--- title: "Supplementary employment, skills and well-being support within the ESF/Big Lottery funded Brighter Futures project" ocid: "ocds-b5fd17-78cfa65e-b754-441e-acdb-5a7d8fcbb4ea" canonical_url: "https://d3tenders.com/contract/?ocid=ocds-b5fd17-78cfa65e-b754-441e-acdb-5a7d8fcbb4ea" markdown_url: "https://d3tenders.com/contract/ocds-b5fd17-78cfa65e-b754-441e-acdb-5a7d8fcbb4ea.md" json_url: "https://d3tenders.com/contract/ocds-b5fd17-78cfa65e-b754-441e-acdb-5a7d8fcbb4ea.json" source: "Contracts Finder" current_stage: "Tender" buyer: "BUSINESS 2 BUSINESS LIMITED" published: "2018-10-25" --- # Supplementary employment, skills and well-being support within the ESF/Big Lottery funded Brighter Futures project Buyer: BUSINESS 2 BUSINESS LIMITED Current stage: Tender OCID: ocds-b5fd17-78cfa65e-b754-441e-acdb-5a7d8fcbb4ea [View canonical contract page](https://d3tenders.com/contract/?ocid=ocds-b5fd17-78cfa65e-b754-441e-acdb-5a7d8fcbb4ea) [Download OCDS JSON](https://d3tenders.com/contract/ocds-b5fd17-78cfa65e-b754-441e-acdb-5a7d8fcbb4ea.json) ## Summary The Business 2 Business Limited is currently conducting a tender for the "Supplementary employment, skills and well-being support within the ESF/Big Lottery funded Brighter Futures project" in the education and training services sector. This procurement process, at the tender stage, invites applications for support services aimed at enhancing mental health, employment support, and vocational skills for individuals facing common health issues, disabilities, or employment barriers. Interested parties must submit their proposals by 5 PM on 16th November 2018, with contracts expected to commence on 7th January 2019 and continue until 30th June 2020. This tender presents significant opportunities for businesses involved in providing health-related support, vocational training, and employment services, particularly Small and Medium-sized Enterprises (SMEs) and Voluntary, Community and Social Enterprises (VCSEs). Companies offering innovative solutions in mental health wellness, job coaching, and skills training are well-positioned to compete for the specified lots. Tenders will be evaluated based on organisational capacity, past experience, and the quality of the proposals submitted, allowing capable providers to expand their outreach and engagement in the Leicester and Leicestershire areas. ## Notice We are currently inviting applications from providers who are able to supply supplementary support to complement other forms of support already available through the ESF/Big Lottery funded Brighter Futures project: Lot 1: Supplementary mental health and well-being provision The combination of individual condition management support plus group activities which boost health and well-being, should help BBO participants with long-term common mental and physical health conditions become more involved in their local community, participate in education and move closer to employment Lot 2: Employment support provision for people with common mental and physical health conditions and/or learning difficulties and/or disabilities This employment support provision comprising individual health and employment action planning, advice workshops, vocational profiling and job matching will support people with learning difficulties and/or disabilities and common mental and physical health conditions who, with specialised support, can find and sustain employment. Lot 3: Vocational Skills Routeway provision Vocational routeway provision can provide a bridge between unemployment and work, for individuals that have a work-related skills and/or experience gap. Through a 'sector-based work academy' format including work familiarisation, pre-employment training and a guaranteed job interview, vocational routeways will secure multiple positive outcomes for Brighter Future participants. If you are interested in supplying this provision, please complete the attached specification and questionnaire document which is also available on the Business2Business website and return to Rob Gray at rob@business2businesslimited.com by the submission deadline at 5pm on Friday November 16th. Responses for each lot will be scored against fixed selection and award criteria. The following selection criteria will be used: * Organisational capacity * Economic and financial standing * Prior experience of service delivery Tenders that do not satisfy the above selection criteria will be de-selected from the procurement process. The following Most Economically Advantageous Tender (MEAT) award criteria will be used to score tenders that satisfy the selection criteria: * Price 20% * Merit of provision design 20% * Quality of plans to engage participants (lot 1) or employers (lots 2 and 3) 20% * Merit of approach to meeting the needs of participants 20% * Quality of the approach to be taken to management and monitoring 20% The highest scoring tender for each lot will be the winning tender for that lot. If they wish to apply for more than one lot, tenderers can use the same application form to apply for more than one lot. Only information supplied by tenderers in response to the questions will be taken into account during the scoring process. Please note that additional information may be requested as part of our due diligence procedures. For clarifications, please send written queries to rob@business2businesslimited.com. A response will be given within 24 hours of the query being raised. The questions and answers document available on the Business2Business website will be updated within 48 hours of the query being made. The deadline for queries relating to this specification is 5pm on 14th November 2018. The winning tenders will be notified on 23rd November after which there will be a standstill period. An award notice will be published on 23rd November. Brighter Futures is a community-based project delivered through a partnership of ten local organisations throughout Leicester and Leicestershire. The project, which is funded by the European Social Fund and the National Lottery, through the Big Lottery Fund, provides a wide range of learning and employment support interventions to support holistic social inclusion. As the lead partner, we commission providers through the project's Community Provision Fund to supply supplementary forms of support to meet participants' additional needs. ## Key Details | Field | Value | | --- | --- | | Publication source | Contracts Finder | | Latest notice | https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/7f49522c-2fc3-4726-9558-9e97a769a8f2 | | Notice type | Tender Notice | | Procurement type | Standard | | Procurement category | Services | | Procurement method | Not Specified | | Procurement method details | Not specified | | Tender suitability | SME, VCSE | | Awardee scale | Not specified | | All stages | Tender | ## Dates | Field | Value | | --- | --- | | Publication date | 25 Oct 2018 | | Submission deadline | 16 Nov 2018 | | Future notice date | Not specified | | Award date | Not specified | | Contract period | 7 Jan 2019 - 30 Jun 2020 | | Recurrence | Not specified | ## Values | Field | Value | | --- | --- | | Tender value | £250,000 | | Lots value | Not specified | | Awards value | Not specified | | Contracts value | Not specified | ## Status | Field | Value | | --- | --- | | Tender status | Active | | Lots status | Not specified | | Awards status | Not specified | | Contracts status | Not specified | ## Buyer | Field | Value | | --- | --- | | Main buyer | BUSINESS 2 BUSINESS LIMITED | | Locality | LEICESTER | | Post town | Leicester | | Postcode | LE1 3HT | | Country | England | | ITL 1 | TLF East Midlands (England) | | ITL 2 | TLF2 Leicestershire, Rutland and Northamptonshire | | ITL 3 | TLF21 Leicester | | Local authority | Leicester | | Electoral ward | Wycliffe | | Westminster constituency | Leicester South | | Delivery location | Not specified | ## CPV Codes ### Divisions - 80 - Education and training services ### Codes - 80000000 - Education and training services ## Release History - 25 Oct 2018 at 07:31 - Tender - Tender Notice - https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/7f49522c-2fc3-4726-9558-9e97a769a8f2 ## Documents - https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/7f49522c-2fc3-4726-9558-9e97a769a8f2 25th October 2018 - Opportunity notice on Contracts Finder - https://www.competefor.com/business/viewOpportunityDetailsSupplier.html?id=41743813 Please follow this link to view the notice. ## Provenance This Markdown file is an alternate public rendering of the D3 Tenders contract record. 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