--- title: "Invitation to Quote for the Provision of Employer Engagement Services" ocid: "ocds-r6ebe6-0000783010" canonical_url: "https://d3tenders.com/contract/?ocid=ocds-r6ebe6-0000783010" markdown_url: "https://d3tenders.com/contract/ocds-r6ebe6-0000783010.md" json_url: "https://d3tenders.com/contract/ocds-r6ebe6-0000783010.json" source: "Public Contracts Scotland" current_stage: "Award" buyer: "ORKNEY ISLANDS COUNCIL" published: "2025-03-07" --- # Invitation to Quote for the Provision of Employer Engagement Services Buyer: ORKNEY ISLANDS COUNCIL Current stage: Award OCID: ocds-r6ebe6-0000783010 [View canonical contract page](https://d3tenders.com/contract/?ocid=ocds-r6ebe6-0000783010) [Download OCDS JSON](https://d3tenders.com/contract/ocds-r6ebe6-0000783010.json) ## Summary Orkney Islands Council, operating from Council Offices, School Place in Kirkwall, has finalised an open procurement process with the tender titled "Invitation to Quote for the Provision of Employer Engagement Services." This procurement falls under the category of general public services and is focused on delivering targeted employment engagement and in-work support to promote inclusive, accessible, and sustainable employment opportunities. The project, valued at £50,000, will run from April 2025 until March 2027, covering the Orkney Islands region (UKM65). The process reached the award stage on 7 March 2025, with the contract signed on 7 February 2025. This tender offers significant opportunities for organisations specialising in employability services to expand their footprint in the public sector. The project aims to deliver essential services aligned with the No-One Left Behind initiative, targeting individuals facing barriers to employment, including those unemployed, with disabilities, care experience, criminal convictions, or other identified challenges. Small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) within the Orkney region that possess the required expertise in inclusive training, learning, and employment opportunities will find this tender particularly advantageous for business growth. The contract awarded to Employability Orkney underscores the Council's commitment to engaging local partners for sustainable community development. ## Notice Orkney Islands Council wishes to appoint a suitably experienced organisation to support the delivery of No-One Left Behind by providing targeted employment engagement and in work support provision to promote and develop inclusive, accessible and sustainable employment opportunities for people identified under No One Left Behind as requiring additional support to move towards fair and sustainable work. The Project will run from April 2025 until March 2027 ### Lot Information Lot 1 Working to the principles and value of No-One Left Behind the successful organisations will work with local employability partners and employers to plan, coordinated and deliver inclusive training, learning and employment opportunities for individuals aged 25+ identified within No Left Behind and the Local Employability 3-year delivery plan as facing barriers to accessing fair and sustainable employment. This will include: - Individuals who are unemployed - Individuals with a disability or long-term health condition. - Individuals with care experience - Parents within the 6 priority groups - Individuals with criminal convictions - Individuals affected by homelessness or insecure housing - Individuals without qualifications at SCQF 5 or above - Individuals with a substance related condition Working in partnership with OIC employability team, the service provider will enhance and deliver on stages 4 and 5 of the Employability Pipeline. ## Key Details | Field | Value | | --- | --- | | Publication source | Public Contracts Scotland | | Latest notice | https://www.publiccontractsscotland.gov.uk/search/show/search_view.aspx?ID=MAR525544 | | 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 | 7 Mar 2025 | | Submission deadline | 12 Dec 2024 | | Future notice date | Not specified | | Award date | 7 Feb 2025 | | Contract period | 29 Mar 2025 - 28 Mar 2027 | | Recurrence | Not specified | ## Values | Field | Value | | --- | --- | | Tender value | £50,000 | | Lots value | £50,000 | | Awards value | Not specified | | Contracts value | £50,000 | ## Status | Field | Value | | --- | --- | | Tender status | Complete | | Lots status | Complete | | Awards status | Not specified | | Contracts status | Active | ## Buyer | Field | Value | | --- | --- | | Main buyer | ORKNEY ISLANDS COUNCIL | | Locality | KIRKWALL | | Post town | Kirkwall | | Postcode | KW15 1NY | | Country | Scotland | | ITL 1 | TLM Scotland | | ITL 2 | TLM2 Highlands and Islands | | ITL 3 | TLM20 Highlands and Islands | | Local authority | Orkney Islands | | Electoral ward | Kirkwall East | | Westminster constituency | Orkney and Shetland | | Delivery location | TLM65 Orkney Islands | ## Supplier | Field | Value | | --- | --- | | Number of suppliers | 1 | | Supplier names | EMPLOYABILITY ORKNEY | ## CPV Codes ### Divisions - 80 - Education and training services ### Codes - 80000000 - Education and training services - 80400000 - Adult and other education services - 80500000 - Training services ## Release History - 7 Mar 2025 at 00:00 - Award - PCS Notice - Website Contract Award Notice - https://www.publiccontractsscotland.gov.uk/search/show/search_view.aspx?ID=MAR525544 - 11 Nov 2024 at 00:00 - Tender - PCS Notice - Website Contract Notice - https://www.publiccontractsscotland.gov.uk/search/show/search_view.aspx?ID=NOV518083 ## Documents - https://www.publiccontractsscotland.gov.uk/NoticeDownload/DownloadDocument.aspx?id=NOV518083&idx=1 11th November 2024 - Invitation to Quote - Employer Engagement Service - https://www.publiccontractsscotland.gov.uk/search/show/search_view.aspx?ID=NOV518083 Invitation to Quote for the Provision of Employer Engagement Services - Orkney Islands Council wishes to appoint a suitably experienced organisation to support the delivery of No-One Left Behind by providing targeted employment engagement and in work support provision to promote and develop inclusive, accessible and sustainable employment opportunities for people identified under No One Left Behind as requiring additional support to move towards fair and sustainable work. The Project will run from April 2025 until March 2027 - https://www.publiccontractsscotland.gov.uk/search/show/search_view.aspx?ID=MAR525544 Invitation to Quote for the Provision of Employer Engagement Services - Orkney Islands Council wishes to appoint a suitably experienced organisation to support the delivery of No-One Left Behind by providing targeted employment engagement and in work support provision to promote and develop inclusive, accessible and sustainable employment opportunities for people identified under No One Left Behind as requiring additional support to move towards fair and sustainable work. The Project will run from April 2025 until March 2027 ## Notice URLs - http:// - http://www.orkney.gov.uk - http://www.orkney.gov.ukhttps://www.publiccontractsscotland.gov.uk/search/Search_AuthProfile.aspx?ID=AA00369 - http://www.orkneyharbours.com - http://www.publiccontractsscotland.gov.uk - https://api.publiccontractsscotland.gov.uk/v1/Notice?id=ocds-r6ebe6-0000783010 - https://www.publiccontractsscotland.gov.uk/search/Search_AuthProfile.aspx?ID=AA00369 ## 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-r6ebe6-0000783010. The underlying structured data is available as OCDS JSON at https://d3tenders.com/contract/ocds-r6ebe6-0000783010.json.