Published date: 21 December 2016

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: 3 January 2017

Contract summary

Industry

  • Education and training services - 80000000

Location of contract

North East

Value of contract

£750,000

Procurement reference

30192

Published date

21 December 2016

Closing date

3 January 2017

Contract start date

6 February 2017

Contract end date

31 March 2018

Contract type

Service contract

Procedure type

Restricted procedure

A two-stage procedure, where the first stage is used to select suppliers, who are then invited to bid in the second stage.

Contract is suitable for SMEs?

Yes

Contract is suitable for VCSEs?

Yes

Description

This Invitation to Tender (ITT) is for Priority Axis 1 and its Investment Priorities (IP), where the need has been identified both in the LEP area and European Structural and Investment Fund Strategies.

The Priority Axis 1 supports activity to increase participation in the labour market and thereby improve social inclusion and mobility. The objectives of Priority Axis 1 covered in this specification are:

• To improve the employability of long-term unemployed people, so that they can compete effectively in the labour market.
• To provide individuals from groups which face particular labour market disadvantage with additional support so that they can compete effectively in the labour market.
• To encourage inactive people to participate in the labour market and to improve their employability.
• To address the basic skills needs of unemployed and inactive people so that they can compete effectively in the labour market.
• To provide support for women at a disadvantage in the labour market, and particularly those who are currently inactive, to contribute to our efforts to reduce the gender employment gap.
• To support people with multiple and complex barriers to participation to address these underlying issues and to move closer to or into the labour market.
• To support prisoners in custody and on release, and those without work who are serving sentences in the community, to improve their employability.
• To engage marginalised individuals and support them to re-engage with education, training, or in employment.
• To support young lone parents to overcome the barriers they face in participating in the labour market (including childcare).
• To support people with multiple and complex barriers to participation to address these underlying issues and to move closer to or into the labour market.

About the buyer

Address

Cheylesmore House
Quinton Road
Coventry
CV1 2WT
England

Email

Procurementhelp@sfa.bis.gov.uk