
                ],
                "deliveryLocation": {
                    "description": "Aberdeen"
                },
                "deliveryAddresses": [
                    {
                        "region": "UKM50"
                    }
                ],
                "relatedLot": "5"
            },
            {
                "id": "6",
                "additionalClassifications": [
                    {
                        "id": "79611000",
                        "scheme": "CPV"
                    }
                ],
                "deliveryLocation": {
                    "description": "Aberdeen"
                },
                "deliveryAddresses": [
                    {
                        "region": "UKM50"
                    }
                ],
                "relatedLot": "6"
            },
            {
                "id": "7",
                "additionalClassifications": [
                    {
                        "id": "79611000",
                        "scheme": "CPV"
                    }
                ],
                "deliveryLocation": {
                    "description": "Aberdeen"
                },
                "deliveryAddresses": [
                    {
                        "region": "UKM50"
                    }
                ],
                "relatedLot": "7"
            },
            {
                "id": "8",
                "additionalClassifications": [
                    {
                        "id": "79611000",
                        "scheme": "CPV"
                    }
                ],
                "deliveryLocation": {
                    "description": "Aberdeen"
                },
                "deliveryAddresses": [
                    {
                        "region": "UKM50"
                    }
                ],
                "relatedLot": "8"
            },
            {
                "id": "9",
                "additionalClassifications": [
                    {
                        "id": "79611000",
                        "scheme": "CPV"
                    }
                ],
                "deliveryLocation": {
                    "description": "Aberdeen"
                },
                "deliveryAddresses": [
                    {
                        "region": "UKM50"
                    }
                ],
                "relatedLot": "9"
            }
        ],
        "procurementMethod": "selective",
        "procurementMethodDetails": "Restricted procedure",
        "mainProcurementCategory": "services",
        "submissionMethod": [
            "electronicSubmission"
        ],
        "submissionMethodDetails": "https://www.publictendersscotland.publiccontractsscotland.gov.uk/",
        "tenderPeriod": {
            "endDate": "2022-12-05T12:00:00Z"
        },
        "documents": [
            {
                "id": "NOV463308",
                "documentType": "contractNotice",
                "title": "Dynamic Purchasing System for the Provision of Employability Services",
                "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.",
                "url": "https://www.publiccontractsscotland.gov.uk/search/show/search_view.aspx?ID=NOV463308",
                "format": "text/html"
            },
            {
                "id": "economic",
                "documentType": "economicSelectionCriteria"
            },
            {
                "id": "technical",
                "documentType": "technicalSelectionCriteria"
            }
        ],
        "lots": [
            {
                "id": "1",
                "title": "Pre-Stage 1 and Stage 1",
                "description": "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. Please see attached documentation for further information.",
                "status": "active",
                "awardCriteria": {
                    "criteria": [
                        {
                            "type": "quality",
                            "name": "General Requirements",
                            "description": "70%"
                        },
                        {
                            "type": "price",
                            "description": "40%"
                        }
                    ]
                },
                "hasOptions": false,
                "secondStage": {
                    "minimumCandidates": 5
                },
                "submissionTerms": {
                    "variantPolicy": "notAllowed"
                },
                "contractPeriod": {
                    "durationInDays": 1800
                },
                "hasRenewal": false
            },
            {
                "id": "2",
                "title": "Stage 2",
                "description": "Relates 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. Please see attached documentation for further information.",
                "status": "active",
                "awardCriteria": {
                    "criteria": [
                        {
                            "type": "quality",
                            "name": "General Requirements",
                            "description": "70%"
                        },
                        {
                            "type": "price",
                            "description": "40%"
                        }
                    ]
                },
                "hasOptions": false,
                "secondStage": {
                    "minimumCandidates": 5
                },
                "submissionTerms": {
                    "variantPolicy": "notAllowed"
                },
                "contractPeriod": {
                    "durationInDays": 1800
                },
                "hasRenewal": false
            },
            {
                "id": "3",
                "title": "Stage 3",
                "description": "Relates to vocational activities. Activities may include: Vocational Training Work Experience Volunteering Employability Skills. Please see attached documentation for further information.",
                "status": "active",
                "awardCriteria": {
                    "criteria": [
                        {
                            "type": "quality",
                            "name": "General Requirements",
                            "description": "70%"
                        },
                        {
                            "type": "price",
                            "description": "40%"
                        }
                    ]
                },
                "hasOptions": false,
                "secondStage": {
                    "minimumCandidates": 5
                },
                "submissionTerms": {
                    "variantPolicy": "notAllowed"
                },
                "contractPeriod": {
                    "durationInDays": 1800
                },
                "hasRenewal": false
            },
            {
                "id": "4",
                "title": "Stage 4",
                "description": "Relates 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. Please see attached documentation for further information.",
                "status": "active",
                "awardCriteria": {
                    "criteria": [
                        {
                            "type": "quality",
                            "name": "General Requirements",
                            "description": "70%"
                        },
                        {
                            "type": "price",
                            "description": "40%"
                        }
                    ]
                },
                "hasOptions": false,
                "secondStage": {
                    "minimumCandidates": 5
                },
                "submissionTerms": {
                    "variantPolicy": "notAllowed"
                },
                "contractPeriod": {
                    "durationInDays": 1800
