--- title: "Edinburgh Targeted and Integrated Employability Service" ocid: "ocds-r6ebe6-0000544342" canonical_url: "https://d3tenders.com/contract/?ocid=ocds-r6ebe6-0000544342" markdown_url: "https://d3tenders.com/contract/ocds-r6ebe6-0000544342.md" json_url: "https://d3tenders.com/contract/ocds-r6ebe6-0000544342.json" source: "Public Contracts Scotland" current_stage: "Award" buyer: "THE CITY OF EDINBURGH COUNCIL" published: "2019-02-08" --- # Edinburgh Targeted and Integrated Employability Service Buyer: THE CITY OF EDINBURGH COUNCIL Current stage: Award OCID: ocds-r6ebe6-0000544342 [View canonical contract page](https://d3tenders.com/contract/?ocid=ocds-r6ebe6-0000544342) [Download OCDS JSON](https://d3tenders.com/contract/ocds-r6ebe6-0000544342.json) ## Summary The City of Edinburgh Council is seeking providers for the Edinburgh Targeted and Integrated Employability Service, focusing on delivering a broad array of employability skills to the local authority area in Edinburgh. The procurement process is currently at the Award stage, with the contract valued at approximately £3.6 million over its duration. The tender was officially initiated on 8th February 2019, and the estimated value for annual contracting is between £800,000 and £900,000. Interested parties should be aware of the minimum standstill period of 10 days before contract award as per the established procurement regulations. This opportunity is well-suited for small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) with expertise in employability services, training, or community support. Businesses that can provide tailored employability solutions or possess the capability to subcontract effectively to enhance service delivery may find significant advantages in this tender. Moreover, the requirement for community benefits means that companies demonstrating social responsibility and an understanding of local employment needs will be particularly competitive. ## Notice The authority requires an employability service to be delivered by a provider that will be able to directly provide a wide range of employability skills. This includes access to employment opportunities and potentially sub-contracting with smaller organisations that can add value by enabling service users to focus on suitable niche employment opportunities, as well as gaining related employability skills. ### Lot Information Lot 1 The authority requires an employability service to be delivered by a provider that will be able to directly provide a wide range of employability skills and access to mainstream employment opportunities, while sub-contracting with smaller organisations that can add value by enabling service users to focus on suitable niche employment opportunities, as well as gaining related employability skills.. The estimated value of the contract is between GBP800,000 and GBP900,000 per annum. ## Key Details | Field | Value | | --- | --- | | Publication source | Public Contracts Scotland | | Latest notice | https://www.publiccontractsscotland.gov.uk/search/show/search_view.aspx?ID=FEB344829 | | Notice type | OJEU - F21 - Social And other Specific Services (Public Contracts) | | 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 | 8 Feb 2019 | | Submission deadline | 31 Aug 2018 | | Future notice date | Not specified | | Award date | 16 Jan 2019 | | Contract period | Not specified | | Recurrence | Not specified | ## Values | Field | Value | | --- | --- | | Tender value | £3,600,000 | | Lots value | £3,600,000 | | Awards value | Not specified | | Contracts value | £3,600,000 | ## Status | Field | Value | | --- | --- | | Tender status | Complete | | Lots status | Complete | | Awards status | Not specified | | Contracts status | Active | ## Buyer | Field | Value | | --- | --- | | Main buyer | THE CITY OF EDINBURGH COUNCIL | | Locality | EDINBURGH | | Post town | Edinburgh | | Postcode | EH8 8BG | | Country | Scotland | | ITL 1 | TLM Scotland | | ITL 2 | TLM1 East Central Scotland | | ITL 3 | TLM13 City of Edinburgh | | Local authority | City of Edinburgh | | Electoral ward | City Centre | | Westminster constituency | Edinburgh East and Musselburgh | | Delivery location | TLM75 City of Edinburgh | ## Supplier | Field | Value | | --- | --- | | Number of suppliers | 8 | | Supplier names | BINGHAM AND DISTRICT 50; BRUCE ROBERTSON TRAINING; CEL TRADING; CITIZENS ADVICE EDINBURGH; CONSORTIUM LEAD - COMMUNITY RENEWAL TRUST; CRE8TE OPPORTUNITIES; ONE PARENT FAMILIES SCOTLAND; START SCOTLAND | ## CPV Codes ### Divisions - 80 - Education and training services ### Codes - 80000000 - Education and training services ## Release History - 8 Feb 2019 at 00:00 - Award - OJEU - F21 - Social And other Specific Services (Public Contracts) - https://www.publiccontractsscotland.gov.uk/search/show/search_view.aspx?ID=FEB344829 - 17 Jul 2018 at 00:00 - Tender - OJEU - F21 - Social And other Specific Services (Public Contracts) - https://www.publiccontractsscotland.gov.uk/search/show/search_view.aspx?ID=JUL325544 ## Documents - https://www.publiccontractsscotland.gov.uk/search/show/search_view.aspx?ID=JUL325544 Edinburgh Targeted and Integrated Employability Service - The authority requires an employability service to be delivered by a provider that will be able to directly provide a wide range of employability skills. This includes access to employment opportunities and potentially sub-contracting with smaller organisations that can add value by enabling service users to focus on suitable niche employment opportunities, as well as gaining related employability skills. - https://www.publiccontractsscotland.gov.uk/search/show/search_view.aspx?ID=FEB344829 Edinburgh Targeted and Integrated Employability Service - The authority requires an employability service to be delivered by a provider that will be able to directly provide a wide range of employability skills. This includes access to employment opportunities and potentially sub-contracting with smaller organisations that can add value by enabling service users to focus on suitable niche employment opportunities, as well as gaining related employability skills. ## Notice URLs - http:// - http://www.edinburgh.gov.uk - http://www.gov.scot/Topics/Government/Procurement - https://api.publiccontractsscotland.gov.uk/v1/Notice?id=ocds-r6ebe6-0000544342 - https://www.publictendersscotland.publiccontractsscotland.gov.uk ## Provenance This Markdown file is an alternate public rendering of the D3 Tenders contract record. The canonical page is https://d3tenders.com/contract/?ocid=ocds-r6ebe6-0000544342. The underlying structured data is available as OCDS JSON at https://d3tenders.com/contract/ocds-r6ebe6-0000544342.json.