--- title: "Dumfries & Galloway Local Employability & Skills Partnership Employability Support" ocid: "ocds-r6ebe6-0000741177" canonical_url: "https://d3tenders.com/contract/?ocid=ocds-r6ebe6-0000741177" markdown_url: "https://d3tenders.com/contract/ocds-r6ebe6-0000741177.md" json_url: "https://d3tenders.com/contract/ocds-r6ebe6-0000741177.json" source: "Public Contracts Scotland" current_stage: "Planning" buyer: "DUMFRIES AND GALLOWAY COUNCIL" published: "2023-08-09" --- # Dumfries & Galloway Local Employability & Skills Partnership Employability Support Buyer: DUMFRIES AND GALLOWAY COUNCIL Current stage: Planning OCID: ocds-r6ebe6-0000741177 [View canonical contract page](https://d3tenders.com/contract/?ocid=ocds-r6ebe6-0000741177) [Download OCDS JSON](https://d3tenders.com/contract/ocds-r6ebe6-0000741177.json) ## Summary The Dumfries and Galloway Council, a local authority in Dumfries, UK, is planning a tender for the provision of employability support services through the Dumfries & Galloway Local Employability & Skills Partnership. This opportunity is in the services category and aims to engage various organisations and training providers to assist unemployed individuals, low-skilled workers, and those with low income to access learning, training, and employment opportunities. The tender is at the planning stage, with a future notice date set for October 2, 2023. This tender by the Dumfries and Galloway Council presents a significant opportunity for businesses involved in employability services, training provision, and support for disadvantaged groups. Organisations offering services such as money management, sector-specific short courses, employability provision, and employer engagement are well-suited to compete. Businesses that focus on community wealth building, fair work practices, and supporting individuals with barriers to work, such as disabilities and mental health conditions, could particularly benefit from participating in this tender. ## Notice Dumfries and Galloway Local Employability & Skills Partnership (DGLEP) are looking to work with support organisations and training providers who can deliver a range of employability services to people of all ages. The partnership is funded to provide and commission support for individuals who are unemployed, low skilled or who have a low-income role to support them to move towards and into learning, volunteering, training, education and/or work. There will also be support to help those who are low skilled and on low income to progress within employment. DGLEP oversees Scottish Government No One Left Behind (NOLB) and Best Start Bright Futures funding (BSBF) and UK Government Shared Prosperity Funding (SPF). The Partnership is committed to community wealth building and Fair Work. DGLEP follows 7 key NOLB principles. -Treating people with dignity and respect, fairness and equality and continuous improvement -Providing flexible, needs based and person-centered support -Employability services are straightforward for people to navigate and there is no wrong door Integrated and aligned with other services - building on the Scottish Approach to service design with the user at the centre -Providing pathways into sustainable and fair work -Driven by evidence including data and the experience of users -Support more people to move into the right job, at the right time In the 2022-27 Delivery Strategy DGLEP committed to improving outcomes for all those unemployed, low incomes or low skilled. The plan identifies the following ambitions for priority groups: -Few children in workless households/ experience poverty -More people with physical and mental health conditions including disabilities and with additional support needs in work -More young people in positive destinations, particularly those who are care experienced. -Fewer long term unemployed people -Fewer employers and SMEs facing skills shortages -A place focus on: -Lochside and Lincluden -Dumfries Central -Stranraer West -Summerville -Annan East -Upper Nithsdale ### Lot Information Lot 1 Engaging and working with parents looking for work to support them to progress into work, training, volunteering and/or education Engaging and working with eligible individuals aged 16-67 looking for work to support them to progress into work, training, volunteering and/or education Engaging and working with parents on low incomes to improve their earning potential Delivering sector linked short courses to support individuals into key sectors Delivering sector linked short courses to support individuals in work to improve their earning potential Money management support for individuals and families - better off in work Specialist employability support for this with barriers to work I.e., disabilities, care experience, ex-offenders, addictions, mental health, young people. Employability provision to support people to progress on their employability journey e.g., person centered action planning, barrier removal, life skills, health and wellbeing, creative learning, digital skills, personal development, Numeracy Support, Vocational and Accredited Activity (pre work placement), team building, industry visits, sector linked short course, interview preparation Employer Engagement: -Support to find and participate in work-based placement/s and/or (time bound) with public, private and third sector local employers. -Job carving and in work support: -Tailored job coaching and job brokering with employers -Support the selection and retention of people experiencing disabilities/health conditions -the application of accommodations and adjustments to work duties. If