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title: "The Provision of Specialised Employment Support for West Lothian Parents"
ocid: "ocds-h6vhtk-03fb25"
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# The Provision of Specialised Employment Support for West Lothian Parents

Buyer: WEST LOTHIAN COUNCIL  
Current stage: Award  
OCID: ocds-h6vhtk-03fb25

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## Summary

The West Lothian Council has awarded a contract for "The Provision of Specialised Employment Support for West Lothian Parents" in the services category. This contract aims to provide training and support to eligible parents in gaining employment-aligned skills. The contract includes three lots: Qualifications, Mentoring, and Employability Support. The contract was signed on 15th December 2023, with suppliers The Larder and Street League winning the lots.

This tender offers opportunities for businesses providing education, training, and specialist employment support services. Companies interested in supporting skills development, work experience, and employability programs for parents in West Lothian would find this tender suitable for bidding. The procurement method was an open procedure, and the tender period ended on 6th October 2023.

## Notice

The Scottish Government provided Local Authorities with funding under the No One Left Behind (NOLB) Child Poverty policy. This policy intends to work towards eradicating child poverty in Scotland through various means including Parental Employment Support. The contract has three lots and providers could bid for single or multiple lots. Providers were required to support eligible West Lothian parents to to gain sectorial training, work experience and specialised employability skills that will enable them to gain employment aligned to their individual skills and work expectations or progress within their current workplace.

### Lot Information

Lot 1 - Qualifications

The provision of training programmes with recognised qualifications in areas that are relevant to the local economy and aligned to the needs and capabilities of the clients. Qualifications were be aligned to employment opportunities within the local labour market and consider the client's personal circumstances and family commitments. The training provided was to support the clients to progress into employment or move closer to the labour market at the end of the course.

Lot 2 - Mentoring

An in-work mentor programme designed to create work placements that supported marginalised clients that required additional assistance and support in the work place. This included securing mentoring positions, liaising with the employer and providing 1 to 1 mentoring support to the client whilst undertaking the placement. Where the opportunity to progress results from the placement support were to be provided to secure this progression and for an initial settling in period.

Lot 3 - Employability Support

Working alongside Access2employment service to compliment the current provision and bridge gaps to targeted niche groups of parents via the provision of a range of employability programmes. Programmes were to be designed to address client's barriers including confidence and self-worth, lack of work experience, mental health issues etc, and they were to include support to access current income maximisation services, work placements and volunteering opportunities as a recognised means of progression for clients.

## Key Details

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Publication source | Find A Tender Service |
| Latest notice | https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/001339-2024 |
| Notice type | Tender Notice |
| Procurement type | Standard |
| Procurement category | Services |
| Procurement method | Open |
| Procurement method details | Open procedure |
| Tender suitability | Not specified |
| Awardee scale | SME |
| All stages | Tender, Award |

## Dates

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Publication date | 15 Jan 2024 |
| Submission deadline | 6 Oct 2023 |
| Future notice date | Not specified |
| Award date | 15 Dec 2023 |
| Contract period | 27 Nov 2023 - 31 Mar 2024 |
| Recurrence | Not specified |

## Values

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Tender value | £570,000 |
| Lots value | Not specified |
| Awards value | Not specified |
| Contracts value | £570,000 |

## Status

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Tender status | Complete |
| Lots status | Cancelled |
| Awards status | Active |
| Contracts status | Active |

## Buyer

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Main buyer | WEST LOTHIAN COUNCIL |
| Locality | LIVINGSTON |
| Post town | Edinburgh |
| Postcode | EH54 6FF |
| Country | Scotland |
| ITL 1 | TLM Scotland |
| ITL 2 | TLM1 East Central Scotland |
| ITL 3 | TLM14 West Lothian |
| Local authority | West Lothian |
| Electoral ward | Livingston South |
| Westminster constituency | Livingston |
| Delivery location | TLM78 West Lothian |

## Supplier

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Number of suppliers | 2 |
| Supplier names | STREET LEAGUE; THE LARDER |

## CPV Codes

### Divisions

- 79 - Business services: law, marketing, consulting, recruitment, printing and security
- 80 - Education and training services
- 85 - Health and social work services
- 98 - Other community, social and personal services

### Codes

- 79634000 - Career guidance services
- 80000000 - Education and training services
- 80300000 - Higher education services
- 80400000 - Adult and other education services
- 80410000 - Various school services
- 80500000 - Training services
- 80510000 - Specialist training services
- 80511000 - Staff training services
- 80520000 - Training facilities
- 80521000 - Training programme services
- 80530000 - Vocational training services
- 80570000 - Personal development training services
- 85312300 - Guidance and counselling services
- 85312310 - Guidance services
- 98000000 - Other community, social and personal services

## Release History

- 15 Jan 2024 at 16:30 - Award - Award Notice - https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/001339-2024
- 8 Sep 2023 at 10:50 - Tender - Tender Notice - https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/026597-2023

## Notice URLs

- http://www.westlothian.gov.uk
- https://api.publiccontractsscotland.gov.uk/v1/Notice?id=ocds-r6ebe6-0000743830
- https://www.publiccontractsscotland.gov.uk/search/Search_AuthProfile.aspx?ID=AA00140
- https://www.publictendersscotland.publiccontractsscotland.gov.uk

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