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The Provision of Specialised Employment Support for West Lothian Parents

West Lothian Council

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22 Oct 2024 at 01:00

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Summary of the contracting process

West Lothian Council has awarded multiple contracts under the "Provision of Specialised Employment Support for West Lothian Parents". The contracts, funded by the Scottish Government's No One Left Behind Child Poverty policy, focus on providing employability support to eligible parents across West Lothian. The process was carried out using a limited procurement method as a call-off from Scotland Excel's Employability Services DPS. The main procurement category is services within the general public services industry. The contracts were awarded on 22nd October 2024 with key suppliers including Impact Arts (Projects) Ltd, Routes to Work, and The Larder West Lothian, all delivering services in the Livingston area (UKM78).

This tender presents sizeable opportunities for businesses specialising in employability support, qualifications, and upskilling training. Small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) in the employability services sector can find growth by leveraging these projects to broaden service offerings and access new clients from the targeted parent groups. The contracts focus on crucial areas like removing employment barriers, enhancing qualifications, and upskilling, which can appeal to training providers and social enterprises dedicated to improving workforce readiness and employment outcomes for vulnerable populations.

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Notice Information

Notice Title

The Provision of Specialised Employment Support for West Lothian Parents

Notice Description

West Lothian Council received funding from the Scottish Government under the No One Left Behind Child Poverty policy to provide employability support to eligible parents across West Lothian.

Lot Information

Provision of employability support tailored to the eligible parental group

The provision involved working alongside Access2employment service to compliment the current provision and bridge gaps to the targeted niche groups of parents via the provision of a range of employability programmes. Employability support was to be focussed on removing barriers for one, two or three of the targeted groups. Programmes were to be designed to address client's barriers including confidence and self-worth, lack of work experience, mental health issues etc, and they must include support to access current income maximisation services, work placements and volunteering opportunities as a recognised means of progression for clients.. The opportunity was a call off from Scotland Excel's Employability Services DPS.

Qualifications

The facilitation and provision of qualifications for one, two or three of the eligible targeted groups. Qualifications were to be aligned to employment opportunities within the local labour market and consider the client's personal circumstances and family commitments. The training provided was to support the clients to progress into employment or move closer to the labour market at the end of the course. This included but was not be limited to low level employability support to ensure the clients are supported to take the next step in their employability journey.. This was a call off from Scotland Excel's Employability Services DPS.

Upskilling Support for those in Work Placements or Employment

The provision involved working alongside Access2employment service to compliment the current provision and bridge gaps to targeted eligible groups of parents via the provision of a range of upskilling support. This may have been for individuals or groups from the targeted cohort/s.. Call off from Scotland Excel's Employability Services DPS.

Procurement Information

The contract is a call-off from Scotland Excel's Employability Services DPS.

Notice Details

Publication & Lifecycle

Open Contracting ID
ocds-r6ebe6-0000781215
Publication Source
Public Contracts Scotland
Latest Notice
https://www.publiccontractsscotland.gov.uk/search/show/search_view.aspx?ID=OCT516726
Current Stage
Award
All Stages
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Procurement Classification

Notice Type
PCS Notice - Website Contract Award Notice
Procurement Type
Standard
Procurement Category
Services
Procurement Method
Limited
Procurement Method Details
Award procedure without prior publication of a call for competition
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

80300000 - Higher education services

80400000 - Adult and other education services

Notice Value(s)

Tender Value
Not specified
Lots Value
Not specified
Awards Value
Not specified
Contracts Value
£75,000 Under £100K

Notice Dates

Publication Date
22 Oct 20241 years ago
Submission Deadline
Not specified
Future Notice Date
Not specified
Award Date
22 Oct 20241 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
West Lothian Council
Contact Name
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Contact Email
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Contact Phone
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Buyer Location

Locality
LIVINGSTON
Postcode
EH54 6FF
Postcode Area
Edinburgh
Country
Scotland
Major Region (ITL 1)
TLM Scotland
Basic Region (ITL 2)
TLM1 East Central Scotland
Small Region (ITL 3)
TLM14 West Lothian
Delivery Location
TLM78 West Lothian
Local Authority
West Lothian
Electoral Ward
Livingston South
Westminster Constituency
Livingston

Supplier Information

Number of Suppliers
3
Supplier Names

Impact Arts (Projects) Ltd

Routes to Work

The Larder West Lothian

Further Information

Notice Documents

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