you are interested in working with us to deliver any of the above services or any other relevant service, please note your interest by completing the short form by clicking on the link below or copying it into your browser: Microsoft Forms https://forms.microsoft.com/Pages/ResponsePage.aspx?id=9h0uvVqNZ0imR0h8KnQC3v3I1qHofmRCq9w-Wd_5POVURUUyWVA5N1lHVkVQREk5M0I3OVhGMFJFRy4u ## Key Details | Field | Value | | --- | --- | | Publication source | Public Contracts Scotland | | Latest notice | https://www.publiccontractsscotland.gov.uk/search/show/search_view.aspx?ID=AUG485599 | | Notice type | OJEU - F1 - Prior Information Notice | | Procurement type | Standard | | Procurement category | Services | | Procurement method | Not Specified | | Procurement method details | Not specified | | Tender suitability | Not specified | | Awardee scale | Not specified | | All stages | Planning | ## Dates | Field | Value | | --- | --- | | Publication date | 9 Aug 2023 | | Submission deadline | Not specified | | Future notice date | 2 Oct 2023 | | 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 | Planned | | Lots status | Planned | | Awards status | Not specified | | Contracts status | Not specified | ## Buyer | Field | Value | | --- | --- | | Main buyer | DUMFRIES AND GALLOWAY COUNCIL | | Locality | DUMFRIES | | Post town | Dumfries and Galloway | | Postcode | DG1 3PQ | | Country | Scotland | | ITL 1 | TLM Scotland | | ITL 2 | TLM9 Southern Scotland | | ITL 3 | TLM92 Dumfries and Galloway | | Local authority | Dumfries and Galloway | | Electoral ward | Lochar | | Westminster constituency | Dumfries and Galloway | | Delivery location | TLM92 Dumfries and Galloway | ## CPV Codes ### Divisions - 75 - Administration, defence and social security services - 79 - Business services: law, marketing, consulting, recruitment, printing and security - 80 - Education and training services - 98 - Other community, social and personal services ### Codes - 75110000 - General public services - 75310000 - Benefit services - 79611000 - Job search services - 79634000 - Career guidance services - 80000000 - Education and training services - 80210000 - Technical and vocational secondary education services - 80400000 - Adult and other education services - 80500000 - Training services - 80510000 - Specialist training services - 80530000 - Vocational training services - 80531200 - Technical training services - 80532000 - Management training services - 80533100 - Computer training services - 80570000 - Personal development training services - 98200000 - Equal opportunities consultancy services ## Release History - 9 Aug 2023 at 00:00 - Planning - OJEU - F1 - Prior Information Notice - https://www.publiccontractsscotland.gov.uk/search/show/search_view.aspx?ID=AUG485599 ## Documents - https://www.publiccontractsscotland.gov.uk/NoticeDownload/DownloadDocument.aspx?id=AUG485599&idx=1 9th August 2023 - PIN document - https://www.publiccontractsscotland.gov.uk/search/show/search_view.aspx?ID=AUG485599 Dumfries & Galloway Local Employability & Skills Partnership Employability Support - Dumfries and Galloway Local Employability & Skills Partnership (DGLEP) are looking to work with support organisations and training providers who can deliver a range of employability services to people of all ages. The partnership is funded to provide and commission support for individuals who are unemployed, low skilled or who have a low-income role to support them to move towards and into learning, volunteering, training, education and/or work. There will also be support to help those who are low skilled and on low income to progress within employment. DGLEP oversees Scottish Government No One Left Behind (NOLB) and Best Start Bright Futures funding (BSBF) and UK Government Shared Prosperity Funding (SPF). The Partnership is committed to community wealth building and Fair Work. DGLEP follows 7 key NOLB principles. -Treating people with dignity and respect, fairness and equality and continuous improvement -Providing flexible, needs based and person-centered support -Employability services are straightforward for people to navigate and there is no wrong door Integrated and aligned with other services - building on the Scottish Approach to service design with the user at the centre -Providing pathways into sustainable and fair work -Driven by evidence including data and the experience of users -Support more people to move into the right job, at the right time In the 2022-27 Delivery Strategy DGLEP committed to improving outcomes for all those unemployed, low incomes or low skilled. The plan identifies the following ambitions for priority groups: -Few children in workless households/ experience poverty -More people with physical and mental health conditions including disabilities and with additional support needs in work -More young people in positive destinations, particularly those who are care experienced. -Fewer long term unemployed people -Fewer employers and SMEs facing skills shortages -A place focus on: -Lochside and Lincluden -Dumfries Central -Stranraer West -Summerville -Annan East -Upper Nithsdale ## Notice URLs - http:// - http://www.dumgal.gov.uk - http://www.publiccontractsscotland.gov.uk/Search/Search_Switch.aspx?ID=741177 - https://api.publiccontractsscotland.gov.uk/v1/Notice?id=ocds-r6ebe6-0000741177 - https://forms.microsoft.com/Pages/ResponsePage.aspx?id=9h0uvVqNZ0imR0h8KnQC3v3I1qHofmRCq9w-Wd_5POVURUUyWVA5N1lHVkVQREk5M0I3OVhGMFJFRy4u ## Provenance This Markdown file is an alternate public rendering of the D3 Tenders contract record. 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