Employability Support Services Ranked Framework East Renfrewshire Council
A Tender Notice
by EAST RENFREWSHIRE COUNCIL
- Source
- Find a Tender
- Type
- Framework (Services)
- Duration
- 4 year
- Value
- £3M
- Sector
- PROFESSIONAL
- Published
- 01 Apr 2022
- Delivery
- To 05 May 2026 (est.)
- Deadline
- 05 May 2022 12:00
Concepts
Location
East Renfrewshire
2 buyers
- East Renfrewshire Council Giffnock
Description
East Renfrewshire Council is inviting tenders from suitably qualified companies to support individuals from disadvantaged groups and assist them to move towards and into employment. This has to start with greater focus on early engagement, assessment of support needs and effective action planning to more effectively tackle barriers that are preventing individuals from participating in the labour market. Services being sought will include support to address personal attributes that prevent people from considering work as an option. This includes motivation, confidence personal development, one to one support, mentoring, group work core skills health wellbeing and financial support interventions. It is envisaged that some structured, accredited and project based activities will also be required. Suppliers will be appointed across 9 lots Ranked Framework with 4 suppliers appointed to each lot.
Lot Division
| 1 | Client Management Services
This Lot covers the spectrum of activities at Stages 1 to 5 of the Employability Pipeline including engagement assessment action planning, case management and progression into employment including end to end Key Worker Support. Ranked Framework with 4 suppliers appointed to each lot. Award Criteria
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| 2 | Vocational & Accredited Activity
The focus of this Lot will be to improve the core, functional and vocational skills of individuals and presentation of skills for those seeking to enter employment. The activities within this lot will be based on client demand to provide a structured approach to training and work experience enabling individuals to gain employability competencies and where relevant occupationally focused certification. This Lot covers the spectrum of activities at Stages 3 and 4 of the Employability Pipeline and will enable a tailored pathway to local labour market opportunities. Ranked Framework with 4 suppliers appointed to each lot. Award Criteria
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| 3 | Job Brokerage
This Lot reflects the increased need for in-work support to help enable previously unemployed people to sustain and progress in employment once the initial transition has been made. It is also important to recognise that many individuals will enter this activity at Stage 4 of the Employability Pipeline having progressed from previous activities delivered at Lots of the framework. Contractors will be required to demonstrate continuous improvement and evaluation of quality and effectiveness and impact of their service. Depending of the subject area some formal measurement tools can be used. Contractors are required to undertake participant evaluation and provide results to East Renfrewshire Council. Ranked Framework with 4 suppliers appointed to each lot. Award Criteria
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| 4 | Employer Engagement Advice & Support
This Lot reflects the increased need for working closely with local employers providing advice that helps them invest in existing skills fill their vacancies and support our clients into sustainable employment. Ranked Framework with 4 suppliers appointed to each lot. Award Criteria
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| 5 | Family Firm Care Experienced Young People
Family Firm works with some of our most vulnerable and hard to reach groups of young people aged 16 to 24. As a result of their experience in care, long term outcomes for these young people tend to be below their peers nationally. Various circumstances can lead to them leaving school early or with low qualifications. This can have an impact on their long term employment opportunities and job prospects. Through Family Firm we are working to change this, providing relationship based support to our young people with the goal of improving job prospects and helping them into long term employment. Ranked Framework with 4 suppliers appointed to each lot. Award Criteria
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| 6 | Additional Support Needs Employability
This Lot covers stages 1 to 5 Of the of Employability Pipeline. The framework recognises the need to support individuals with additional support needs and assist them to move towards and into employment. This has to start with greater focus on early engagement, assessment of support needs and effective action planning to more effectively tackle barriers that are preventing individuals from participating in the labour market Ranked Framework with 4 suppliers appointed to each lot. Award Criteria
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| 7 | Employability Support to Young People
This Lot covers stages 1 to 5 of the Employability Pipeline which is specifically aimed at young people aged 16 to 24 and who are risk of becoming pre NEET. The main focus of this lot is to assist individuals with multiple barriers to employment and who are furthest away from the labour market to progress into or through employment. Ranked Framework with 4 suppliers appointed to each lot. Award Criteria
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| 8 | Health Barriers
The service will be targeted at supporting individuals with a range of health conditions, including physical mental sensory or learning difficulty or disability, to enable them to actively participate in the labour market. Ranked Framework with 4 suppliers appointed to each lot. Award Criteria
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| 9 | Modern Apprenticeships Programme
East Renfrewshire Council manages a highly successful Modern Apprenticeship Programme on behalf of Skills Development Scotland. At any one point in time the council will employ approximately 30 Modern Apprentices across a variety of disciplines including Business Administration, Social Services Children and Young People, Facilities Services and Management and Hospitality Services. Ranked Framework with 4 suppliers appointed to each lot. Award Criteria
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CPV Codes
- 80000000 - Education and training services
Indicators
- Bids should cover one or more lots.
