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title: "Community Cafe Including Employability Training for Adults with Additional Support Needs"
ocid: "ocds-r6ebe6-0000728905"
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source: "Public Contracts Scotland"
current_stage: "Award"
buyer: "EAST RENFREWSHIRE COUNCIL"
published: "2023-09-26"
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# Community Cafe Including Employability Training for Adults with Additional Support Needs

Buyer: EAST RENFREWSHIRE COUNCIL  
Current stage: Award  
OCID: ocds-r6ebe6-0000728905

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## Summary

The East Renfrewshire Council has awarded a contract for the provision of a "Community Cafe Including Employability Training Programme for Adults with Additional Support Needs" to Include Me 2 Club SCIO. The procurement process was completed and the contract is currently active. The contract value is £1000. The contract was signed on 11th September 2023 and involves the implementation of a gain/share model for profit return to support a training fund.

This tender for the provision of a Community Cafe and Employability Training Programme offers opportunities for businesses specialising in services catering to adults with additional support needs. Bidders must meet suitability and economic criteria, such as holding PVG registration and financial standing requirements. The successful operator can gain access to rent-free service areas and equipment provided by East Renfrewshire Council. The contract includes a potential for renewal and emphasizes prompt payment policies for subcontractors.

## Notice

East Renfrewshire Council has now awarded to a suitably qualified company for the Provision of a Community Cafe Including Employability Training Programme for Adults with Additional Support Needs within Eastwood & Barrhead Health and Care Centres.

### Lot Information

Lot 1

East Renfrewshire Council is now awarding to a suitably qualified company for the Provision of a Community Cafe Including Employability Training Programme for Adults with Additional Support Needs within Eastwood & Barrhead Health and Care Centres. There will be no guarantee given by the Council's HSCP with regard to the volume of business expected from the cafe or to the number of adults to be signposted for employability training. The Council's HSCP have however provided under the specification an overview of the historical data to support bidder understanding of service requirements. The Council's HSCP will make available to the successful operator two locations using a gain / share financial model. The successful operator will gain from having access to a rent free public facing service area and kitchen space within the Eastwood and Barrhead Health Centres. The Council's HSCP will also make available in each location basic cafe equipment to be maintained by the successful operator. The successful operator will not be charged a traditional rental but will instead be required to agree to share a % of profit from the cafe to be placed into a fund agreement that will be used for the development of the Employability programme.

Renewal: 2 x 12 month extensions available at the discretion of the Council.

## Key Details

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Publication source | Public Contracts Scotland |
| Latest notice | https://www.publiccontractsscotland.gov.uk/search/show/search_view.aspx?ID=SEP489085 |
| Notice type | PCS Notice - Website Contract Award 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 | 26 Sep 2023 |
| Submission deadline | 2 May 2023 |
| Future notice date | Not specified |
| Award date | 11 Sep 2023 |
| Contract period | Not specified |
| Recurrence | 2 x 12 month extensions available from May 2025 |

## Values

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Tender value | Not specified |
| Lots value | Not specified |
| Awards value | Not specified |
| Contracts value | £1,000 |

## Status

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

## Buyer

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Main buyer | EAST RENFREWSHIRE COUNCIL |
| Locality | GIFFNOCK |
| Post town | Glasgow |
| Postcode | G46 6UG |
| Country | Scotland |
| ITL 1 | TLM Scotland |
| ITL 2 | TLM3 West Central Scotland |
| ITL 3 | TLM33 Inverclyde, East Renfrewshire, and Renfrewshire |
| Local authority | East Renfrewshire |
| Electoral ward | Giffnock and Thornliebank |
| Westminster constituency | East Renfrewshire |
| Delivery location | TLM83 Inverclyde, East Renfrewshire, and Renfrewshire |

## Supplier

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Number of suppliers | 1 |
| Supplier names | INCLUDE ME 2 CLUB SCIO |

## CPV Codes

### Divisions

- 55 - Hotel, restaurant and retail trade services
- 75 - Administration, defence and social security services
- 80 - Education and training services
- 98 - Other community, social and personal services

### Codes

- 55330000 - Cafeteria services
- 55511000 - Canteen and other restricted-clientele cafeteria services
- 75200000 - Provision of services to the community
- 80000000 - Education and training services
- 80521000 - Training programme services
- 98000000 - Other community, social and personal services

## Release History

- 26 Sep 2023 at 00:00 - Award - PCS Notice - Website Contract Award Notice - https://www.publiccontractsscotland.gov.uk/search/show/search_view.aspx?ID=SEP489085
- 12 Apr 2023 at 00:00 - Tender - PCS Notice - Website Contract Notice - https://www.publiccontractsscotland.gov.uk/search/show/search_view.aspx?ID=APR475984

## Documents

- https://www.publiccontractsscotland.gov.uk/search/show/search_view.aspx?ID=APR475984
  Community Cafe Including Employability Training for Adults with Additional Support Needs - East Renfrewshire Council is inviting tenders, from suitably qualified companies for the Provision of a Community Cafe Including Employability Training Programme for Adults with Additional Support Needs within Eastwood & Barrhead Health and Care Centres.
- https://www.publiccontractsscotland.gov.uk/search/show/search_view.aspx?ID=SEP489085
  Community Cafe Including Employability Training for Adults with Additional Support Needs - East Renfrewshire Council has now awarded to a suitably qualified company for the Provision of a Community Cafe Including Employability Training Programme for Adults with Additional Support Needs within Eastwood & Barrhead Health and Care Centres.

## Notice URLs

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- http://www.eastrenfrewshire.gov.uk
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