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title: "Employability Flexible Framework"
ocid: "ocds-r6ebe6-0000784427"
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source: "Public Contracts Scotland"
current_stage: "Award"
buyer: "STIRLING COUNCIL"
published: "2025-05-13"
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# Employability Flexible Framework

Buyer: STIRLING COUNCIL  
Current stage: Award  
OCID: ocds-r6ebe6-0000784427

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## Summary

Stirling Council, in partnership with Clackmannanshire Council, has issued a completed procurement process under the title "Employability Flexible Framework", focusing on providing employability support services across Stirling and Clackmannanshire regions (UKM77, UKM72). The procurement, conducted through an open procedure, was split into three lots: Engagement and Barrier Removal, Vocational Training and Work Related Skills, and In-Work Support and Work Based Training. Notable deadlines included the original tender closure on 22 January 2025, due to an extension from 17 January 2025. This falls under the service industry category, specifically targeting general public services and education, set for a contract duration of 1440 days.

This tender offers substantial opportunities for organisations specialised in employability, training, and social care sectors. Suitable for both SMEs and larger companies, the framework covers a range of essential services, encouraging business growth by providing multiple opportunities across three different service lots. Companies engaged in vocational training, pre-employment services, and post-employment support would particularly benefit, as the framework allows up to 50 participants, providing room for diverse business involvement and potential new partnerships. The structured procurement encourages bidders with robust project teams and experience in employing innovative solutions within the employability pipeline.

## Notice

Stirling Council and Clackmannanshire Council are seeking to award a flexible framework for the provision of employability support services. There will be three separate lots.

### Lot Information

Engagement and Barrier Removal

Providers will be required to demonstrate significant levels of understanding and experience in successfully identifying the barriers that affect people's participation in employability support, together with detail around a range of strategies and approaches that they would then employ to help people tackle barriers. Providers should also be able to demonstrate the impact of the support that their work has had on participants. This will cover Stages 1 and 2 of the Employability Pipeline.. 11.2.10 (Variants)- Owing to the vastness of employability services, variants may be required.

Vocational Training and Work Related Skills

Providers will be required to demonstrate a range of experience in delivering pre-employment training opportunities. This may include those in specific sectors like hospitality, tourism, construction and social care. Any experience of delivering work experience opportunities should clearly show how these prepare people for work, and how they support individuals to build a work ethic. This will cover Stages 3 and 4 of the Employability Pipeline.. 11.2.10 (Variants) - Owing to the vastness of employability services, variants may be required.

In-Work Support and Work Based Training

Providers will be required to demonstrate a track record of supporting people to retain employment, along with an ability to build meaningful relationship with employers (and the wider workforce), supporting both employers and participants to find creative solutions to difficult work place situations which may arise and be able to detail how these approaches have supported job sustainment. This will cover Stage 5 of the Employability Pipeline.. 11.2.10 (Variants) - Owing to the vastness of employability services, variants may be required.

## Key Details

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Publication source | Public Contracts Scotland |
| Latest notice | https://www.publiccontractsscotland.gov.uk/search/show/search_view.aspx?ID=MAY530168 |
| Notice type | OJEU - F3 - Contract Award Notice |
| Procurement type | Framework |
| Procurement category | Services |
| Procurement method | Open |
| Procurement method details | Open procedure |
| Tender suitability | Not specified |
| Awardee scale | Large, SME |
| All stages | Tender, Award |

## Dates

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Publication date | 13 May 2025 |
| Submission deadline | 17 Jan 2025 |
| Future notice date | Not specified |
| Award date | 28 Mar 2025 |
| Contract period | Not specified |
| Recurrence | Not specified |

## Values

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Tender value | Not specified |
| Lots value | Not specified |
| Awards value | Not specified |
| Contracts value | £2,333,333 |

## Status

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

## Buyer

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Main buyer | STIRLING COUNCIL |
| Additional buyers | CLACKMANNANSHIRE COUNCIL |
| Locality | STIRLING |
| Post town | Falkirk and Stirling |
| Postcode | FK7 7QA |
| Country | Scotland |
| ITL 1 | TLM Scotland |
| ITL 2 | TLM0 Eastern Scotland |
| ITL 3 | TLM01 Clackmannanshire and Fife |
| Local authority | Clackmannanshire |
| Electoral ward | Clackmannanshire South |
| Westminster constituency | Alloa and Grangemouth |
| Delivery location | TLM72 Clackmannanshire and Fife, TLM77 Perth and Kinross, and Stirling |

