--- title: "Functional skills routeways into employment" ocid: "ocds-b5fd17-f0c85609-bb45-47ab-9c9d-92233be70188" canonical_url: "https://d3tenders.com/contract/?ocid=ocds-b5fd17-f0c85609-bb45-47ab-9c9d-92233be70188" markdown_url: "https://d3tenders.com/contract/ocds-b5fd17-f0c85609-bb45-47ab-9c9d-92233be70188.md" json_url: "https://d3tenders.com/contract/ocds-b5fd17-f0c85609-bb45-47ab-9c9d-92233be70188.json" source: "Contracts Finder" current_stage: "Tender" buyer: "BUSINESS 2 BUSINESS" published: "2018-08-14" --- # Functional skills routeways into employment Buyer: BUSINESS 2 BUSINESS Current stage: Tender OCID: ocds-b5fd17-f0c85609-bb45-47ab-9c9d-92233be70188 [View canonical contract page](https://d3tenders.com/contract/?ocid=ocds-b5fd17-f0c85609-bb45-47ab-9c9d-92233be70188) [Download OCDS JSON](https://d3tenders.com/contract/ocds-b5fd17-f0c85609-bb45-47ab-9c9d-92233be70188.json) ## Summary The procurement process titled "Functional skills routeways into employment" is initiated by Business 2 Business, a buyer based in Leicester, UK. This project falls under the education and training services industry category and is aimed at providing Functional Skills routeway provision funded by the National Lottery and the European Social Fund. The tender is currently in the planning stage, with a submission deadline set for 5pm on 31st August 2018. The successful bidder will be notified by email on 7th September, following a standstill period. The contract period is scheduled to commence on 21st September 2018, concluding on 21st March 2020, with a project value of £100,000. This tender presents a significant opportunity for businesses focused on education and training services, particularly those that specialise in Functional Skills and employability training. Small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) and voluntary and community sector enterprises (VCSE) are encouraged to participate, as the evaluation criteria favour capacity to deliver, prior experience, and engagement with employers and participants. By successfully securing this contract, businesses can enhance their service offerings, contribute to community development in Leicester and Leicestershire, and potentially expand their client base through collaboration with local organisations involved in the Brighter Futures project. ## Notice Employer-led Functional Skills routeway provision will, through a combination of Entry Level 3 Functional Skills English, digital employability skills, and work familiarisation content, help people in Leicester and Leicestershire taking part in our National Lottery and ESF funded Brighter Futures project succeed in job interviews and online assessments. If you are interested in supplying Functional Skills routeway 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 31st August . Responses will be scored against fixed selection criteria, these being: Capacity to deliver to the required scale 12.5%; Experience of delivering Functional Skills provision 12.5%; Experience of meeting the requirements of publicly funded provision 12.5%; Capacity to deliver regulated and non-regulated provision 12.5%; Ability to engage employers 12.5%; Ability to engage participants 12.5%; Professional capacity 12.5%; Delivery premises capacity 6.25%; Outreach delivery capacity 6.25%. The highest scoring tender will be the winning tender. Only information supplied by tenderers in response to these 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 Gray at rob@business2businesslimited.com. A response will be given within 24 hours of the query being raised. The questions and answers document available on the Business2buisness website will be updated within 48 hours of the query being made. The deadline for queries relating to this specification is 5pm on 28th August 2018. The winning tenderer will be notified by email on 7th September after which there will be a standstill period. An award notice will be also be published on 7th September. Brighter Futures is a community-based project, which provides a wide range of learning and employment support interventions to support holistic social inclusion within Leicester and Leicestershire. Delivered through a partnership of local organisations, the project is funded by the European Social Fund and the National Lottery, through the Big Lottery Fund. A Community Provision Fund has been established within the project to enable the procurement of supplementary support to meet participants' additional needs. Business2Business Ltd. in its role as the lead partner would like to commission supplementary Functional Skills routeway provision through the Community Provision Fund to complement other forms of employment support already available through the project. ## Key Details | Field | Value | | --- | --- | | Publication source | Contracts Finder | | Latest notice | https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/8e960bba-764a-402d-bd03-29d83edfcc22 | | 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 | 14 Aug 2018 | | Submission deadline | 31 Aug 2018 | | Future notice date | Not specified | | Award date | Not specified | | Contract period | 20 Sep 2018 - 21 Mar 2020 | | Recurrence | Not specified | ## Values | Field | Value | | --- | --- | | Tender value | £100,000 | | 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 | | 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 | TLF East Midlands (England) | ## CPV Codes ### Divisions - 80 - Education and training services ### Codes - 80000000 - Education and training services ## Release History - 14 Aug 2018 at 06:45 - Tender - Tender Notice - https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/8e960bba-764a-402d-bd03-29d83edfcc22 ## Documents - https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/8e960bba-764a-402d-bd03-29d83edfcc22 14th August 2018 - Opportunity notice on Contracts Finder - https://www.competefor.com/business/viewOpportunityDetailsSupplier.html?id=40713872 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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