Works Better For All (KMCAS-160A)

Concepts

• huddersfield
• education and training
• european social fund
• council of the borough of kirklees
• health and social work
• department for work and pensions
• kirklees council
• delivery period
• higher education
• kirklees council response

Location

Calderdale and Kirklees:

Description

The Council of the Borough of Kirklees (the ‘Council’) is seeking to work with a maximum of two (2) suitable Delivery Partners for a delivery period of twenty three (23) months to work with us, at risk, to co-design, develop and deliver the Kirklees Council response to the European Social Fund, Enhanced Local Flexibility for the Unemployed Call which if successful would be part funded through European Social Fund (‘ESF’). If successful this funding would enable the Council to further develop an integrated employment and skills offer, and would inform a future devolved employment and skills service. This could bring together information, advice and guidance alongside the delivery of employment, skills, apprenticeships and wider support for individuals and employers. Further detail is provided in the specification document.

Total Quantity or Scope

The Council of the Borough of Kirklees (the ‘Council’) is seeking to work with a maximum of two (2) suitable delivery partners for a delivery period of twenty three (23) months to work with us, at risk, to co-design, develop and deliver the Kirklees Council response to the European Social Fund, enhanced local flexibility for the unemployed call which if successful would be part funded through European Social Fund (‘ESF’). … Further detail is provided in the Specification document. Works Better For All provision is estimated to start in January 2022 subject to approval by the Department for Work and Pensions (DWP), the Managing Authority for the European Social Fund Programme 2014-2020. The anticipated commencement date for the contract(s) is 3 January 2022 and the programme will run until 30 November 2023. The estimated value of the services to be awarded is approximately GBP 513333 for the entire twenty three (23)-month duration of the programme. Delivery Partners are required to provide 50% match funding (or between 25% to 50% for VCS Organisations). Additional information: This exercise is an open procedure in accordance with the requirements under Regulation 27 of the Public Contracts Regulations 2015 (SI 2015/102) for the purpose of procuring the service described in the 'Service Specification'. This specification is part of the procurement documentation that has been published in relation to this notice and can be found at www.yortender.co.uk.

Award Criteria

CPV Codes

• 80000000 - Education and training services
• 80300000 - Higher education services
• 80400000 - Adult and other education services
• 80500000 - Training services
• 85000000 - Health and social work services

Indicators

• This is a one-off contract (no recurrence)
• Renewals are not available.

Other Information

** PREVIEW NOTICE, please check Find a Tender for full details. ** Provided that the tender is submitted fully in accordance with the requirements set out within the 'Service Specification' and the remaining sections of the tender documents, the contract will be awarded on the basis of the most economically advantageous tender based on 20% price and 80% quality. The contracting authority considers that this contract may be suitable for economic operators that are small or medium enterprises ('SMEs'). However, any selection of economic operators will be based solely on the criteria set out for the procurement, and the contract will be awarded to the most economically advantageous tenderer. Further specifics on the above award criteria can be found in the tender documentation published with this notice. The tender documents are available to download at www.yortender.co.uk