---
title: "Employment Skills Plan support services"
ocid: "ocds-h6vhtk-0321e9"
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current_stage: "Tender"
buyer: "LANCASTER CITY COUNCIL"
published: "2022-03-15"
---

# Employment Skills Plan support services

Buyer: LANCASTER CITY COUNCIL  
Current stage: Tender  
OCID: ocds-h6vhtk-0321e9

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## Summary

The Lancaster City Council is currently conducting an open tender for "Employment Skills Plan support services" within the higher education services sector, located in Lancaster, United Kingdom. The tender process is active with submissions due by 24 April 2022. This initiative seeks to enhance local employment opportunities by requiring major developments to produce and evaluate an Employment Skills Plan (ESP). The tender period commenced with the announcement on 15 March 2022, while the bid opening is scheduled for 25 April 2022.

This tender presents significant opportunities for businesses focused on workforce development, education, and community support services. Companies offering expertise in employment training, skills development, and consultancy in urban planning and development will find this an ideal procurement to engage in. By participating, these businesses can not only support local growth initiatives but also establish partnerships with the Lancaster City Council and contribute to fulfilling the ESP requirements for major developments in the region.

## Notice

Lancaster City Council adopted the Employment Skills Plan (ESP) Supplementary Planning Document in 2018. This requires major developments of +20 homes, +1,000m2 commercial floorspace and major infrastructure developments to produce, implement and evaluate an ESP. This policy helps ensure that local people have the skills and the opportunity to access employment generated from major new developments in the district. The council is seeking tenders for a package of services to support the planning applicants, developers, and contractors to develop, implement and evaluate ESP.

### Lot Information

Lot 1

Lancaster City Council adopted the Employment Skills Plan (ESP) Supplementary Planning Document in 2018. This requires major developments of +20 homes, +1,000m2 commercial floorspace and major infrastructure developments to produce, implement and evaluate an ESP. This policy helps ensure that local people have the skills and the opportunity to access employment generated from major new developments in the district. The council is seeking tenders for a package of services to support the planning applicants, developers, and contractors to develop, implement and evaluate ESP.

## Key Details

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Publication source | Find A Tender Service |
| Latest notice | https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/006991-2022 |
| 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 | 15 Mar 2022 |
| Submission deadline | 24 Apr 2022 |
| Future notice date | Not specified |
| Award date | Not specified |
| Contract period | Not specified |
| Recurrence | Not specified |

## Values

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Tender value | Not specified |
| Lots value | Not specified |
| 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 | LANCASTER CITY COUNCIL |
| Locality | LANCASTER |
| Post town | Lancaster |
| Postcode | LA1 1PJ |
| Country | England |
| ITL 1 | TLD North West (England) |
| ITL 2 | TLD4 Lancashire |
| ITL 3 | TLD44 Lancaster and Wyre |
| Local authority | Lancaster |
| Electoral ward | Castle |
| Westminster constituency | Lancaster and Wyre |
| Delivery location | TLD4 Lancashire |

## CPV Codes

### Divisions

- 80 - Education and training services

### Codes

- 80300000 - Higher education services

## Release History

- 15 Mar 2022 at 13:52 - Tender - Tender Notice - https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/006991-2022

## Notice URLs

- http://www.lancaster.gov.uk/
- https://procontract.due-north.com/Advert/Index?advertId=2419e05f-57a4-ec11-8112-005056b64545

## Provenance

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