Published date: 11 March 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: 5 April 2024, 12pm

Contract summary

Industry

  • Education and training services - 80000000

  • Other community, social and personal services - 98000000

Location of contract

East of England

Value of contract

£100,000 to £500,000

Procurement reference

BIP848513060

Published date

11 March 2024

Closing date

5 April 2024

Closing time

12pm

Contract start date

29 April 2024

Contract end date

31 March 2026

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

Castle Point Borough Council ("CPBC") is seeking suitably experienced providers to deliver a provision of employment support for economically inactive people in the borough of Castle Point, Essex.
Funded by the UK Shared Prosperity Fund, the employment support for economically inactive people is formed of three interventions under the Castle Point UKSPF Investment Plan: 1. Number of people in employment, including self-employment, following support 2. Number of people sustaining employment for six months and 3. Number of people gaining a qualification or completing a course following support.

The contract period will be between 29th of April 2024 and 31st of March 2025. Beyond this the Council may consider extending the contract by agreement with the Supplier for a further period of up to 12 months. Such an extension will be subject to availability of additional funding and positive demonstration of progress and achievement in all quarters by the end of January 2025 of the outputs and outcomes.

The Essex Procurement Partnership Team is running the procurement process on behalf of Castle Point Borough Council. The contracting authority will be Castle Point Borough Council.

Tenders must be received by Midday on the 5th of April 2024. Tenderers must submit their tender submission via the BiP Delta e-tendering system. It is the tenderers' responsibility to ensure their tender is submitted before the closing date and time.

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Additional text

The contracting authority considers that this contract may be suitable for economic operators that are small or medium enterprises (SMEs). However, any selection of tenderers will be based solely on the criteria set out for the procurement.

About the buyer

Contact name

Katrine Sallows

Address

Kiln Road
Thundersley
Benfleet
SS7 1TF
UK

Telephone

01376312551

Email

katrine.sallows@braintree.gov.uk