--- title: "Delivery of Everyday Life Activities, Skills Development and Training Opportunities for People in the Community (SC 220172) January 2023" ocid: "ocds-h6vhtk-0397b7" canonical_url: "https://d3tenders.com/contract/?ocid=ocds-h6vhtk-0397b7" markdown_url: "https://d3tenders.com/contract/ocds-h6vhtk-0397b7.md" json_url: "https://d3tenders.com/contract/ocds-h6vhtk-0397b7.json" source: "Find A Tender Service" current_stage: "Tender" buyer: "KENT COUNTY COUNCIL" published: "2023-01-16" --- # Delivery of Everyday Life Activities, Skills Development and Training Opportunities for People in the Community (SC 220172) January 2023 Buyer: KENT COUNTY COUNCIL Current stage: Tender OCID: ocds-h6vhtk-0397b7 [View canonical contract page](https://d3tenders.com/contract/?ocid=ocds-h6vhtk-0397b7) [Download OCDS JSON](https://d3tenders.com/contract/ocds-h6vhtk-0397b7.json) ## Summary The Kent County Council is seeking new providers for the Delivery of Everyday Life Activities, Skills Development, and Training Opportunities for People in the Community contract, with a planned start date of 1st April 2023. The procurement falls under the services category with a focus on social work and related services. This opportunity is aimed at enhancing the quality of life for the community, enabling informed choices with more flexible service delivery methods, post-learning from the pandemic. This tender by the Kent County Council opens avenues for businesses offering social work and related services, skills development, and training programs. Companies with a track record in community activities, skills development, and employment support are well-suited to compete. The procurement method is an open procedure, with an electronic submission requirement by 13th February 2023. The tender allows for a maximum of 999 lots bid per supplier and offers opportunities for long-term services as well as skills and training provisions until September 2030. ## Notice Buyer: Kent County Council Title: Delivery of Everyday Life Activities, Skills Development and Training Opportunities for People in the Community The Opportunity Kent County Council are looking to add new providers to the Delivery of Support, Skills Development and Training Opportunities for People in the Community contract (EDLA) in April 2023. Existing providers on the new EDLA Contract which went live on 1 October 2022 need not re-apply only unless they want to be considered for lots they are not currently part of (not including lot1b which is now closed). The new arrangements are more flexible than the previous day opportunities contract, for example, in terms of units and methods of delivery following learning from the pandemic and will evolve over the life of the contract. There is a focus upon making a positive difference for the people we support every day, ensuring that they live as full and safe a life as possible and make informed choices. It is expected that the opportunity including all associated documentation will be published on the 16th of January 2023, with a start date for the new contractual arrangements of the 1st of April 2023 for new providers. ### Lot Information Lot 1 This lot is for longer term services providing a variety of activities in the community for people we support. Within this lot there will be a sub-lot (1b) which will be for traditional building-based day opportunities services and will be only open for applications in the initial tender, lot 1b is now closed for applications. The units of delivery will be based on the hourly rate the provider states in their tender and for either a virtual or face-to-face, 1:1, or group service. Lot 2 Lot 2 - Skills and Training This lot is for services offering skills development and training with the goal of people moving on to employment, apprenticeships, volunteering etc. If after an agreed period of skills development and/or training a person has not progressed in line with their agreed support plan following assessment (conversation between the case manager and the person), then it is expected that they will move to a lot 1 provision. The units of delivery will be based on the hourly rate the provider states in their tender and for either a virtual or face-to-face, 1:1 or group service. The intention is to monitor the progress of individuals on this lot for the first year then work with providers to design an incentivisation payment mechanism for moving people on to their identified goal e.g., employment, volunteering, college etc. ## Key Details | Field | Value | | --- | --- | | Publication source | Find A Tender Service | | Latest notice | https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/001241-2023 | | 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 | 16 Jan 2023 | | Submission deadline | 13 Feb 2023 | | 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 | KENT COUNTY COUNCIL | | Locality | MAIDSTONE | | Post town | Rochester | | Postcode | ME14 1XX | | Country | England | | ITL 1 | TLJ South East (England) | | ITL 2 | TLJ4 Kent | | ITL 3 | TLJ45 Mid Kent | | Local authority | Maidstone | | Electoral ward | Penenden Heath | | Westminster constituency | Maidstone and Malling | | Delivery location | TLJ4 Kent | ## CPV Codes ### Divisions - 85 - Health and social work services ### Codes - 85300000 - Social work and related services ## Release History - 16 Jan 2023 at 11:31 - Tender - Tender Notice - https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/001241-2023 ## Notice URLs - http://www.kent.gov.uk - http://www.kentbusinessportal.org.uk ## Provenance This Markdown file is an alternate public rendering of the D3 Tenders contract record. 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