---
title: "Selnet Partnership Opportunity: Provision of Employability Skills for Building Better Opportunities - Invest in Youth Project (Lancashire) Phase 3 (ESF/ NLCF Funded)"
ocid: "ocds-b5fd17-8b5c384f-1fee-41ca-ae13-0c0c25a8c91e"
canonical_url: "https://d3tenders.com/contract/?ocid=ocds-b5fd17-8b5c384f-1fee-41ca-ae13-0c0c25a8c91e"
markdown_url: "https://d3tenders.com/contract/ocds-b5fd17-8b5c384f-1fee-41ca-ae13-0c0c25a8c91e.md"
json_url: "https://d3tenders.com/contract/ocds-b5fd17-8b5c384f-1fee-41ca-ae13-0c0c25a8c91e.json"
source: "Contracts Finder"
current_stage: "Award"
buyer: "SELNET LTD"
published: "2022-04-21"
---

# Selnet Partnership Opportunity: Provision of Employability Skills for Building Better Opportunities - Invest in Youth Project (Lancashire) Phase 3 (ESF/ NLCF Funded)

Buyer: SELNET LTD  
Current stage: Award  
OCID: ocds-b5fd17-8b5c384f-1fee-41ca-ae13-0c0c25a8c91e

[View canonical contract page](https://d3tenders.com/contract/?ocid=ocds-b5fd17-8b5c384f-1fee-41ca-ae13-0c0c25a8c91e)  
[Download OCDS JSON](https://d3tenders.com/contract/ocds-b5fd17-8b5c384f-1fee-41ca-ae13-0c0c25a8c91e.json)

## Summary

The procurement process is led by Selnet Ltd, the Social Enterprise Network for Lancashire, for the project titled "Selnet Partnership Opportunity: Provision of Employability Skills for Building Better Opportunities - Invest in Youth Project (Lancashire) Phase 3." This initiative falls within the business services category, specifically focusing on law, marketing, consulting, recruitment, and social services. Located in Blackpool, England, the procurement has reached the Award stage as of 25 March 2022, following an open procedure initiated with a tender period that concluded on 14 March 2022. The total budget allocated for this project is £75,000, and the contract is set to run from 1 April 2022 to 31 March 2023.

This tender presents an excellent opportunity for organisations specialising in employability skills support, particularly those with experience in engaging young people facing multiple barriers to employment or education. Small to medium enterprises (SMEs) and voluntary, community, and social enterprises (VCSEs) are well-positioned to compete for this contract, as they can bring innovative solutions that align with the goals of the Invest in Youth project. Interested parties should register on the Proactis supplier portal to access further tender documentation and guidelines for submission.

## Notice

Selnet Ltd is the Social Enterprise Network for Lancashire and for over 15 years Selnet has supported social enterprises across Lancashire. In 2015/16 the organisation led a 12-month process to develop a Lancashire-wide partnership to provide specialist employability and skills support to young people aged 15-24 who are unemployed or economically inactive including those not in employment, education or training 'NEET' or at risk of becoming NEET. This project is known as Invest in Youth and is part of the Building Better Opportunities programme. Building Better Opportunities (BBO) is a national programme funded by The National Lottery Community Fund (NLCF) and the European Social Fund (ESF) to invest in local projects tackling the root causes of poverty, promoting social inclusion and driving local jobs and growth. The Invest in Youth project consists of approximately 11 diverse delivery partners from the voluntary, community, and social enterprise sectors, coming together to deliver specialist support for key groups across Lancashire. Selnet is the lead partner and does not undertake any delivery or direct support to participants. Invest in Youth has been operational since August 2016 and has recently received additional investment extending project delivery to the end of 2022. Selnet is looking to select a suitably qualified and experienced organisation to provide employability skills support to Invest in Youth participants from within Lancashire. Preferred bidder status will be awarded to the organisation offering the most economically advantageous tender (in accordance with the evaluation criteria, scoring and weightings as set out in this document). The maximum budget available to the successful provider will be PS75,000 and the successful provider must be able to meet the targets detailed above. Proposals are sought from organisations that can demonstrate competence in engaging with and delivering relevant support to young people with multiple and complex barriers into employment, training or education. Please register an interest in this opportunity on the Proactis supplier portal (link provided on this page) to access the full suite of tender documentation and to submit an application/proposal.

## Key Details

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Publication source | Contracts Finder |
| Latest notice | https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/da54a2c2-f24a-4802-9898-cd14d7d3efb7 |
| Notice type | Award Notice |
| Procurement type | Standard |
| Procurement category | Services |
| Procurement method | Open |
| Procurement method details | Open procedure |
| Tender suitability | SME, VCSE |
| Awardee scale | SME |
| All stages | Tender, Award |

## Dates

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Publication date | 21 Apr 2022 |
| Submission deadline | 14 Mar 2022 |
| Future notice date | Not specified |
| Award date | 25 Mar 2022 |
| Contract period | 31 Mar 2022 - 31 Mar 2023 |
| Recurrence | Not specified |

## Values

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Tender value | £75,000 |
| Lots value | Not specified |
| Awards value | £69,000 |
| 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 | SELNET LTD |
| Locality | BLACKPOOL |
| Post town | Blackpool |
| Postcode | FY1 1NA |
| Country | England |
| ITL 1 | TLD North West (England) |
| ITL 2 | TLD4 Lancashire |
| ITL 3 | TLD42 Blackpool |
| Local authority | Blackpool |
| Electoral ward | Talbot |
| Westminster constituency | Blackpool South |
| Delivery location | TLC North East (England), TLD North West (England), TLF East Midlands (England), TLG West Midlands (England), TLH East (England), TLJ South East (England), TLK South West (England) |

## Supplier

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Number of suppliers | 1 |
| Supplier names | AFC FYLDE COMMUNITY FOUNDATION |

## CPV Codes

### Divisions

- 79 - Business services: law, marketing, consulting, recruitment, printing and security
- 98 - Other community, social and personal services

### Codes

- 79000000 - Business services: law, marketing, consulting, recruitment, printing and security
- 98000000 - Other community, social and personal services

## Release History

- 21 Apr 2022 at 17:59 - Award - Award Notice - https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/da54a2c2-f24a-4802-9898-cd14d7d3efb7
- 11 Feb 2022 at 17:30 - Tender - Tender Notice - https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/1cba23dd-8380-4edf-a96a-8047e0f97cb3

## Documents

- https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/da54a2c2-f24a-4802-9898-cd14d7d3efb7
  21st April 2022 - Awarded contract notice on Contracts Finder
- https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/1cba23dd-8380-4edf-a96a-8047e0f97cb3
  11th February 2022 - Opportunity notice on Contracts Finder
- https://procontract.due-north.com/Advert?advertId=30c6de0b-5c8b-ec11-8110-005056b64545
  Advert

## Notice URLs

- http://www.blackpool.gov.uk/

## Provenance

This Markdown file is an alternate public rendering of the D3 Tenders contract record. The canonical page is https://d3tenders.com/contract/?ocid=ocds-b5fd17-8b5c384f-1fee-41ca-ae13-0c0c25a8c91e. The underlying structured data is available as OCDS JSON at https://d3tenders.com/contract/ocds-b5fd17-8b5c384f-1fee-41ca-ae13-0c0c25a8c91e.json.