Published date: 19 January 2024

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: 9 February 2024, 12pm

Contract summary

Industry

  • Provision of services to the community - 75200000

  • Foreign affairs and other services - 75210000

  • Defence services - 75220000

    • Justice services - 75230000

    • Public security, law and order services - 75240000

    • Fire-brigade and rescue services - 75250000

    • Recruitment services - 79600000

    • Placement services of personnel - 79610000

    • Job search services - 79611000

    • Placement services of office-support personnel - 79612000

    • Employee relocation services - 79613000

    • Supply services of personnel including temporary staff - 79620000

    • Personnel services except placement and supply services - 79630000

    • Training services - 80500000

    • Specialist training services - 80510000

    • Staff training services - 80511000

    • Dog training services - 80512000

    • Horse riding school services - 80513000

    • Training facilities - 80520000

    • Vocational training services - 80530000

    • Environmental training services - 80540000

    • Safety training services - 80550000

    • Health and first-aid training services - 80560000

    • Personal development training services - 80570000

    • Provision of language courses - 80580000

    • Tutorial services - 80590000

    • Other community, social and personal services - 98000000

    • Membership organisation services - 98100000

    • Equal opportunities consultancy services - 98200000

    • Miscellaneous services - 98300000

    • Private households with employed persons - 98500000

    • Services provided by extra-territorial organisations and bodies - 98900000

Location of contract

West Midlands

Value of contract

£0 to £150,000

Procurement reference

SOL-18181

Published date

19 January 2024

Closing date

9 February 2024

Closing time

12pm

Contract start date

1 April 2024

Contract end date

31 March 2025

Contract type

Service contract

Procedure type

Other: Grant Application

Contract is suitable for SMEs?

Yes

Contract is suitable for VCSEs?

Yes

Description

Funded through UK Shared Prosperity Fund, Solihull Metropolitan Borough Council are seeking providers to partner with the Employment & Skills Team at Solihull Council, to deliver 3 exciting opportunities to support our residents into work and help our employers to develop inclusive recruitment tools, offering wraparound support from resident referral to job outcome. We are seeking interested providers to bid for 3 lots of contracts and you can do this as a single provider or multiple organisations, we are seeking providers that want to work in collaboration, have a great track record in delivering employment and/or business support in the region and that can mobilise and deliver within the contract periods. There are 3 lots and your organisation(s) can submit applications for single or multiple delivery using the grant application form that has been split into 3 categories (see specification): -

• Lot 1 - Employer Engagement
• Lot 2 - Deliver outreach and community activity to promote employment support and create new engagements for the Employment and Skills Team
• Lot 3 - Create and deliver a range of interventions to improve jobseekers' Health and Wellbeing

Bidders have until Friday 9th February 2024 to submit applications and the Council is looking to confirm successful bids by 29th February 2024.

This is not a procurement tender exercise.

More information

Links

About the buyer

Contact name

Alastair Jewson

Address

Council House, Manor Square
Solihull
B913QB
England

Email

Alastair.Jewson@solihull.gov.uk