## Supplier

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Number of suppliers | 44 |
| Supplier names | ACTS SCOTLAND (CIC; BARNARDO'S; BORDERS COLLEGE; CALLANDER YOUTH PROJECT TRUST; CAMPHILL BLAIR DRUMMOND TRUST; CAPABILITY SCOTLAND; CERT; CETERIS (SCOTLAND; CHILD CENTRAL TRAINING; CLACKMANNANSHIRE THIRD SECTOR INTERFACE; COMMUNITY WELLBEING AND EDUCATION; ENABLE SCOTLAND (LEADING THE WAY; FEL SCOTLAND; FORTH VALLEY COLLEGE; FORTH VALLEY WELCOME; HOME-START CLACKMANNANSHIRE; HOME-START STIRLING; IMPACT ARTS; INCLUDEM; LEAD SCOTLAND; NEW COLLEGE LANARKSHIRE; NEXT GENERATION TRAINING; NITHCREE TRAINING; ONE PARENT FAMILIES SCOTLAND; PARKER ENTERPRISE; PEOPLEPLUS GROUP; POSITIVE QUALITIES; PROGRESSIVE PATHWAYS; RAEBURN TRAINING; RECYKE-A-BIKE; RESONATE TOGETHER; ROUTES TO WORK; SALVATION ARMY TRUSTEE COMPANY(THE; SCOTTISH ACTION FOR MENTAL HEALTH; STEMRAN; STIRLING COMMUNITY ENTERPRISE; STIRLING DISTRICT CITIZENS ADVICE BUREAU; STIRLINGSHIRE VOLUNTARY ENTERPRISE; THE CHALLENGES GROUP; THE CONSERVATION VOLUNTEERS SCOTLAND; TRANSITION STIRLING; TRIAGE CENTRAL; VALUES INTO ACTION SCOTLAND; VOLUNTEERING MATTERS |

## CPV Codes

### Divisions

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

### Codes

- 79611000 - Job search services
- 80000000 - Education and training services
- 80500000 - Training services
- 80510000 - Specialist training services
- 80521000 - Training programme services
- 80530000 - Vocational training services
- 80533000 - Computer-user familiarisation and training services
- 80570000 - Personal development training services
- 85300000 - Social work and related services

## Release History

- 13 May 2025 at 00:00 - Award - OJEU - F3 - Contract Award Notice - https://www.publiccontractsscotland.gov.uk/search/show/search_view.aspx?ID=MAY530168
- 15 Jan 2025 at 00:00 - TenderUpdate - OJEU - F14 - Corrigendum - https://www.publiccontractsscotland.gov.uk/search/show/search_view.aspx?ID=JAN521823
- 28 Nov 2024 at 00:00 - Tender - OJEU - F2 - Contract Notice - https://www.publiccontractsscotland.gov.uk/search/show/search_view.aspx?ID=NOV519233

## Documents

- https://www.publiccontractsscotland.gov.uk/NoticeDownload/DownloadDocument.aspx?id=NOV519233&idx=4
  29th November 2024 - Appendix E - Pricing Schedule (please complete)
- https://www.publiccontractsscotland.gov.uk/NoticeDownload/DownloadDocument.aspx?id=NOV519233&idx=9
  29th November 2024 - Appendix E - Pricing Schedule (please complete)
- https://www.publiccontractsscotland.gov.uk/NoticeDownload/DownloadDocument.aspx?id=NOV519233&idx=2
  28th November 2024 - Appendix B - Agreement Forms (please read and complete)
- https://www.publiccontractsscotland.gov.uk/NoticeDownload/DownloadDocument.aspx?id=NOV519233&idx=3
  28th November 2024 - Appendix D - Specification (please read)
- https://www.publiccontractsscotland.gov.uk/NoticeDownload/DownloadDocument.aspx?id=NOV519233&idx=5
  28th November 2024 - Appendix F - Method Statements (Lot 1) (ONLY COMPLETE IF APPLYING FOR LOT 1)
- https://www.publiccontractsscotland.gov.uk/NoticeDownload/DownloadDocument.aspx?id=NOV519233&idx=6
  28th November 2024 - Appendix F - Method Statements (Lot 2) (ONLY COMPLETE IF APPLYING FOR LOT 2)
- https://www.publiccontractsscotland.gov.uk/NoticeDownload/DownloadDocument.aspx?id=NOV519233&idx=7
  28th November 2024 - Appendix F - Method Statements (Lot 3) (ONLY COMPLETE IF APPLYING FOR LOT 3)
- https://www.publiccontractsscotland.gov.uk/NoticeDownload/DownloadDocument.aspx?id=NOV519233&idx=8
  28th November 2024 - Invitation to Tender Instructions (please read first)
- https://www.publiccontractsscotland.gov.uk/NoticeDownload/DownloadDocument.aspx?id=NOV519233&idx=1
  28th November 2024 - Appendix A - Terms and Conditions (please read)
- https://www.publiccontractsscotland.gov.uk/search/show/search_view.aspx?ID=NOV519233
  Employability Flexible Framework - Stirling Council and Clackmannanshire Council are seeking to award a flexible framework for the provision of employability support services. There will be three separate lots.
- https://www.publiccontractsscotland.gov.uk/search/show/search_view.aspx?ID=MAY530168
  Employability Flexible Framework - Stirling Council and Clackmannanshire Council are seeking to award a flexible framework for the provision of employability support services. There will be three separate lots.

## Notice URLs

- http://
- http://www.publiccontractsscotland.gov.uk
- http://www.stirling.gov.uk
- https://api.publiccontractsscotland.gov.uk/v1/Notice?id=ocds-r6ebe6-0000784427

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