Published date: 28 October 2021

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: 15 November 2021, 12pm

Contract summary

Industry

  • Education and training services - 80000000

Location of contract

England

Value of contract

£43,000

Procurement reference

SMOOR001-DN579035-59492767

Published date

28 October 2021

Closing date

15 November 2021

Closing time

12pm

Contract start date

30 November 2021

Contract end date

31 October 2022

Contract type

Service contract

Procedure type

Not applicable

Contract is suitable for SMEs?

Yes

Contract is suitable for VCSEs?

Yes

Description

Sedgemoor District Council wishes to appoint a suitably qualified and experienced organisation to:
• Produce and deliver an agile local Youth Hub service offer that addresses the embedded worklessness experienced by the younger residents of Sedgemoor.
• Improved access to holistic employment support through high quality education, training and skills provision increasing opportunities to secure employment.
• Provision of a specialist service which engages, inspires and motivates younger residents to ensure the skills and confidence required to successfully gain and regain employment and/or actively contribute to the community.
• The hub must address individual's digital barriers allowing the matching of vacancies with jobseekers living in Sedgemoor's most deprived communities.
• Engaging with a minimum of 100 younger claimants to enhance their skills and abilities and knowledge of the variety of roles and the job opportunities on offer.
• Enabling peer support and a role model mentoring.
• Engage with employers with harder to fill vacancies and local vacancies.
• Deliver a service that is a catalyst for positive change.

Expressions of interest are sought via www.supplyingthesouthwest.org.uk

About the buyer

Contact name

Joanna Hutchins

Address

Sedgemoor District Council
Bridgwater House
Bridgwater
TA6 3AR
England

Telephone

+44 1278435217

Email

joanna.hutchins@sedgemoor.gov.uk

Website

http://www.sedgemoor.gov.uk