Published date: 21 October 2020

Closed opportunity - This means that the contract is currently closed. The buying department may be considering suppliers that have already applied, or no suitable offers were made.


Closing: 11 November 2020, 12pm

Contract summary

Industry

  • Education and training services - 80000000

  • Health and social work services - 85000000

Location of contract

East Midlands

Value of contract

£30,000

Procurement reference

GREAT_03

Published date

21 October 2020

Closing date

11 November 2020

Closing time

12pm

Contract start date

7 December 2020

Contract end date

28 February 2022

Contract type

Service contract

Procedure type

Open procedure (below threshold)

Any interested supplier may submit a tender in response to an opportunity notice.

This procedure can be used for procurements below the relevant contract value threshold.

Contract is suitable for SMEs?

Yes

Contract is suitable for VCSEs?

Yes

Description

We are currently inviting applications from providers who are able to supply The GREAT Project with Health & Wellbeing support provision.

Voluntary Action LeicesterShire (VAL) is the lead for the Big Lottery Fund / ESF Building Better Opportunities 'In Support of Family Inclusion' in the Leicester and Leicestershire Enterprise Partnership area (http://www.llep.org.uk/).

This is part of the European Structural Investment Fund Thematic Objective 9 and the specification can be found: https://www.biglotteryfund.org.uk/global-content/programmes/england/building-better-opportunities/leicester-and-leicestershire

The Getting Ready for Employment and Training (GREAT) Project is a free service designed to give members of families, who are not currently employed, the support they need to find work or training opportunities. The project has completed its initial 3 year phase and has been extended until the end of February 2022.

We are currently inviting applications from providers who are able to deliver Health & Wellbeing support to GREAT Project Participants which will complement our existing programme of activities and where a physical or mental health barrier, disability or learning disability has been identified as a barrier towards employment and training.

This service will work across Leicester and Leicestershire delivering one to one support and workshops on all aspects of improving a participants health & wellbeing that allows them to start seeing employment as an achievable goal and thinking more positively about the world of work.

Application details can be found on our website
https://valonline.org.uk/invitation-to-tender-great-project-health-wellbeing/

About the buyer

Contact name

Vandna Gohil

Address

9 Newarke Street
LEICESTER
LE15SN
England

Email

procurement@greatproject.org.uk