Published date: 12 October 2020

Awarded contract - This means that the contract has been awarded to a supplier.


Closing: 3 August 2020, 1pm

Contract summary

Industry

  • Education and training services - 80000000

Location of contract

CV1 2GN

Value of contract

£49,000 to £115,000

Procurement reference

COV - 9121 - AWARD

Published date

12 October 2020

Closing date

3 August 2020

Closing time

1pm

Contract start date

1 September 2020

Contract end date

31 August 2021

Contract type

Service contract

Procedure type

Open procedure

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

Contract is suitable for SMEs?

Yes

Contract is suitable for VCSEs?

Yes

Description

This project has been co-funded by the European Union's Asylum, Migration and Integration Fund.

Coventry City Council and World Jewish have received funding from the Asylum, Migration and Integration Fund (AMIF), to deliver the Specialist Training and Employment Program "STEP" (the Project) in Coventry.
STEP will run from 01 September 2020 to 31 August 2021 with an option to extend up to 31 December 2022

The successful provider will work in partnership with Coventry City Council to deliver the project, providing support to STEP assessed clients from the Vulnerable People Resettlement Scheme (VPRS) and Vulnerable Children's Resettlement Scheme (VCRS) within Coventry to identify and overcome challenges to finding work.

STEP ESOL Employability aims to embed English into vocational subjects and employability courses to meet Refugees' ESOL learners' needs. Where English language need has been identified as a barrier to employment, the service will deliver a STEP ESOL Employability course, which will focus on;

Preparing for Employment which will help clients to understand where to look for work in the UK - references, job search assistance, CV, and interview skills.
Maintaining work standards, which will ensure clients understand the expectations of employers in the UK
Understanding employment rights, helping newly arrived refugees understand their rights and responsibilities.
Learning through Work Experience via voluntary placements.
Develop Language Skills via ESOL classes.
Specialist training courses such as health and safety and food hygiene etc which are accredited by Ofqual to be delivered in Arabic as apart of the STEP ESOL Employability course.
Empower newly arrived citizens and migrants and where necessary signpost them to other services.
Create a safe environment for learners and provide a safe place for children to take part in play activities to reduces anxiety for some of the vulnerable families when it comes to leaving their children and encourages the women to engage with learning.
Support integration into society.

Award information

Awarded date

12 August 2020

Contract start date

1 September 2020

Contract end date

31 August 2021

Total value of contract

£116,000

This contract was awarded to 1 supplier.

St Francis Employability

Address

St Francis Church, Links Road, Coventry, West Midlands, United Kingdom, CV6 3DQ

Reference

None

Supplier is SME?

No

Supplier is VCSE?

No

About the buyer

Contact name

Alex Marsden

Address

Coventry
Coventry
Coventry
CV1 2GN
United Kingdom

Telephone

024 7697 1433

Email

alex.marsden@coventry.gov.uk