- Bids should cover the whole contract.
- Renewals are not available.
- Financial restrictions apply.
- Professional qualifications are sought.
- Staff qualifications are relevant.
- Award on basis of price.
Other Information
Quality weighting above are sub weighting and the overall weighting for quality is 60. As per the procurement regulations from 1 January 2022 there is a need to include VAT where applicable when calculating the estimated value of contracts please refer to tender information pack on PCSt for all values including and excluding VAT Bidders should note that all questions relevant to this exercise should be posted using the Message Board facility for this project. Please ensure that all documentation is read thoroughly. Please note that the dates on this notice are indicative and subject to change. All values indicated are indicative figure only and no guarantee is given with regard to the Council’s overall uptake of any resulting contract. Bidders are advised to allow adequate time for uploading documents and to dispatch the electronic response well in advance of the closing time and date of 5TH May 2022 to avoid any last minute problems. East Renfrewshire Council reserves the right inline with Regulation 72 of the Public Contracts (Scotland) Regulations 2015, to modified any awarded contract without a new procurement procedure. This is a ranked framework A maximum of 4 contractors will be appointed to lots 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 . The contractor ranked 1st will be given the opportunity to provide the service required. Where the contractor ranked 1st is unable to meet the requirements then the opportunity will be offered to the 2nd ranked supplier and so on. There will be no guarantee given with regard to the Council’s overall uptake of any resulting Framework. The buyer is using PCS-Tender to conduct this ITT exercise. The Project code is 20904. For more information see: http://www.publiccontractsscotland.gov.uk/info/InfoCentre.aspx?ID=2343 Community benefits are included in this requirement. For more information see: https://www.gov.scot/policies/public-sector-procurement/community-benefits-in-pr... A summary of the expected community benefits has been provided as follows: Bidders responding to this opportunity will be required to confirm their compliance with the following in order for their bid to be considered further. Should you advise that you are unwilling to confirm compliance your bid will be removed from this exercise without further consultation. East Renfrewshire Council is committed to maximising community benefits, Community benefits improve the economic, social or environmental wellbeing of the area. Under this contract the successful supplier will be requested to support East Renfrewshire Council’s economic, environmental and social regeneration objectives to achieve benefits for our identified beneficiary hierarchy. Tier 1. Targeted recruitment and training for priority employability groups. Tier 2. Work experience placements for the same target groups. Tier 3. Curriculum support for schools and those on employability pathways. Tier 4. Community Enhancement for community groups and projects. Tier 5. Small and Medium Enterprises and Social Enterprise Organisations supply chain support. If you are successful in the award of this contract you will be required to communicate / meet with East Renfrewshire Council to finalise the delivery of the benefits that you are offering under this contract. Community Benefits will apply where a supplier has been successfully awarded contracts that have an accumulated annual value of 50,000 GBP and over. At the end of each financial year a review of the level of work commissioned to each supplier will be conducted. The number of community benefits points will be determined and the supplier contacted to agree the community benefit outcomes and delivery method. There is no limit to the Community Benefit that a tenderer may offer and the total Community Benefit Points may exceed the stated expectation. Bidders should be aware that failure to agree outcomes and delivery method may impact on the work commissioned through the framework for the following years. If you are successful in the award of this contract you will be required to communicate / meet with East Renfrewshire Council to finalise the delivery of the benefits that you are offering under this framework. (SC Ref:688836)
Reference
- FTS 008817-2022