Published date: 6 February 2019

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 March 2019

Contract summary

Industry

  • Education and training services - 80000000

Location of contract

Yorkshire and the Humber

Value of contract

£1,200,000

Procurement reference

TAPassport1

Published date

6 February 2019

Closing date

15 March 2019

Contract start date

6 May 2019

Contract end date

30 April 2022

Contract type

Service contract

Procedure type

Open procedure (above threshold)

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

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

Contract is suitable for SMEs?

Yes

Contract is suitable for VCSEs?

Yes

Description

Humber Learning Consortium are working with the Big Lottery Fund to deliver the "This Ability" project in Hull and East Riding of Yorkshire. The project is targeted at Unemployed or Inactive 18 to 29 year olds with a disability, learning disability / difficulty or long term health condition. There are 3 stages to the support available, and tenderers are expected to deliver Stage 2 - "World of Work", which is a formal training programme to ensure participants complete and achieve an employability passport within 6 dedicated occupational sectors. Occupational Sectors to be defined by the tenderer, and they will also be expected to support the participant into sustainable employment.

Tenderers will need to deliver an employability passport, called "World of Work", across dedicated occupational areas in which they have extensive experience (we expect to contract for a maximum of 6 occupational areas) to a total of 500 young people aged 18 to 29 years old with a disability, learning disability / difficulty or long term health condition. The aim of the project is to help participants progress into sustainable employment. Tenderers will use HLC's validated Employability Passport which incorporates the 7 CBI Employability Skills. A total of £1,200,000 is available to deliver the employability passport and depending on the capacity to deliver varied occupationally specific passports, we may contract to 1 tenderer or multiple tenderers. Payment will be made on outputs, starts, achievements and Sustained Employment to a maximum of £3000 per participant.


The will be 2 stages to the procurement, completion of a written tender application, and for those that score more than 10 on question 1, a scored presentation to a group of young people. A cumulative score from the tender application and the pitch will determine the successful applicant(s).

All tender information is available on HLC's website ; https://www.hlc-vol.org/get-involved/tendering-opportunities/this-ability-1

Deadline for submission of applications is 15:00 on 15th March 2019.

More information

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About the buyer

Contact name

Vicky Holbeck

Address

63-71 Anlaby Road
Hull
HU32LL
England

Telephone

01482 327438

Email

Vicky.Holbeck@hlc-vol.org

Website

www.hlc-vol.org