                },
                "hasRenewal": false
            },
            {
                "id": "5",
                "title": "Stage 5",
                "description": "Relates to in work support and aftercare. Activities may include: In-Work Mentoring Employer Engagement In-Work Support. Please see attached documentation for further information.",
                "status": "active",
                "awardCriteria": {
                    "criteria": [
                        {
                            "type": "quality",
                            "name": "General Requirements",
                            "description": "70%"
                        },
                        {
                            "type": "price",
                            "description": "40%"
                        }
                    ]
                },
                "hasOptions": false,
                "secondStage": {
                    "minimumCandidates": 5
                },
                "submissionTerms": {
                    "variantPolicy": "notAllowed"
                },
                "contractPeriod": {
                    "durationInDays": 1800
                },
                "hasRenewal": false
            },
            {
                "id": "6",
                "title": "Personal Development",
                "description": "Complement 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. Please see attached documentation for further information.",
                "status": "active",
                "awardCriteria": {
                    "criteria": [
                        {
                            "type": "quality",
                            "name": "General Requirements",
                            "description": "70%"
                        },
                        {
                            "type": "price",
                            "description": "40%"
                        }
                    ]
                },
                "hasOptions": false,
                "secondStage": {
                    "minimumCandidates": 5
                },
                "submissionTerms": {
                    "variantPolicy": "notAllowed"
                },
                "contractPeriod": {
                    "durationInDays": 1800
                },
                "hasRenewal": false
            },
            {
                "id": "7",
                "title": "Health, Disability and Recovery",
                "description": "Health 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.. Please see attached documentation for further information.",
                "status": "active",
                "awardCriteria": {
                    "criteria": [
                        {
                            "type": "quality",
                            "name": "General Requirements",
                            "description": "70%"
                        },
                        {
                            "type": "price",
                            "description": "40%"
                        }
                    ]
                },
                "hasOptions": false,
                "secondStage": {
                    "minimumCandidates": 5
                },
                "submissionTerms": {
                    "variantPolicy": "notAllowed"
                },
                "contractPeriod": {
                    "durationInDays": 1800
                },
                "hasRenewal": false
            },
            {
                "id": "8",
                "title": "Community and Grassroots",
                "description": "Interventions delivered in the community by the community/grass roots level organisations which may be delivering some of the employability activities mentioned elsewhere.. See documentation for further information.",
                "status": "active",
                "awardCriteria": {
                    "criteria": [
                        {
                            "type": "quality",
                            "name": "General Requirements",
                            "description": "70%"
                        },
                        {
                            "type": "price",
                            "description": "40%"
                        }
                    ]
                },
                "hasOptions": false,
                "secondStage": {
                    "minimumCandidates": 5
                },
                "submissionTerms": {
                    "variantPolicy": "notAllowed"
                },
                "contractPeriod": {
                    "durationInDays": 1800
                },
                "hasRenewal": false
            },
            {
                "id": "9",
                "title": "Innovation",
                "description": "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. Any supplier who is successful in gaining a place on the above Lots (Lots 1 - 8), will be automatically onboarded to Lot 9.. See documentation for further information.",
                "status": "active",
                "awardCriteria": {
                    "criteria": [
                        {
                            "type": "quality",
                            "name": "General Requirements",
                            "description": "70%"
                        },
                        {
                            "type": "price",
                            "description": "40%"
                        }
                    ]
                },
                "hasOptions": false,
                "secondStage": {
                    "minimumCandidates": 5
                },
                "submissionTerms": {
                    "variantPolicy": "notAllowed"
                },
                "contractPeriod": {
                    "durationInDays": 1800
                },
                "hasRenewal": false
            }
        ],
        "lotDetails": {
            "maximumLotsBidPerSupplier": 2147483647
        },
        "participationFees": [
            {
                "id": "1",
                "type": [
                    "document"
                ]
            }
        ],
        "contractTerms": {
            "hasElectronicPayment": true,
            "hasElectronicOrdering": true,
            "electronicInvoicingPolicy": "allowed",
            "performanceTerms": "As per documentation."
        },
        "coveredBy": [
            "GPA"
        ],
        "secondStage": {
            "invitationDate": "2022-12-05T00:00:00Z"
        },
        "submissionTerms": {
            "languages": [
                "en"
            ],
            "bidValidityPeriod": {
                "durationInDays": 90
            }
        },
        "techniques": {
            "hasDynamicPurchasingSystem": true
        },
        "classification": {
            "id": "79611000",
            "scheme": "CPV"
        },
        "hasRecurrence": false,
        "legalBasis": {
            "id": "32014L0024",
            "scheme": "CELEX"
        }
    },
    "language": "EN",
    "description": "See documentation on PCST for further information The buyer is using PCS-Tender to conduct this PQQ exercise. The Project code is 22768. For more information see: http://www.publiccontractsscotland.gov.uk/info/InfoCentre.aspx?ID=2343 A sub-contract clause has been included in this contract. For more information see: http://www.publiccontractsscotland.gov.uk/info/InfoCentre.aspx?ID=2363 Community benefits are included in this requirement. For more information see: https://www.gov.scot/policies/public-sector-procurement/community-benefits-in-procurement/ A summary of the expected community benefits has been provided as follows: As per documentation on PCST. (SC Ref:711047)",
    "links": [
        {
            "rel": "canonical",
            "href": "https://api.publiccontractsscotland.gov.uk/v1/Notice?id=ocds-r6ebe6-0000711047"
        }
    ],
    "noticetype": "OJEU - F2 - Contract Notice"
}