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title: "Works Better For All (KMCAS-160A)"
ocid: "ocds-h6vhtk-02e4f2"
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current_stage: "Tender"
buyer: "KIRKLEES COUNCIL"
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# Works Better For All (KMCAS-160A)

Buyer: KIRKLEES COUNCIL  
Current stage: Tender  
OCID: ocds-h6vhtk-02e4f2

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## Summary

The Kirklees Council is currently engaged in an active procurement process titled "Works Better For All (KMCAS-160A)", aiming to enhance the delivery of education and training services through a 23-month contract. The procurement process is at the tender stage, with a deadline for submissions set for 1 November 2021. The estimated contract value is £513,333, and the anticipated start date for project implementation is 3 January 2022, concluding on 30 November 2023. The contract is being funded partially through the European Social Fund and requires interested parties to provide match funding as specified in the tender documentation available on the council's procurement website.

This tender presents significant opportunities for businesses, particularly small or medium enterprises (SMEs), to engage in a collaborative initiative aimed at developing integrated employment and skills services. Companies that specialise in education, training, and employment support services will find this procurement particularly relevant. Businesses that can demonstrate quality outcomes while delivering effective and innovative training solutions are ideally suited to compete for this contract, given that the award will prioritise quality alongside cost-effectiveness.

## Notice

The Council of the Borough of Kirklees (the 'Council') is seeking to work with a maximum of two (2) suitable Delivery Partners for a delivery period of twenty three (23) months to work with us, at risk, to co-design, develop and deliver the Kirklees Council response to the European Social Fund, Enhanced Local Flexibility for the Unemployed Call which if successful would be part funded through European Social Fund ('ESF'). If successful this funding would enable the Council to further develop an integrated employment and skills offer, and would inform a future devolved employment and skills service. This could bring together information, advice and guidance alongside the delivery of employment, skills, apprenticeships and wider support for individuals and employers. Further detail is provided in the specification document.

### Lot Information

Lot 1

The Council of the Borough of Kirklees (the 'Council') is seeking to work with a maximum of two (2) suitable delivery partners for a delivery period of twenty three (23) months to work with us, at risk, to co-design, develop and deliver the Kirklees Council response to the European Social Fund, enhanced local flexibility for the unemployed call which if successful would be part funded through European Social Fund ('ESF'). If successful this funding would enable the Council to further develop an integrated employment and skills offer, and would inform a future devolved employment and skills service. This could bring together information, advice and guidance alongside the delivery of employment, skills, apprenticeships and wider support for individuals and employers. Further detail is provided in the Specification document. Works Better For All provision is estimated to start in January 2022 subject to approval by the Department for Work and Pensions (DWP), the Managing Authority for the European Social Fund Programme 2014-2020. The anticipated commencement date for the contract(s) is 3 January 2022 and the programme will run until 30 November 2023. The estimated value of the services to be awarded is approximately GBP 513333 for the entire twenty three (23)-month duration of the programme. Delivery Partners are required to provide 50% match funding (or between 25% to 50% for VCS Organisations). Additional information: This exercise is an open procedure in accordance with the requirements under Regulation 27 of the Public Contracts Regulations 2015 (SI 2015/102) for the purpose of procuring the service described in the 'Service Specification'. This specification is part of the procurement documentation that has been published in relation to this notice and can be found at www.yortender.co.uk.

## Key Details

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Publication source | Find A Tender Service |
| Latest notice | https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/023938-2021 |
| Notice type | Tender Notice |
| Procurement type | Standard |
| Procurement category | Services |
| Procurement method | Open |
| Procurement method details | Open procedure |
| Tender suitability | Not specified |
| Awardee scale | Not specified |
| All stages | Tender |

## Dates

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Publication date | 27 Sep 2021 |
| Submission deadline | 1 Nov 2021 |
| Future notice date | Not specified |
| Award date | Not specified |
| Contract period | 3 Jan 2022 - 30 Nov 2023 |
| Recurrence | Not specified |

## Values

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Tender value | £513,333 |
| Lots value | £513,333 |
| Awards value | Not specified |
| Contracts value | Not specified |

## Status

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Tender status | Active |
| Lots status | Active |
| Awards status | Not specified |
| Contracts status | Not specified |

## Buyer

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Main buyer | KIRKLEES COUNCIL |
| Additional buyers | EUROPEAN UNION |
| Locality | HUDDERSFIELD |
| Post town | Huddersfield |
| Postcode | HD1 2NF |
| Country | England |
| ITL 1 | TLE Yorkshire and The Humber |
| ITL 2 | TLE4 West Yorkshire |
| ITL 3 | TLE44 Calderdale and Kirklees |
| Local authority | Kirklees |
| Electoral ward | Newsome |
| Westminster constituency | Huddersfield |
| Delivery location | TLE44 Calderdale and Kirklees |

## CPV Codes

### Divisions

- 80 - Education and training services
- 85 - Health and social work services

### Codes

- 80000000 - Education and training services
- 80300000 - Higher education services
- 80400000 - Adult and other education services
- 80500000 - Training services
- 85000000 - Health and social work services

## Release History

- 27 Sep 2021 at 12:14 - Tender - Tender Notice - https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/023938-2021

## Notice URLs

- http://www.kirklees.gov.uk
- http://www.yortender.co.uk

## Provenance

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