--- title: "Employability and Skills Platform - PP1011" ocid: "ocds-b5fd17-213b7e42-a92c-4cf9-922d-c472ccccde96" canonical_url: "https://d3tenders.com/contract/?ocid=ocds-b5fd17-213b7e42-a92c-4cf9-922d-c472ccccde96" markdown_url: "https://d3tenders.com/contract/ocds-b5fd17-213b7e42-a92c-4cf9-922d-c472ccccde96.md" json_url: "https://d3tenders.com/contract/ocds-b5fd17-213b7e42-a92c-4cf9-922d-c472ccccde96.json" source: "Contracts Finder" current_stage: "Award" buyer: "ORBIT GROUP LIMITED" published: "2021-10-27" --- # Employability and Skills Platform - PP1011 Buyer: ORBIT GROUP LIMITED Current stage: Award OCID: ocds-b5fd17-213b7e42-a92c-4cf9-922d-c472ccccde96 [View canonical contract page](https://d3tenders.com/contract/?ocid=ocds-b5fd17-213b7e42-a92c-4cf9-922d-c472ccccde96) [Download OCDS JSON](https://d3tenders.com/contract/ocds-b5fd17-213b7e42-a92c-4cf9-922d-c472ccccde96.json) ## Summary The procurement process involves Orbit Group Limited, seeking suppliers for the "Employability and Skills Platform - PP1011," aimed at developing a digital platform to enhance customer employability and skills. This project falls under the software package and information systems category, with a minimum contract value of £60,000 and a total estimated value of £190,000. The procurement method is an open procedure, and the tender application period concluded on 4th June 2021. The contract period commences on 16th July 2021, lasting for an initial 12 months, with potential extensions available based on performance up to 15th July 2024. The services will be applicable across various regions in the United Kingdom. This tender offers significant opportunities for businesses specialised in digital solutions, particularly those focused on e-learning and user engagement platforms, to grow their presence within the public sector. Small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) with expertise in developing user-friendly digital interfaces, employability assessment tools, and educational resources would be particularly well-suited to compete for this contract. By participating, businesses can contribute to enhancing skills development while tapping into a growing demand for innovative digital services in the public domain. ## Notice To meet Orbit's customers varied employability and skills requirements we are seeking to appoint a supplier to provide a digital Employability and Skills platform that will deliver differentiated support. This will be through both customer self-managed and coach led interventions. The platform functionality will need to include as a minimum: A simple to navigate platform that is engaging, encourages user participation and supports the various levels of user digital competency including from very basic levels; Customer employability and skills assessment functionality using tools that can evidence the customers starting point and their progression at further stages of their planned/ self-led journey in the platform; Provide embedded skills, confidence and knowledge growth materials delivered through a suite of readily available employability e-learning and skills sector knowledge banks in various medias to engage varied learning styles; Provide embedded tools to enable self-led employability activities including interactive CV builders, interview practice portals, confidence building activity; Provide skills assessment functionality that matches customer's existing skills sets to transferrable occupations; Provides sector specific intel and routeway information for customers looking to reskill or upskill in the growing economies; To host job matching search engines with reputable providers of employment opportunities linking back to the customers' bespoke requirements of preferred job role, location, employment sector and salary expectation directly to the customer; Measure progression reporting of individuals as they move through the platform at agreed points that is visible and reportable to both the customer and their coach where applicable; For supported programmes, hold the ability to support caseload management, enabling the updating and reporting of activity. Ability to communicate via the platform with customers and their coaches; Evaluation surveys bespoke to the programme's requirements at key stages of the customer journey that report the benefit, impact and experience received in their journeys at these points. The contract will be awarded for an initial period of twelve months with an option to extend for a further two years (in annual increments) based on requirement and acceptable performance. The service is expected to commence July 2021 the exact dates to be agreed depending on the agreement between the successful provider and Orbit. This tender opportunity is being run on the e-procurement portal ProContract. To express an interest in this opportunity please log-in (or register for free) to https://procontract.duenorth.com to view all related documentation and submit a response. Tenderers are requested to study the specification documents in detail and ensure that the specified requirements can be met. ## Key Details | Field | Value | | --- | --- | | Publication source | Contracts Finder | | Latest notice | https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/1640f6bb-3155-41c0-a198-cefdcceb8eaa | | Notice type | Award Notice | | Procurement type | Standard | | Procurement category | Services | | Procurement method | Open | | Procurement method details | Open procedure | | Tender suitability | SME | | Awardee scale | Large | | All stages | Tender, Award | ## Dates | Field | Value | | --- | --- | | Publication date | 27 Oct 2021 | | Submission deadline | 4 Jun 2021 | | Future notice date | Not specified | | Award date | 1 Aug 2021 | | Contract period | 29 Aug 2021 - 29 Aug 2024 | | Recurrence | Not specified | ## Values | Field | Value | | --- | --- | | Tender value | £190,000 | | Lots value | Not specified | | Awards value | £120,000 | | Contracts value | Not specified | ## Status | Field | Value | | --- | --- | | Tender status | Complete | | Lots status | Not specified | | Awards status | Active | | Contracts status | Not specified | ## Buyer | Field | Value | | --- | --- | | Main buyer | ORBIT GROUP LIMITED | | Locality | COVENTRY | | Post town | Coventry | | Postcode | CV3 2SU | | Country | England | | ITL 1 | TLG West Midlands (England) | | ITL 2 | TLG3 West Midlands | | ITL 3 | TLG33 Coventry | | Local authority | Coventry | | Electoral ward | Wyken | | Westminster constituency | Coventry East | | Delivery location | TLC North East (England), TLD North West (England), TLE Yorkshire and The Humber, TLF East Midlands (England), TLG West Midlands (England), TLH East (England), TLI London, TLJ South East (England), TLK South West (England) | ## Supplier | Field | Value | | --- | --- | | Number of suppliers | 1 | | Supplier names | ACCESS | ## CPV Codes ### Divisions - 48 - Software package and information systems ### Codes - 48000000 - Software package and information systems ## Release History - 27 Oct 2021 at 09:51 - Award - Award Notice - https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/1640f6bb-3155-41c0-a198-cefdcceb8eaa - 27 Oct 2021 at 09:47 - Award - Award Notice - https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/7b7fa78b-06d3-4e2e-a3fa-8050d08ea1e7 - 4 May 2021 at 14:06 - Tender - Tender Notice - https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/36a87290-3b89-4419-a9ce-1682fb5fe74e ## Documents - https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/1640f6bb-3155-41c0-a198-cefdcceb8eaa 27th October 2021 - Awarded contract notice on Contracts Finder - https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/7b7fa78b-06d3-4e2e-a3fa-8050d08ea1e7 27th October 2021 - Awarded contract notice on Contracts Finder - https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/36a87290-3b89-4419-a9ce-1682fb5fe74e 4th May 2021 - Opportunity notice on Contracts Finder - https://procontract.due-north.com/Advert?advertId=711c2661-cbac-eb11-810c-005056b64545 Advert ## Notice URLs - http://www.orbit.org.uk - https://procontract.duenorth.com ## Provenance This Markdown file is an alternate public rendering of the D3 Tenders contract record. 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