Published date: 5 March 2018

Last edited date: 5 March 2018

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: 6 March 2018

Contract summary

Industry

  • Community action programme - 85322000

Location of contract

West Midlands

Value of contract

£250,000

Procurement reference

BBO call for delivery partner (round 6)

Published date

5 March 2018

Closing date

6 March 2018

Contract start date

4 June 2018

Contract end date

31 December 2019

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

Building Better Opportunities (BBO) is a multi-million pound funding programme which matches money from the European Social Fund and Big Lottery Fund to tackle poverty and social exclusion faced by the most disadvantaged people in England.

Steps to Work were successful in securing funding for Project 1:4 Employment Support for Over 24's BRIDGES project, which has been live since July 2016. Through delivery of the BRIDGES project, further small areas of need have been identified within the Black Country. We are seeking an additional delivery partner with a grant allocation of £250,000 (subject to funding being approved) to provide a programme of services within or across the Black Country, with an anticipated delivery commencement date of 4th June 2018, which include:

• Community-based innovative and creative soft-skills development-related activities
and/or
• Community-based innovative and creative employability-related activities

If you would like to apply to be one of our delivery partners, please submit your completed form via email by 9.00am Tuesday 6th March 2018. Expressions of Interest received after this time may not be considered.


Further information, including selection & award criteria, an outline of the current BRIDGES programme and the Expression of Interest form is now available from the Steps to Work website www.stepstowork.co.uk
Before deciding to apply for this opportunity, we strongly recommend you read the Building Better Opportunities Programme Guide and the Employment Support for Over 24's Black Country LEP project outlines on Big Lottery Fund's website:

www.biglotteryfund.org.uk/global-content/programmes/england/building-better-opportunities/black-country

As well as the BBO Programme Guide:

www.biglotteryfund.org.uk/global-content/programmes/england/building-better-opportunities



Notification of outcome will be received by applicants no later than Wednesday 14th March 2018

Please note, this tender opportunity is subject to funding being agreed.

If you require further information please contact Steps to Work at Business.Development@stepstowork.co.uk

This project is funded through Big Lottery Fund and the European Union through European Social Fund.

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About the buyer

Address

Challenge Building, Hatherton Road
Walsall
WS1 1XS
England

Email

business.development@stepstowork.co.uk

Website

www.stepstowork.co.uk